One of my depositing customers told me yesterday that his wife has the same thing Stef has and their doctor told them it's THE flu - as in the one we all got shots for last fall. He says the shot is really only effective for 3 months, then it's sort of no good after that. I personally just think we got a shot for a slightly different strain than what is going around now.
Anyway, MIL sort of confirmed that today. Her other job is at a nursing home and one of her coworkers had this stomach bug, also told by her doctor that it's THE flu. She said it was so bad that her hair hurt. That totally fits with how Stef has been acting - like it hurts to be touched, sometimes it hurts to just BE. Poor poor baby.
No more puking so far. She complained that her belly hurt a lot last night. One explosive/toxic diaper later and she was much better. She ate a little piece of banana last night then asked to go for a nap. Today, she ate a cracker and about 1/3 of a banana before I left her at my mom's. She called me later (Stef did) to tell me she's feeling good. I think we're finally over the hump with this (knock wood). The diahrea is supposed to last for about a week, so I'm not sure if she can go back to swimming school Monday or not.
If anybody has any ideas about games the kids could play at Stef's birthday party, that tie in with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, please share! So far, I only have Pin the tail on Mickey (yawn) and some sort of treasure hunt that loosely follows the episode where they were looking for colors to refill the rainbow machine. Red ball, orange whistle, yellow flower, green ducky, blue bow, and purple plum. I'm still not quite sure how to run the game. All the kids are around 3 yrs old except Michael who is 7. HELP!!
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Stef update
Stef puked herself awake this morning, then went back to sleep. I called the pedi and got an appointment for 9:50. When I woke her up to go to the doctor's, I gave her a few sips of KoolAid. That all came back up (even thru her nose, poor baby) in the car. Luckily, I had the forethought to bring a towel and put on her lap, so most of it went there. I brought the pukey bowl too but she didn't make it to that. Pedi checked her weight (30-1/2 lbs) and her belly, throat, ears, heart(?); said her bowels are working fine and everything else is clear. Apparently this stomach virus is rampant - they've been seeing ALOT of it lately. Stef got a shot of phenergan to stop the vomiting. MIL reports that she slept in her bed for awhile, then wanted to be held and was sleeping in MIL's arms as of 12:45. When she wakes up, she's allowed to have sips of Sprite or ginger ale or broth. If she holds that down, she can have crackers/toast/rice/bananas etc for supper. The puking should be finished now.
Lil stinker that she is, she keeps asking for cocoa or choc milk or cereal or ice cream. I tell her she can't have that while she's sick. So she proclaims that she's all better now. LMTO
On a related note, MIL told me this morning that she hates our pediatricians because they just let her be sick for too long. Luckily she told me this on the phone so she didn't see the eye roll. I told her that they had offered for Stef to come in on Tuesday but there isn't much they could do for her except weigh her and check her belly. I was comfortable with waiting it out. I know there's not much to be done for viruses. Of course I translated her comment into that I'm a bad mother for not insisting she be seen. Ugh.
Lil stinker that she is, she keeps asking for cocoa or choc milk or cereal or ice cream. I tell her she can't have that while she's sick. So she proclaims that she's all better now. LMTO
On a related note, MIL told me this morning that she hates our pediatricians because they just let her be sick for too long. Luckily she told me this on the phone so she didn't see the eye roll. I told her that they had offered for Stef to come in on Tuesday but there isn't much they could do for her except weigh her and check her belly. I was comfortable with waiting it out. I know there's not much to be done for viruses. Of course I translated her comment into that I'm a bad mother for not insisting she be seen. Ugh.
Tagged by Elisa
Birthday Tag
1. Go to Wikipedia and type in your Birthday Month and day only.
2. List 3 Events that occurred that day.
3. List 2 important Birth days.
4. List 1 Death.
5. List a Holiday or Observance. (if any)
6. Tag 5 other bloggers.
3 events:
1-1865 - The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City.
2-1958 - Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4, 1957).
