...so I read an interesting article today. Walmart is now selling caskets....what next? I guess they really do want to be the one-stop-shop...geesh!
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/s/capress/091028/world/us_wal_mart_caskets
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 29, 2009
My Decision...
...so I have decided to get the H1N1 Vaccination and my hubby and oldest little one will be getting it as well. I posted the following on facebook today on how I made my decision...
I tune out the media when making a decision. Their info is always slanted and part truths. This is how I made my decision...if this helps any...
1) Free to everyone so why would the Canadian Government offer something free of charge if it were severly harmful thus opening the door for many lawsuits.
2) all Doctors and Health Professionals are getting it.
3) There are side effects to everthing and anything we do...this is no different yet we don't pay attention to them unless it's being brought up by the media.
4) I'm afraid of dying and having my kids die...I rather live or see them with a bad side effect then plan a funeral.
5)No different than any other vaccine - gave all of them to Blake and will to Brady.
6) had vaccines as a kid when there was much less technology and research and i'm still here and healthy - ish hehehehe
7)Just like the flu shot, it may not prevent you from getting the swine flu but will keep you safe from the bad version.
8) the vaccine has actually been around for decades.
9) there are very few ventillators in Ydot so SHOULD this hit badly, we're in trouble
10) I hate taking meds for anything, but if the doc says take antibiotics for your illness - I take it. They know more than me so I need to trust in our system. I need to trust that people who research this stuff day in day out know what they're talking about...just like I need to trust that my mechanic will fix my car, my hairdresser won't harm my head, my chiropractor won't break my bones, my bank won't steal my money,etc...So all that said, that's how I came to my decision of Yes. I did give it lots of though and then worked through.
Now i'm totally tuning out the media cause i've made a firm decision. Sometimes I wish we could just get facts instead of stories...
"Abra Abra Cadabra.." - Steve Miller Band
I tune out the media when making a decision. Their info is always slanted and part truths. This is how I made my decision...if this helps any...
1) Free to everyone so why would the Canadian Government offer something free of charge if it were severly harmful thus opening the door for many lawsuits.
2) all Doctors and Health Professionals are getting it.
3) There are side effects to everthing and anything we do...this is no different yet we don't pay attention to them unless it's being brought up by the media.
4) I'm afraid of dying and having my kids die...I rather live or see them with a bad side effect then plan a funeral.
5)No different than any other vaccine - gave all of them to Blake and will to Brady.
6) had vaccines as a kid when there was much less technology and research and i'm still here and healthy - ish hehehehe
7)Just like the flu shot, it may not prevent you from getting the swine flu but will keep you safe from the bad version.
8) the vaccine has actually been around for decades.
9) there are very few ventillators in Ydot so SHOULD this hit badly, we're in trouble
10) I hate taking meds for anything, but if the doc says take antibiotics for your illness - I take it. They know more than me so I need to trust in our system. I need to trust that people who research this stuff day in day out know what they're talking about...just like I need to trust that my mechanic will fix my car, my hairdresser won't harm my head, my chiropractor won't break my bones, my bank won't steal my money,etc...So all that said, that's how I came to my decision of Yes. I did give it lots of though and then worked through.
Now i'm totally tuning out the media cause i've made a firm decision. Sometimes I wish we could just get facts instead of stories...
"Abra Abra Cadabra.." - Steve Miller Band
Cartoon...
...so this was the cartoon in the Chronicle Herald today. Thought it was rather funny...
http://thechronicleherald.ca/toon.php
http://thechronicleherald.ca/toon.php
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Night Terror...
