So, from what I understand about this Swine Flu thing is : If you get it, you can die, but if you get it and get good medical care you will be ill, but survive. Most cases, it is simply a flu. You know, vomiting, and et el? So why is everyone so bloody worried?
In the US and Canada, we have good health care, clean hospitals and plenty of medications to help us, and yet, everyone is freaking out.
What is a person supposed to do? Run off and check Wilmington NC real estate for a secluded cabin, set up wire fences and No Trespassing signs until the whole thing blows over? That would be going over board. I understand wanting to avoid crowds - especially in harder hit areas, but people are cowering in their homes, scared to go out.
My son brought home a news letter on the swine flu from school. I suppose he had to becuase one of the girls in his class just came home from a Mexican vacation. She doesn't feel sick, nor does her family, but some parents are making waves that she is IN school. Why on earth should we kick a girl out for having a fun vacation? She is not ill, and even if she DOES get ill and pass it on to the class, she would have been contagious as she left the plane and with the seven degrees of separation, it would come back to the school anyway!
I've reminded the boys to wash their hands regularly, and (teasing) to not kiss any girls, and really, that is all we can do.
STOP PANICKING people! Panic is not going to help ANYBODY!
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Foot Ball
Our eldest son joined the town Foot Ball team this month, and he is LOVING it! The only problem I have is that foot ball is an exercise. (lol)
See, Parker is very very skinny, he would be a great candidate for "After" in the ads for diet pills, and he is on a controlled substance (prescribed by a doctor) that has a side effect of killing his appetite. We are constantly on his case to make him finish his dinner, and he has monthly weigh ins with his doctor to keep an eye on his weight. His doctor has said that if he starts losing weight, he will be off the pills, no matter how much they are helping him, and I agree.
Since we are already struggling to keep his weight up, I am worried that adding foot ball to the mix is going to screw things up! My step mother (not the evil variety) has suggested we make him milk shakes ( milk, ice cream and a fruit) and he will be able to keep up, but I wonder how healthy that will be for him.
Does anyone have an idea for us to try?
See, Parker is very very skinny, he would be a great candidate for "After" in the ads for diet pills, and he is on a controlled substance (prescribed by a doctor) that has a side effect of killing his appetite. We are constantly on his case to make him finish his dinner, and he has monthly weigh ins with his doctor to keep an eye on his weight. His doctor has said that if he starts losing weight, he will be off the pills, no matter how much they are helping him, and I agree.
Since we are already struggling to keep his weight up, I am worried that adding foot ball to the mix is going to screw things up! My step mother (not the evil variety) has suggested we make him milk shakes ( milk, ice cream and a fruit) and he will be able to keep up, but I wonder how healthy that will be for him.
Does anyone have an idea for us to try?
Monday, April 27, 2009
After four very long years...
A year ago I found a pillow in the sears catalog - actually, I found it online, but that's basically the same thing. Any way, the pillow was white with varying sized circles, some solid, some outlines, in pinks, greens, yellows and burgundy. From that one pillow, we decorated our entire master bedroom. I don't want to seem smug, but it turned out very very well. I know for a fact that had we not found that pillow, our bedroom would be the same boring white on white as I'd was when we moved in. I am very decoratively challenged. I have a very hard time seeing what colors go with what, and how to accessorize. I needed that pillow as an inspirational point. It is now the focal point in our room, it is what ties everything together.
When we moved into this house I told my husband that the dark grey wall color in the living room HAD to go, and so did the streaky light grey paint in the hall and kitchen. I hate the colors sooo SO much, but they have stayed for two reasons.
1. The previous owners did such a nasty job painting - I'm talking about literal CHUNKS of the foam paintbrushes they used are sticking out if the wall- that we will gave to sand down every single wall before we can even prime It!
And 2. I had no freaking ideas for what colors I wanted on the walls in place of the dark and light greys.
That ALL changed today. I found my focal point. I found my inspiration!
I added this water mark myself. This photo was taken by a talented photographer I know, her website, where you can find other pictures just as breathtaking as this can be found here.
I'm going to paint the living room a deep chocolate- maybe heading into the cinnamon red areas, I will have to find paint swatches and decide on the exact color at a later date. The recessed nook will match the kitchen and hall color will be as close to the main beige, light browns in the leaf as I can get. I am going to put up a new chair rail around the kitchen, painted white, and will do my damnedest to convince Micah we need to change the front door to something with a frosted window, and I would also Love to change wall the door frames in the upstairs to look like this (except in a white):
The door frames might not be possible, we have two full length closer type doors, six regular dikes (including the Harare and front door ) and three smaller doors (linen closet, pantry and brook closet ) so re-doing the door frames could get super expensive. Plus, because any new door trim would be wider than what is on now so it could be done at any time without having to worry about the paint! (edited to add - I would also have to re trim the window so it matched the doors)
Well? What do you think?
When we moved into this house I told my husband that the dark grey wall color in the living room HAD to go, and so did the streaky light grey paint in the hall and kitchen. I hate the colors sooo SO much, but they have stayed for two reasons.
1. The previous owners did such a nasty job painting - I'm talking about literal CHUNKS of the foam paintbrushes they used are sticking out if the wall- that we will gave to sand down every single wall before we can even prime It!
And 2. I had no freaking ideas for what colors I wanted on the walls in place of the dark and light greys.
That ALL changed today. I found my focal point. I found my inspiration!
