Day 119 – November 19

It is chilly again today, a stay-inside-kind-of-day.

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We drove around the area and visited a GoodWill. We bought some English books again like, Animal Farm and different books from Gary Paulsen, the author of The Hatchet. A good book that Camy had to read for her English class.

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At Old Pottery we stopped as well and we took time to look around, seeing all the Christmas items. We also saw those wooden banners with different lines on them, what is the one I will take with me?

For the remainder of the day it was a “cool” day, hopefully the weather will get better soon. When you find some sun it much better. I want to wear my shorts again….

Day 82 – October 13

The day started so good, first we had to get some gas, with a free cup of coffee and tea and we discussed what to do today. Bram suggested to go to Winterpark and visit Goodwill, since we had never been there before, this one was still on our to-do list.

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I wandered around the store but while trying on a pair of shoes I did not feel to well. Luckily for me I already sat in a chair and had support. I really did not feel well so we asked someone to call 911.

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It was hard to tell Bram since I lost my speech, my left side stopped functioning for about 10 seconds. After that I was back to normal but it is scary to have it happen to you. You just want to say something only to find out it just does not make any sense. All in all we stayed calm but we knew something was not right. At the same time the ambulance arrived and the doctors took it from there. I was taken to the hospital by ambulance and Bram took our car to follow. At 11.15AM we were headed for the hospital in Orlando.

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Once we arrived in the hospital I had to undergo a couple of tests.
They took X-rays, CT-scan, heart film and heart scan and an one hour MRI later that evening.

Bram and Camy went home while I tried to get some sleep, with 7 others because I did not have my own room yet.

Pfff, scary scary, but I’m at the right place, at least it feels that way, no one wants to be hospitalized but I realize it is the best place to be. We will see what happens the next couple of days.

Thank you for reading our blog and sorry to inform you about what happened to me. It if was up to me I would have told you something totally different but unfortunately this is part of life as well.

Day 44 – September 5

Waking up with some sun and being able to wear your shorts every single day, PRICELESS! This must be the biggest difference between Florida and Holland. In Holland, every day is a surprise of what the weather will bring, in Florida the sun shines every day. Who can not get used to that, I certainly can!

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Yep, coffee time, so we enjoy one at McDonalds.

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We saw this closet while driving to Goodwill. This is a closet that normally will show off your riffles. I do really like it and do it upbeat the lock and both doors are unusable and did it smell… yeah big time! So we left it behind even though I really liked it and wanted to take it home.

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Came loves these books, Wimpy Kid. I found another two for only $ 1.00, so Camy will be very happy.

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Today we also visited another Goodwill named Family Store.

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I bought this shelf, the large one, we already owned the smaller one. Only thing to do ….. paint it.

Day 33 – August 25

Is there anything that can beat this, sunrise and getting a nice tan?

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It has been awhile but today we visited Good Will.

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It is always nice to be able to look around all this “old” stuff and try to find your treasure. So I did, I found a bedspread and two pillows for Camy’s room and 2 lights and 2 shorts.

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We later had a cup of coffee at Mc Donalds and worked some on the laptop.

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All in all a nice and quiet day, loved it!