3-1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
2 important birthdays
1-1643 - Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and natural philosopher (d. 1727)
2-1965 - Julia Ormond, English actress (same year as me)
1 death
1999 - Iron Eyes Cody, American actor (b. 1904)
holiday
The eleventh night and tenth day of Christmas in Western Christianity
I tag Sara, Angela, Kylee, Koren, and Krista
1. Go to Wikipedia and type in your Birthday Month and day only.
2. List 3 Events that occurred that day.
3. List 2 important Birth days.
4. List 1 Death.
5. List a Holiday or Observance. (if any)
6. Tag 5 other bloggers.
3 events:
1-1865 - The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street in New York City.
2-1958 - Sputnik 1 falls to Earth from its orbit (launched on October 4, 1957).
3-1999 - Former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura is sworn in as governor of Minnesota.
2 important birthdays
1-1643 - Sir Isaac Newton, English mathematician and natural philosopher (d. 1727)
2-1965 - Julia Ormond, English actress (same year as me)
1 death
1999 - Iron Eyes Cody, American actor (b. 1904)
holiday
The eleventh night and tenth day of Christmas in Western Christianity
I tag Sara, Angela, Kylee, Koren, and Krista
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Day 3 of the stomach flu
I could tell Stef wasn't herself on Sunday. She hadn't been eating much since about Thursday, but I chalked that up to toddlerhood. Sunday afternoon, she started telling me her belly hurt. Well, not so much that it hurt, just that whine "my bellllllyyyyyy" I kind of figured it was coming. She fell asleep in the car on the way to the grocery store. We drove to York's Giant purposely so she could go in the Treehouse (play area). When I woke her and asked if she wanted to go play with the kids, at first she said yes, but then just cried and wanted me to hold her. She still wasn't feeling hot. I carried her all the way thru the grocery store (and OY does my back feel it now). After groceries, she and I waited in the car while Steve went in Lowes to get us a new dishwasher (ours isn't dead but it's very ill). As soon as he came back out, she puked all over herself and the carseat and everything on the floor in front of her. I never make a big deal out such things so as not to upset her. As long as I covered the puke mess, she was calm. Steve, on the other hand, freaked a little at first, but then got himself under control when he saw how Stef reacted.
We got her home and she puked once more, then just layed around and snuggled with me the rest of the evening. Monday morning she woke up in a huge pool of diarrhea, so straight in the bathtub for her. She was running a low grade fever by this point and cried unless I was holding her. So I stayed home with her. She was able to hold down small sips of Sprite then a few crackers for supper. Of course Steve was freaking just about the whole time he was home. "well, what about orange juice? maybe she caught it from the shopping cart at Giant. are you sure the Sprite is supposed to be warm? etc etc" Just worried daddy stuff.
She was running a temp of about 100 at supper time, and climbed to 103 before bed. Tylenol and Motrin tag team, cool washcloth, and snuggles with mommy all cooled her off enough that I could put her to bed without worrying myself to death. I still didn't sleep much all night - listening for Stef sounds. She woke up completely cool and begged for her water bottle, which is a comfort thing for her. Against my better judgement, I gave in and let her have a few ounces. She curled up on my lap and took a short nap. I tried to get her awake so I could see if I needed to stay home with her again or not. She wanted to go lay in my bed with me and just as I picked her up to carry her there, she puked all the water back at me, in my hair, down my back, on the floor. I should have listened to my better judgement. LOL
Anyway, now she feels warm again but I didn't get the thermometer on her yet. She's sleeping on my bed with the puke bowl next to her. I just called off work again and am waiting for the ped to open @ 8:30 to call them. Oh, I'll have to cancel my PT for today too. And then I'm getting in the shower again!!
We got her home and she puked once more, then just layed around and snuggled with me the rest of the evening. Monday morning she woke up in a huge pool of diarrhea, so straight in the bathtub for her. She was running a low grade fever by this point and cried unless I was holding her. So I stayed home with her. She was able to hold down small sips of Sprite then a few crackers for supper. Of course Steve was freaking just about the whole time he was home. "well, what about orange juice? maybe she caught it from the shopping cart at Giant. are you sure the Sprite is supposed to be warm? etc etc" Just worried daddy stuff.
