by Sunda Croonquist
OH what a welcome! I'm flying in Business class from LAX to JFK with two cats, two kids.... And all attitude! Ted Danson is on my flight and I hear people "whispering" THAT'S not Ted Danson! The same people are complaining about my cats meowing and I'm thinking...is there ANY way to shut them up? Not the cats.... THE PEOPLE!
We land, my loving husband picks us up, and we drop off the bags and have sushi. The kids are already wild. I decide that I'm going to unpack my suitcases as the 4 boxes I had shipped are going to be arriving the next day.
THIS should be cake. NOT!
I found myself trying to get organized in a day. Impossible! When you are bicoastal, you forget what you do and don't have! I keep looking for my curling iron and suddenly remember it's in LA under the sink so...what can I do but buy new?
On top of everything else, I needed gum surgery on two teeth, which went to four teeth, which ended up being SIX teeth! And if that's not bad enough, Marshmallow and Puffball my two "new" adopted cats that are now 2 years old needed THEIR teeth done. This ends up being a total of 6 extractions, between the two of them.
My teeth were $2,500 and their teeth were $2,200.00. I should have let the vet do all our teeth for a family discount.
I return home after my surgery with a mouth full of stitches and forgot that I had stitches because I was numb from the surgery. I order a pizza and I smile at the pizza guy who breaks out in a run up the hall because it looked like I just ate a cow, raw.
I forgot about my mouth! I look like Countess Dracula! My kids are screaming to the pizza guy: "Come back!! Come back!" Mama just had surgery and this guy drops the pie and runs without a tip.
Let's add to that scenario: My husband scores box seats to the Yankee game. The last place I want to be with swollen gums and lips but hey...who's gonna see me? WHO? EVERYBODY! My daughter Aviva catches not one but TWO balls and I'm petrified that HER teeth are going to get knocked out! I look on the big screen and there we are: "Mama Werewolf" and her family! I totally freak and can't smile and definitely can't talk!
That was my 3rd day in NY...but the beat goes on. I've had to wait for the guy to hang my curtains to show up, and it's been three weeks. He finally comes in today and sees the height of my windows and says..."NO WAY!"
In LA they would say "Let's FIND a way!" And you know, in Los Angeles you've gotta give it to the workers. They will FIND a way.
All I can do is pray that the adventures of Sunda get less stressful and I will try to keep you posted, but it's been hard to blog between subway rides! Stay tuned to VJ where we tell you like it is... and like it was!
