Monday, February 08, 2010

Happy Birth Day Chloe...



My new sweet baby niece Chloe was born this morning. I can't wait to meet her. Matt and I are going to have a fight to decide who gets to hold her first!!! Thanks to technology I got not only a picture but a video of her within an hour of her birth. It was so wonderful to hear her little voice. I'll wait until her parents, Ben & Shelle, post a picture before I do it here. Take it from this proud Aunt, she's adorable!

Friday, February 05, 2010

Augmentin is my Friend...

After my coworkers starting spraying lysol in my general direction I decided to call the doctor. Is anyone surprised to learn that I have a sinus infection? Me neither. He also informed me that the meds I'm taking for RA have suppressed my immune system but that I'll adjust eventually and won't always be this oh so attractive body of hacking, feverish, snot.

I'm currently drinking a hot cup of tea AND a glass of orange juice over ice. I couldn't decide and both are anecdotally good for the symptoms of a cold so there you have it.

I'm hoping to start a new book this weekend. I just haven't decided what that book will be. Push just came up on my list at the library so that will probably be it. I also want to read one of Zack's books The Lightning Thief. I told him he had to finish it before I'd take him to see the movie. He's about half way through and stalled so I thought if I read it too we could discuss and I could urge him on. I got him the Guide to the Books and Movie which had sections on each characters and collectible cards and that has re-spurned his interest as it asks all sorts of questions about which god you come from and what your abilities would be. I'm all for anything that will keep my kids reading. Boxes from amazon show up at our door weekly. I also think it's a good idea for us, as parents, to read the books they're reading. So, in conclusion, we have the choice between a horribly abused child or one that is the half-blood son of the gods. Definitely two different moods huh?

Wednesday, February 03, 2010

Wednesday Word...

I have no words on my pad. I've been so sick this week that I haven't been thinking straight. Not even words could penetrate the thick barrier of snot my brain has formed. I can't think beyond "blow nose" let alone learn something. SO, I give you a little tidbit from biology 101. Virus.

Virus: an ultramicroscopic (20 to 300 nm in diameter), metabolically inert, infectious agent that replicates only within the cells of living hosts, mainly bacteria, plants, and animals: composed of an RNA or DNA core, a protein coat, and, in more complex types, a surrounding envelope.

Since I'm such a nice blog writer, I'll even give you a picture:



Virus. I haz lots of em. They have taken over and I'm fairly certain at this point that they might win.

Monday, February 01, 2010

A Blogger Named Amanda...

I was just scrolling through my Google Reader and realized that I read an unusual number of blogs written by someone with the name Amanda. I rarely ever meet anyone named Amanda so how did I come upon so many blogs written by Amandas? And was it just coincidence that I liked them and added them to my google reader or is there some subconscious love for all things Amanda? Interesting.

Here are some other great Amandas that write blogs:

All Flared UP

Amanda Rulong Photography

Kevin & Amanda's Blog


Sometimes...Life Doesn't Suck

Okay, well four doesn't seem like a lot, but really, there just aren't that many Amandas in the world and with me that makes five. Five Amanda bloggers. Clearly it takes little to entertain me.

You Might Want to Spray this Post with Lysol...

Hi! I'm here. After the Novocaine wore off last Wednesday the sore throat that was sort of hanging around kicked in full force and I've been SICK ever since. I made it through work on Thursday and then spent the next three days in bed. I crawled into work today (because we all know that even though they say stay home if you're sick, they don't really mean it) but am questioning if that was a good idea. Let's see if I can make it to lunchtime.

Thank fsm for kids who can feed themselves and husbands who deliver food to you in bed every so often.

*cough cough*