Pacific City

3/25/26

last night Hunter slept with me once again, but he’s sick with congestion and a slight cough, so in addition to tossing and turning, there was another very tangible layer of worry I had. He woke up like three times whining pitifully because of his stuffy nose (but wouldn’t blow it), and one time I gave him the nasal spray to use, though still he refused to blow it afterwards. he woke up another time saying his leg hurt and asked for his growing pains tea, which I gave, so it was a really sleepless night. I worried that maybe he was getting really sick. I got out andrographis tincture and tried a dropperful myself (it was really bitter) but brainstormed ways to get it into him as i lay awake. When he woke up, I offered, but it doesn’t seem like he’s going to take it at all. But then this morning, when he actually woke up for the day, after he peed, he started smiling and was bouncy-happy like himself again, and the burden just instantly lifted when I saw this – I can’t even describe how much better I felt, seeing that he was not seriously sick.

3/26/26

H slept a lot better last night. woke up only like once, and his breathing was smoother too. i’m so glad. he’s a strong boy – i didn’t even give him (he wouldn’t take) any medicine yesterday- he just had a little soup, tea, and then popcorn, snacks… and then at night, some cheese, and steak that R bbq’d. i put rice and veggies in front of him too and pleaded, but he wouldn’t eat them. i’m so glad he’s better. every time he woke and sat up congested the other night, my heart dropped. 

being in oregon, at the end of our planned trip, it feels like a transition stage now – like going from traveling to now looking at where to settle. we’ve started looking at places in Oregon; it’s beautiful and peaceful here, the people seem nice – diverse, kind, and accepting- it’s not as expensive as california, definitely, and along the coast it looks like my pollen offenders are low to nonexistent. i told R that even if everything ended right now- like a nuclear bomb just ended us- I’ve had fun on this whole trip, it was really an adventure. that I was glad we weren’t striving towards one goal, but just having fun at every stop along the way. i’m glad I married an adventurer, who isn’t afraid of traveling or pioneering. He literally moves me, and I’m glad to go along.

3/30/26

arrived in Pacific City finally, yesterday. with both my feet still smooth, thank god, and i feel like (hope) if we stay around here, they’ll stay smooth. the pollen app said that there’s no tree pollen here that im allergic to. it’s just kinda cold – 40s-60s during day, and down to around 30s at night. also it’s a tsunami zone…but really beautiful, with the huge ocean always just a few steps away.