Scared ya didn’t I?
Daniel is playing sneaky, sneaky scary monster with me this morning. He just made the game up. He comes up quietly….as quietly as a wheezing, coughing, mouth breather can be and then shouts, “BOO!” I , of course, am very frightened and react appropriately which dissolves my darling boy into a fit of giggles followed by more wheezing and coughing.
He and I both are not only a little bit silly and loopy this morning but we are very sleep deprived…..and I am a little worried.
As you might have guessed, Daniel has been having difficulty with his breathing. It started in the middle of the night and he, the nebulizer with meds and myself have been bonding ever since.
Because of that, he and I stayed home while the rest of the family went to church. I’ve been missing a lot of church lately because of Daniel or work….they must think I am the biggest heathen! :Þ I don’t think anyone will ask Bill this week where I am at because there is a Women’s Retreat this weekend where most of the women from our church are at anyway. I didn’t go because I thought it would be rude to plan a weekend away on Zoë’s 13th birthday. She agreed. But for all folks know today I am in the Santa Cruz Mountains with all the other women from Calvary instead of at home in my cozy flannels watching practically every dvd selection in Daniel’s library and of course playing sneaky, sneaky, scary monster.
Little man is very twired….my word describing his exhausted albuterol overloaded state. At one point this morning I was thinking we may be heading to the ER for a racemic epi treatment as he sounded so tight with little air exchange but that episode seems to have passed. That relieved me because it would be a 20 minute drive to the nearest ER that I would take him to…..the two hospitals in this town do NOT have a dedicated Pedi unit which means adult med staff attempting to take care of a kid with complicated chronic medical issues. I had the misfortune of experiencing that only once since we moved here and I will not make that mistake again…..if he has to go in, he has to go but I would feel much better driving to Stockton or Modesto with someone else in the car with me.
So today will be a day dedicated to breathing…and hopefully, breathing easier for my little man.
Daily Archives: February 27, 2005
Weekend Assignment #12
Weekend Assignment #12: Great Events
So, you ask, how did we get from Weekend Assignment #48 to Weekend Assignment #12? Well, seems like I skipped #12 at some point (probably around the 12th week of the assignments, I’d wager). And needless to say, we can’t have that. So: It’s Weekend Assignment #12! And all is right again with the world.
And since we’re going back in time a bit to do Weekend Assignment #12, I thought we’d expand on that there:
Weekend Assignment #12: Thanks to time travel and invisibility, you can be on the spot for any important event of the last 100 years (1905 onward). Which important historical event do you choose? As a twist, if you actually were at an important historical event, you can’t pick that one. Why? Because you were there already. What, you want to be there twice? Think of the paradox!
Extra Credit: Think of a piece of now-dated slang that should be brought back into circulation. Make it reasonably clean slang, please.
I like to think that I was fortunate to be born when I was because thanks to the magic of television and its evolving advancements I have had the opportunity to witness so many historical events in my lifetime and those that I was too young to recall I could witness thanks to filmed images. So much has changed in 43 years….of course this proves my kids’ theories that their parents are older than dirt itself!
Okay, now John’s assignment….sorry I am late, I was being held hostage by fifteen teenage girls…
I thought long and hard about this one. Given my feeling that I have had the privilege to “witness” so many events I decided to choose one before my time.
I chose the end of World War II particularly this moment…
I am really not a looky-loo, honest. this image came to mind as I thought about how the end of WW II in many ways was the beginning of so many things that has become our society today. I was discussing with my daughter Holly yesterday the whole phrase baby boom generation and what took place as a result of the baby boomers arrival, their childhood, education, young adulthood, their becoming parents, entering the workforce and now their aging. It was Holly who pointed out we wouldn’t have had those baby boomers were it not for the greatest generation getting so busy after the war. She then added that who could blame them for wanting to celebrate. I guess that is why I picked this event and this image because my daughter really hit the nail on the head with her statement. My grandparents (they were teen parents as were my parents for those who may be doing the math) and their peers sure did get busy!
My slang I would like to bring back would be far-out….much the way Tommy Chong used to say it….or maybe he still does say it. I would like to see it become as over used as, “that’s hot!” which I heard way too many times last night.
Saturday Six
Saturday Six
1. If a space colony could be built on the Moon or on Mars and humans could live there under protective domes, would you have any interest in living away from Earth?
I would definitely visit but I would have to make that judgement when I get there
2. A commercial for a credit company starts with a man being denied for a loan because of his credit score (619) and then he encounters that same number in multiple places. Is there a number that holds some significance for you that you encounter fairly often?
58. all five of my children were born the 58th minute of the hour.
3. How many items are in your refrigerator door at this moment? Of those, how many have you not touched in the last six months?
37. Only two, the Molly McButter sprinkles and the glycerin suppositories. Thanks for the reminder for me to clean my refrigerator!
4. How often do you buy a movie without seeing it (either in a theater or through a movie rental)? What was the last movie you purchased without having seen first? Do you now think that if you’d seen it first, you wouldn’t have purchased it?
Daniel’s Baby Einstein Baby Noah. Daniel LOVES Baby Einstein and it is such a great developmental tool for him when we watch together and since we have all the others (hand me downs from his cousins), it was a no-brainer to get the latest.
5. What was the last thing you purchased at an electronics store? An office supply store? A department store?
this computer, some office supplies, a lamp shade
6. Do you expect to owe taxes this year or get a refund? Will this year’s debt or refund be greater or less than last year’s?
they’re done, the refunds were received two weeks ago and they were spent. They were less than last year….last year we received the adoption tax credit of $10,000 and we donated a car so the refunds reflected those credits and deductions accordingly.
