| I am without Mia.
And how I miss her.
She has some body work to be done. I dropped her off at a Tesla Certified Body Shop. Monday morning was spent waiting for the rental car guy to pick me up and give me a car to drive to work with. First impression of the Hyundai Sonata, it felt like I was driving it with a large piece of rock tied to it. The lag on acceleration was very very palpable. Response to pressing the accelerator is not one to one. And with no regeneration, I had to press the brakes like so many times. No carpool, so I have to recalibrate my times to and from work. I miss my phone the most, without being able to plug it in and play my books and my music.
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Anyhoo. JSK had her gymnastics event over the weekend and reminded us she was still a shy child, still fearful of somethings. She needs a lot more encouragement and preparation. May be we didn't prepare her well thinking she will be fine automatically. She is just a kid. And she will grow out of it.
JSK has become quite fearless when venturing out though. Steps into thick grass with no fear, climbs on her own. I guess I am afraid of snakes and insects and what not in the dense grass. ;--P I want her to enjoy hiking so we can go for more hikes as a family without having to carry her. But from the looks of it my ankles are more of a problem than JSK;--(
She has some very close friends in school. But apparently one kids tells her not to play with another kid when she is gone. We try not to interfere too much and let them sort out their issues. But I don't want her to be a pushover too.
I have to talk to her class on Occupation this week. Will be fun. But I need to prepare a little bit, take a fun activity may be. I shouldn't be nervous to talk to a bunch of 5 year olds ;--p but I cannot help it.
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We visited the brain tumor kid. His tumor was in the pituitary gland which is responsible for hormones. so he is lacking some hormones. He has to take supplements for life. Cortisol for life because his body does not produce it. ;--( I LOVED the way his father and the kid handled everything without breaking up. That kid is one resilient tough kid. He has a staple on his spine and a long tube in his spine to drain the brain fluid and he is walking about letting people hug him. The surgery was done through his nose without having to cut his skull open, which would have called for a much longer recovery time. Sometimes we have to trust in the almighty and the prayers. And they are happy he is home. Stanford has some of the best doctors and the care they got was very good according to them.
I couldn't stop thinking about him the whole weekend. No parent should go through this.
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I am tired. Burnt my curry, we ate it anyway with yogurt. I feel like I am waiting for something to happen, for my energy levels to jump back. Adios!
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