This is my second post for the day to say that apparently K- did most likely cash in on the H1N1 and as a result, has clinical pneumonia. She is at school. She is functioning fine, but it is just the beginnings. I have antibiotics to give to her. Since she seemed to be getting better, then a low grade fever kicked back in and her cough started sounding gunky, I took her in. The doctor said that Friday they were triaging, but that I did the right thing to bring her in after she was seemingly getting well.
So there you have it. Dr. P- said that the likelihood that she had H1N1 is pretty high, as she had it, too. The cough lasts for three weeks. They are treating the kids in K-'s case as having clinical pneumonia. It sounds big and scary, but it is not.
Onward to work. Have a good oink-free day.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Tales from the Trenches: I wrote a post and I deleted it.
On purpose. I'm crabby tonight. Hubs and I halfway wonder if I should give the pediatrician's office a call to see if they would consider giving K-'s lungs a listen. I just want to make certain that she doesn't have bronchitis. The cough is funky, but productive.
I'm hungry for something that we don't have in the house. I have no idea what, but I know that whatever it is, it isn't here.
I haven't slept in nights. Many nights. I mean, I'm sure that I have logged some small blocks of sleep in, but K-'s coughing has had me up and down giving drinks and cough suppressant. I don't see that ending anytime soon. I'm running the vaporizer tonight to see if it helps at all. Again with the doctor. I just hate that I was so irritated at the nurse, that I hung up on her. I guess I worry that I'm on some black list somewhere.
There was a crabby lady in at work who was mad at us for not cashing out the remaining portion of her credit. ($52.00.) She went on and on and wouldn't let it go. Finally, I told her that Target won't give you as much as a quarter back on a gift certificate. Her response? "Well, that isn't very democratic of them." Can I tell you how much that didn't make sense to me?
I have friends moving. One friend will be moving sometime in the first quarter of the year to some undecided location. Her boys are friends with K-. She'll miss their "van visits." My second friend is looking for and applying for employment in Louisville KY and Raleigh NC. (Her husband has been without a job for over a year and there is just nothing in employment for him around here.) K- is friends with her two kids. It makes my heart sad that not only will I be losing friends living close by (but not the friendships, of course), but K- will as well.
Hubs went fishing today and got nothing. He said that it is the "first day he has been skunked all year." He also told me that I didn't call. Normally, I do. Apparently, right after I call (every time) he catches something major. He tells me that the fish wait for my call. He did say that he noticed more ducks and geese out than usual. Quickly he found that it was duck hunting season and many of the ducks he saw were decoys! He said that all the gun shots got him back off the lake pretty quickly. Poor guy!
Smiles in my day:
- Laurie laughing about the great underpants hunt. She is making K- a sleeping bag for her doll, a doggie carry bag and a doggie bed. K- didn't even notice that her doll and her chinchilla bag are gone. (She has a stuffed chinchilla that Hubs' mom bought for her. She calls it "Squeak.")
- Hubs had to go for his monthly shot and he took K- to his mom's house so that she wouldn't be exposed to anything else. How thoughtful!
My AM update:
I feel like I've been given an access pass to see the Wizard! I called the pediatrician's office, the secretary answered, I told her that I think that K- has bronchitis or a sinus infection and she asked if I wanted a morning appointment. Of course I would! Hooray!
I'm hungry for something that we don't have in the house. I have no idea what, but I know that whatever it is, it isn't here.
I haven't slept in nights. Many nights. I mean, I'm sure that I have logged some small blocks of sleep in, but K-'s coughing has had me up and down giving drinks and cough suppressant. I don't see that ending anytime soon. I'm running the vaporizer tonight to see if it helps at all. Again with the doctor. I just hate that I was so irritated at the nurse, that I hung up on her. I guess I worry that I'm on some black list somewhere.
There was a crabby lady in at work who was mad at us for not cashing out the remaining portion of her credit. ($52.00.) She went on and on and wouldn't let it go. Finally, I told her that Target won't give you as much as a quarter back on a gift certificate. Her response? "Well, that isn't very democratic of them." Can I tell you how much that didn't make sense to me?
I have friends moving. One friend will be moving sometime in the first quarter of the year to some undecided location. Her boys are friends with K-. She'll miss their "van visits." My second friend is looking for and applying for employment in Louisville KY and Raleigh NC. (Her husband has been without a job for over a year and there is just nothing in employment for him around here.) K- is friends with her two kids. It makes my heart sad that not only will I be losing friends living close by (but not the friendships, of course), but K- will as well.
Hubs went fishing today and got nothing. He said that it is the "first day he has been skunked all year." He also told me that I didn't call. Normally, I do. Apparently, right after I call (every time) he catches something major. He tells me that the fish wait for my call. He did say that he noticed more ducks and geese out than usual. Quickly he found that it was duck hunting season and many of the ducks he saw were decoys! He said that all the gun shots got him back off the lake pretty quickly. Poor guy!
Smiles in my day:
- Laurie laughing about the great underpants hunt. She is making K- a sleeping bag for her doll, a doggie carry bag and a doggie bed. K- didn't even notice that her doll and her chinchilla bag are gone. (She has a stuffed chinchilla that Hubs' mom bought for her. She calls it "Squeak.")
- Hubs had to go for his monthly shot and he took K- to his mom's house so that she wouldn't be exposed to anything else. How thoughtful!
My AM update:
I feel like I've been given an access pass to see the Wizard! I called the pediatrician's office, the secretary answered, I told her that I think that K- has bronchitis or a sinus infection and she asked if I wanted a morning appointment. Of course I would! Hooray!
