June 1990 - Junio de 1990
June 1990
Dear Alejandrina,
I feel very guilty for not writing for a long time especially as you have been ill. I am glad you are better; there is nothing worse than a backache. It is impossible even to walk. I had the same problem a couple of years ago, when I lifted something heavy and pulled a muscle on my back. I was in pain for months and since then I take great care when lifting heavy objects. I can’t even lift Francesca because I am afraid, although during the night, when I take her to the toilet, sometimes I feel the familiar pull on my back. I am fearful of that pain that stops one from doing anything and takes a long time to heal.
Talking about something else, we’ve had a spectacular spring. The wisteria flowered as never before, the pear trees, the tulips I planted last year, everything put on a marvellous show. In April it was warm the whole month and for Easter the weather was summery and we enjoyed it enormously. Now, just after Pablo’s birthday, the cold weather came back although moderately and it rained for a few days, but it was good for the garden which was very dry.
Oscar talked with you recently, so you know that he is all right, but busy and in a hurry, as usual. If truth were told, at the moment we are all very well, in harmony and happy. The children are doing well at school, work is always going well and although I would like Oscar not to work so hard, it is impossible because this is the way he likes things and perhaps he wouldn’t know what to do if he did not work so much. I do not think he can change after all this years. At least he is happy and successful doing what he enjoys. The important thing is that he is happy.
In any case we try to go out as much as possible, or have friends over, so he rests and has fun at the weekends.
Pablo is thirteen now and is a real young man. He has reached my height and the doctor says he will have a growth spurt this year. His shoe size is 43 and I cannot imagine what will it be next year. I will have to look up to talk to him. He is a very good boy, is doing very well at school and learning the clarinet. It is very funny to see him sometimes behave like a big boy and sometimes like a small child. We still have our struggles, especially about tidiness and cleanliness (shower, brushing teeth, etc.) but we are starting to understand each other better. The main thing is that he is very good and very loving.
Francesca is a cute, happy go lucky girl, she is also growing tall and lost two upper front teeth, so she looks very funny at the moment. The permanent ones are growing now and are enormous; I don’t know how will they fit in her tiny jaw.
I hope you’ll like the photos, in which the children look lovely. Pablo looks a bit chubby but now the doctor put him on a diet he’s lost one kilo and looks beautiful. There is still some way to go because he was 8 kg overweight, but little by little and growing at the same time, he will become slimmer. Pablo did not like being overweight so the doctor referred him to a nutritionist; she took sweets, cakes and fried food out of his diet, that is, everything he likes best but is fattening, so now he is eating more fruit and vegetables, which he didn’t touch before, and is feeling lighter. He has the same tendency to put on weight Oscar has, so he will always have to look after himself. It can’t be helped.
I will say goodbye now with a big hug. Kisses to everyone, the Gambinos and the Maglionis, and for you, from Patricia
Dear Alejandrina,
I feel very guilty for not writing for a long time especially as you have been ill. I am glad you are better; there is nothing worse than a backache. It is impossible even to walk. I had the same problem a couple of years ago, when I lifted something heavy and pulled a muscle on my back. I was in pain for months and since then I take great care when lifting heavy objects. I can’t even lift Francesca because I am afraid, although during the night, when I take her to the toilet, sometimes I feel the familiar pull on my back. I am fearful of that pain that stops one from doing anything and takes a long time to heal.
Talking about something else, we’ve had a spectacular spring. The wisteria flowered as never before, the pear trees, the tulips I planted last year, everything put on a marvellous show. In April it was warm the whole month and for Easter the weather was summery and we enjoyed it enormously. Now, just after Pablo’s birthday, the cold weather came back although moderately and it rained for a few days, but it was good for the garden which was very dry.
Oscar talked with you recently, so you know that he is all right, but busy and in a hurry, as usual. If truth were told, at the moment we are all very well, in harmony and happy. The children are doing well at school, work is always going well and although I would like Oscar not to work so hard, it is impossible because this is the way he likes things and perhaps he wouldn’t know what to do if he did not work so much. I do not think he can change after all this years. At least he is happy and successful doing what he enjoys. The important thing is that he is happy.
In any case we try to go out as much as possible, or have friends over, so he rests and has fun at the weekends.
Pablo is thirteen now and is a real young man. He has reached my height and the doctor says he will have a growth spurt this year. His shoe size is 43 and I cannot imagine what will it be next year. I will have to look up to talk to him. He is a very good boy, is doing very well at school and learning the clarinet. It is very funny to see him sometimes behave like a big boy and sometimes like a small child. We still have our struggles, especially about tidiness and cleanliness (shower, brushing teeth, etc.) but we are starting to understand each other better. The main thing is that he is very good and very loving.
Francesca is a cute, happy go lucky girl, she is also growing tall and lost two upper front teeth, so she looks very funny at the moment. The permanent ones are growing now and are enormous; I don’t know how will they fit in her tiny jaw.
