Been awhile!

HEY!

I have not posted in about 2 weeks. I want to say I am busy, but that word does not FIT in Costa Rica. Occupied maybe?

Well the girls have started their second week of school and are getting into the groove. I do not think it is what they expected, I do know that there is more to come for them. Academically and adventure wise. They walk to school with their Dad everyday and get a ride home in the afternoon because of the heat. I am interested to see how this all plays out.

My clan got into a bit of food poisoning....even after cooking everything well and temping it, it still happened. I did some research, went to the pharmacy and bought activated carbon, and apple cider vinegar. A few days on this, and all should be well!

Sam was diagnosed with Scoliosis before we moved to CR. Last Thursday/Friday she was having terrible back spasms. I iced her back, got her in the pool, and was giving her Magnesium to calm the muscles. Something needed to be done. I had done some research and had discovered Dr. Nick. I got his phone number and called him on Saturday. He said he could see us in the afternoon.

I called a cab since Dr Nick is in the village about 10 minutes away. Not knowing where we are going, or quite what we are doing, I put Sam in the cab and we took off. Never even having a thought about the outcome, only that I needed to get help for my daughter. We drove through the country side, how do I say, not the best of neighborhoods? But our focus was on Sam, and that was it.

We arrived and Dr Nick had his table set out in his driveway. OK! Seriously, this kind of thing has never bothered me...you do what you do, and it all works out. He asked me how Sam's last Chiropractor adjusted her, and he did it perfectly! Lots of popping and snapping! She felt better in an hour. Talk about blessings and Angels showing up! Remember, it is not how, where or why they show up, it is about the knowing that they are here, and that they need to be recognized.

Help and information is everywhere. All you have to do is ask, and it shows up very quickly. I am grateful for every person that has shown up and every situation that has come our way. It is showing us that there is always some kind of solution or another option that is available.

Now that we have opened our bank account, we realize that we do need some kind of transportation to get to certain places. I went to town and did some research. Cars and trucks are incredibly expensive here, even used ones. So, that is off our list right now. I went to check out Beach Cruisers, they would be great for around town, errands, and to get to school! They are very affordable, and pretty cool! The next thing I looked at were Scooters. This could expand our exploring a bit.....and they are also very reasonable and would get us a bit farther. Tomorrow we go talk to a lawyer to see what our options are.

OR....why not just get both!!! LOL! One thing a person has to think about, is traveling lightly, how many material things do you want to collect? Since we are on the go most of the time, and looking at every opportunity, we do not want to be weighted down with MORE material things, we just purged everything when we left Minnesota.

Everyday we go to the beach or the pool....I think I am falling in love with CR....my feet in the sand....the sun on my face.....looking up at the stars every night..... learning how to breathe again, realizing what is important, looking at contrast and it showing me exactly what I truly desire. It is about time slowing down, and taking that lovely breath......meeting new people everyday.

OH! Last week we were leaving the beach. There was a family with a flat tire. I elbowed Kurt and told him, "We need to help!" Barring the language barrier, he got down, supported the jack in the sand, and got the tire changed. We were all laughing and saying Gracias back and forth. It does not matter where or who you are....it is all a Universal language.

It rained last night....and rained HARD! From what I hear, it is the first rain Coco has received in 6 months. The girls and I ran outside and we danced and danced! Big drops, lightning, and the toads came out! Some were the size of softballs, I kid you not! I bet we saw 10 of them total. It was so good to see the girls dancing and twirling in the rain with bare feet! We have not seen that since they were little. Mom even did a little foot stomping. The whole village was celebrating.....you could here everyone stepping outside to greet the rain....amazing......

So, that is the gist of it so far! Exploring, getting to know the area, the happenings, ect. It is all a process, and we are enjoying it!

Pura Vida!!!! and so much love......

Amy