She was running a temp of about 100 at supper time, and climbed to 103 before bed. Tylenol and Motrin tag team, cool washcloth, and snuggles with mommy all cooled her off enough that I could put her to bed without worrying myself to death. I still didn't sleep much all night - listening for Stef sounds. She woke up completely cool and begged for her water bottle, which is a comfort thing for her. Against my better judgement, I gave in and let her have a few ounces. She curled up on my lap and took a short nap. I tried to get her awake so I could see if I needed to stay home with her again or not. She wanted to go lay in my bed with me and just as I picked her up to carry her there, she puked all the water back at me, in my hair, down my back, on the floor. I should have listened to my better judgement. LOL
Anyway, now she feels warm again but I didn't get the thermometer on her yet. She's sleeping on my bed with the puke bowl next to her. I just called off work again and am waiting for the ped to open @ 8:30 to call them. Oh, I'll have to cancel my PT for today too. And then I'm getting in the shower again!!
Friday, March 23, 2007
I'll MEME too
Bolded items are things I have done:
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it (Every day!)
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach (
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland (no but SO close)
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children/currently raising child
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet (a snake is NOT a pet!!)
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (if catching a fish counts)
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life (well, it was my dog, but i still saved his life)
01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said “I love you” and meant it (Every day!)
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby’s diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen a total eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach (
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland (no but SO close)
52. Been heartbroken longer than you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger’s table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your CDs
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Played touch football
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for more than 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Snake River
82. Been on television news programs as an “expert”
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Kissed on the first date
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one/both of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in Rocky Horror
96. Raised children/currently raising child
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn’t stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an accident that you shouldn’t have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Touched a stingray
110. Broken someone’s heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a facial part pierced other than your ears
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistol
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet (a snake is NOT a pet!!)
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone’s mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Touched a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one “important” author who you missed in school, and read
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating (if catching a fish counts)
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you’re living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn’t know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone’s life (well, it was my dog, but i still saved his life)
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
How did it go?
Well, MIL said Stef was really scared at first but by the time it was over, she didn't want to leave. Stef told me she had fun, but hasn't mentioned it again. It's supposed to be a class to help them get comfortable being in the water. Some of the kids went under. Stef layed back in the water. That's a good step for her because she freaks if I just try to lay her back in the tub.
I hate my allergies. My nose is like a freaking fire truck. My left sinuses are completely blocked up. My ears itch. My chest feels heavy (well, heavier than usual). The pollen forecast is 6.6 today and slowly creeping up over the next 4 days. Blech.
I hate my allergies. My nose is like a freaking fire truck. My left sinuses are completely blocked up. My ears itch. My chest feels heavy (well, heavier than usual). The pollen forecast is 6.6 today and slowly creeping up over the next 4 days. Blech.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Swimming school!
Today was Stefanie's first day of "swimming school" at the Y. MIL is taking her then stopping over here to let me know how she did. It's only 1 block away, but I don't get to take a lunch today since I'm making up time for PT appts. I should really let her get well established before I go over there and disrupt everything with my presence anyway. What a big girl!!!
Friday, March 16, 2007
Bionic doggies
I can't believe I just spent over $400 at the vet last night. Preshy had her annual checkup, plus a skin infection and an ugly looking something (probably impacted hair) on her face. And we needed Ellie's thyroid meds, and both of them are taking the incontinence pill now, and heartworm pills, and Frontline, and Keflex for Presh's skin, and some liquid stuff for her face spot. And we left with a follow up appt in two weeks. Well, at least there's no insurance company to fight with about this bill! LOL
Thursday, March 15, 2007
I'm surrounded
by freakin IDIOTS! I'm having a frustrating day, which has sort of carried over from yesterday a bit.
Anyway, my boss has been putting off turning over the ordering of supplies duty for some unknown reason. I asked him about it today, and he said "you can make that change whenever you want to" WTF?
My office manager made an appointment for a client that needs the cashier for Thursday @ 4:30. HELLO! I only work until 4:30! And I cannot stay over tonight because Preshy's vet appt is tonight. So I asked if he could change the appt to just a little earlier - 15 or 20 minutes maybe. He comes back to me after talking to the client and says "I got it changed to Friday @ 4:30. I guess I should've checked with you first to make sure that's okay, huh" NICE!