Monday, October 19, 2009
I know that I slept some. I'm sure of it.
As you can expect, when you have a child with a fever and a nasticious cough, sleep is going to be at a premium. Suffice it to say, it has been a long weekend. I'm happy to say that though the sleep deprivation took me back to the days of when K- was a newborn I DID NOT INGEST ANY CAFFEINE! Aren't y'all proud of me?! I am truly caffeinated without caffeine. The additional caffeine was only causing brain hiccups and even messing with me to the point that my typing wasn't as fluid as it usually is. For what was probably the equivalent of 2 cups of coffee per day, it is just obviously too much stimulant for me. I did have some 7-Up, though. My aunt sent it. It was like it was calling me from the refrigerator. "Drink me. Drink me!"
Here are some miscellaneous whatnots from the weekend:
1. K- ran a fever from Thursday night through Saturday early evening. It broke and Saturday night she fell asleep in her bed while watching Elf (she's been on a Christmas movie thing lately) on the portable DVD player. Typically TV in bed isn't allowed, but sickness is an exception.
2. I've slept intermittently through the nights all weekend. I was up administering cough suppressants, Advil, checking her temperature (I cannot tell you how much I LOVE! the ear scan thermometer) and begging her to allow me to do all these things. Long story short, one night it took 3 1/2 hours to get her to take Advil since she was convinced it was going to make her vomit. No, we didn't do a 3 1/2 hour battle, but finally she decided at 6 AM she would take it and was surprised that it did not make her ill. Sheesh.
3. Hubs and K- made a haunted house in our basement. Over the play area, Hubs stapled sheets to the floor joists, put scary creatures, a black light, a strobe light and stuck a spider on a string so that when I walked past, K- could make it go up and down. They worked on it for hours. She loves it! She stuck signs that she made all over the sheets. I'll have to take pictures. It really is quite a sight to behold.
4. I made a chicken pot pie that K- told me was "delicious, Mom!"
5. K- is currently making up for lost time and is eating us out of house and home.
6. I've been working on the American Girl necklaces and am pleased to report that I'm nearly done.
7. An amazing Ohio rare occurrence this time of year . . . sorry, I had to walk away to look at it. There is a big round thing. It is supposed to be warm and bright. We normally don't see much of it until around May. Yes, you've guessed it. It was "Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun, Please shine down on me!" (That was for my niece, J-!) For a few moments, it made an appearance. I pulled the blind up just a little further to enjoy it.
8. Hubs greeted me at the door when I arrived home from the grocery after church. He was in need of a "zipadeedodah." Apparently, he took a tour of the used CD stores in the area. He promised to be home in time for me to go to Festival choir practice. He was! He was able to score a $1.00 copy of the movie, Cars. He watched it with K- when I was at choir practice. He said that it might be his favorite kid movie now.
9. There was no line at the pharmacy! In fact, I had to hop back in line (behind my cousin who was originally standing behind me!) to get the very illegal-to-buy-straight-off-the-shelf Mucinex D. I fear that K-'s congestion is beginning to gather in my chest. Ugh. I had a coupon, though! That's a good thing!
10. It's been over a week and my kitchen table still hasn't been eaten by the inevitable pile o' paperific goo that overtakes half of it.
11. Though it has taken some time, I found a peanut free snack for K- to take to class on Wednesday. She has a child extremely allergic to peanuts in her class, and though I know that they have "safe snacks" for A-, I want to be certain that he doesn't get left out.
12. I have a weird emergency of sorts. K-'s American Girl doll lost her underpants. Now, this normally wouldn't be a big deal except that we are due to attend an AG birthday party here within the next few weeks. I have every single piece (not many, as AG is freakin' expensive) of AG merchandise that she owns, but not the stinkin' underpants. So! I've called on my seamstress friend, Laurie, to make K-'s doll some extra underpants. I told her that my mother-in-law would not understand the doll going to the party commando. -- A Sunday evening update. I found the flippin' underpants! They were in the wardrobe box all along! K- had tucked them inside of one of the dolls boots! :)!!!
13. In my begging for help with the missing underclothes, I batted my eyelashes over the phone real pretty like and asked Laurie to make a bed for the dog we'll be giving K- on the way to The 'Cago. I'm sorry, but not only am I not purchasing a set of AG doll underclothes from AG (I'm not in need anymore anyhow), but I'm also not going to be purchasing the dog bed set, either. All cute and of wonderful quality, but shoot! They'll put me in the poor house. We'll just have Miss Laurie and Mommy's Homemade Brand. Besides, I'll also be suckering Laurie into making a little doggie purse for K- to carry him/her around in. I'll make a small fleece coat (all I have to do is cut and tie that!). Laurie is so good to me! I just want to give K- something cool. I know that she'll be surrounded by a store of wonderful things that she'll want to love on and take home. K- is actually pretty good about loving on store things and leaving them behind. This time, I wanted to be certain that she could take something neat and nifty with her. I wanted her to have her own one-of-a-kind thing with her. I want her to feel special, even if her mom and dad can't afford anything in the store.
14. In preparation for the AG fest, I gave K-'s doll a once over. She had some skid marks on her face, arms and legs from taking middle of the night dumps out of bed and smacking against the wall. The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser took care of that. The Clorox Bleach Pen took the chocolate spots off of the white coat and the white satin rosettes on one of the little patent leather shoes. K- doesn't eat around her doll, but somehow chocolate ended up in her doll clothes tote. At least those two pieces were the only ones involved. Everything else appears to be in good working order.
