tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post1589620917031634639..comments2024-03-23T19:16:04.564-07:00Comments on Quotidian Life: Meditations on PackingQuotidian Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15621964632808884901noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-36215001538892582252012-09-15T14:45:11.963-07:002012-09-15T14:45:11.963-07:00Hello Melissa and Kristen (Tayta!)
So glad to rea...Hello Melissa and Kristen (Tayta!)<br /><br />So glad to read your story and to see how well she did with her surgery! She looks great and will continue to improve! I'm glad you were happy with the RMH (we loved it there too!) and you're right that the American Family Children's Hospital was also a great place.<br /><br />You should see a HUGE improvement in Tayta's swelling over the next couple of months. My Kristina improved LOTS in the 2nd month following her surgery - both in terms of swelling and bruising. We are almost at the 3 month mark now, and while she's still swollen with a tiny bit of of discoloration, she looks so much better than she did before.<br /><br />We just booked her revision surgery for Dec. 26th! Can't wait to get that behind us! We'll be flying to Wisconsin on Christmas night and will hope to stay at the RMH again. Dr. S. promises that the 2nd surgery will be a piece of cake compared to the first, so for this we are grateful!<br /><br />I'll write you another note offline, Melissa, and will send you a few pictures of Kristina. <br /><br />Tayta, you're very brave and you did great, and you will continue to feel and look better every day!<br /><br />Good luck!<br /><br />Karen DiazKaren Diaznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-57471679119014763462012-09-13T16:56:22.539-07:002012-09-13T16:56:22.539-07:00Great blog post Melissa!! I loved thinking back ab...Great blog post Melissa!! I loved thinking back about trips overseas and packing. Your beautiful house always inspired me.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10891869912881861818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-1517906247439895122012-09-13T02:41:57.238-07:002012-09-13T02:41:57.238-07:00Thanks, Pam.
Laura, the electronic haul was about...Thanks, Pam.<br /><br />Laura, the electronic haul was about 10 years ago and at that time they were still charging steep customs on electronics. The checked bags would go through a scanner on the way into the terminal--we figured that out because some boxes/suitcases had small pieces of yellow tape on them, and those are the ones the officials opened. Carried on luggage, since it stayed with us, didn't go through the same screening. I think that is what Lauren is remembering--all the electronics being packed into carry-ons.<br /><br />Andrew has done the same thing as Sarie, but with his cymbals. They do fit in an overhead most of the time but a couple of stewards have offered to store them in the front closet where there is room. Lauren has never had trouble with her violin though. I do believe Lauren would refuse to fly if they insisted on gate checking her instrument! Yes, first in line is key with the carry-ons! That and boarding with confidence. Jordanians mass too.Quotidian Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621964632808884901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-88258927276890447072012-09-12T23:43:56.800-07:002012-09-12T23:43:56.800-07:00Welcome back! Sounds like you've got the rout...Welcome back! Sounds like you've got the routine down. Good job getting all those computers on! You have a choice in scanning? We're just learning. <br /><br />The latest manoeuver on our part is that Sarie is learning to position herself on the starting block for Delta's "Zone 3," so she can get her violin into a carry-on bin the moment they call the zone and so no one will ask her to gate check it (she almost had to do this once). Italians don't line up; they mass, and cutting is a cheerful sport. Last month, though, she did so well that she was actually the very first Zone 3er on the plane, and Bob and I were laughing from the back of the crowd.Laura Ahttp://llasblog.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-23617343219204014992012-09-12T13:55:04.040-07:002012-09-12T13:55:04.040-07:00How nice it is to "hear" from you.Sounds...How nice it is to "hear" from you.Sounds like a refreshing summer. I will look forward to hearing of your further adventures in Jordan. :) Blessings, PamPeter Gerhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11408621848800713511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-78606549389817543862012-09-12T13:23:54.208-07:002012-09-12T13:23:54.208-07:00True, about having three college students but some...True, about having three college students but somehow, graduate student seem like another, somehow more adult category to me. Yes, I do remember all those electronics. And, amazing that I am still working on that Dell desktop that we brought back 10 years ago! I know I'm computing on borrowed time...Quotidian Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621964632808884901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14254421.post-25414735672592739212012-09-12T13:16:04.517-07:002012-09-12T13:16:04.517-07:00Mom, this made me LOL. I remember the time we brou...Mom, this made me LOL. I remember the time we brought back a bunch of computers (I think it was probably only 3 or something but it seemed like a lot) and how they were all distributed between our carry-ons. I think there was one piece of luggage that didn't have some sort of new electronic equipment in it and that's the one Dad let them scan at customs. <br /><br />(p.s. you have THREE college students, not two ;)Laurennoreply@blogger.com