The phone guy was going to come to our house today to check on a bad static in the downstairs phonejack between 2:45 and 4:45. I asked MIL yesterday if she could come up and let them in. She said Sure NP. I asked if she still has a key to the house. "YES." I asked again this morning is she sure she has a key. "YES! I'll show you if you want." "No, I believe you and I've got to run" I just got a phone call that she's at the house and this key doesn't work. She's already climbed the fence and looked for the hide-a-key, but I told her yesterday that it's not there right now. Steve must have locked himself out and used that key then left it inside (where it does a world of good!) So, MIL wants to know if maybe it's the key to the back door. "NO, the same key works all the way around the house" "Well this won't fit in the hole and the guy is waiting" "Well, I'll just have to reschedule then" Whatever, it's rescheduled for Saturday morning now.
I had called about a month ago at work to get a phone jack moved from the supply room to the cage for the postage machine. They finally came today and tell me "well that's an analog jack. IBM doesn't work on those. You'll have to call your help desk" EXCUSE ME! That's who I called and they sent YOU! Simple solution, which I wanted to do in the first freaking place - get a longer phone cord that reaches from the postage machine over to the wall and let it share the phone jack with the fax machine. The postage machine only ever needs to connect when it has to refill with postage money - like once every 2 months. WHY DON'T THEY LISTEN TO ME????
One of the brokers' intercom was apparently on auto answer. We don't know how it got that way, but she didn't want it that way since the phone automatically answered every single time somebody intercommed her, whether she wanted to talk to them or not. The dumbass (no)help-desk person I got to handle this took 30 minutes to understand wtf was going on.
"Well, that's the way a phone works. If somebody calls the broker, she can then talk to that person"
Well no shit sherlock. "Usually a person has the choice of whether they want to answer the phone though"
"Well, sure. Isn't she choosing to talk?"
"Umm, no. It's like the phone is haunted. It just answers all by itself - even in nobody is in the room"
"Well who is calling her when this happens?"
"It happens no matter who intercoms her"
"But what is this person's last name?"
What does it matter??? I could probably say George Lucas at this point and you still won't get it! "I don't know. Let's pick Smith."
"Can you hold please?"
***long time on hold***
"Let me understand what you're saying here. When Smith intercoms her, the phone rings once, then she can talk"
"Yes, but she doesn't push any buttons and Smith is already there, on speaker, whether she wanted to talk to Smith or not"
"But that's the way the phone works"
etc etc etc around and around and around
Finally I just wanted to slit my wrists and I heard the lightbulb come on. "OH! It sounds like she has it on auto answer"
"Umm, okay. How did that happen? Thru her personal website?"
"No, she would have had to call in to have that turned on"
"I'm sure she didn't. Ok, now how do we turn it off?"
"Just call in and ask for it to be turned off"
"Pleae can we have it turned off?"
"So you want the auto answer feature turned off on extension 5675?"
"Yes please"
"Can I help you with anything else today?"
give me rusty razor! "No, that about covers it!"
AAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHH
Anyway, my boss has been putting off turning over the ordering of supplies duty for some unknown reason. I asked him about it today, and he said "you can make that change whenever you want to" WTF?
My office manager made an appointment for a client that needs the cashier for Thursday @ 4:30. HELLO! I only work until 4:30! And I cannot stay over tonight because Preshy's vet appt is tonight. So I asked if he could change the appt to just a little earlier - 15 or 20 minutes maybe. He comes back to me after talking to the client and says "I got it changed to Friday @ 4:30. I guess I should've checked with you first to make sure that's okay, huh" NICE!
The phone guy was going to come to our house today to check on a bad static in the downstairs phonejack between 2:45 and 4:45. I asked MIL yesterday if she could come up and let them in. She said Sure NP. I asked if she still has a key to the house. "YES." I asked again this morning is she sure she has a key. "YES! I'll show you if you want." "No, I believe you and I've got to run" I just got a phone call that she's at the house and this key doesn't work. She's already climbed the fence and looked for the hide-a-key, but I told her yesterday that it's not there right now. Steve must have locked himself out and used that key then left it inside (where it does a world of good!) So, MIL wants to know if maybe it's the key to the back door. "NO, the same key works all the way around the house" "Well this won't fit in the hole and the guy is waiting" "Well, I'll just have to reschedule then" Whatever, it's rescheduled for Saturday morning now.