15. I agree with you, Rachael. The Heene Hoax has me all confused on why a family would do such a thing for some time in the spotlight. I think that we are all suffering from the "look at me and my kids and . . . " with the Jon and Kate fiasco. When reading TMZ earlier, there was a live feed news conference on where the Sheriff said that they will no longer be holding news conferences. They said that they have too much to do to keep having updates on such a story.
Smiles in my weekend:
- K- feeling better and going back to school tomorrow! Hooray!
- Having my H1N1 vaccination knowledge confirmed by a public health educator and a pregnant family member who is studying to be a doctor. K- will be getting one as soon as they are available.
- Finding the dolls underwear. I had myself unnecessarily stressed out about them. K- pretty much always takes very good care of her toys. She had a period this summer where she lost her baby mind about taking care, but the Pick Up Fairy visited often and I instituted the post-it note system of loss, so she was tired of losing her things. She is much better with her belongings now.
- Hearing the music to the movie Halloween. Apparently, Hubs is watching the Rob Zombie remake, which goes into the detail of Michael Myers' life in youth. Though I haven't watched it, it is an interesting spin on a movie that Hubs and I watch every year.
Have a great week!
Here are some miscellaneous whatnots from the weekend:
1. K- ran a fever from Thursday night through Saturday early evening. It broke and Saturday night she fell asleep in her bed while watching Elf (she's been on a Christmas movie thing lately) on the portable DVD player. Typically TV in bed isn't allowed, but sickness is an exception.
2. I've slept intermittently through the nights all weekend. I was up administering cough suppressants, Advil, checking her temperature (I cannot tell you how much I LOVE! the ear scan thermometer) and begging her to allow me to do all these things. Long story short, one night it took 3 1/2 hours to get her to take Advil since she was convinced it was going to make her vomit. No, we didn't do a 3 1/2 hour battle, but finally she decided at 6 AM she would take it and was surprised that it did not make her ill. Sheesh.
3. Hubs and K- made a haunted house in our basement. Over the play area, Hubs stapled sheets to the floor joists, put scary creatures, a black light, a strobe light and stuck a spider on a string so that when I walked past, K- could make it go up and down. They worked on it for hours. She loves it! She stuck signs that she made all over the sheets. I'll have to take pictures. It really is quite a sight to behold.
4. I made a chicken pot pie that K- told me was "delicious, Mom!"
5. K- is currently making up for lost time and is eating us out of house and home.
6. I've been working on the American Girl necklaces and am pleased to report that I'm nearly done.
7. An amazing Ohio rare occurrence this time of year . . . sorry, I had to walk away to look at it. There is a big round thing. It is supposed to be warm and bright. We normally don't see much of it until around May. Yes, you've guessed it. It was "Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun, Please shine down on me!" (That was for my niece, J-!) For a few moments, it made an appearance. I pulled the blind up just a little further to enjoy it.
8. Hubs greeted me at the door when I arrived home from the grocery after church. He was in need of a "zipadeedodah." Apparently, he took a tour of the used CD stores in the area. He promised to be home in time for me to go to Festival choir practice. He was! He was able to score a $1.00 copy of the movie, Cars. He watched it with K- when I was at choir practice. He said that it might be his favorite kid movie now.
9. There was no line at the pharmacy! In fact, I had to hop back in line (behind my cousin who was originally standing behind me!) to get the very illegal-to-buy-straight-off-the-shelf Mucinex D. I fear that K-'s congestion is beginning to gather in my chest. Ugh. I had a coupon, though! That's a good thing!
10. It's been over a week and my kitchen table still hasn't been eaten by the inevitable pile o' paperific goo that overtakes half of it.
11. Though it has taken some time, I found a peanut free snack for K- to take to class on Wednesday. She has a child extremely allergic to peanuts in her class, and though I know that they have "safe snacks" for A-, I want to be certain that he doesn't get left out.
12. I have a weird emergency of sorts. K-'s American Girl doll lost her underpants. Now, this normally wouldn't be a big deal except that we are due to attend an AG birthday party here within the next few weeks. I have every single piece (not many, as AG is freakin' expensive) of AG merchandise that she owns, but not the stinkin' underpants. So! I've called on my seamstress friend, Laurie, to make K-'s doll some extra underpants. I told her that my mother-in-law would not understand the doll going to the party commando. -- A Sunday evening update. I found the flippin' underpants! They were in the wardrobe box all along! K- had tucked them inside of one of the dolls boots! :)!!!
13. In my begging for help with the missing underclothes, I batted my eyelashes over the phone real pretty like and asked Laurie to make a bed for the dog we'll be giving K- on the way to The 'Cago. I'm sorry, but not only am I not purchasing a set of AG doll underclothes from AG (I'm not in need anymore anyhow), but I'm also not going to be purchasing the dog bed set, either. All cute and of wonderful quality, but shoot! They'll put me in the poor house. We'll just have Miss Laurie and Mommy's Homemade Brand. Besides, I'll also be suckering Laurie into making a little doggie purse for K- to carry him/her around in. I'll make a small fleece coat (all I have to do is cut and tie that!). Laurie is so good to me! I just want to give K- something cool. I know that she'll be surrounded by a store of wonderful things that she'll want to love on and take home. K- is actually pretty good about loving on store things and leaving them behind. This time, I wanted to be certain that she could take something neat and nifty with her. I wanted her to have her own one-of-a-kind thing with her. I want her to feel special, even if her mom and dad can't afford anything in the store.