...so my oldest son woke up last night cause he had to go to the bathroom. Hubby got up and took him and once he brought him back to his room, he started freaking out! I got up and went in to calm him down, but it wasn't working. He was seeing Bees...EVERYWHERE! He was hysterically jumping around the room and swatting at the bees as if they were attacking him. It was pitiful. I couldn't calm him down cause he wouldn't come to me as he saw bees on me too. I turned on the light and still...he'd point, scream like someone was torturing him and cry. He wouldn't get in his bed cause he thought there were bees there...he wouldn't walk on the floor without screaming cause the bees were attacking him...he wouldn't get out of his room cause the bees were in the hall. I talked to him calmly and explained that bees live outside and they were sleeping in their beds. He would answer me and look me in the eyes....then the minute I'd stop he'd start screaming and swatting them. It was the most horrible experience I've ever been through with a child. Once I finally got him to come to me, he was shaking so bad he couldn't keep his feet on the floor. He was a trembling mess and his heart was pounding so much I was afraid he'd have heart failure. After a few hours he calmed down and I slept in his bed with him to "protect him". He remembered this morning, but wasn't afraid. He remembered all the facts I told him about bees...just not the scared part.
I researched this on the Internet and it's called "Night Terrors". It most commonly happens to boys between the ages of 3-6...he'll be 3 in a month. They are actually asleep....hard to believe...but they are. He was talking and reasoning with me and also repeating...but still asleep. Most kids have night terrors about bugs, snakes, spiders and other animals. I can't believe it's actually a condition. It was horrible and I hope it doesn't continue. My heart was hurting for him...the fear in his face was something I'll never forget.
I researched this on the Internet and it's called "Night Terrors". It most commonly happens to boys between the ages of 3-6...he'll be 3 in a month. They are actually asleep....hard to believe...but they are. He was talking and reasoning with me and also repeating...but still asleep. Most kids have night terrors about bugs, snakes, spiders and other animals. I can't believe it's actually a condition. It was horrible and I hope it doesn't continue. My heart was hurting for him...the fear in his face was something I'll never forget.
Thanks Charlene...
...so I received my P&G Samples yesterday! This is the second batch. The first came with mini shampoos, mini deoderant, pads and tampons and a few other goodies. This one came with clothes detergents, fabric softner, Mr Clean Magic Eraser, body wash and a few other things. I ordered the man one a couple weeks ago so that one should come soon too.
Love it....and for those who would like to get your samples, here's the link:
http://brandsampler.ca/en_CA/home.php
Enjoy!
Love it....and for those who would like to get your samples, here's the link:
http://brandsampler.ca/en_CA/home.php
Enjoy!
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Tweet!...
...so I joined twitter. I have no clue what it's all about and as of right now i'm telling myself what i've been up to cause no one is following me...so basically I have no friends in vitual world. If you're on twitter, would you please follow me???!! Pretty Please!!!
"Rockin Robin...Tweet tweet tweet! " - Unsure of the singer
"Rockin Robin...Tweet tweet tweet! " - Unsure of the singer
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Thoughts...
...so today i'm having all kinds of weird thoughts. It's just one of those days...like:
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then"my beholders": come out, come out wherever you are!
Jon Gosselin, from "Jon & Kate plus 8" needs a therapist....in my opinion
We can fly to the moon, we can cure lots of incredible things, but we can't make coffee that doesn't stain your teeth....weird.
Does the saying "that's the pot calling the kettle black" even work anymore? Martha Stewart now makes lovely colored pots and I don't remember seeing a black kettle in the last 20 years.
What happens when the people that hold the signs during road construction need to pee? I've never noticed a port-a-pottie anywhere.
Corn....well nevermind, i'll leave that one alone.
When you picture a cow, is it always while with black blobs? It is for me....who knew there were ones with brown blobs!
Why is it that I can hold my pee until I walk into a bathroom? ...then, I can barely hold it anymore.
If the Beetles only formed in 2009, would they actually be popular? "She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah..." "We all live in a yellow submarine..."
"I think, I thought..." - REM
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then"my beholders": come out, come out wherever you are!
Jon Gosselin, from "Jon & Kate plus 8" needs a therapist....in my opinion
We can fly to the moon, we can cure lots of incredible things, but we can't make coffee that doesn't stain your teeth....weird.