I had called about a month ago at work to get a phone jack moved from the supply room to the cage for the postage machine. They finally came today and tell me "well that's an analog jack. IBM doesn't work on those. You'll have to call your help desk" EXCUSE ME! That's who I called and they sent YOU! Simple solution, which I wanted to do in the first freaking place - get a longer phone cord that reaches from the postage machine over to the wall and let it share the phone jack with the fax machine. The postage machine only ever needs to connect when it has to refill with postage money - like once every 2 months. WHY DON'T THEY LISTEN TO ME????
One of the brokers' intercom was apparently on auto answer. We don't know how it got that way, but she didn't want it that way since the phone automatically answered every single time somebody intercommed her, whether she wanted to talk to them or not. The dumbass (no)help-desk person I got to handle this took 30 minutes to understand wtf was going on.
"Well, that's the way a phone works. If somebody calls the broker, she can then talk to that person"
Well no shit sherlock. "Usually a person has the choice of whether they want to answer the phone though"
"Well, sure. Isn't she choosing to talk?"
"Umm, no. It's like the phone is haunted. It just answers all by itself - even in nobody is in the room"
"Well who is calling her when this happens?"
"It happens no matter who intercoms her"
"But what is this person's last name?"
What does it matter??? I could probably say George Lucas at this point and you still won't get it! "I don't know. Let's pick Smith."
"Can you hold please?"
***long time on hold***
"Let me understand what you're saying here. When Smith intercoms her, the phone rings once, then she can talk"
"Yes, but she doesn't push any buttons and Smith is already there, on speaker, whether she wanted to talk to Smith or not"
"But that's the way the phone works"
etc etc etc around and around and around
Finally I just wanted to slit my wrists and I heard the lightbulb come on. "OH! It sounds like she has it on auto answer"
"Umm, okay. How did that happen? Thru her personal website?"
"No, she would have had to call in to have that turned on"
"I'm sure she didn't. Ok, now how do we turn it off?"
"Just call in and ask for it to be turned off"
"Pleae can we have it turned off?"
"So you want the auto answer feature turned off on extension 5675?"
"Yes please"
"Can I help you with anything else today?"
give me rusty razor! "No, that about covers it!"
AAAGGGGGHHHHHHHHH
Tuesday, March 13, 2007
Sesame Street Old School
I am LOVING this DVD!!
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000H6SY8C/ref=ord_cart_shr/103-3879835-7831838?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance
I actually remember watching these episodes on PBS when I was a preschooler and in early elementary school. I don't remember Oscar being orange, but that was just temporary. He turned green due to some vacation at a swamp or something. It was SO cute watching Stef watch these with me. She kept insisting that the orange muppet just could NOT be Oscar. Last night when we watched the current SS, she got all excited to see Oscar. "Look Daddy! It's Oscar! He's GREEN!!"
I loved seeing the number of the day counting sequence the way it used to be too. It's sort of the same song when they count up then down again. But instead of that jack-in-the-box thing, they had the numbers flying at the screen with some spacey sounds. And I had forgotten all about those crazy dots, where the one keeps turning red so they start over, then they are all red, but that one turns white again. What a rebel! LMTO! I can't wait to see more. I mean I can't wait to show more to Stef.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000H6SY8C/ref=ord_cart_shr/103-3879835-7831838?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance
I actually remember watching these episodes on PBS when I was a preschooler and in early elementary school. I don't remember Oscar being orange, but that was just temporary. He turned green due to some vacation at a swamp or something. It was SO cute watching Stef watch these with me. She kept insisting that the orange muppet just could NOT be Oscar. Last night when we watched the current SS, she got all excited to see Oscar. "Look Daddy! It's Oscar! He's GREEN!!"
I loved seeing the number of the day counting sequence the way it used to be too. It's sort of the same song when they count up then down again. But instead of that jack-in-the-box thing, they had the numbers flying at the screen with some spacey sounds. And I had forgotten all about those crazy dots, where the one keeps turning red so they start over, then they are all red, but that one turns white again. What a rebel! LMTO! I can't wait to see more. I mean I can't wait to show more to Stef.
Friday, March 09, 2007
I'm out
The insurance company is still dicking around with the PGD claim and the deadline was today to either have an answer or pay another $5000 to the RE.
So we will sit this one out. I'm annoyed at the insurance company because they had already told me it back in Jan that it was only a formality to get it paid, but it's approved. It's all a big runaround of bullshit.
