School, cars and chipmunks

Days here are amazing. My ability to do everyday things has definitely increased. It's crazy. I'm still wary since we've been disappointed so many times. It could still be adrenaline from the excitement of the move or the vacation effect or the fact that M is home with us during the day…. It could be a million things. I'm not being pessimistic just realistic. I'm trying to not get my hopes up and I'm just enjoying these days as much as I possibly can. 

Yesterday was an eye opening "wow" kind of day. Our day went like this:

1. Go to the kids school to tour it and register them (about 30 mins of STANDING and walking)
2. Back to the house to load up the car with beach supplies then a 30 min drive to the Port in Honolulu to pick up our cars. M drove the rental car back to the airport while I followed with both kids in my car (!).
3. We turned in the rental car and then drove back to the Port of Honolulu to get his car. 
4. We then drove 30 mins to the Disney resort where I swam in the ocean fed lagoon, played with my kids on a paddle board and sat talking with friends. We then walked around the entire resort (we saw Goofy and Chip  n Dale!) meeting people, chatting with everyone and trading pins with our friends son. 
5. Our friends left and we walked back around the resort looking for dinner ultimately deciding to just stop somewhere on the drive home. 
6. Then I drove 30 mins back home. We got back at 9pm. We had begun our day at 10am. 

So for 11 hrs I participated in real life just like everyone else. I did need just a couple pain meds and coffee but that will never change and is just fine with me if it allows me such an amazing day. 

As we lay on the paddle board out in the salty lagoon my daughter and I chatted. I said to her:

"See, this is why we moved here. Look where I am right now. Where would I be in California?"

"In bed. In hibernation."

"Yep. So do you see a benefit now?"

"I guess so. I like it when you play with us"

"Me too baby"

And then I rocked the paddle board to knock her off into the water lol. This began a game between her, my son, our friends son and me of trying to knock each other off the paddle board. 

Later M, who was a little ways away from us during our game, told me he and our friend were saying they didn't know who was having more fun- me or the kids. 

I can guarantee it was me.