Other than the week my parents were here, I’ve come to the realization that we’ve been living life at 1/2 speed. The first week or so that he was gone we tried to to life as usual. I studied, we homeschooled, and kept things rolling along. Little by little things dropped. School stopped when Papa and Tata arrived. Speaking Spanish stopped then also. I can’t remember the last time we had a family meeting. This last week I’ve felt so 1/2 full of life, so melancholy, so “missing something” and today it is going to change. He already emailed from the regional aiport he’s leaving from and should be here around 2-2:30pm today. He’s flying Wisconsin to Georgia and I can’t imagine weather delays in Georgia to keep him from arriving in Cancun. But I suppose we’ll check the airline just to make sure.
The light, the spark, the happiness is coming back into our lives and we can’t wait. Daddy’s coming home. We also just changed to daylight savings time so I really need to make sure I’ve got the times right or he’s going to be a very grumpy light/spark/happiness.
Update: His flight got in early – so he is already at Atlanta. He should leave there at 12:18 heading home (CUN).
And to pass the time, while we’re waiting for him to board, here are some exercise-related PSAs. Do not attempt Ashtanga Yoga while listening to “Wait Wait..” if Paula Poundstone is on. I was going through the standing sequence while Peter Sagal was interviewing Michael Pollan and Paula had me laughing so hard I couldn’t even get into the asanas. PSA #2, if you’re trying to pass someone on the trail, make sure you lift your feet or you’ll come crashing down and scrape your knee badly. You should be able to soldier on and finish your run though. After sitting on the ground for 5 mintues waiting for the pain to subside. Practice LIFTING the feet on the run. PSA #3, it is about 20 degrees F cooler at 8am than at 9am. Enormous difference from 98F/38C to 77F/25Cish and you’ll go from thinking you’ll never be able to run further than 3 miles without dying at the end at 98/38, to crashing badly on the trail, limping, then walking, and running an extra 1/2 mile and fishing with energy at 77/25. Go figure. From now on, I’m going early.
Too cute. This reminds me how we lived when Slade was working/living in Minneapolis and the kids and I were in Prairie Crossing – granted he did come home on the weekends – but life took on a weird haze for those months.
Yahoo! Great news! We can only imagine how everyone there feels! A safe and quick trip for Jamie, and a happy, glorious, sensational reunion!!!!
And hugs from PaPa and me all around!
Yeah!!!
Did his mom pass on peacefully?
If Bill were gone that long, we would get nowhere on time, the floors would not be as clean, and chaos would reign supreme! He keeps things rolling here, and I tend to drop the ball more often than not.
Thanks Michelle and P&T, Jody – his mom did pass I suppose as peacefully as possible. It was unexpected and too late all at the same time. They’d been doing the “death watch” for weeks but it was still very shocking when she passed. I’m having a hard time reconciling the woman we left 2 years ago with someone already gone.
I’m normally the one cracking the whip around here and keeping us on track, but I just haven’t felt like it much lately. I’m really looking forward to feeling his warm arms around me, sitting on the steps, looking at the starry night sky.
awww, how sweet! Even a grumpy light/spark/happiness is better than none at all. I’ll bet he is not at all grumpy though and even lighter, sparkier and happier than usual. Welcome home Jaime!
@Jonna – Yeah, sometimes I have it in me to be sweet. Makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit to do it, but it is possible.
@Wayne – I’m RESPONDING TO COMMENTS!! Can I get an “atta girl”???
Looks like Wayne bailed. So:
ATTA GIRL!!!
love, PaPa
So has the man of the hour returned to the family? Hope so – and if so,
welcome home, Jamie!
And we were so sorry to learn of Elinore’s death.
love,
TaTa
Hi,
]This is lazybeacher@yahoo.com writing from guatemala. I have a friend from England she is travelling with her husband and 2 kids. They are busing it to Mexico from Guatemal on about the 1st of June. I have suggested she make contact with you. Her kids are girl 13 and boy 10. Please let me know if you can assist in directing her where to find a good inexpensi8ve place to lodge for a while. Res tthe family bones. She is home schooling and you will enjoy them. Let me know if you can assist. Again its, susan mabry, lazybeacher@yahoo.com
When your adoring friends last heard, your hunk-a-burning-love was boarding Delta flight 535, and then?
Let’s play invent an ending internet!!!
He:
A. Boarded the wrong flight and is now in Indonesia wondering where the hell everyone is?
B. He decided the heat in Mexico was too intense, so he stayed in Atlanta and is touring all the Hawt Spots, such as the Jimmy Carter Library and Museum.
C. Arrived safely back in Paamul and is thinking that the doors in Ameri-camp trailers are not nearly thick enough. ;*)
Miss you guys and your updates!
The last I heard was that Christina and Michelle and their kids were visiting with you. Christina posted some pictures, Michelle posted one of those pictures on her blog and there has been nothing from anyone since. (Your parents haven’t even updated their blog since Easter.)
I am going to assume Jamie made it back to Mexico, everyone is healthy, you are all enjoying the time together, and we can expect a posting today or tomorrow at the latest – or am I inventing too?
Love, Aunt Kathy