14. In preparation for the AG fest, I gave K-'s doll a once over. She had some skid marks on her face, arms and legs from taking middle of the night dumps out of bed and smacking against the wall. The Mr. Clean Magic Eraser took care of that. The Clorox Bleach Pen took the chocolate spots off of the white coat and the white satin rosettes on one of the little patent leather shoes. K- doesn't eat around her doll, but somehow chocolate ended up in her doll clothes tote. At least those two pieces were the only ones involved. Everything else appears to be in good working order.
15. I agree with you, Rachael. The Heene Hoax has me all confused on why a family would do such a thing for some time in the spotlight. I think that we are all suffering from the "look at me and my kids and . . . " with the Jon and Kate fiasco. When reading TMZ earlier, there was a live feed news conference on where the Sheriff said that they will no longer be holding news conferences. They said that they have too much to do to keep having updates on such a story.
Smiles in my weekend:
- K- feeling better and going back to school tomorrow! Hooray!
- Having my H1N1 vaccination knowledge confirmed by a public health educator and a pregnant family member who is studying to be a doctor. K- will be getting one as soon as they are available.
- Finding the dolls underwear. I had myself unnecessarily stressed out about them. K- pretty much always takes very good care of her toys. She had a period this summer where she lost her baby mind about taking care, but the Pick Up Fairy visited often and I instituted the post-it note system of loss, so she was tired of losing her things. She is much better with her belongings now.
- Hearing the music to the movie Halloween. Apparently, Hubs is watching the Rob Zombie remake, which goes into the detail of Michael Myers' life in youth. Though I haven't watched it, it is an interesting spin on a movie that Hubs and I watch every year.
Have a great week!
Friday, October 16, 2009
Giving an atagirl and an update.
First, I'd like to thank my friend, Nora, for scoring such cool loot for me to give to K-. She went to some massive sale at the American Girl outlet in Osh Kosh, WI. Just look what she found for me:
The Midnight Holly Dress set. It is a gorgeous dress that can be bustled up front, the fur collar, the little heels (the photo does not do them justice) and the book. It would have been $29.95, but Nora picked it up for me for $7.00 for the whole set.
Then there is Coconut. The dog, collar with leash, toy and journal would have been $22.00. Nora found it for me for $9.00. Since we have a birthday party coming up at the American Girl Store in Chicago, I've decided to give this to K- as opposed to buying something insanely expensive in store. I'll probably give it to her on the 7 hour drive up. Goodness knows that we'll have the time.
So yes, Nora found me $52.00 worth of American Girl stuff for $16.00. Her mom just dropped it off this morning and oh. my. goodness. How I'm glad that she called me to see if I wanted her to bargain hunt for me. :)
So, Miss K- seems to be hopping around the house in underpants and a witches hat. She is laughing, hasn't napped at all today, is still belting out a cough, I'm keeping her on "comfort med's" per the nurses directions, she still has a little bit of a fever, but she seems to be doing fine.
Sadly, we did have to call and cancel out on the 1st birthday party we were to attend just south of Columbus tomorrow. We had the day planned with going to the art museum, Bass Pro Shops and then on to the party. In Ohio (I seriously think that it is a non-existent holiday everywhere else), it is Sweetest Day. (Basically another Valentine's Day.) We term it as a 5 buck holiday, but we won't be 5 buckin'. That's okay.
Smiles in my day:
- K- not having H1N1. She has recovered far too quickly, though Dr. AK brings up several good points. So does Melissa. Thanks for your medical input. A panicky, germaphobe and slightly hypochondriac mommy definitely appreciates public input.
- Watching Goonies. We missed Where the Wild Things Are, but we'll go when K- feels better. And yes, I cried at having to break our Loose Feet Date. It broke my heart to have to tell her that.
- Hubs panicking this AM with me. I know it sounds bizarre to have that be a smile, but at the end of the day, I look back and know that he was right in the trenches with me, helped me to get her on the way back down from 103.7 F and he even worked a partial day because of it. I'm glad that he is such an involved dad. It truly is quite a blessing. So many parents out there do it without the support of their partner. I couldn't imagine.
- K- having today off so that she didn't miss a day of school because of her illness.
- My brother. He has called more times than I can count today. When K- gets really sick, my brother just worries about her. "But it's K-!" is what he tells me. He told me this morning that he would sit in the hospital waiting room with us and he promised "not to freak out!" Bless his heart! Of course, we never made the trip to the hospital, but it's good to know that he has our backs in case we need to.
- My sister has called all day. So has my mom. And my friend, Kim. My aunt sent her home aide over with some soda and popsicles for K- and the dear got the wrong house and left it on my neighbor's porch. (I had to run and grab it before they found it.) Though it wasn't a necessary thing, she just felt so bad that K- was sick and wanted to do something for her. The love. It brings me to tears.
It's kind of a tired end to my day. I have 7 little necklaces to make for American Girl Doll favors and one child sized necklace for the Chicago party. I'm going to hop off here and try to get some crafting done before I sack out for bed. Something tells me that tonight is still going to be a little long of an evening with Miss Cough and Hack.
Thanks for the love. Thanks for putting up with my multiple postings for the day. Have a great weekend!
The Midnight Holly Dress set. It is a gorgeous dress that can be bustled up front, the fur collar, the little heels (the photo does not do them justice) and the book. It would have been $29.95, but Nora picked it up for me for $7.00 for the whole set.