Does the saying "that's the pot calling the kettle black" even work anymore? Martha Stewart now makes lovely colored pots and I don't remember seeing a black kettle in the last 20 years.
What happens when the people that hold the signs during road construction need to pee? I've never noticed a port-a-pottie anywhere.
Corn....well nevermind, i'll leave that one alone.
When you picture a cow, is it always while with black blobs? It is for me....who knew there were ones with brown blobs!
Why is it that I can hold my pee until I walk into a bathroom? ...then, I can barely hold it anymore.
If the Beetles only formed in 2009, would they actually be popular? "She loves you yeah, yeah, yeah..." "We all live in a yellow submarine..."
"I think, I thought..." - REM
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Flat...
...so I got a flat tire today. I was driving on highway 103 and while illegally talking to my mom on my cell phone I realized my buggy was really pulling to one side. I then got a notification on my dash thingy to check the tire pressure. I pulled over and sure enough, flat. So now what? I hung up with my mom and called the dealership to see what I need to do. Here's my conversation with the service guy:
Ldot: "Hi! I have a flat tire and don't know what to do. Do I have roadside assistance?"
Service Guy: "Well, possibly...what year is your vehicle?"
Ldot: "Um....I don't know."
Service Guy: "No problem, do you have a spare in the vehicle?"
Ldot: "Um...I don't know."
Service Guy: "Ok, well...what's your VIN Number?"
Ldot: "Um....where can I find that?"
Service Guy: "Do you know your phone number?"
Ldot: "YES! That I do know...it's ###-####" *THANK GOD I KNEW SOMETHING!!*
Service Guy: "Great...I see here you have roadside...call this number..." (and he gives me the number and then specifically tells me what to say and also gives me the information about my vehicle that I'll need). I'm sure he's figured out that I'm clueless at this point...geesh!
Now I hang up...and feel slightly dumb...but really, why do I care about these things? I don't need to know what year my buggy is...I just need to know it works? Right? OK...I'm trying to make myself feel less dumb! Do you know your vehicle information?
The roadside lady was real nice and in no time the tow truck guy showed up to fix my buggy!
So, basically I played the role of the stereotypical girl real well...knows nothing about cars...blah blah blah...and the tow truck guy has to come to the rescue even though all the tools necessary for the tire replacement are in my vehicle and really all he did was find them and use them.
I consider myself a pretty intelligent lady...but I really felt not intelligent today.
"Big wheels keep on turnin'..." - CCR
Ldot: "Hi! I have a flat tire and don't know what to do. Do I have roadside assistance?"
Service Guy: "Well, possibly...what year is your vehicle?"
Ldot: "Um....I don't know."
Service Guy: "No problem, do you have a spare in the vehicle?"
Ldot: "Um...I don't know."
Service Guy: "Ok, well...what's your VIN Number?"
Ldot: "Um....where can I find that?"
Service Guy: "Do you know your phone number?"
Ldot: "YES! That I do know...it's ###-####" *THANK GOD I KNEW SOMETHING!!*
Service Guy: "Great...I see here you have roadside...call this number..." (and he gives me the number and then specifically tells me what to say and also gives me the information about my vehicle that I'll need). I'm sure he's figured out that I'm clueless at this point...geesh!
Now I hang up...and feel slightly dumb...but really, why do I care about these things? I don't need to know what year my buggy is...I just need to know it works? Right? OK...I'm trying to make myself feel less dumb! Do you know your vehicle information?
The roadside lady was real nice and in no time the tow truck guy showed up to fix my buggy!
So, basically I played the role of the stereotypical girl real well...knows nothing about cars...blah blah blah...and the tow truck guy has to come to the rescue even though all the tools necessary for the tire replacement are in my vehicle and really all he did was find them and use them.
I consider myself a pretty intelligent lady...but I really felt not intelligent today.
"Big wheels keep on turnin'..." - CCR
Friday, October 16, 2009
A little H1N1 Funny...
...so here's a joke I thought i'd share hehehehehe...
This Little Piggy
This little piggy went to market.
