Saturday, May 31, 2008
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The ads on my blog continue to make me laugh. They adjust to the content of my blog. Look at them - now they are all for gout, rash, or abdominal pain!
Random Information
Hmmm...I really can't remember much of note around here. I was way behind at work before I went to San Diego, and now I'm even further behind. By the time I get Ryan in bed at night I am brain dead...so here are some random bits of information:
1) Mommy: Ryan, you are my favorite person in the world!
Ryan: No, I'm just a good boy. I'm not a person!
2) Ryan has had a 103 degree fever since Thursday. He has hand-foot-and-mouth. There is nothing you can do but give ibuprofen for the pain and fever. He has sores in his mouth and the typical hand rash all over his chest. I managed to get just the right dose of medecine at just the right time this afternoon so we were able to play outside for a bit today.
3) We need a new air conditioner and a new furnace. We have known we needed the air conditioner since last fall, but I also had them look at the furnace because it did some weird things this winter and our bill was really high. Apparently the heat exchanger in our furnace could crack at any time spilling CO into the house. Lennox recalled the furnace in the early 1990's (before we bought the house) because it was so dangerous. We are thinking of getting a heat pump.
4) Last week Rachel treated me to lunch at Hu Hot. It was fun and a nice treat. She got a gift cert for her birthday, and Eric won't eat there, so she took me. I never get to go there because Todd won't eat there, so it all worked out well.
5) Ryan stayed overnight in Oskaloosa last Saturday night. I should have been out painting the town red, but instead I watched the last 4 episodes of Dangerous Housewives and some crime shows I had taped. Sunday we went out for supper with Aunt Kathy and Uncle Denny so they could see Ryan. Sandy and Grandpa Fortner had been bragging to Kathy about how well Ryan talks (he talks in paragraphs, non-stop), but he was tired and only said about 25 words the whole time! I think everyone was disappointed, but I enjoyed the silence! You've got to take it when you can get it!
6)We went to the zoo on Monday. Ryan was most impressed with the playground. He asked why the monkeys weren't talking (they're not like Curious George), and why the cow wasn't walking (it's fiberglass). Since it was Members Monday, we got a free train ride. We ran into Rachel and the boys when we got off. It's a pathetic zoo when compared to St Louis or Omaha, but it is the perfect size for Ryan. Not too big and not too crowded. We were lucky to get a membership for Christmas, so we can zip in and out whenever we want. Ryan fell asleep on the way home and didn't wake up until 4:09 AM Tuesday morning!
7) My parents got hit by the tail end of the Hazelton tornado the same day as the Parkersburg tornado. They had softball sized hail, lost shingles, ruined the siding and air conditioner compressor, and the silo has spiral cracks in it. The middle row of trees in the grove were sheared off at the base. I guess that they were under the stairs in the basement and were sure there wouldn't be a house left when they went upstairs. They were very lucky. The farm south of them lost their bin and barn, and the windows in their house were blown out.
1) Mommy: Ryan, you are my favorite person in the world!
Ryan: No, I'm just a good boy. I'm not a person!
2) Ryan has had a 103 degree fever since Thursday. He has hand-foot-and-mouth. There is nothing you can do but give ibuprofen for the pain and fever. He has sores in his mouth and the typical hand rash all over his chest. I managed to get just the right dose of medecine at just the right time this afternoon so we were able to play outside for a bit today.
3) We need a new air conditioner and a new furnace. We have known we needed the air conditioner since last fall, but I also had them look at the furnace because it did some weird things this winter and our bill was really high. Apparently the heat exchanger in our furnace could crack at any time spilling CO into the house. Lennox recalled the furnace in the early 1990's (before we bought the house) because it was so dangerous. We are thinking of getting a heat pump.
4) Last week Rachel treated me to lunch at Hu Hot. It was fun and a nice treat. She got a gift cert for her birthday, and Eric won't eat there, so she took me. I never get to go there because Todd won't eat there, so it all worked out well.
5) Ryan stayed overnight in Oskaloosa last Saturday night. I should have been out painting the town red, but instead I watched the last 4 episodes of Dangerous Housewives and some crime shows I had taped. Sunday we went out for supper with Aunt Kathy and Uncle Denny so they could see Ryan. Sandy and Grandpa Fortner had been bragging to Kathy about how well Ryan talks (he talks in paragraphs, non-stop), but he was tired and only said about 25 words the whole time! I think everyone was disappointed, but I enjoyed the silence! You've got to take it when you can get it!
6)We went to the zoo on Monday. Ryan was most impressed with the playground. He asked why the monkeys weren't talking (they're not like Curious George), and why the cow wasn't walking (it's fiberglass). Since it was Members Monday, we got a free train ride. We ran into Rachel and the boys when we got off. It's a pathetic zoo when compared to St Louis or Omaha, but it is the perfect size for Ryan. Not too big and not too crowded. We were lucky to get a membership for Christmas, so we can zip in and out whenever we want. Ryan fell asleep on the way home and didn't wake up until 4:09 AM Tuesday morning!
