The target: Mrs. L, the wife
The conspirator: Mr. L, the husband
The accomplice: Mrs. LW, the VT and friend
The set-up
The lookout
The surprise
The party
Mission successful!Sunday 30 September 2007
Mission: Surprise Birthday
The target: Mrs. L, the wifeThe conspirator: Mr. L, the husbandThe accomplice: Mrs. LW, the VT and friendThe set-upThe lookoutThe surpriseThe partyMission successful!
Tuesday 25 September 2007
My Poor Connor
On Thursday morning, I woke Connor up and noticed he was developing a rash all around his mouth. He had a skin infection that looked similar last month so I told him to put on some of the creme we had leftover. By lunch time though, the school called and asked me to come pick him up because he wasn't feeling well. When I picked him up, I noticed the redness was getting worse.
Once we got home, he had something to eat and went to bed. When he woke up, it had spread a lot. By the evening, it covered his whole face and beginning to spread to his neck. I was getting worried because last month when Sheldon took him to the doctor, the doctor said if we don't do anything about it, it could turn into a blood infection. I asked Sheldon at 11pm to take him into the hospital so he can get some antibiotics pronto. I didn't want to wait until the morning to take him into the drop-in clinic. When they were seen by the triage nurse, they were told that a doctor wouldn't be able to see Connor until 5am so they simply came home.
Friday morning, we took him to the doctor. It turns out it was impetigo again. It never fully went away and since he had a mild cold, it brought the symptoms back, fiercer than before. This time, she prescribed a different antibiotic and told us to continue with the creme. This time though, we were supposed to put some of the cream up his nostrils too because that's where some of the bacteria may have been hiding from before.
By Saturday, Connor's whole face was red with the infection and all over his neck except for the back of his neck. The poor kid...it was itchy and every time we put the creme on, he said it stung.
This is a picture of what Connor had. It's not actually Connor because Sheldon wouldn't let me take a picture of him. Just another poor kid whose mother did take a picture and posted it on the Internet for all to see. Anyways, imagine the redness from the picture all over his face and neck. The crusty brown parts just stayed around his mouth.That's what he had.
By Sunday, it wasn't getting better at all. When he had it last month, he was getting a lot better by now. I was getting worried so we called a friend over so he and Sheldon can give him a blessing.
On Monday, it started to clear up. By Monday night, his face wasn't red anymore. There was just a lot of dry, flaky skin around his mouth and some of the crustiness left on his lips.
Today, I took him into the doctor so he could say Connor was better and I could send him back to school Wednesday with a doctor's note saying he's not contagious anymore (the school called me and said this was required before he was allowed back). However, the doctor said he couldn't write the note because Connor was still contagious. The impetigo was still on his lips (the crustiness). The doctor suspected Connor would have to be home for the rest of the week.
Connor was not happy to hear that. Much to my surprise, he's sick of being at home, watching TV (there's not a heck of a lot for an 11 year old to watch during the day...plus we don't have cable), and sick of playing video games. That's right. You heard me. He's sick of playing video games! He was upset that he couldn't go back to school.
Anyways, we've solved that problem by taking a trip to the video store so he can rent some new video games and we went to the library so he could borrow the next book in the series he's reading.
Before dinner tonight, Connor washed his mouth with salt water (something you have to do when you have impetigo) and the crustiness came off! So he may not have to wait until Monday to go to school but now that he has something to keep him occupied, he said it's ok to stay home for the rest of the week.
My poor Connor.
Once we got home, he had something to eat and went to bed. When he woke up, it had spread a lot. By the evening, it covered his whole face and beginning to spread to his neck. I was getting worried because last month when Sheldon took him to the doctor, the doctor said if we don't do anything about it, it could turn into a blood infection. I asked Sheldon at 11pm to take him into the hospital so he can get some antibiotics pronto. I didn't want to wait until the morning to take him into the drop-in clinic. When they were seen by the triage nurse, they were told that a doctor wouldn't be able to see Connor until 5am so they simply came home.
Friday morning, we took him to the doctor. It turns out it was impetigo again. It never fully went away and since he had a mild cold, it brought the symptoms back, fiercer than before. This time, she prescribed a different antibiotic and told us to continue with the creme. This time though, we were supposed to put some of the cream up his nostrils too because that's where some of the bacteria may have been hiding from before.
By Saturday, Connor's whole face was red with the infection and all over his neck except for the back of his neck. The poor kid...it was itchy and every time we put the creme on, he said it stung.
This is a picture of what Connor had. It's not actually Connor because Sheldon wouldn't let me take a picture of him. Just another poor kid whose mother did take a picture and posted it on the Internet for all to see. Anyways, imagine the redness from the picture all over his face and neck. The crusty brown parts just stayed around his mouth.That's what he had.
By Sunday, it wasn't getting better at all. When he had it last month, he was getting a lot better by now. I was getting worried so we called a friend over so he and Sheldon can give him a blessing.
