DIS/DISUnplugged/Dreams December Event Info – DISapalooza (continued)

[AnneR]

Has anyone gotten the H1N1 shot yet? Our school district is offering them tomorrow. I plan to take Millie up there to get it, but I hope it's not too late. They have so many kids out sick already. Between school, soccer, swimming and all the other group activities she does, I'd be really surprised if she hasn't been exposed to it already. And, they are only giving it to the children, so I can't go get one.
Then I'm trying to figure out if I should get the regular flu shot for myself or just wait for the new one to get here for everyone else.
This is gonna be a very long winter, I'm afraid!

Oh, and Nicole, Millie's soccer league has banned the handshakes at the end of the games. Has Madi or Emilie had the same thing in their league? I heard a mom say last night "OMG, did you see that? None of those girls are shaking hands with our team. Isn't that rude?"

We are having availability issues - even with the regular flu shot. Our supplier has not been able to provide us with any flu shot serum yet this year and we are a health care center.

 

[jeanigor]

I'm making chili with corn bread, this time. Getting hungry. Must go eat food. Nom Nom Nom.

 

[jeanigor]

We are having availability issues - even with the regular flu shot. Our supplier has not been able to provide us with any flu shot serum yet this year and we are a health care center.

I'm always torn on whether or not to bother. I am usually pretty good at warding off communicable things.

 

[DVCsince02]

Jackie, our school is also offering h1n1 shot, but I declined. They were offering the mist for the healthy kids and the shot for the immuno compromised. This has been a daily topic in our house. Chris and I got into a big arguement about it. All I can say is it's a very personal choice. Do what you feel is best for your family.

Also, my laptop is dead. No coming back. Luckily another DISer is helping me pick out another one. I'll order it tonight and hopefully I won't miss too much here by using my iPhone.

 

[spaddy]

Jackie, our school is also offering h1n1 shot, but I declined. They were offering the mist for the healthy kids and the shot for the immuno compromised. This has been a daily topic in our house. Chris and I got into a big arguement about it. All I can say is it's a very personal choice. Do what you feel is best for your family.

Also, my laptop is dead. No coming back. Luckily another DISer is helping me pick out another one. I'll order it tonight and hopefully I won't miss too much here by using my iPhone.

I have gone back and forth 100 times about the H1N1 vaccine. I am not too keen on the regular flu shot, but I do get it for my son every year. I guess time will tell if I did the right thing.

 

[shellyminnie]

Don't fall asleep in class....

I was very close to it this afternoon!! She was going on and on about EOE for two hours!! Then we had to sit and wait for everyone to be fingerprinted!! Needless to say, it was a loooong afternoon!!

 

[aspen37]

Has anyone gotten the H1N1 shot yet? Our school district is offering them tomorrow. I plan to take Millie up there to get it, but I hope it's not too late. They have so many kids out sick already. Between school, soccer, swimming and all the other group activities she does, I'd be really surprised if she hasn't been exposed to it already. And, they are only giving it to the children, so I can't go get one.
Then I'm trying to figure out if I should get the regular flu shot for myself or just wait for the new one to get here for everyone else.
This is gonna be a very long winter, I'm afraid!

Oh, and Nicole, Millie's soccer league has banned the handshakes at the end of the games. Has Madi or Emilie had the same thing in their league? I heard a mom say last night "OMG, did you see that? None of those girls are shaking hands with our team. Isn't that rude?"

I won't get the H1N1 shot, but I need to go get my regular flu shot. I'm not around kids on a regular basis and I don't work with the public anymore so I won't worry about H1N1. I know Denver has been hit hard by the H1N1 virus but I haven't heard much about it around here.

 

[aspen37]

BTW - Just put a rosemary and garlic pork roast in the oven. Porketta tonight!

That sounds good George! I haven't thought about dinner yet.

 

[wildfan1473]

I won't get the H1N1 shot, but I need to go get my regular flu shot. I'm not around kids on a regular basis and I don't work with the public anymore so I won't worry about H1N1. I know Denver has been hit hard by the H1N1 virus but I haven't heard much about it around here.

I just took DS5 in for his checkup, and found out our H1N1 shots won't even be available until next month. Neither of my kids have ever had a flu shot, but I did get DS5 the nasal mist today for the regular shot (on top of 3 needles - poor kid). He is forever catching what everyone else has. I don't think we'll do H1N1, though. I'm not giving DS7 a flu shot next month for his checkup, though, he has an immune system of steel.

