Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Our new vehicle and much more!

Hola! And so more adventures in our Costa Rica!

If you check the post below...you will see some pictures of our last few weeks here. Very cool indeed!

We finally have wheels! A 1989 Jeep Laredo....with all the bells and whistles...LOL! Ok...not so much, but I can pretend. It gets to where we need to go! Some of the windows do not work, the AC definitely does not, and it needs a bit of work. But we love it and it is ours. Long life to you my new friend! We still walk around Coco and the girls walk to school everyday with their Dad, and I have finally started feeling good enough to join them a few times a week! Brilliant!

I finally know Emily's Mom's name. Shirley. A bit of asking...and there it was!

For a few days, Hannah had not been feeling well. Sore throat, headache, a bit of a fever, achy. I thought this too shall pass, and she was feeling a bit rundown. Supporting her with food and supplements. Well, then the bloody noses started. Ok...she used to get them from the dry air up north, so, we have dealt with this before. A day and half passed and she had 3 of them total. We were on our way to Comunidad to go to the bank and another one started. There was a pharmacy next to the bank and I took her in. Doctor on call in the house! $50 USD to see him. Lets go!

He was wonderful! He spoke softly and kindly to both of us. And in English, thank God for small favors! It took him about 45 minutes to get Hannah's nose bleed under control. I told him about the symptoms that lead up to this. He said he would do a full physical on her.

He checked her ears, nose, throat, belly, and all of her pulse points in her body. I watched him while he was doing all of this. He had me look in her throat with the light and asked me if I saw the bumps on her throat, I said yes. The Doctor told me that is bacterial. Well in the states, that would have been a throat swab and a negative strep test! I am not a big fan of anti biotics, and he asked me if I knew about the Zithromax, I told him it is a 5 day dose in the states. Oh no he said, that is too much, 3 days would be fine and she would feel better.

The Doctor told me he also FELT she was stressed! WHO TELLS YOU THAT??? I gave him a hug! Oh...he was listening to my daughters body! Fantastic!

Hannah is 100% back to normal now!

We have our vehicle now. The government Retevee needs to be done on it which is the inspection that is done yearly. So, after researching, we are getting a Tico to take it to the inspection site to get it passed and will do repairs later. If we bring it as Gringo's it will not pass....there is still quite a cultural difference to over come here...being a Gringo is not always such a good thing......more on that later.

I have taken the girls to another beach to explore! We must have spent 5 hours there. Snorkeling was amazing, the water was so clear! The first thought that came to my mind is that I was swimming in an aquarium. Pretty sad thought since I had nothing to compare it too! I am excited to do more exploring....there are 11 different climates here in Costa Rica, and I want to be in every one of them!

Sam will start her deep water dive certification this month! I am so proud of her! And hopefully an internship. Both Sam and Hannah are taking extra Marine Biology classes on Saturdays with Rich Coast Diving. Per my research, there are only 6 coastlines the turtles nest on...and one of them is ours! So exciting...this season is coming up soon!

Kurt and  are working on our relationship. It has been 22 years of solid work, and then children. Neither of us would change a thing. Now comes the time of getting to know each other again. This will be a process for sure. Letting go of frustration and past hurts is top on our list.

So...the adventure continues.....

Thanks for reading and being a part of our lives....

Pura Vida and so much love!


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