On Monday, it started to clear up. By Monday night, his face wasn't red anymore. There was just a lot of dry, flaky skin around his mouth and some of the crustiness left on his lips.
Today, I took him into the doctor so he could say Connor was better and I could send him back to school Wednesday with a doctor's note saying he's not contagious anymore (the school called me and said this was required before he was allowed back). However, the doctor said he couldn't write the note because Connor was still contagious. The impetigo was still on his lips (the crustiness). The doctor suspected Connor would have to be home for the rest of the week.
Connor was not happy to hear that. Much to my surprise, he's sick of being at home, watching TV (there's not a heck of a lot for an 11 year old to watch during the day...plus we don't have cable), and sick of playing video games. That's right. You heard me. He's sick of playing video games! He was upset that he couldn't go back to school.
Anyways, we've solved that problem by taking a trip to the video store so he can rent some new video games and we went to the library so he could borrow the next book in the series he's reading.
Before dinner tonight, Connor washed his mouth with salt water (something you have to do when you have impetigo) and the crustiness came off! So he may not have to wait until Monday to go to school but now that he has something to keep him occupied, he said it's ok to stay home for the rest of the week.
My poor Connor.
Friday 21 September 2007
Carly Rae Jepsen
I have been looking for this particular video clip for months. It's of a girl from Mission, BC who came in third place in this last season's Canadian Idol. I first took notice of her when she sang this song. It totally took my breath away. Her reaction afterwards was just as emotional. I love her voice. With singers like Feist gaining popularity, there's no doubt that this girl will be big as well. I totally liked her even more when she sang a Sarah Slean song...one of my favourite singers. Oh and just as a background leading up to this solo performance, after her last performance the judges accused her of not being herself...that she was being fake.Tuesday 18 September 2007
Sunday 16 September 2007
A Pain in the Butt
Well I am almost done my iron injections. I only have 3 more this week. Just to recap, these were the side effects according to the doctor:
Number 2 sounded like it would be leaving little dots on my butt, which prompted Sheldon and the kids to call me polka-dot butt. However this is not true at all. The injections don't leave little dots. No, they leave humongous dark bruises about the size of an Eggo waffle. Luckily I don't think they're permanent because I notice a slight fading after a couple days, but then it would be time for another shot in that cheek.
1. they were going to painful
2. they will leave marks on my butt
Number 1 only hurt for the first week and boy did it hurt. Now I'm totally used to the pain, or until somebody hits or smacks me on the butt. Aidan did that as a joke one day. It wasn't very funny.
Number 2 sounded like it would be leaving little dots on my butt, which prompted Sheldon and the kids to call me polka-dot butt. However this is not true at all. The injections don't leave little dots. No, they leave humongous dark bruises about the size of an Eggo waffle. Luckily I don't think they're permanent because I notice a slight fading after a couple days, but then it would be time for another shot in that cheek.(a waffle is approximately 7 cm in diameter)
Oh well, at least I'm feeling a lot better now. Imagine if I were to take iron pills instead and had to wait 3-6 months to feel better. Now that would've been a huge pain in the butt.
Saturday 15 September 2007
Kids
Today our friends' son, Jack, was baptized in the Ottawa River. It was a very cold day for such a thing but he wanted to be baptized on his birthday. Unfortunately they did not go far enough into the river and he wasn't fully immersed the first time so they had to dunk him again! Poor kid.
While we were at their house afterwards, the conversation somehow switched to our friends and Sheldon trying to convince me I should have another baby. Now don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't ever want more kids. You see, the deal is that if Sheldon would like more kids (which he must because he always gets baby fever) he has to make enough money so that I could stay at home permanently. Today they were saying Sheldon already makes enough for me to stay home, that we would just have to make some sacrifices in our lifestyle. However, I pointed out that we would have to buy a bigger home in order to have more kids which means he has to make more money. Our house is way too small to welcome more children into it. Then they countered with how some families would squeeze five kids into one bedroom. Ummmm, yeah...no. That's never going to happen.
Nice try, Sheldon, but a deal is still a deal.
While we were at their house afterwards, the conversation somehow switched to our friends and Sheldon trying to convince me I should have another baby. Now don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't ever want more kids. You see, the deal is that if Sheldon would like more kids (which he must because he always gets baby fever) he has to make enough money so that I could stay at home permanently. Today they were saying Sheldon already makes enough for me to stay home, that we would just have to make some sacrifices in our lifestyle. However, I pointed out that we would have to buy a bigger home in order to have more kids which means he has to make more money. Our house is way too small to welcome more children into it. Then they countered with how some families would squeeze five kids into one bedroom. Ummmm, yeah...no. That's never going to happen.
Nice try, Sheldon, but a deal is still a deal.
Sunday 9 September 2007
Tuesday 4 September 2007
Monday 3 September 2007
Is it a boy or girl?
Sheldon's dad called yesterday and said that Stephanie was in labour. Then my mother-in-law emails Sheldon last night to say the contractions have become irregular. We haven't heard anything since. The suspense is killing me.
Stay tuned....
Stay tuned....
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