The RE said they might be doing a cycle in May, but if not, definately June.
So we will sit this one out. I'm annoyed at the insurance company because they had already told me it back in Jan that it was only a formality to get it paid, but it's approved. It's all a big runaround of bullshit.
The RE said they might be doing a cycle in May, but if not, definately June.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
2 am????
All week long, Stef has refused her nap at MIL's, then fallen asleep in the car on the way home. She's been down for the count and missed supper to go straight to bed. She'd been getting up at 6am, rather than 7am, which is cool since we're about to go back on daylight savings time. But this morning, she cheerfully came in our room at 2am and announced "Good morning Mommy!"
We both went potty, then back to bed. She tried, really tried, to go back to sleep for over an hour. Then she insisted that she wanted breakfast. I figured she probably was hungry from skipping supper, so down we went. When I asked her what she wanted to eat, she just asked for Max & Ruby. So that's what she got. I tried one more time to get her to go back to bed, but she still insisted she wanted breakfast. So this time I gave her a mini box of Frosted Flakes (or Snow Flakes as Stef calls them). She ate a few and cuddled up with me on the couch for more Max & Ruby. When Steve came down at 5:30, I beat tracks back to bed for a 20 minute catnap.
I don't know what's up with the 2am thing, but I sure hope its a one time fluke. I think she might have had gas pains. I accused her twice of pooping her panties, but she was clean. I wonder what MIL gave her for lunch yesterday?
Anyway, I'm a complete space case today and probably won't make much sense all day long.
I still haven't heard anything about my boot and I plan to call the insurance company later to see if there has been a decision made yet. Steve fell asleep right after I put Stef to bed last night, so we didn't get to talk about the whole IVF thing. Tonight, for sure!
We both went potty, then back to bed. She tried, really tried, to go back to sleep for over an hour. Then she insisted that she wanted breakfast. I figured she probably was hungry from skipping supper, so down we went. When I asked her what she wanted to eat, she just asked for Max & Ruby. So that's what she got. I tried one more time to get her to go back to bed, but she still insisted she wanted breakfast. So this time I gave her a mini box of Frosted Flakes (or Snow Flakes as Stef calls them). She ate a few and cuddled up with me on the couch for more Max & Ruby. When Steve came down at 5:30, I beat tracks back to bed for a 20 minute catnap.
I don't know what's up with the 2am thing, but I sure hope its a one time fluke. I think she might have had gas pains. I accused her twice of pooping her panties, but she was clean. I wonder what MIL gave her for lunch yesterday?
Anyway, I'm a complete space case today and probably won't make much sense all day long.
I still haven't heard anything about my boot and I plan to call the insurance company later to see if there has been a decision made yet. Steve fell asleep right after I put Stef to bed last night, so we didn't get to talk about the whole IVF thing. Tonight, for sure!
Wednesday, March 07, 2007
Cycle update...
I'm supposed to go in this Monday for baseline US and BW. It might not happen this round though unless the insurance company makes a final decision about the PGD by Friday. It's a freaking runaround mess. The ins co says they requested medical records and just received them yesterday and sent them over for review. The RE says they've submitted the complete kit-and-kaboodle medical records at least 3 times. The RE says they submitted the change from $5000 to $2800 claim 2/23. The insur co says they don't see that but it won't matter anyway since when they review the $5000 claim, they will see that the $2200 portion was already settled and they'll disregard that part. The insur co said they will expedite the claim but can't make any promises, and really doubt that it'll be finished Friday, which is the RE's deadline.
I told Steve this morning that we need to talk about the whole IVF thing tonight. I see that we have 3 choices:
1-skip this round
2-pull $5k from a credit card again
3-ask his dad for the money
I don't like any of those choices one little bit.
Leg update: My first PT was this morning and I got yelled at for trying to walk with my foot pointed out the side. She's trying to contact my family doctor to get me a boot (which would be FABULOUS) and wants me to bring the crutches back for the next appt so she can make sure they're adjusted correctly. She thinks I have them too short. I knew not to have them up in my armpits and probably went overly-safely-low. I hope the boot will be enough. Crutches are a pain. The impinged nerve in my right shoulder is all bothered again now. My fingers keep going numb from it. That makes for a really weird sensation while typing. LOL
I told Steve this morning that we need to talk about the whole IVF thing tonight. I see that we have 3 choices:
1-skip this round
2-pull $5k from a credit card again
3-ask his dad for the money
I don't like any of those choices one little bit.
