So, I have surprisingly become an early-mroning person. Why, you ask yourself, would a perfectly sane person swap night-owl status for early-morning status? A good question, I would answer because early-morning is quite simply an absolutely INSANE time to be awake! All the sane people are still sleeping at o’dark-30 and only masochists get up before noon. Hey, I agree wholeheartedly. But for some strange reason, my kids seem to think that a whining puppy is cause for immediate action and cause emergent to wake everyone peacefully sleeping. So, I get up. What is this “puppy” that I speak of? A Canadian family here is raising hypoallergenic, non-allergic puppies for sale. This is apparently a cross between a Maltese and a Yorkshire Terrier. The result is a “Yorkie”. On Valentine’s Day, they decided to gift us a puppy and we’re still reeling from the shock. Everyone LOVES puppy-wuppy, but no surprise to anyone but me, he is a bit more work than a kid.
We’re really hoping that he’s non-allergenic enough for my sister’s family to visit in April. Everyone is really looking forward to the California and Minnesota contingent of aunts, uncle and cousins. This will be the second visit from the California relatives and the first for Minnesota (you’d think they’d want to get out of the snow more frequently, but apparently not until now. So we’re very glad they’ve decided to pop on down. We’re hoping to take both contingents to Merida to visit our house and see the sights of Merida.
We’re also thinking of heading over for Carnaval. We LOVED Carnaval in Cozumel last year and it will be hard to top that experience, but we’ll let Merida try. I’ve been keeping a really tight reins on the spending, especially since we’ll be spending quite a bit more when the relatives arrive, but our good friends Jonna and Mimi convinced us. Frankly, I’ll take any excuse to visit them. Oh, and if you guys are reading this, you are now married. 
Ellen was telling me that girls couldn’t marry girls and I told her that Oh Yes They CAN and not only could girls marry girls and boys marry boys, that Jonna and Mimi were married. Gave her a little to think about. Her main playmates are Mormon kids and I suspect that between the Disney movies (girl marries boy) and Mormon folk she had a warped view of society. I think I need to drag out the Flowers for Al and Don photos and remind her.
It is looking like both Pike and Sissy will be requiring braces. Sissy needs some teeth pulled and both will start with 6-8 months of retainer with monthly visits to the orthodontist coming from Merida. Then they’ll get the braces for a year. He only wants $6000/year and $600/month for each kid to accomplish this brilliant feat. YIKES! Yeah, that’s pesos, at $13 pesos/dollar, but that is still a LOT of money. Pike goes back this morning for his “apparatus” which I assume is a retainer. This guy speaks no English so I hope I got it all right. I’ve ballooned up to 79 kilos and holding (for 3 days now) and am experiencing PMS for the first time in my life thanks to the wonders of menopause. Two boys going through puberty and me going through menopause. Makes for interesting times in the palapa.
#1 – Congratulations on the newest member of the family. Does he/she (?) have a name yet? Ellen looks ecstatic as she holds the puppy.
#2 – Enjoy your time at Carnaval – you probably don’t remember attending the one in New Orleans when you were quite small – Dad and I (nine months pregnant with Michelle) took you, Chris and Paul downtown in N.O. to see the parade. You each did manage to get one or more of the trinkets that were thrown off the various floats. “Hey Mister, throw me something” the three of you yelled, in imitation of all the other on-lookers. The three of you had a grand time!
#3 – We’ll be thinking about you all during the up-coming “mini” family reunion, and hope the weather is perfect for all you want to do there.
#4 – Good luck on this next stage of your life. With his lupron injections, etc. dad and you can together “enjoy” the hot flashes, etc. that come along.
Hugs to everyone!
Sounds like a good title for your book, “Menopause Time in the Palapa.”
love, papa
Oooh, puppy wuppy indeed, what a cutie! Are the puberty boys and menopausal mom fighting over names? I am so happy that Ellen now understands or at least has a new view of “marriage”, good for you rockin’ mama!
Have fun at Carnaval!
Wow – there is alot in that post!
We have a dog allergy kid and a sibling that would love to have a dog. We may go the hypo-dog route ventually.
Love the marriage story. We have had similar conversations.
Hormones galore! No advice on that one.
Heh! Glad you are coming over. We went to the parade tonight and had a blast. Wait until your menopausal hormones see the adultos mayores doing the salsa down the street in full Carmen Miranda drag. Those ladies have 10 years on me and they were still cooking at the end of the parade.
Ellen can ask us all the questions she wants, if I don’t want to answer I’ll just send her back to you… the joys of not being the parent!
I’m sure if Jamie if fine with puppy we will be too. And Cody is really the more allergic of our bunch – and he isn’t coming, so I’m sure we will be fine. Can’t wait to get down there! Can’t wait to meet your new addition. I remember my early mornings when we first got Olive, luckily she now sleeps in.
Just have to comment on becoming a mroning person …… I love that typo! It just say’s it all doesn’t it? We’ve actually been inflicted by the same nasty disease as well. What the heck is this? How do we get rid of it?!
Oooo! A new puppy schmuppy!! I agree, WAY more work than children. Have fun with that!! I’m sure the kids are just thrilled to pieces!!