Half way there!
We are making headway on the zapping process! I am over half way there. I have completed 17 treatments and have 15 more to go. My doctor told me Tuesday, I only have to do 32 total treatments instead of 35. So I got the sentence reduced for good behavior I'm sure!
The treatment itself is pretty easy. I show up at 2:00, they call me in within minutes of arriving. I put on a lovely pale green gown and jump up on the table. After lining up my body to the machine with a little pushing and prodding, my position is correct and we are ready to go. I actually receive 4 separate zaps in 4 locations, so after each one the technician comes in to recalibrate. It is a little disconcerting to have people coming in and out confirming, "OK we're ready" and leaving you alone while they disappear behind a 12 inch thick lead door!
It takes maybe 10 minutes, I slather on some lotion, and head out. The only side effect is skin that looks and feels sunburned, and a little tiredness. Nothing a little less decolletage and a short nap can't cure! I have managed to make good friends with the valet parking attendants. Due to construction, space in the lot is extremely limited, but somehow they always leave my car very accessible. So even though there may be people waiting for their cars, mine arrives first every time! ( It's amazing what conversing in their native tongue and a $1 tip can do!)
Everyone is holding up well here. We just completed 2 weeks of Spring break. During the first week, Andie caught up on her sleep and Ella spent 5 days in Jackson snowboarding with our friend Betsy. For the second week, Steve took the girls to New York so Andie could begin the College Tour. Ella was able to do what every sophisticated girl wants to do in NY, see a Broadway show, eat at expensive restaurants and shop. Steve got tickets for the girls to see "How to Succeed in Business" with Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter fame, and he dipped into savings to take the girls to dinner at Il Mulino. Ella got some shopping in with Blossom, Andie's original nanny in NY who we try and get together with the girls each time they are back there. She returned Wednesday.
Three of the Nine Choices So Far!
Steve and Andie managed to tour nine schools in five and a half days: NYU, Columbia, Yale, Swarthmore, Bard, Brown, MIT, Harvard, and Wesleyan. Steve needed a vacation by the time they returned. Andie was also suitcaseless. (Somehow a hotel gave her bag to a man heading for Beijing and she got his bag! I am sure he looked great in her Uggs and jeans! ) It was a great father-daughter bonding trip and really helped Andie approach the process of narrowing down which colleges on the East Coast to consider. (Note to self: get some West Coast schools on her list!)
Harry Shum from Glee, dancing with 5th Graders
While they were gone I managed to keep busy. I co-chaired the Blue Ribbon's 41st Children's Festival. Blue Ribbon invites all the 5th graders in LA to attend a performance at the Music Center. So for 3 days we herded 18,000 fifth graders through 6 performances. It was amazing.
For full details check this out: http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-et-0406-music-center-kids-20110406,0,40218.story
So we're busy and keeping our heads above water! Thank you all for all you do for us!