I hope you’ll like the photos, in which the children look lovely. Pablo looks a bit chubby but now the doctor put him on a diet he’s lost one kilo and looks beautiful. There is still some way to go because he was 8 kg overweight, but little by little and growing at the same time, he will become slimmer. Pablo did not like being overweight so the doctor referred him to a nutritionist; she took sweets, cakes and fried food out of his diet, that is, everything he likes best but is fattening, so now he is eating more fruit and vegetables, which he didn’t touch before, and is feeling lighter. He has the same tendency to put on weight Oscar has, so he will always have to look after himself. It can’t be helped.I will say goodbye now with a big hug. Kisses to everyone, the Gambinos and the Maglionis, and for you, from Patricia
Junio 1990
Querida Alejandrina,
Me siento muy culpable por no haber escrito en todo este tiempo. Y Ud. enferma y todo. Me alegro de saber que está mejor. No hay nada peor que el dolor de espalda. No se puede ni caminar. A mí me pasó hace un par de años, levanté un peso y me tiró un músculo en la espalda. Quedé mal por meses. Desde entonces me cuido mucho de levantar cosas pesadas. Ni a Francesca puedo levantar ya, pues me dá miedo. Sin embargo, a la noche cuando la llevo a hacer pis, a veces siento el mismo tirón en la espalda y me dá miedo porque con ese dolor no se puede hacer nada y tarda mucho en pasar.
Hablando de otra cosa, aquí tuvimos una primavera espectacular. La glicina floreció como nunca, los perales, los tulipanes que planté el año pasado, todo se dio maravillosamente. Hizo un mes de calor de verano en abril, justo para pascua, y lo disfrutamos muchísimo. Ahora, justo después del cumpleaños de Pablo, volvió el frío, aunque no mucho, y llovió unos días pero vino bien para el jardín, que estaba muy seco.
Querida Alejandrina,
Me siento muy culpable por no haber escrito en todo este tiempo. Y Ud. enferma y todo. Me alegro de saber que está mejor. No hay nada peor que el dolor de espalda. No se puede ni caminar. A mí me pasó hace un par de años, levanté un peso y me tiró un músculo en la espalda. Quedé mal por meses. Desde entonces me cuido mucho de levantar cosas pesadas. Ni a Francesca puedo levantar ya, pues me dá miedo. Sin embargo, a la noche cuando la llevo a hacer pis, a veces siento el mismo tirón en la espalda y me dá miedo porque con ese dolor no se puede hacer nada y tarda mucho en pasar.
Hablando de otra cosa, aquí tuvimos una primavera espectacular. La glicina floreció como nunca, los perales, los tulipanes que planté el año pasado, todo se dio maravillosamente. Hizo un mes de calor de verano en abril, justo para pascua, y lo disfrutamos muchísimo. Ahora, justo después del cumpleaños de Pablo, volvió el frío, aunque no mucho, y llovió unos días pero vino bien para el jardín, que estaba muy seco.
Hace poco habló Oscar con Ud, así que ya sabrá que él está bien, aunque siempre ocupado y apurado. Pero la verdad es que en este momento estamos todos muy bien, en armonía y contentos. Los chicos van bien en la escuela, el trabajo sigue siempre bien, aunque a mí me gustaría que Oscar trabaje menos pero es imposible, a él le gusta así y no creo que sabría qué hacer si no trabajara de esta manera. A esta altura no creo que cambie, pero al menos está contento, le va bien y hace lo que le gusta. Lo bueno es que él está conforme.De todas formas, tratamos de salir lo más posible, o invitar amigos, así los fines de semana descansa y se distrae.
Pablo ya cumplió sus trece años y está hecho un hombrecito. Ya me alcanzó en altura y el doctor dice que este año pegará el estirón. Ya calza 43 y no quiero imaginarme lo que será el año que viene a esta altura. Voy a tener que mirar para arriba para hablarle. Es un chico muy bueno y está trabajando bien en la escuela y aprendiendo el clarinete. Me dá gracia verlo a veces como un chico grande y otras como un nenito. Todavía tenemos nuestras luchas, sobre todo con la prolijidad y limpieza (bañarse, lavarse los dientes, etc.) pero ya nos vamos entendiendo mejor. Lo principal es que es muy bueno y cariñoso.
Francesca es una loquita linda, también está alta y se le cayeron los dos dientes de arriba adelante, así que está muy cómica. Ya le están saliendo los permanentes, que son gigantescos, no sé cómo va a tener lugar para ellos en su mandíbula minúscula.
Tengo unas fotos que espero le gusten, donde están preciosos. Pablo se ve un poco gordito, pero ahora el doctor le dio una dieta y ya perdió 1 kilo. Está hermoso.
Francesca es una loquita linda, también está alta y se le cayeron los dos dientes de arriba adelante, así que está muy cómica. Ya le están saliendo los permanentes, que son gigantescos, no sé cómo va a tener lugar para ellos en su mandíbula minúscula.
Tengo unas fotos que espero le gusten, donde están preciosos. Pablo se ve un poco gordito, pero ahora el doctor le dio una dieta y ya perdió 1 kilo. Está hermoso.
Todavía le falta, porque tenía 8 kg de más, pero de a poquito y creciendo se va a afinar. El se preocupaba mucho de verse tan gordo así que lo llevé al doctor y nos mandó a una dietista. Ahora sigue su dieta que lo único que le prohibe son los dulces y caramelos, tortas y cosas fritas. O sea todo lo que más le gusta, pero también lo que engorda. Ahora come mucho mejor porque come más fruta y verdura, que no probaba, y se siente más liviano. Tiene la misma tendencia a engordar que Oscar, así que tendrá que cuidarse siempre. Qué le va a hacer. hora me despido, con un gran abrazo.Muchos besos a todos, los Gambinos y Maglionis, y para Ud,
de Patricia
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