10/24/2009 Bash On the Boat (I'm with B.O.B.) - Thread #17

[Verandah Man]

Good evening everyone...been a quiet few hours on the thread. Anyone out there???

Working on my Income Taxes, but the Turbo Tax site must be EXTREMELY busy tonight.........

 

[Verandah Man]

I used to buy Turbo Tax every year until I found out about the free tax preparation online! I've used both EZTaxreturn.com and last and this year
Taxactonline.com.
This year IRS is offereing free online filing. Just go to their website and they'll tell you all the details and help you find the best tax site for you to use.
Grossing under a certain amount you can use certain sites and get free filing for IRS, but state will cost a fee.

I paid nothing to use the tax program, nothing to file Federal online and $13.95 to file my state online.

Saves all that money I used to pay for Turbotax (As long as your tax situations aren't too complicated).

Check them out!

Already paid for Turbo Tax, I'm just trying to print off my forms, but I keep getting kicked off the site.........very frustrating.....never had this problem before, but then again, I usually do my taxes very early on a Saturday or Sunday morning.

 

[njprincess]

Good evening!

Kathy - She made some comment about not being a pancake sister while I was gone.

Don't worry Pixie, I straightened her out!

 

[tikimimi]

Don't worry Pixie, I straightened her out!

Oh I know - I saw! You go, Trixie!!!

 

[JOANNEL]

Who's messing with the pancake sisters?

 

[tikimimi]

Who's messing with the pancake sisters?

Not a problem - doesn't even deserve our attention.

 

[dizneycrazy4]

This is a few weeks ago at Julia's cheer competition.They got 3rd place. They were just excited about the ribbon and trophy.

They are sooooo cute. Congratulations Julia

We (The UK) are never prepared for it... we're not used to it, so England just grinds to a halt if we get more than 3 inches

Every school in the West Midlands (our county) is off tomorrow, so no school for me or Ellis


Its now about 6-8 inches and more is forecast. We are off out with some of the Neighbours tomorrow to our local park where there is a BIG slope for sledging... I'll be sat in the car drinking hot chocolate

That is so funny how someplaces shut down with a small amount of snow. We are so used to snow, 3 inches doesn't seem like much.

Cass is helping me to use photbucket.. so hopefully by wed i can post some pics ..finally.. I even have some hat ones

Our trip to WDW in 2005 was a free one that my mother in law won through Creative Memories contest so it was very awsome. She took her 2 kids and I along.. unfortunatly we did not have the money for my kids to join us and we were shunned by them for a little bit (hehe) but it was a gift and how can you say no??...lol anyways it included airfare/medium hotel stay/ car rental/ $500 spending money! It was amazing.. I felt very fortunate to have been part of it

Great for you.

 

[Verandah Man]

That's it, I'm done, I can finish with Turbo Tax tomorrow, the site crashed and I can't get back in..........

I'm going to bed, good night all.........

 

[tikimimi]

Yep - good night here as well.

 

[Timon]

Well, we had a bit of a scare tonight...

Just got back from spending the evening at the Emergency Room with Kira. Rob gave her a muffin from Tim Hortons (coffee place) and she had a severe allergic reaction. One side of her face was all swollen. By the time we got to the hospital, her eye was starting to swell up a little and she had welts all over her body.

They gave her some Benilyn and a prescription for an epi-pen. The swelling started to come down on it's own after about 2 hours but the welts were still there when we left. We have to follow up with her family doctor and just monitor her.

We're not 100% sure it was the muffin but it was the last thing she ate just before she reacted. I am calling Tim Horton's in the morning and getting the ingredients of that muffin just so we know. The doctor said that it was most likely some type of nut.

She's never had any type of reaction before and she's had strawberries and raspberries and peanuts and other typical reactive foods.




Karen, we were so worried and helpless, I don't know how you deal with this every day. Kudos to you for braving what you have to every day

 

[GOS]

Cass is helping me to use photbucket.. so hopefully by wed i can post some pics ..finally.. I even have some hat ones

Our trip to WDW in 2005 was a free one that my mother in law won through Creative Memories contest so it was very awsome. She took her 2 kids and I along.. unfortunatly we did not have the money for my kids to join us and we were shunned by them for a little bit (hehe) but it was a gift and how can you say no??...lol anyways it included airfare/medium hotel stay/ car rental/ $500 spending money! It was amazing.. I felt very fortunate to have been part of it

Hat pics lucky mum.

