Malú was over at grandma and grandpa's a bit more as we were dealing with Herbert's car trouble. She had dinner there, but dad told me she just didn't want to eat. We talked to her about it, but there was no particular reason for it. She has a mind of her own.
As our holiday is coming up, we went to the travel agent downtown to see what they had. We quickly decided our destination was the island of Mallorca near Spain. We looked at a couple of hotels and apartments, but couldn't decide, so we left. Herbert and I discussed what we wanted to do and how long we wanted to go. This would be Malú's first time on a plane. I'm not such a swimming pool and beach type of person, so 8 days were more than enough for me. We went back to the travel agent the following week and booked the original hotel / apartment that we had seen, so our holiday was taken care of.
Neighbour's day is also coming up and we are going to try to sell Malú's baby clothes and stuff. I dreaded going through her things. I litterally felt sick to my stomach and very sad as this means it's final. I already knew when Malú was a newborn, that that was it for me, just 1 child was enough. Herbert and I had the talk and it was clear, we both felt the same way, so we decided we are "one and done". I'm a much happier mom with only 1 child. Things are finally getting easier with Malú getting more "independant" and this way we can also still have time to ourselves. We also don't want to start all over again.
This 9/11 it has been 11 years ago since 4 planes were hijacked from US airports and crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field near the city of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. We remember those whose lives were taken and those who lost their loved ones ...
Fall started on the 21st. and so did my vacation. Weatherwise, summer was already over. Malú got a runny nose, a fever, she was coughing. That Sunday, it was Neighbour's day. It turned out well. I would have liked to sell more clothes, but overall, we made some good cash. Malú stayed at grandma and grandpa's that day and they came over a couple of times (it was litterally accross the street from them). Malú's fever came back and her ear was hurting.
Had some time to myself that first week as Herbert still had to work. My car was due for the yearly check up and passed it. As Malú was still complaining about her ear hurting, I took her to the doctor's office. She did very well and there was nothing wrong, it was just the runny nose, no infections whatsoever. Very relieved.
My old boss will start a new job at another company, so had a fun evening with my co-workers at a Spanish restaurant for his going away.
So looking forward to our upcoming holiday.
Love, Astrid xx