7) My parents got hit by the tail end of the Hazelton tornado the same day as the Parkersburg tornado. They had softball sized hail, lost shingles, ruined the siding and air conditioner compressor, and the silo has spiral cracks in it. The middle row of trees in the grove were sheared off at the base. I guess that they were under the stairs in the basement and were sure there wouldn't be a house left when they went upstairs. They were very lucky. The farm south of them lost their bin and barn, and the windows in their house were blown out.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Sesame Street Live
Second Row Tickets: Free
Soda: $2.50
Parking: $6
Ridiculously Priced Souvenir: $15
Taking My Son to his First Stage Show: Priceless
San Diego Pictures
Statue of Navy Man returning from war.
The biggest Hen and Chicks I have ever seen in my life!
I finally got to see a Panda Bear! Everytime I have been to the zoo in Washington DC, the pandas were hiding inside!
Sunset views near our hotel.
Me suspended over the ocean on the USS Midway.
Our free appetizer at Buster's. We used every tacky tourist coupon we could.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Sunday, May 11, 2008
My Luck is Changing?
I thought my luck was changing because Dahl's called to say I won 4 tickets to Sesame Street Live! This is awesome. Since it's free, if Ryan misbehaves or is bored we can walk out and not feel like we wasted money. I never win anything so I am way excited!
But then...Todd almost didn't make it home from work last night. The jeep is leaking oil, power steering fluid, and engine coolant. Great! When it rains it pours!! Luckily my mom is lending me my grandpa's car while Todd's is in the shop.
Tomorrow Todd and I are going to San Diego. We are going to hang out for 3 days before the Climate Change Conference. It will be nice to be away from all the icky things at home. Although I will miss Ryan......
But then...Todd almost didn't make it home from work last night. The jeep is leaking oil, power steering fluid, and engine coolant. Great! When it rains it pours!! Luckily my mom is lending me my grandpa's car while Todd's is in the shop.
Tomorrow Todd and I are going to San Diego. We are going to hang out for 3 days before the Climate Change Conference. It will be nice to be away from all the icky things at home. Although I will miss Ryan......
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Stress and Sickness
This has not been a fabulous week at our house. First of all we are very stressed. With it costing $50 - 60 to fill up a car with gas, you can guess how much money people in Newton have left to buy drinks. Zilch. I am getting worn down from my double-workload at work, and I have never quite got the hang of balancing work outside the home and motherhood.
Anyway, Sunday Todd's wrist swelled up and he was in excruciating pain. After 2 hours at Urgent Care and 8 hours in the ER we didn't have a confirmed diagnosis. They even "tapped" his joint - i.e. they took a very big needle and sucked fluid out of his wrist. It was possibly one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen.
Monday we found out it was gout for sure. He has uric acid crystals in his wrist. This has involved many pills and many doctor's visits. He has to take medicine FOR A YEAR! to dissolve the crystals and is still in a lot of pain. To top it off, they think he has Crohn's Disease and was supposed to have an endoscopy/colonoscopy on Monday, but can't because of the Gout.
While we were at the ER I started sneezing and developed a horrible cold. I was horribly congested all week, and I have hives all over me (stress). The medicine for the hives makes it so I can't breathe, and the medicine to help me breathe brings back the hives!! To top it all off, the 85 plants I ordered came last Friday so I have been using every spare moment to get them in the ground before we leave for San Diego on Monday.
Today is better. The plants are in the ground and I have found the right medicine combo for the hives and my nose. Ryan is wild as hell though. I finally had to take him to McDonald's so Todd could sleep. I don't think he has shut up for more than 30 seconds all day!!
Well, it is time to go beat my laundry into submission again. Every time I almost catch up, it the pile grows again. I swear my towels are having sex and multiplying!
Anyway, Sunday Todd's wrist swelled up and he was in excruciating pain. After 2 hours at Urgent Care and 8 hours in the ER we didn't have a confirmed diagnosis. They even "tapped" his joint - i.e. they took a very big needle and sucked fluid out of his wrist. It was possibly one of the most disgusting things I have ever seen.
Monday we found out it was gout for sure. He has uric acid crystals in his wrist. This has involved many pills and many doctor's visits. He has to take medicine FOR A YEAR! to dissolve the crystals and is still in a lot of pain. To top it off, they think he has Crohn's Disease and was supposed to have an endoscopy/colonoscopy on Monday, but can't because of the Gout.
While we were at the ER I started sneezing and developed a horrible cold. I was horribly congested all week, and I have hives all over me (stress). The medicine for the hives makes it so I can't breathe, and the medicine to help me breathe brings back the hives!! To top it all off, the 85 plants I ordered came last Friday so I have been using every spare moment to get them in the ground before we leave for San Diego on Monday.
Today is better. The plants are in the ground and I have found the right medicine combo for the hives and my nose. Ryan is wild as hell though. I finally had to take him to McDonald's so Todd could sleep. I don't think he has shut up for more than 30 seconds all day!!
Well, it is time to go beat my laundry into submission again. Every time I almost catch up, it the pile grows again. I swear my towels are having sex and multiplying!
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