 

[GOS]

Well, we had a bit of a scare tonight...

Just got back from spending the evening at the Emergency Room with Kira. Rob gave her a muffin from Tim Hortons (coffee place) and she had a severe allergic reaction. One side of her face was all swollen. By the time we got to the hospital, her eye was starting to swell up a little and she had welts all over her body.

They gave her some Benilyn and a prescription for an epi-pen. The swelling started to come down on it's own after about 2 hours but the welts were still there when we left. We have to follow up with her family doctor and just monitor her.

We're not 100% sure it was the muffin but it was the last thing she ate just before she reacted. I am calling Tim Horton's in the morning and getting the ingredients of that muffin just so we know. The doctor said that it was most likely some type of nut.

She's never had any type of reaction before and she's had strawberries and raspberries and peanuts and other typical reactive foods.




Karen, we were so worried and helpless, I don't know how you deal with this every day. Kudos to you for braving what you have to every day

Oh my goodness, glad that she's OK now.

 

[Scouter]

Well, we had a bit of a scare tonight...

Just got back from spending the evening at the Emergency Room with Kira. Rob gave her a muffin from Tim Hortons (coffee place) and she had a severe allergic reaction. One side of her face was all swollen. By the time we got to the hospital, her eye was starting to swell up a little and she had welts all over her body.

They gave her some Benilyn and a prescription for an epi-pen. The swelling started to come down on it's own after about 2 hours but the welts were still there when we left. We have to follow up with her family doctor and just monitor her.

We're not 100% sure it was the muffin but it was the last thing she ate just before she reacted. I am calling Tim Horton's in the morning and getting the ingredients of that muffin just so we know. The doctor said that it was most likely some type of nut.

She's never had any type of reaction before and she's had strawberries and raspberries and peanuts and other typical reactive foods.




Karen, we were so worried and helpless, I don't know how you deal with this every day. Kudos to you for braving what you have to every day

That is scary!
Poor Kira and poor you guys for feeling so helpless.

Hopes she feeling better today.

 

[goofyfreak]

Well, we had a bit of a scare tonight...

Just got back from spending the evening at the Emergency Room with Kira. Rob gave her a muffin from Tim Hortons (coffee place) and she had a severe allergic reaction. One side of her face was all swollen. By the time we got to the hospital, her eye was starting to swell up a little and she had welts all over her body.

They gave her some Benilyn and a prescription for an epi-pen. The swelling started to come down on it's own after about 2 hours but the welts were still there when we left. We have to follow up with her family doctor and just monitor her.

We're not 100% sure it was the muffin but it was the last thing she ate just before she reacted. I am calling Tim Horton's in the morning and getting the ingredients of that muffin just so we know. The doctor said that it was most likely some type of nut.

She's never had any type of reaction before and she's had strawberries and raspberries and peanuts and other typical reactive foods.




Karen, we were so worried and helpless, I don't know how you deal with this every day. Kudos to you for braving what you have to every day

for Kira. How scary. I hope she wasn't too miserable last night with the welts. Hopefully you will find out what it was and be able to avoid that food.

 

[Verandah Man]

Well, we had a bit of a scare tonight...

Just got back from spending the evening at the Emergency Room with Kira. Rob gave her a muffin from Tim Hortons (coffee place) and she had a severe allergic reaction. One side of her face was all swollen. By the time we got to the hospital, her eye was starting to swell up a little and she had welts all over her body.

They gave her some Benilyn and a prescription for an epi-pen. The swelling started to come down on it's own after about 2 hours but the welts were still there when we left. We have to follow up with her family doctor and just monitor her.

We're not 100% sure it was the muffin but it was the last thing she ate just before she reacted. I am calling Tim Horton's in the morning and getting the ingredients of that muffin just so we know. The doctor said that it was most likely some type of nut.

She's never had any type of reaction before and she's had strawberries and raspberries and peanuts and other typical reactive foods.




Karen, we were so worried and helpless, I don't know how you deal with this every day. Kudos to you for braving what you have to every day

Oh Cass, how scary for all of you. Best of luck finding out what caused the reaction.

 

[Verandah Man]

Good Morning from Sn*wy New Jersey........

