Monday...

I forgot to mention on Friday's post that Aly was given the mask she had to wear for the first phase of treatment.  I'm not sure why she wants to keep it.  The child life person had suggested that she could take it home and decorate it or color it.  Hmmm.  A technician said he's seen someone put it behind the tire of their car and run it over.  That sounds better to me!  I wouldn't want a reminder of that.
 We really enjoyed St. Augustine.  It is a very historic town.  I think we could've spent more time there and still not have seen everything it has to offer.  While in St. Augustine, we checked out the Ripley's Believe it or Not Museum.  A lot of weird artifacts and stories.  Aly likes that kind of stuff for some reason.  The tickets to Ripley included a ride on one of many of sightseeing trains that tour the city.  That is where the picture of Aly blowing a train shaped whistle is from.  On the train we decided what else we wanted to check out in the short time we had.  We saw the Castillo de San Marco which is an old army fort built by the Spanish.  It dates back to 1672 and is the oldest remaining European fort in the U.S.  We were there in time to watch a reinactment of a cannon firing.  They said that some of the cannons could shoot at a distance of 2-3 miles!  I would never have guessed that.  After visiting the fort we hopped in the car and drove to the St. Augustine light house.  Aly and I tackled the climb of 219 stairs.  It was a beautiful view at the top.  But I think it took its toll on Aly.  She wants to do so many things and wants to be "normal" that I think she pushes herself.  It is hard for me to tell that she is feeling tired.  I tried to get her to rest after each flight but she wanted to fly up to the top.  We sat down after descending the stairs and her legs were trembling.  On Sunday, she wasn't feeling good at all.  She was complaining of a stomach ache and slept a good portion of the day.  By afternoon she was feeling a little better.  We attempted a short swim in the pool, but the water has turned colder.  The evening temperatures have started to drop lower and with the shorter days, the water isn't warming as well.  It was too cold for Aly.  Grandpa and I braved it for a little while, but then we gave up.  We relaxed the rest of the evening playing Skip Bo.
Grandma and Grandpa are heading home tomorrow.  We have enjoyed having them here.  We had MANY games of Skip Bo and UNO.  Fun, Fun!