Leg update: My first PT was this morning and I got yelled at for trying to walk with my foot pointed out the side. She's trying to contact my family doctor to get me a boot (which would be FABULOUS) and wants me to bring the crutches back for the next appt so she can make sure they're adjusted correctly. She thinks I have them too short. I knew not to have them up in my armpits and probably went overly-safely-low. I hope the boot will be enough. Crutches are a pain. The impinged nerve in my right shoulder is all bothered again now. My fingers keep going numb from it. That makes for a really weird sensation while typing. LOL
Tuesday, March 06, 2007
I HATE this!
If I use one crutch, it kills my back and sciatic, not to mention doesn't let my calf muscle rest and heal. If I use 2 crutches, the impinged nerve in my right shoulder screams and I can't carry my lunch box.
The pizza delivery girl just told me her calf muscle tear took 4 months to heal. GREAT! I don't have time for this crap!
The good news is that I found a PT that will take me tomorrow instead of next freaking Tuesday. Maybe they can help me get more comfortably mobile?? I'm not looking forward to all those PT sessions either. $20/visit for torture. Heehee. My sister the PT knows all the good torture jokes.
The pizza delivery girl just told me her calf muscle tear took 4 months to heal. GREAT! I don't have time for this crap!
The good news is that I found a PT that will take me tomorrow instead of next freaking Tuesday. Maybe they can help me get more comfortably mobile?? I'm not looking forward to all those PT sessions either. $20/visit for torture. Heehee. My sister the PT knows all the good torture jokes.
Monday, March 05, 2007
Partial tear of the gastrocnemius muscle
Lovely, huh? That's why I can wiggle my foot all around with no pain, but the minute that muscle tries to contract I want to scream. I think I'll remind Stef of this several times a day for the next 10 years. ;)
Doctor appt
I have a doctor appt for this afternoon to have my left calf looked at. On Saturday, Stef decided to sprint across the grocery store parking lot and I must have pulled something when I started off the chase her. It's no better today, so I'll hobble on into the doctor's office.
Doggone kid! She thought it was hilarious watching mommy hop and limp after her, all the while having a heart attack because she was running across 5 or 6 rows of parking lines/possible traffic. Maybe that's payback for me laughing at some of her antics that she didn't think were very funny?
Anyway, update later....
Doggone kid! She thought it was hilarious watching mommy hop and limp after her, all the while having a heart attack because she was running across 5 or 6 rows of parking lines/possible traffic. Maybe that's payback for me laughing at some of her antics that she didn't think were very funny?
Anyway, update later....
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Urine gone
http://www.urinegone.com/ it's an enzyme that actually "eats" the urine. I like it, works pretty well. I bought it at CVS last time, in the AS SEEN ON TV section.
My mom has used this http://www.gardensalive.com/product.asp?pn=0420 and likes it better. It's a bigger bottle for half the price, but it's only available thru mailorder. I've ordered from Gardens Alive many times in the past and LOVE their stuff. Mom added an extra bottle of the stuff to her most recent order for me, but it hasn't come in yet.
Stef had her first accident free day yesterday!!!!! I had been telling her that the first day she could go accident free I had a special prize for her. So we broke it out last night - a new My Little Pony. She was just thrilled to death. She found her old pony and declared one of them as the mommy pony. Then they slept on her pillow next to her face. It was so freaking cute!
My mom has used this http://www.gardensalive.com/product.asp?pn=0420 and likes it better. It's a bigger bottle for half the price, but it's only available thru mailorder. I've ordered from Gardens Alive many times in the past and LOVE their stuff. Mom added an extra bottle of the stuff to her most recent order for me, but it hasn't come in yet.
Stef had her first accident free day yesterday!!!!! I had been telling her that the first day she could go accident free I had a special prize for her. So we broke it out last night - a new My Little Pony. She was just thrilled to death. She found her old pony and declared one of them as the mommy pony. Then they slept on her pillow next to her face. It was so freaking cute!
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