“Kiera, what was the best part of your day?”
“Seeing Roger.”
“What was the second best part of your day?”
“Being on stage”
“What was the third best thing about your day?”
“Seeing Roger.”
< Note Kiera’s name tag:) >
— Kiera on going to Sleepy Hallow with Roger (Calvin) and being in the costume contest 10.28.11
We all should know by now that Kiera is infatuated with
Mama Mia. If the movie isn’t playing, the soundtrack is. In the
event technology isn’t readily available for either we find her
singing or humming one of the many tunes. So when announcement came
that Mama Mia was on tour and was making a stop in Duluth, it was a
no-brainer… We got tickets to surprise Kiera with.
Sunday was none other than a classic day in Duluth. The sun was shining and the Sawinski family ventured down to Park Point for a dip in the lake. Leaving the house Sarah exclaimed “Let’s go for go swimming! well, actually more like a dip; the water might be a bit cold for actual swimming…”
Quite right she was. It was a run in, a dunk and gasping for breath the whole way back the sun baked sand. Kiera greeted us with dry towels, dripping wet herself.
Sully played “Lifeguard”. Not as adventurous as the others, he chose to just watch. Having fun watching the others running in and out of the water he cheered and clapped as they would pop up from under the water and cheer them back to the beach.
The definition of a perfect day in the Duluthian paradise.
Friends new and old paid visits to kiera today as we waited for the doctors to come get her. Grandmas, grandpas, and good friends were with us when the nurse came to wheel her bed down the hall.
Her spirit was good as she was explained the process she would experience. She even had a few things to say about it herself. “Don’t cover my fumb, ok!”
Papa was able to hold her hand as she was put under (not an experience I wish to have again). She fell asleep quickly and we now wait, for the wonderful doctors to work their magic, sitting here in the waiting room. This has to be the worst part even though we are reassured of the doctors’ greatness.
It shouldn’t be long before the doctor comes to inform us of the procedure. We will be sure to update and have pictures…
We lounged around in bed all day as an extension of my birthday, tomorrow. We had a special breakfast meal; apple fritter, “smoovie” (not just any kind of rhubarb smoothie), thick cut bacon, etc. We didn’t really venture far from our bed this morning, mainly because it was the warmest place in the house.
We munched on pretzels, almonds, crackers and such shortly before falling back to sleep for a 2 hour nap. We were convinced to do something with our day so we got up and dressed and made our way to the living room.
We continued our “Burn Notice” session from last night (great show by the way) until 430 when we decided the falling snow and the cooler weather was all too enticing for us to simply look at over the top of the computer screen.
We emerged from beneath our comforters and blankets and we bundled up in all of our warmies. We did our best to convince Kiera that it would be worth all the hassle. Six layers later we ventured into the winter wonderland. Marley, the neighbors dog, greeted us in the front yard. Kiera is in love with Marley and expects to play with her every time we walk out the front door
As Sarah and I shoveled the sidewalk and stairs, Kiera was sliding down the hills on a plastic shovel. We romped around the yard and frolicked in the snow. We ate the fresh snow and gave Kiera her first “white wash” our walk down the block to look at the Christmas lights. A walk was the last thing that Kiera wanted to do. Luckily she was easy to drag in the snow down the sidewalk.
As we approached the house with the lights, Kiera covered her eyes so she couldn’t see as we exclaimed “Look Kiera, aren’t they pretty?” She continued to skreech and wail and all she wanted was to go home because her legs were tired because they wanted to rest. After walking to the front of the house to see the lights we promptly made our return home. When we were within sight of our home, Kiera shouts out
“OOO Look! Pretty Christmas lights!”
“Yeah, Kiera, those are our light on our house.”
“Oh.”