Then there is Coconut. The dog, collar with leash, toy and journal would have been $22.00. Nora found it for me for $9.00. Since we have a birthday party coming up at the American Girl Store in Chicago, I've decided to give this to K- as opposed to buying something insanely expensive in store. I'll probably give it to her on the 7 hour drive up. Goodness knows that we'll have the time.So yes, Nora found me $52.00 worth of American Girl stuff for $16.00. Her mom just dropped it off this morning and oh. my. goodness. How I'm glad that she called me to see if I wanted her to bargain hunt for me. :)
So, Miss K- seems to be hopping around the house in underpants and a witches hat. She is laughing, hasn't napped at all today, is still belting out a cough, I'm keeping her on "comfort med's" per the nurses directions, she still has a little bit of a fever, but she seems to be doing fine.
Sadly, we did have to call and cancel out on the 1st birthday party we were to attend just south of Columbus tomorrow. We had the day planned with going to the art museum, Bass Pro Shops and then on to the party. In Ohio (I seriously think that it is a non-existent holiday everywhere else), it is Sweetest Day. (Basically another Valentine's Day.) We term it as a 5 buck holiday, but we won't be 5 buckin'. That's okay.
Smiles in my day:
- K- not having H1N1. She has recovered far too quickly, though Dr. AK brings up several good points. So does Melissa. Thanks for your medical input. A panicky, germaphobe and slightly hypochondriac mommy definitely appreciates public input.
- Watching Goonies. We missed Where the Wild Things Are, but we'll go when K- feels better. And yes, I cried at having to break our Loose Feet Date. It broke my heart to have to tell her that.
- Hubs panicking this AM with me. I know it sounds bizarre to have that be a smile, but at the end of the day, I look back and know that he was right in the trenches with me, helped me to get her on the way back down from 103.7 F and he even worked a partial day because of it. I'm glad that he is such an involved dad. It truly is quite a blessing. So many parents out there do it without the support of their partner. I couldn't imagine.
- K- having today off so that she didn't miss a day of school because of her illness.
- My brother. He has called more times than I can count today. When K- gets really sick, my brother just worries about her. "But it's K-!" is what he tells me. He told me this morning that he would sit in the hospital waiting room with us and he promised "not to freak out!" Bless his heart! Of course, we never made the trip to the hospital, but it's good to know that he has our backs in case we need to.
- My sister has called all day. So has my mom. And my friend, Kim. My aunt sent her home aide over with some soda and popsicles for K- and the dear got the wrong house and left it on my neighbor's porch. (I had to run and grab it before they found it.) Though it wasn't a necessary thing, she just felt so bad that K- was sick and wanted to do something for her. The love. It brings me to tears.
It's kind of a tired end to my day. I have 7 little necklaces to make for American Girl Doll favors and one child sized necklace for the Chicago party. I'm going to hop off here and try to get some crafting done before I sack out for bed. Something tells me that tonight is still going to be a little long of an evening with Miss Cough and Hack.
Thanks for the love. Thanks for putting up with my multiple postings for the day. Have a great weekend!
Loose Feet
For those of you who might be even vaguely familiar with Junie B. Jones, you'll know that in the book (Almost) a Flowergirl, Junie B's parents don't want her to have a boyfriend at such a tender age because they want her to be "foot loose and fancy free." Junie B. remembers that as "loose feet."
K- and I have decided that today will be Loose Feet Day. Because of NEOEA Day (I don't know what it stands for other than the kids get the day off), we decided that we are going to spend some nice time together, have fun and go see a movie. What are we going to see?
She's excited. It opens today and we're planning on going to the first show. We'll spring for movie popcorn and lots of Purell. It is an hour and a half, so we'll do that, head on over to celebrate my aunt's birthday with her, then on to the library. It should be a fun day!
Smiles in my day:
- Getting all of my chores done while K- was at school so that we can do something fun together tonight. I'm writing this on Thursday afternoon and have the beds made, laundry hanging to dry, the bathroom cleaned, living room tidied, the carpets swept, floors, steps and play area floor mopped, clothing is folded and put away, K-'s drawers have been purged of smaller sizes and a chicken is roasting in the oven. All this without the use of caffeine! My evening bonus? Every single bit of laundry is laundered and my dirty clothes bucket is COMPLETELY EMPTY! Since I laundered the balance of things after baths/showers, there will be no dirty laundry entering the bucket for 12 entire hours! :)! Hubs cleaned up the kitchen after dinner, so that was a huge help! :)!!
- I have weaned myself completely from caffeine and will not get into a habit of drinking/consuming quite as much of it anymore.
The evening update:
Perhaps we will be having loose feet at home since K- is running a bit of a fever this evening, though the Advil reduce it from 101.9 F - 99.0 F. Argh. Hopefully, it won't return and she will be okay. She had a flu shot 9/11, but we haven't scored an H1N1 vaccine yet. All of the children in her class are coughing and several have been out for several days at a time. We're hoping that it is just a blip on the radar. A friend reported that her son had a fever last night, but was just fine today. Who knows?
The Friday AM update:
Sadly, K-'s fever shot up to 103.7 F. Her cheeks were so rosey this AM that I could see them in the little light of dawn. The nurse at the doctor's office diagnosed BY PHONE ONLY as her having H1N1. She has been holding her own just fine, the fever did break and we have it down to 101 F, she is functioning, so it has left me to wonder if the diagnosis is actually correct. I was so mad at the doctor's office. Tamiflu is being reserved for people who have a surpressed immune system and everyone else is left to fight it off, but "If she has problems breathing, take her to the ER." After telling her something about how they are leaving me stranded on a ship and that they will only help me if my child is potentially dying, I hung up on her. (Not a grown-up reaction, but I didn't swear.) Regardless, Hubs got freaked out and worried, so he took the day off work. Right now, he is running around Super Wal with a list o' needs. (New vaporizer, he felt the need to replace the not dead batteries in the ear scan thermometer . . . ) Right now she is eating toast with butter. She is lying on the cot in the middle of my living room and watching far too much TV. That's okay. It's the part of the fun of being ill, right? :S
Because what's life without another update?
