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Name: CroatianSensation
Country: United States
State: California
Birthday: 11/29/1970
Gender: Female
Interests: trying to adapt to living in a new place; spending a lot of time on line; beer, beach & BBQ; kids; being happy and having fun
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Member Since:
7/23/2003
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| we spent 3 weeks in croatia visiting with mama. it was very, very nice. the girls got to see her, and hang out, and more than anything she got to see them. probably for the last time :(, but such is life. hopefully i am wrong, but she is not doing really well. she is in a lot of pain, not on chemo right now, because it turned out she also has TB of her pleura, which has to be treated first. it has been months since she has had chemo, so the cancer is slowly killing her... awful, i tell you. i hope she doesn't suffer much, although she looked like she was in a lot of pain, but stoically staying at home, so she can hang out with them...
we also saw most of my dear friends, and had a really, really good time. and one of my cousins, and her family. it was nice to be surrounded by love, family and friendships.. i miss that so much being here, but i know that whenever i return there is that special place for me.
being back has been good as well. i really like small town, and being close to the beach. we had a picnic today at the beach, brought the dog, and hang out. the weather is nice, although still a bit too chilli for me :P. i am sure in the next month it will get warmer. it always goes up and down anyways. at least we don't have to heat the house any more  .
the bed is calling my name... work day tomorrow...
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| maybe that means i have a life? bwahahahahha - not really, i am trying not to be on the computer all the time, because it is sucking the life out of me.
few things that are happening
1. mom is having a surgery this week to try to remove her cancer on her lungs. we are hoping everything will go well, and that we will visit this summer. really hoping. i mean, with surgery there are so many things that can go wrong, and with cancer as well.
2. we have an au pair. she is great. we are really fortunate to be able to get some help when we need it
3. my work is ok - i have good days and bad days, but it has been pretty ok. i do want to do something more with my life and my work, so next 6 months seem to be kind of the most crucial to me. i want to move up, i feel like i am pretty stuck where i am. i have been even thinking of getting an MBA, because i am kind of bored with what i am doing. the techie stuff is really starting to bore me to tears.
4. went to lego land today for the first time although we live really close by. the kids have been begging for it forever, and it was always a little bit too much money, but we had some coupons that were expiring this month, and it was a day off, so we went. it was awesome. i loved it, the kids loved it, and everybody was happy. peach even went on the roller coaster (a little one, but pretty fast). her words were "do not make me go on roller coasters again. i will go when i am older, like 9 or something".
5. the weather is good during the day - like 50-60s, sometimes 80s if santa ana wind is blowing. but nights are pretty brutal - it can get down to 30s, 40s. oh well. at least the days are nice.
6. maybe i will blog more, because i do find writing therapeutic.
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| it rained yesterday and today. well, it rained a little, so we can't really complaint.
it is cold though during the night. it can fall down to upper 30s. but it can still get up to 70s during the day.
still not too bad.
we had a fun day today.
took the kids and the dog to balboa park.
walked around and explored. sat on benches and ate.
i took kids to a puppet show, which was filled with non american families (i am just stating the facts here).
the hub took the dog to a dog run.
we met afterwards and everybody was happy.
went to great mexican food close to the house and it was yummy.
and then hang out at home, kids played and everybody was pretty happy.
except i worked 6 hours today. don't really like to do it, but a big deadline is approaching in couple of days, and i guess we all have to do our share.
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| 80F+ for last 2 days... sunny and bright, without a cloud.
i've always wanted to have one of those christmas parties like in "Less Than Zero" where people are walking around in short sleeves, and there is no need for coat, mittens and boots. i might have it this year, and i am more than excited! snow and cold is just way too overrated for me and my family .
i guess i could not have moved to a better place.
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| and we have been busy...
saturday
- swimming class - great as usual
- wild animal park - great as usual
- watched "the wild" - did not pay attention to it, but they did
sunday
- carlsbad fair - too big, too pricey and too much stuff we don't care about
- la jolla picnic with friends - nice with a wonderful sunset as the finale
it is great to have them back... they are fun, and nice and i totally adore them. tonia is all into doing her puzzles (30-50 pieces), and she is so determined that i find it amazing. she does not complaint, she just does it (and she is not even 4), as long as it would take. i think peach was a year older before she got into puzzles like that.
and peach is all into math problems - additions and patterns. i am tired of writing them down, but she is so into it, that i don't have a heart to do stop. i am trying to teach her tricks so she can learn to love it just like her mama. she is also into reading, and for the first time she read a new word without freaking out. i need to make sure we do a little every day, because i think she is really close to making a giant leap.
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