Sunday, March 1, 2009
Crack Book....errr, i mean Face Book
Ok- I'm hooked on it and now am going to call it Crack Book. It's sor tof like Crackberry, you know?
Friday, February 20, 2009
Thoughts on Face Book
I was goofing around last night and a friend convinced me that Face book was, what did she call it? Oh, yeah, fun. I'm not so sure about that. I can see very quickly that it is a way for people to find me, and by and large, I don't like to be found. Also, it seems like a way to have relationships without having relationships, if you know what I mean. Man, the world gets weirder everyday, and I'm not able to keep up.
What would happen if folks actually sat down and wrote, with a pen and paper, a letter? But that would take time you say, and time is supposedly what we all need more of because we are so busy. I could easily get sucked into the Face book vortex and not come out for hours. How would that save me time? I could write a letter, mail it, and go on with what needs done, like, say, spending time with my husband and kids. I firmly believe that a lot of this "technology" that is touted as "saving time" is actually costing mankind way more than we will ever know in this life.
Climbing down off of my soap box now.....
What would happen if folks actually sat down and wrote, with a pen and paper, a letter? But that would take time you say, and time is supposedly what we all need more of because we are so busy. I could easily get sucked into the Face book vortex and not come out for hours. How would that save me time? I could write a letter, mail it, and go on with what needs done, like, say, spending time with my husband and kids. I firmly believe that a lot of this "technology" that is touted as "saving time" is actually costing mankind way more than we will ever know in this life.
Climbing down off of my soap box now.....
Thursday, February 19, 2009
wheeze free, as of today
Amy is better--finally. We ended up in the ER Friday nightand I have to say, you sure get the top level of triage when you tell them you have a 10 year old who is having trouble breathing. I was impressed with the Sanford ER, much to my surprise. Today, they even called to check on her progress! Like I said, I was impressed.
Theo is beginning to get another cold--he had one just 2 weeks ago. He doesn't feel so bad, but he WILL NOT keep the snot off his upper lip and it makes me crazy!
On another note, we did a fun art project this morning--wax resist on paper--and they want me to post a photo. I will do that soon. I've been having trouble with BLogger and photos. It used to be that it woudl show the actual photo in the text box and I could type captions under each one accordingly. Now it shows the photos in computer language (which is a million and one letters) and usually reverses them from the order I put them in. This forces me to post and then edit about 5 times per post. Dang! I don't have the time or inclination to deal with that kind of fussiness. Hence, the lack of photos lately. Sorry about that. Now, everyone email matt and tell him to figure it out for me so I can resume photo-heavy messages. Thanks!
Theo is beginning to get another cold--he had one just 2 weeks ago. He doesn't feel so bad, but he WILL NOT keep the snot off his upper lip and it makes me crazy!
On another note, we did a fun art project this morning--wax resist on paper--and they want me to post a photo. I will do that soon. I've been having trouble with BLogger and photos. It used to be that it woudl show the actual photo in the text box and I could type captions under each one accordingly. Now it shows the photos in computer language (which is a million and one letters) and usually reverses them from the order I put them in. This forces me to post and then edit about 5 times per post. Dang! I don't have the time or inclination to deal with that kind of fussiness. Hence, the lack of photos lately. Sorry about that. Now, everyone email matt and tell him to figure it out for me so I can resume photo-heavy messages. Thanks!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Health reports
Amy was put on Orapred (steroids) for 5 days. Sarah has been using her rescue inhaler and I am watching her closely in case she needs the Orapred. We came home from the dr. with ALbuterol ampules (in case we need to use the nebulizer), Albuterol puffers (new ones with counters--but really, they gave us the old style without counters and I will return them), and Orapred. A big bag, but a small price, monetarily. $21.00 is all it takes to really mess up a kid's brain for several days while you heal her lungs. It's an expensive trade-off, I think, but one without other options. A girl's gotta breathe. We thank you for your prayers, and will be on the mend very soon!
Monday, February 9, 2009
Breathing issues and weather observations
We started 'round the clock, every four hours, breathing treatments with Amy last night. She had a rough weekend and we are headed to the Dr. today. She seems to be at the "weepy" point, when anything makes her cry. D@#$, I hate those steroids!
Sarah is now coughing too, so we'll beg the doc to take a listen to her chest today when we are there. (Two peas in a pod, they are, and it always happens in twos with them) Naturally, Matt is gone this week. Murphy's Law in effect. I'll update later tonight if I can.
About the weather: From looking at all the KCCI school net sites, it appears to be WET in Iowa today. I remember February there--it's always ugly. Feeling sorry for you, but admit that I'm rather in love with the 70's we've had the last 2 days. Very nice, very sunny, very good for the February doldrums. During June-September, you can laugh at/with me when we are cooking in the heat. Talk later--Love you!
Sarah is now coughing too, so we'll beg the doc to take a listen to her chest today when we are there. (Two peas in a pod, they are, and it always happens in twos with them) Naturally, Matt is gone this week. Murphy's Law in effect. I'll update later tonight if I can.
About the weather: From looking at all the KCCI school net sites, it appears to be WET in Iowa today. I remember February there--it's always ugly. Feeling sorry for you, but admit that I'm rather in love with the 70's we've had the last 2 days. Very nice, very sunny, very good for the February doldrums. During June-September, you can laugh at/with me when we are cooking in the heat. Talk later--Love you!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
For Lynn and Paul
Welcome to computer land, where you will spend entirely too much of your time. We're happy to have you here!
More snow and why that's good
It started to snow last night around midnight and this morning we had about 3-4" on the ground. Nothing stuck on the streets, so no problems with travel. I've figured out why I like the snow here so much better--it hasn't got the complications of Iowa snow. Why is that, you ask?
I'm so glad you did, because I've thought about it and have it all figured out.
1. When it snows here, everything shuts down. Even today, the schools had a 2 hour delay, when the roads were clear. If everything shuts down, you don't have to deal with the snow, messy roads, or traffic problems caused by the snow.
2. When it snows here, it doesn't stay for weeks and weeks, and doesn't add up from multiple snows. If it does happen to stay for a few days, see reason number one: everything shuts down.
Think about that; if it snowed and everything shut down you wouldn't have to go out and deal with it. Then it melts that next day and life resumes as normal. Easy peasy. Really, it makes me like snow a lot better. The whole 2 month winter (NC) vs. 5 month winter (IA) makes it pretty simple, too. That, and the sun. It seems to shine at least 4 days out of 7 on a regular basis. It makes February seem a lot nicer. Score 1 for NC.
I'm so glad you did, because I've thought about it and have it all figured out.
1. When it snows here, everything shuts down. Even today, the schools had a 2 hour delay, when the roads were clear. If everything shuts down, you don't have to deal with the snow, messy roads, or traffic problems caused by the snow.
2. When it snows here, it doesn't stay for weeks and weeks, and doesn't add up from multiple snows. If it does happen to stay for a few days, see reason number one: everything shuts down.
Think about that; if it snowed and everything shut down you wouldn't have to go out and deal with it. Then it melts that next day and life resumes as normal. Easy peasy. Really, it makes me like snow a lot better. The whole 2 month winter (NC) vs. 5 month winter (IA) makes it pretty simple, too. That, and the sun. It seems to shine at least 4 days out of 7 on a regular basis. It makes February seem a lot nicer. Score 1 for NC.
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