It is 12:20 PM and K-'s fever is 99.3 F. That's not actually even considered a fever. If she had H1N1, we wouldn't be able to break the fever that quick. Through this, I have gotten even more education about H1N1 (I was on the CDC last night, but have a friend that works in public health), so I feel myself more educated than what I was before. Actually, I can say that as a "we." Hubs did decide that he would go to work, as they had another school group coming in and he knew that they needed help. K- is eating. She is awake and has been since about 6:30 AM. She is playing. She is watching Goonies right now. She does have a cough, but we have a vaporizer running and children's decongestant on hand.
And Melissa, I agree with you wholeheartedly. The first day that symptoms truly hit is when the Tamiflu needs to be administered. However, the nurse didn't rank K- as a risk enough to be seen. I'm sure that I'm probably panicked mom #1000 that she has had to speak to about the same thing and my thought is that I'm not the only one who has hung up on them.
For what it's worth, this has again confirmed and allowed me to verbalize what I know about H1N1. It is considered a seasonal virus. Unfortunately, the virus is in a form that we haven't seen, thus making our immune systems kick into high gear. However, it is a virus. Some get hit harder than others. In discussing this with Kim, my public health friend, I even told her that every 5 years or so, I get hit so hard with a cold that it knocks me to my knees. This is one of those. There has been a public panic about it, and in cases certainly rightly so. The first 10 minutes of each news broadcast is dedicated to the H1N1 outbreak. I didn't sleep last night, listening to K- toss, turn and cough in worrying for her, my husband, my parents, my in-law's, my 5 month old nephew and anyone else that she is in contact with.
The fact of the matter is that K- goes to public school. There are approximately 550 kids in K-'s elementary school building. Germs go around. Funk and gunk are passed. All we can do is to teach our kids to wash their hands thoroughly, keep nails trimmed to a very short length, cover their mouths when they sneeze or cough, don't share utensils . . . , take vitamins, eat good foods, get exercise and plenty of sleep. In fact after things that I've learned today, I've been left questioning whether I will be getting the H1N1 vaccination for K-. Previously, I was all for it.
Stay well, my friends. May the hazmat tent not fall on any of your homes.
K- and I have decided that today will be Loose Feet Day. Because of NEOEA Day (I don't know what it stands for other than the kids get the day off), we decided that we are going to spend some nice time together, have fun and go see a movie. What are we going to see?
She's excited. It opens today and we're planning on going to the first show. We'll spring for movie popcorn and lots of Purell. It is an hour and a half, so we'll do that, head on over to celebrate my aunt's birthday with her, then on to the library. It should be a fun day!Smiles in my day:
- Getting all of my chores done while K- was at school so that we can do something fun together tonight. I'm writing this on Thursday afternoon and have the beds made, laundry hanging to dry, the bathroom cleaned, living room tidied, the carpets swept, floors, steps and play area floor mopped, clothing is folded and put away, K-'s drawers have been purged of smaller sizes and a chicken is roasting in the oven. All this without the use of caffeine! My evening bonus? Every single bit of laundry is laundered and my dirty clothes bucket is COMPLETELY EMPTY! Since I laundered the balance of things after baths/showers, there will be no dirty laundry entering the bucket for 12 entire hours! :)! Hubs cleaned up the kitchen after dinner, so that was a huge help! :)!!
- I have weaned myself completely from caffeine and will not get into a habit of drinking/consuming quite as much of it anymore.
The evening update:
Perhaps we will be having loose feet at home since K- is running a bit of a fever this evening, though the Advil reduce it from 101.9 F - 99.0 F. Argh. Hopefully, it won't return and she will be okay. She had a flu shot 9/11, but we haven't scored an H1N1 vaccine yet. All of the children in her class are coughing and several have been out for several days at a time. We're hoping that it is just a blip on the radar. A friend reported that her son had a fever last night, but was just fine today. Who knows?
The Friday AM update:
Sadly, K-'s fever shot up to 103.7 F. Her cheeks were so rosey this AM that I could see them in the little light of dawn. The nurse at the doctor's office diagnosed BY PHONE ONLY as her having H1N1. She has been holding her own just fine, the fever did break and we have it down to 101 F, she is functioning, so it has left me to wonder if the diagnosis is actually correct. I was so mad at the doctor's office. Tamiflu is being reserved for people who have a surpressed immune system and everyone else is left to fight it off, but "If she has problems breathing, take her to the ER." After telling her something about how they are leaving me stranded on a ship and that they will only help me if my child is potentially dying, I hung up on her. (Not a grown-up reaction, but I didn't swear.) Regardless, Hubs got freaked out and worried, so he took the day off work. Right now, he is running around Super Wal with a list o' needs. (New vaporizer, he felt the need to replace the not dead batteries in the ear scan thermometer . . . ) Right now she is eating toast with butter. She is lying on the cot in the middle of my living room and watching far too much TV. That's okay. It's the part of the fun of being ill, right? :S
Because what's life without another update?
It is 12:20 PM and K-'s fever is 99.3 F. That's not actually even considered a fever. If she had H1N1, we wouldn't be able to break the fever that quick. Through this, I have gotten even more education about H1N1 (I was on the CDC last night, but have a friend that works in public health), so I feel myself more educated than what I was before. Actually, I can say that as a "we." Hubs did decide that he would go to work, as they had another school group coming in and he knew that they needed help. K- is eating. She is awake and has been since about 6:30 AM. She is playing. She is watching Goonies right now. She does have a cough, but we have a vaporizer running and children's decongestant on hand.
