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Kiddo wants to go home

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As a father the one thing I hate seeing in Kiddo is heartbreak.  That is something that I try to avoid her feeling and experiencing at all costs.  As we’ve planned our February and have been talking about our summer breaks, we’ve included Kiddo in those talks.  One thing we’ve been most adamant about is that we are NOT returning to the States this summer. Last night, all those talks caught up with us.  Kiddo went to bed and all was fine, until it wasn’t. As J and I sat and started a movie.  About 15 minutes later, Kiddo comes out with a pinched and worried look on her face.  She was distraught and heartbroken. She wants to “go home.” We comforted her and told her we were home.  Her, Mumma, and Dada were all home.  The doors were locked and everything was safe.  She cried harder and she wanted to just not live in China, but to go home. There was loss and heartbreak in her voice.  We tried to calm her. Finally, we asked where ...
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Cutting plans and cutting back

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Happy New Years to one and all and sorry I’m a week late in that.  Between my back and at home PT and going in for PT, it’s been a lot going on.  My back is feeling a bit better and progressing.  The disc is still a bit bulged, but imaging shows a1/3rd improvement, so the docs and therapists think that the issue should resolve itself without surgical intervention…. I just gotta keep up on the work at home.  Stretching, weight management, and core strength.  I’m not complaining (much) about that, since it’s a daily reminder to stretch, move, and NOT have a extra snack.  I’m down 2.5kg in just the last three weeks making ONLY those changes; add in a stationary bike ride and planks 4-5x a week and cutting out soda and drinking more herbal tea with a fruit or veg for a snack and I’m hoping to come into spring about 7kg down and come into summer at a slim 77kg, instead of the 87.5kg I’m at currently.  Also, I’m going to note… I will be doing this all WITHOU...
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Up and around for noodles

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Slowly, but surely, my back is getting better.  I’m doing my home stretching and strengthening work, doing twice a week PT, sleeping in the brace, and doing what the docs and PT suggest and ask.  It’s been a pain… haha. I have been taken off some of my restrictions, so I can walk about and get around a bit more than in the weeks previous.  To celebrate that, J, Kiddo and I got out and walked the half kilometer to the produce market this weekend.  With J there to help carry items, it was easier on my back and good to get out and move again.  We loaded up on apples and oranges, but also go some mushrooms, green beans, and a variety of other yummies to cook and munch on this week.  The oranges…. I wish I could pass them along thru here.  They are like candy.  So good! While out, since it was right around the corner from the produce market, we popped into a little noodle shop and got lunch.  The portion were HUGE, especially for the cost, abo...
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What is that... A therapeutic Xmas????

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Christmas was a hit, but I’ll leave that for the end.  (NOTE: Lots at the end and I couldn't upload all the vids, so there will be a second post with those tomorrow or next)  Lots of pics and vids, not only of Xmas itself, but of Kiddo at her Xmas Concert at school. She was MC for the event for her class and loved the music and performance this year.  She’s a little performer and singer.  So much so that for Show and Tell a week ago, she did the song, Irish Eyes, for her class.  Sang her little heart out. The real fun was a few days before Xmas.  We had a Pizza Night Sunday and watched Home Alone .  Now, some context for this.  We watch shows with her, I’ve mentioned that in the past, but she’s comfortable enough with our watching and the rhythms of that to ask for the show or movie to pause if she doesn’t get something or wants to share or clarify something.  It happened twice during Home Alone .  The first time was during the opening...
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