This little piggy stayed at home.
This little piggy had roast beef.
This little piggy had none.
And this little piggy went “cough, sneeze” and the whole world’s media went mad over the imminent destruction of the human race, and every journalist found out that they didn’t have to do too much work if they just did “Find ‘bird’, replace with ’swine’” on all their saved articles from a year ago, er, all the way home.
This Little Piggy
This little piggy went to market.
This little piggy stayed at home.
This little piggy had roast beef.
This little piggy had none.
And this little piggy went “cough, sneeze” and the whole world’s media went mad over the imminent destruction of the human race, and every journalist found out that they didn’t have to do too much work if they just did “Find ‘bird’, replace with ’swine’” on all their saved articles from a year ago, er, all the way home.
"Balloon Boy"...
...so did you hear about that little boy and the big balloon in Colorado? Well if you didn't, apparently this family had this hot air balloon and it was suddenly in the sky and flying around cause one kid said he saw his little brother get in it. It was assumed that the brother would be in the balloon's basket but once they located the balloon they realized that the brother wasn't there so this started a massive manhunt for this kid. It was breaking news around the world and most people pictured the worst, possibly he had fallen out along the way?...very horrible. Anyways, when the family got back home after frantically searching around for this kid they found him at home. Apparently he had hid in the shed the whole time. The family was interviewed on CNN and the interviewer asked the kid if he had heard the parents calling for him. The kid answered that he had and then the interviewer asked him why he didn't come out. He answers, reluctantly in my opinion, "you guys said we did this for a show". HELLO HOAX! I can't believe that parents would be so desperate to be famous or be in the spotlight that they would stage all this and have their kids lie to police and the whole world. If it's true that it was a complete farce then I think the parents should be charged with something cause clearly there's something wrong. How awful is that? Here's the link to the clip where the kid says this, live: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wI6UONWCq7A&feature=player_embedded
Seems a little fishy to me...
"Every word you say is lies, lies, lies..." - Toni Braxton
Seems a little fishy to me...
"Every word you say is lies, lies, lies..." - Toni Braxton
Monday, October 5, 2009
Stunned...
...so i'm trying to set up my new computer and have had to call our tech guys a million times today. Part of the problem is that when I connect to the internet, the computer gives me coordinates and I need to use a special grid and with the coordinates, come up with a response. I'm missing my grid so I need to call the tech guys to look up the grid and give me the response. So here's how our conversation goes:
Ldot: The coordinates are A5 H3 J8
Tech Guy: Ok so can you repeat that...
Ldot: A5 H3 J as in... *and a long pause...
Tech Guy: J as in Juliette?
Ldot: *I'm now laughing hysterically* Yes...you don't even want to know what the only word I could come up with was...
Tech Guy: What was it?
Ldot: J as in Jaggerbomb!
Tech Guy: *Now he's laughing hysterically*
So out of all the words in the English Language that start with J, all I could come up with the name of a shooter - Jaggerbomb....How ridiculous is that?
"ABC...as easy as 123..." - The Jackson 5
Ldot: The coordinates are A5 H3 J8
Tech Guy: Ok so can you repeat that...
Ldot: A5 H3 J as in... *and a long pause...
Tech Guy: J as in Juliette?
Ldot: *I'm now laughing hysterically* Yes...you don't even want to know what the only word I could come up with was...
Tech Guy: What was it?
Ldot: J as in Jaggerbomb!
Tech Guy: *Now he's laughing hysterically*
So out of all the words in the English Language that start with J, all I could come up with the name of a shooter - Jaggerbomb....How ridiculous is that?
"ABC...as easy as 123..." - The Jackson 5
Friday, October 2, 2009
Cartoons...
...so my oldest little one loves watching cartoons and lately he's been into "Caillou". "Caillou" is a little boy who loves having fun and i'd say he's about 6 or 7 years old. Everytime I watch I think...."Why is he completely bald?" There's not a stitch of hair on his head....quite strange...
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