And Melissa, I agree with you wholeheartedly. The first day that symptoms truly hit is when the Tamiflu needs to be administered. However, the nurse didn't rank K- as a risk enough to be seen. I'm sure that I'm probably panicked mom #1000 that she has had to speak to about the same thing and my thought is that I'm not the only one who has hung up on them.
For what it's worth, this has again confirmed and allowed me to verbalize what I know about H1N1. It is considered a seasonal virus. Unfortunately, the virus is in a form that we haven't seen, thus making our immune systems kick into high gear. However, it is a virus. Some get hit harder than others. In discussing this with Kim, my public health friend, I even told her that every 5 years or so, I get hit so hard with a cold that it knocks me to my knees. This is one of those. There has been a public panic about it, and in cases certainly rightly so. The first 10 minutes of each news broadcast is dedicated to the H1N1 outbreak. I didn't sleep last night, listening to K- toss, turn and cough in worrying for her, my husband, my parents, my in-law's, my 5 month old nephew and anyone else that she is in contact with.
The fact of the matter is that K- goes to public school. There are approximately 550 kids in K-'s elementary school building. Germs go around. Funk and gunk are passed. All we can do is to teach our kids to wash their hands thoroughly, keep nails trimmed to a very short length, cover their mouths when they sneeze or cough, don't share utensils . . . , take vitamins, eat good foods, get exercise and plenty of sleep. In fact after things that I've learned today, I've been left questioning whether I will be getting the H1N1 vaccination for K-. Previously, I was all for it.
Stay well, my friends. May the hazmat tent not fall on any of your homes.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Tuning into just the right weather music
It is rainy, generally damp as a result and a cool 41 F here in NE Ohio. I know you don't care. I just figured I'd let you know. (I feel like an over achiever and thought that you might be okay with a second post for the day.) They say that we are to have a "mix" today which to those of you who aren't so blessed, means snow and rain. I'm good with it. I'm cleaning the house (except for now, of course), I've got my pot o' good smelling stuff burbling on the stove (cinnamon sticks, whole nutmeg and some cloves) and I felt the need to get some good music going.
Music? It is something that I enjoy. I'm not generally a big fan of re-mixes or anything like that. My husband? Oh, he'll buy anything with a band's name on it that he loves. I listen to a lot of different music, except for country. Oh, just can't do it.
So, it brings me to the musical bit. Last night, I was laughing as I was reading a review of the newest Metallica album. (What do you call them nowadays?) St. Anger, their last, didn't even rate purchasable for us. Load and Reload was enough to make Metallica dead to us forever. Then St. Anger? Double barf. In the early to mid 90's, we saw Metallica several times. Oh, they were great! Now, they are just a bunch of greedy old guys. Hubs reminded me that he had me listen to the new stuff. It was so memorable that I forgot about it. Ick.
I love Rusted Root, the old stuff. Then they switched what they were doing and now it is dreadful.
Then there is Ben Folds. One day I will see him. We all love Ben! It is hilarious to see K- dance and sing to Ben in the back seat.
The Cure! :)!!!! (There are more, but I need to eat lunch and clean the house a bit more before picking K- up.)
So today's weather has me snuggled into our home, avoiding cleaning at the moment and wanting something musical. I tried Por*no for Pyros. (I hate that I have to * their name, but God only knows what might come up.) My disk is so scratched that the CD players (yes, plural) said no thank you. Then I tried the Bosstones. It didn't feel like the right fit. I looked into my studio that is in great need of a huge purge and there was Cake! I love CAKE! Fashion Nugget! Sounds great, but then the disk wasn't in there. Tracy Chapman was. Works for me. I love Tracy Chapman.
So, how is music working for you these days? Anything you completely love? (I won't hold anything against you if it happens to be Metallica.) Anything that you are disappointed in?
Music? It is something that I enjoy. I'm not generally a big fan of re-mixes or anything like that. My husband? Oh, he'll buy anything with a band's name on it that he loves. I listen to a lot of different music, except for country. Oh, just can't do it.
So, it brings me to the musical bit. Last night, I was laughing as I was reading a review of the newest Metallica album. (What do you call them nowadays?) St. Anger, their last, didn't even rate purchasable for us. Load and Reload was enough to make Metallica dead to us forever. Then St. Anger? Double barf. In the early to mid 90's, we saw Metallica several times. Oh, they were great! Now, they are just a bunch of greedy old guys. Hubs reminded me that he had me listen to the new stuff. It was so memorable that I forgot about it. Ick.
I love Rusted Root, the old stuff. Then they switched what they were doing and now it is dreadful.
Then there is Ben Folds. One day I will see him. We all love Ben! It is hilarious to see K- dance and sing to Ben in the back seat.
The Cure! :)!!!! (There are more, but I need to eat lunch and clean the house a bit more before picking K- up.)
So today's weather has me snuggled into our home, avoiding cleaning at the moment and wanting something musical. I tried Por*no for Pyros. (I hate that I have to * their name, but God only knows what might come up.) My disk is so scratched that the CD players (yes, plural) said no thank you. Then I tried the Bosstones. It didn't feel like the right fit. I looked into my studio that is in great need of a huge purge and there was Cake! I love CAKE! Fashion Nugget! Sounds great, but then the disk wasn't in there. Tracy Chapman was. Works for me. I love Tracy Chapman.
So, how is music working for you these days? Anything you completely love? (I won't hold anything against you if it happens to be Metallica.) Anything that you are disappointed in?