Was finally able to get back on the Turbo Tax website when I woke up this morning and was able to get my taxes filed, I feel so much better now!!! We should have our refund deposited into our checking account in about 8 days. The refund will help in paying off the BOB cruise!!!

 

[Karen Mouse]

Well, we had a bit of a scare tonight...

Just got back from spending the evening at the Emergency Room with Kira. Rob gave her a muffin from Tim Hortons (coffee place) and she had a severe allergic reaction. One side of her face was all swollen. By the time we got to the hospital, her eye was starting to swell up a little and she had welts all over her body.

They gave her some Benilyn and a prescription for an epi-pen. The swelling started to come down on it's own after about 2 hours but the welts were still there when we left. We have to follow up with her family doctor and just monitor her.

We're not 100% sure it was the muffin but it was the last thing she ate just before she reacted. I am calling Tim Horton's in the morning and getting the ingredients of that muffin just so we know. The doctor said that it was most likely some type of nut.

She's never had any type of reaction before and she's had strawberries and raspberries and peanuts and other typical reactive foods.

Karen, we were so worried and helpless, I don't know how you deal with this every day. Kudos to you for braving what you have to every day

Oh no! - the poor little thing - at least you've found out early...get her allergy tested to find out the trigger and then deal with the fact that for the rest of your life you will ALWAYS be reading food labels

It would either have been something in the muffin or something off of the table you were sat at. Ellis has had reactions from just sitting at a table in a restaurant before we've even ordered .

Was she sick? have the hives gone down now on her body? Ellis' eye takes 2-3 days before its back to normal so dont panic if its still swollen.

When you see your G.P. make sure you get at least 2 epipens - one may not be enough in some cases. We have 2 at home, 2 in his medi-bag, 2 at school. They only last 1 year so get ones with long expiry dates on them or you'll be forever at the pharmacy

If you have questions just fire away and I'll try to help take away your worries. You'll get used to it .

The final triggers could either have been the chemical they cleaned the table with, or something you ate if you kissed her afterwards, so think what you had too.

When you get a reaction its pretty quick - usually within 20 mins if not muh quicker - (with Ellis its almost instant) so you can eliminate anything before 30 mins.

Big hugs to you all. Its real scarey to start with but you'll get used to it. You're handbags will now need to get bigger though to carry her medi-bag

 

[Karen Mouse]

Well folks, the sun is shining, it snowed another couple of inches overnight, all the neighbours are heading to the park at 11am to sledge so I need to make flasks of hot chocolate and get the bikkies ready. (AND MY CAMERA OF COURSE )

I'll take the waterproof one just incase I get snowballed mid shot

Have a great day folks

 

[tikimimi]

Well, we had a bit of a scare tonight...

Just got back from spending the evening at the Emergency Room with Kira. Rob gave her a muffin from Tim Hortons (coffee place) and she had a severe allergic reaction. One side of her face was all swollen. By the time we got to the hospital, her eye was starting to swell up a little and she had welts all over her body.

Good Morning All! Cass, I know that had to scare you so much. I am so allergic to so many things and have been all my life - it is a pain but then it gets just plain funny. When things settle from this and you know what is going on, just be thankful it wasn't something far worse. And of course, you are blessed you were close enough to medical care for her while it happened.

Everyone have a super day! I am off to work - late again.

 

[dizneycrazy4]

Well, we had a bit of a scare tonight...

Just got back from spending the evening at the Emergency Room with Kira. Rob gave her a muffin from Tim Hortons (coffee place) and she had a severe allergic reaction. One side of her face was all swollen. By the time we got to the hospital, her eye was starting to swell up a little and she had welts all over her body.

They gave her some Benilyn and a prescription for an epi-pen. The swelling started to come down on it's own after about 2 hours but the welts were still there when we left. We have to follow up with her family doctor and just monitor her.

We're not 100% sure it was the muffin but it was the last thing she ate just before she reacted. I am calling Tim Horton's in the morning and getting the ingredients of that muffin just so we know. The doctor said that it was most likely some type of nut.

She's never had any type of reaction before and she's had strawberries and raspberries and peanuts and other typical reactive foods.




Karen, we were so worried and helpless, I don't know how you deal with this every day. Kudos to you for braving what you have to every day

How scary, hope you find out the source.