Well, it’s official…we have had our first all-of-the-family holiday stomach flu marathon. It started with our sweet grandson (who we though was just having the normal little guy tummy changes), then on to my daughter-in-law and myself (and we tried blaming it on the frappes), then one son, then the other, and finally my Bob. It was the classic domino transmission, and it made me recall similar circumstances and previous holidays with my family or origin. But in those days it was a family of 11 (2 parents and 9 kiddos) in a one bathroom home. Fortunately, our Guanajuato casitas gave us more options. I am guessing everyone who reads this has a similar holiday/illness memory. True – not a fun recall, but often a funny one.
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Kathy McGarr
You got it I will tell everybody you said hello and you are continuing your yoga. I love that you’re pushing yourself!!! Much love Kathy
kathy mcgarr
Hi Constance: Miss you in yoga but love reading about your adventures. This last one though…ugh! Who doesn’t know the misery of this. I had it in Ixtapa/Zihuatenjo and had to go horseback riding the next day. What a delight that was. Anyway hope you have all recovered and will continue the adventure. Kathy
Constance
Oh, how I miss you. There is a yoga class here at the place we are staying. Not a Pam-style, however. The instructor begins with about 5 minutes of held balances and then moves to body work and cues headstands and lotus seated lifts off the mat (hovering in the air using only your arms for support). Pretty much pushes me WAY over my edge. But I modify and come home to brag that I stayed until the end! Please give my regards to the mat gang. I am looking forward to some catch up time when back in Reno. It will definitely be a long lunch~ My love to you.
DiAnn
You poor guys! Luckily at the end! Very similar experience and we blamed it on a batch of bean soup from my mom. Forever after any shared Christmas leftovers we now suspiciously refer to as “flu soup”.
Constance
Love that story. We are sort of thinking Harper was our Patient Zero in that everyone in town, at restaurants, on the bus, whatever, just had to touch and squeeze. He was a trooper and smiled right along with them. Mexican families love their babies/children deeply and seeing our blue-eyed, fair-haired child brought out their affection.
JoAnne
I’m sorry this happened to you and the family. I have more than one story very similar to that. ISH—but a memory we do laugh about now. Harper is a gem–those eyes. I can only imagine the fun you had with the boys, Melissa, and that wonderful grandson. Stay healthy, relax and keep on knitting!! See you soon!
Constance
Fortunately all this occurred at the very end of the visit, so we have lots of other great memories to add to the mix. Yes. Harper is quite the star of the show. Very precocious and gregarious. He was the hit of the local bus crowd.