Demoting Pluto, Columbus and the school lunch
I don't know about you, but I sort of feel cheated. Poor Pluto. It was a really great planet for me for so many years. Apparently, it didn't measure up. So sad. Now I have to explain to K- that her School House Rocks songs aren't quite right. Yes, I realize that it was demoted a few years ago, but I'm going with a theme here.
Then there is Columbus. In 1492 he sailed the ocean blue, yes? Well, apparently some folks have hard feelings about Chris. I hear that he wasn't too great of a guy. He didn't do nice things. In fact, they are certain that he's not the first person to discover the new world. Since there were already folks here, I'm not surprised by that. I just always figured that he documented it first, thus the credit went to him. Right? So now, there are school districts that don't recognize Columbus Day, but it continues to be a bank holiday. Apparently, they aren't too chaffed by his dishonesty.
Then there is the school lunch. It is officially dead to me. My child decided that today was the day to give a school lunch a try again. I was fine with packing, but okay. Then I got a call from the school nurse. K- got sick at lunch. "She says that this happens 'all the time' and that she 'feels fine' so we are just going to change her clothes and send her back to class," was the message on the answering machine. Well, she ended up calling me on my cell, we talked about it, discussed that though she doesn't do this all the time, the doctor thinks that when she eats too fast, she does have a bit of a gag reflex, but also we don't eat the same foods that school lunches serve. That's when the nurse said, "And the pizza is the worst." So, yes, K- did go back to class and she did make it through the day. (Though I do have to tell Marlene that she was irritated at me for completely nixing school lunches. She wanted to do her AB pattern of lunch schedule that she worked out yesterday! Surprisingly, she wasn't mad about not getting her out of school.)
Smiles in my day:
- The school nurse telling me that though she knew that K- was going to be a bit upset when she found out that she was staying at school, she said that in a few minutes, it would all be well.
- Doing the hoof and haul to school this AM. Wow. It was a hair chilly. But! The neighbors met us in our driveway. They were ready before us today!
- Still burning candles to get rid of the broccoli soup smell that seems to have permeated every surface in my home. It is gradually getting better, but it is stinking cold out and I will not open the windows.
- The crabbies are happily decreasing by the day. Oh folks, I have to tell you that to say that I had the major crabbies is just putting it lightly. Yes, I apologized to Hubs and K-.
- My people decorated for Halloween tonight. Halloween is just not my kind of holiday. Apparently Hubs scored "movie quality" spider web for the outdoors, so he has now decided that he needs to stock up. Apparently there is a big difference between "movie quality" and dollar store quality. It's stringy stuff. I never knew.
- Earning free gift cards for Christmas gifts! I turned in $45.00 of cashback bonus money from our Discover to get a $50.00 gift certificate to Maggiano's for my sister-in-law and her family. I was able to cash in enough points from My Points to get a $50.00 gift certificate to Target to use towards Christmas gifts for K-. HOORAY!
- Hey, Marlene! It was good to see you today. :)
Then there is Columbus. In 1492 he sailed the ocean blue, yes? Well, apparently some folks have hard feelings about Chris. I hear that he wasn't too great of a guy. He didn't do nice things. In fact, they are certain that he's not the first person to discover the new world. Since there were already folks here, I'm not surprised by that. I just always figured that he documented it first, thus the credit went to him. Right? So now, there are school districts that don't recognize Columbus Day, but it continues to be a bank holiday. Apparently, they aren't too chaffed by his dishonesty.
Then there is the school lunch. It is officially dead to me. My child decided that today was the day to give a school lunch a try again. I was fine with packing, but okay. Then I got a call from the school nurse. K- got sick at lunch. "She says that this happens 'all the time' and that she 'feels fine' so we are just going to change her clothes and send her back to class," was the message on the answering machine. Well, she ended up calling me on my cell, we talked about it, discussed that though she doesn't do this all the time, the doctor thinks that when she eats too fast, she does have a bit of a gag reflex, but also we don't eat the same foods that school lunches serve. That's when the nurse said, "And the pizza is the worst." So, yes, K- did go back to class and she did make it through the day. (Though I do have to tell Marlene that she was irritated at me for completely nixing school lunches. She wanted to do her AB pattern of lunch schedule that she worked out yesterday! Surprisingly, she wasn't mad about not getting her out of school.)
Smiles in my day:
- The school nurse telling me that though she knew that K- was going to be a bit upset when she found out that she was staying at school, she said that in a few minutes, it would all be well.
- Doing the hoof and haul to school this AM. Wow. It was a hair chilly. But! The neighbors met us in our driveway. They were ready before us today!
- Still burning candles to get rid of the broccoli soup smell that seems to have permeated every surface in my home. It is gradually getting better, but it is stinking cold out and I will not open the windows.
- The crabbies are happily decreasing by the day. Oh folks, I have to tell you that to say that I had the major crabbies is just putting it lightly. Yes, I apologized to Hubs and K-.
- My people decorated for Halloween tonight. Halloween is just not my kind of holiday. Apparently Hubs scored "movie quality" spider web for the outdoors, so he has now decided that he needs to stock up. Apparently there is a big difference between "movie quality" and dollar store quality. It's stringy stuff. I never knew.
- Earning free gift cards for Christmas gifts! I turned in $45.00 of cashback bonus money from our Discover to get a $50.00 gift certificate to Maggiano's for my sister-in-law and her family. I was able to cash in enough points from My Points to get a $50.00 gift certificate to Target to use towards Christmas gifts for K-. HOORAY!
- Hey, Marlene! It was good to see you today. :)
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