Barbara posted this...

well that was rly hard to do since pretty much everything i had to click on was in spanish...im having a lot of fun here its so nice i went to the beach this weekend there farm as they call it (its more like a lake house) is right on the ocean they have a pool in the back yard but right outside the fence is the beach and then the ocean it was so pretty we went swimming and when the waves come we have to dive underneath them but it was rly scary cuz a lot of people drown n the waves rushing down on u is rly creepy so i went back up to shallower water but it was beautiful and at night we sat on the beach and watched the waves in the moonlight at we watched the sun set over the moutains i have great pictures and last week we went to see arenal an active volcano and we went to the hot springs they were so nice we sat at a bar that was in the water like the bar stools were in the water i had a bahama momma it was so good today we were supposed to go on a tour of san jose but we had to move that to wednesday because there is a riot in the city today and tomorrow we are going to isla tortuga which is supposed to be really beautiful....today after school im going to souveneir shops hopefully there will be a lot of stuff cus i havent bought like nething yet....n later tonight everyone is going to this girls house for chalupas oh and last night well about 430 this morning there was an earthquake it woke me up it scared me so bad cuz i was dreaming n then the whole house shook and it woke me up and i looked around the room and i couldnt remember where i was at first but then i remembered but it was annoying because so many dogs were barking after that not only our dog but there are a lot of strays too and they wouldnt shut up....i miss everybody a lot but i gotta go ill try n write later if i can but i think this is my last day at school and i doubt i can get on here at my house cuz i cant get to my email and i dont know the address but ill see what i can do byebye

Update on My Dad

They found 6 blockages, one at 90%, one at 60% and 4 at 20%. They opened and put stents in the two greater blockages. The doctor feels the others will resolve with diet and quitting smoking. Here's hoping...

corrections: the 90% blockage was in the artery that runs behind the heart. They opened and stented that one. The 60% blockage is in an artery right near where a vein join. The dr did not touch this one for fear he'd cause a blockage in the vein. There was a third artery that had 5 20% blockages. Again, these were left alone to resolve by med and diet changes.

Dad is doing good and hopes to go home Tuesday.

The Rest

Now the rest of the weekend wrap up.

My cousin's son is still in the hospital. He had surgery to remove part of his intestines. He has Hirschsprungs Disease, which is where the intestinal tract lacks the neurons that spark the muscles to move the waste. He still isn't pooping after this latest surgery. We hope he's feeling better soon.

My niece Tiffany is off in Spain on a class trip and my sister Barbara is off in Costa Rica for a class trip. I am just the slightest bit jealous. I don't even have a passport, let alone a stamp to go in it! But I hope they are both having fun and I wish them safe journeys.

The not so good part to the weekend is that my Dad is in the hospital. He was admitted Friday night after experiencing chest pain. The doctor said there was a 50% chance that he had had a heart attack. They have scheduled a cardiac catheterization for today. The doctor thinks there is an 80% chance he will have to do some type of repair procedure after that...perhaps a stent.

Enough for today.

Colleges

** Update: Barbara got her acceptance letter from Wentworth on Saturday!**

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Thought I would take the time to update the family on the college hunt for Sharon and Barbara.

Sharon wants engineering...like me. She applied to SUNY Delhi and Russel Sage. RS offers a 3+2 program with RPI. She got into Delhi and Russel Sage, BUT Sage only accepted her for their math curriculum. She has decided that even though she's not happy with the math curriculum, that she REALLY wants to attend Russell Sage. There is the chance that she can try and transfer into the 3+2 program, but it may require some hard work. Personally I am just glad that I will still have a sister working at Bella Napoli. The thought of being cut off my pastries completely was scaring the heck out of me.

Barbara wants Architecture...like Cindy. She applied to SUNY Delhi, University of Hartford and Wentworth in Boston. She got into Delhi and Hartford but hasn't heard from Wentworth. She decided last week, before hearing from Hartford, that she wanted to go to Wentworth or Delhi and NOT Hartford. But, when she got her acceptance letter from Hartford yesterday, they were so happy with her grades that they accepted her into the Honors program AND gave her a $12K Presidential Scholarship, renewable yearly with a 3.0 GPA. I think she needs to re-think her plan. She still is anxiously awaiting news from Wentworth. It is a difficult program, but she loved it there.

So, Sharon has decided, but we are waiting on Barbara.