I'm going to paint the living room a deep chocolate- maybe heading into the cinnamon red areas, I will have to find paint swatches and decide on the exact color at a later date. The recessed nook will match the kitchen and hall color will be as close to the main beige, light browns in the leaf as I can get. I am going to put up a new chair rail around the kitchen, painted white, and will do my damnedest to convince Micah we need to change the front door to something with a frosted window, and I would also Love to change wall the door frames in the upstairs to look like this (except in a white):
The door frames might not be possible, we have two full length closer type doors, six regular dikes (including the Harare and front door ) and three smaller doors (linen closet, pantry and brook closet ) so re-doing the door frames could get super expensive. Plus, because any new door trim would be wider than what is on now so it could be done at any time without having to worry about the paint! (edited to add - I would also have to re trim the window so it matched the doors)
Well? What do you think?
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Some People are DISGUSTING
Little bit of a back story. My pup's groomer's son goes to school with my eldest son. They are in the same grade. Two days ago at school, the groomers son, Harry hit his head while at school. I know allll about it becuase Parker, my eldest was telling e how Harry still had a headache yesterday while we were in the car, driving to the city to pick up a birthday gift for Parker's best friend Dalton.
Confused yet?
Harry - groomer's son
Parker - my son
Dalton - has nothing whatsoever to do with this
Sam - my precious puppy
We have used the same groomer for Sam ever since we got her. Each and EVERY time I make an appointment for Sam, either me or the groomer has to call and cancel at LEAST three times before Sam actually gets in. Every.Single.Time.
And usually, it is ME calling to reschedule. In fact, the first time I called to reschedule, I called the groomer just as she was calling me to cancel - she was ill.
AHNYway. Let me tell you something disgusting and horrible. Sam had an appointment scheduled to start 6 minutes from now. I just got off the phone with the groomer. She was extremly apologetic, but she had to cancel. Her son, the one who hit his head two days ago, still has a splitting headache AND has ringing in his ears and is just plain ill. She wanted to know if it would be "OK" to reschedule so she could take Harry to the ER.
I told her of course! Kids come before pets, and we set up an appointment for Tuesday.
Then she explained how she had called two other clients (to reschedule them) before me, and how they told her to basically fuck off, that they will find a new groomer, becuase how DARE she ask to reschedule.
OMFG people. Her nine year old son has a head injury. That's just a TINY bit more important than whether your dog looks pretty or not!
I love my Sam. I do. And I mean, I really love her. She makes me happy, and making her happy makes me even MORE happy. But dude. HUMANS will ALWAYS come before an ANIMAL. Common fucking sense people!
Confused yet?
Harry - groomer's son
Parker - my son
Dalton - has nothing whatsoever to do with this
Sam - my precious puppy
We have used the same groomer for Sam ever since we got her. Each and EVERY time I make an appointment for Sam, either me or the groomer has to call and cancel at LEAST three times before Sam actually gets in. Every.Single.Time.
And usually, it is ME calling to reschedule. In fact, the first time I called to reschedule, I called the groomer just as she was calling me to cancel - she was ill.
AHNYway. Let me tell you something disgusting and horrible. Sam had an appointment scheduled to start 6 minutes from now. I just got off the phone with the groomer. She was extremly apologetic, but she had to cancel. Her son, the one who hit his head two days ago, still has a splitting headache AND has ringing in his ears and is just plain ill. She wanted to know if it would be "OK" to reschedule so she could take Harry to the ER.
I told her of course! Kids come before pets, and we set up an appointment for Tuesday.
Then she explained how she had called two other clients (to reschedule them) before me, and how they told her to basically fuck off, that they will find a new groomer, becuase how DARE she ask to reschedule.
OMFG people. Her nine year old son has a head injury. That's just a TINY bit more important than whether your dog looks pretty or not!
I love my Sam. I do. And I mean, I really love her. She makes me happy, and making her happy makes me even MORE happy. But dude. HUMANS will ALWAYS come before an ANIMAL. Common fucking sense people!
Friday, April 3, 2009
Spring chores I hate
Luckily, I do not have to do these chores this weekend, and i am pretty sure I can get out of doing them next weekend as well, but after that...well... they have to get done!
My MOST hated spring shore is picking up all the dog logs in the side yard. It has to be done, but OMG. HATE.DOING.IT
After that, I think would come cleaning the area rugs. It's not so much the chore itself that I hate, but the work that goes into it. We have a heavy - very heavy - pull out couch that sits on our area rug. That couch takes two strong men to move out. Although, first the pull out part of the bed needs to be tied down. After the couch is moved into the dining room - which means the table has to be moved too - the rug has to be rolled up and taken outside to air. Meanwhile I have to sweep and wash the floor where the rug was. After the rug has been air'd and beaten, it comes back inside to be vacuumed. THEN the couch goes back on it. It's a hateful, all afternoon chore!
I guess number three on my list would be cleaning the Junk Drawers. I have four junk drawers. FOUR.
Sigh. Oh well. I only have the *think* about spring cleaning right now - For sure it won't get done until I can do it while the windows and doors are WIDE open letting in some beautiful fresh spring air!
My MOST hated spring shore is picking up all the dog logs in the side yard. It has to be done, but OMG. HATE.DOING.IT
After that, I think would come cleaning the area rugs. It's not so much the chore itself that I hate, but the work that goes into it. We have a heavy - very heavy - pull out couch that sits on our area rug. That couch takes two strong men to move out. Although, first the pull out part of the bed needs to be tied down. After the couch is moved into the dining room - which means the table has to be moved too - the rug has to be rolled up and taken outside to air. Meanwhile I have to sweep and wash the floor where the rug was. After the rug has been air'd and beaten, it comes back inside to be vacuumed. THEN the couch goes back on it. It's a hateful, all afternoon chore!
I guess number three on my list would be cleaning the Junk Drawers. I have four junk drawers. FOUR.
Sigh. Oh well. I only have the *think* about spring cleaning right now - For sure it won't get done until I can do it while the windows and doors are WIDE open letting in some beautiful fresh spring air!
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