Memorable Memorial Day

So far today, Johnny (hubby) and Alexis have had a trip to the emergency room, and I've had a trip to urgent care. Memorable indeed!

Johnny had some kind of infection in his finger tip and under the nail. It was filling with pus and was excrutiating. He tried "popping" it. Nada.

I've had terrible back pain for about 3 weeks now. I went to urgent care 2 weeks ago. I ran out of my Rx's and went back today with Johnny in tow so he could get his finger checked.

We get there, sign in, fill in paper work, and we get a call from Alexis, crying, telling us she hurt herself.

Alexis went to her friends bday party. She was in her bathing suit, running from her friend's sister who was spraying a hose. Alexis backed into a hot grill. Ouch. She has a second degree burn that's about 3" in diameter on her rear.

While we're in the pediatric ER, Johnny shows the nurse his finger and asks if he can wait till tomorrow to have it checked out. She says he needs to get to the ER now because it's infected. Slice. Squeeeeeze. Slice. Squeeeeeze. "Son of a ...!" A tetanus shot later, and we're out the door.

Back to urgent care for me. My back is worse than I thought (worse than the P.A. who saw me last time thought). Three more Rx's, a shot of anti-inflammatory, plus an Rx for physical therapy, and I'm out the door.

Oh, and today is my sister's bday. Happy Birthday, Laura!!!

5-26-07 Photo Hunt: Colorful

This is a picture of my daugther's Kindergarten classroom. It's a couple of years old, but when I think of "colorful", I think of all the wonderful primary colors that filled that classroom. I volunteered weekly, so I have a lot of fond memories of this colorful room.

This week’s theme: Colorful

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Make your own.

Read this in a knitting Yahoo group I belong to...

The famous Olympic skier Picabo Street (pronounced Peek-A-Boo) is not just an athlete... She is now a nurse currently working at the Intensive Care Unit of a large metropolitan hospital. She is not permitted to answer the hospital telephones. It caused too much confusion when she would answer the phone and say,

Picabo, ICU.

Kitten fun

I was looking through emails from a year ago, and I came across this link that I shared with my scrapbooking yahoo group. It's still cute a year later. :)






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5-18-07 Photo Hunt: Cooked/ing

Here's a sausage and chicken stew I made a few weeks ago. It was soooo good; perfect for a wet, chilly day. Makes me want some right now. I ate mine with a little hot sauces and sometimes a little rice. Nummy.

This week’s theme: Cooked/ing

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ETA: Here's the link to the recipe for anyone who's interested!

Ouch!

I know I haven't updated in a while, but life has been SO hectic!

Right now, unfortunately, I am suffering from back pain. :( A Dr. friend of mine scared me into seeing a doctor (my boss and husband have been trying to get me to go all week) by mentioning meningitis to me.

Fortunately, it seems I am "only" having back spasms, so I've been subscribed 800mg Motrin and a muscle relaxant. I hope I'm feeling better soon, because this is really painful!

More updates soon. I promise! :)