 

[aspen37]

I'm always torn on whether or not to bother. I am usually pretty good at warding off communicable things.

I usually get the flu shot every every. The one year I did not get the shot I got the flu. I was working at our front counter with the public at the time. It was AWFUL! So I get my flu shot. My work use to pay for it. This year is the first year that they are not paying for it.

 

[shellyminnie]

Saw this and thought of Don.

Went out costume shopping over the weekend (can't ever do anything early with DP...) anyway saw this and thought of y'all. It bears a striking resemblance to my father-in-law's brother....

I am super excited, just concentrating on my cruise first



Thanks, can't wait till I see that gorgeous ship on Saturday

Have a great trip Kelly!!

Phillies and the Yankee's Oh NO!!! My two favorite teams but I am rooting for my hometown Phillies. I think they are in for a fight.

I'm in the same boat!! My Grandfather was born and raised in Philly and is a die-hard Phillies fan!! I like both teams!! It's certainly going to be an interesting series!

I love November! Black Friday, Turkey Day, Fall leaves, lots of football, it will be here soon enough and you get to give me a big ole hug!! This time I'm picking you up.

If one wife gets a hug, we ALL get hugs!

I'd offer a warm hug, but that's more Don's department....

I remember you give great hugs!!

When I moved here I wasn't sure how long I would last. I have lived here since 1992. I grew up in AZ and Southern CA.
I am not sure how many more years of cold snowy winters I have left in me. At some point I will move back to a warmer climate.
On the bright side we didn't get the snow like Denver did! They can have it!

I hear Florida is pretty warm most of the year!

Whoever had monday at 11:32 in the time to tears poll. YOU WIN!!! I was meeting with the crier to talk about objectives for the week and told her I wanted her to be more assertive and not always look to others for the answer. Instant tears. The not so sympathetic side wanted to tell her to get a grip, but I bit my tongue. Instead I said something inspiring like "you don't give yourself enough credit."

Another one!!

Could you also hear me screaming at him for posting a pic of my old saucepot on fb???

As my great-grandmother used to say, "An old saucepot has the most important flavor . . love"

Good luck Shelly! Have fun.

Getting paid for training is always a good thing. Keep us posted on how it is going.

Thanks!!


Well, I survived Day One! Two more days of training!!

The morning was spent doing paperwork and being sworn in!!

The afternoon was spent trying not to fall asleep while our instructor read the employee handbook to us . . .zzzz . . and getting fingerprinted.

Who knows what tomorrow holds!!

 

[chickie]

Jackie, our school is also offering h1n1 shot, but I declined. They were offering the mist for the healthy kids and the shot for the immuno compromised. This has been a daily topic in our house. Chris and I got into a big arguement about it. All I can say is it's a very personal choice. Do what you feel is best for your family.

I have gone back and forth 100 times about the H1N1 vaccine. I am not too keen on the regular flu shot, but I do get it for my son every year. I guess time will tell if I did the right thing.

Thanks for the input, guys. I have been going back and forth and even called our pediatrician about it. I know some doctors aren't recommending it, but mine is. So, I think we'll go ahead and get it. She's always done well with the regular flu shot, and we hear that all the flu going around now is most likely H1N1, so I guess we'll bite the bullet. Not sure if they'll have enough to go around, but we'll be waiting in line anyway.

Shelly, glad to see you survived your first day at your new job!

 

[*NikkiBell*]

Glad I'm not the only one that found that odd.

Don't worry, Todd, I found it incredibly odd to hear of someone going to work when it is sunny out. During this time of year, I don't see sunlight until the weekend.

Hello friends! I am missing you all so much. I can't wait for DAP!

Emma is home sick today. This is her first time ever missing a day of school. She seems okay with it. Luckily it seems like just a cold, but I wasn't taking any chances. I'm going to put her in my bed for the rest of the day and keep her away from the boys. She'll love watching tv in there.

Jen, is there something going around at Emma's school? We have nasty stomach virus going through the lower grade levels in my district.

I agree 100% lets skip November!!!

Absolutely NOT! I leave for WDW Tuesday of next week so there will be NO SKIPPING of November thankyouverymuch!

I hear tell that leftover lasagna is a great warmer-upper.

Did you hear about the Paula Deen episode where she made deep fried lasagna from leftovers? Strange as it may be, I wanna try it!

I don't want to bring back any bad memories of past posts, but I'm just now catching up on the weekends activities here, and had to post that, Yes, unfortunately, I do know how to determine if a cow is preggers. My husband knows even better.We are cattle farmers (weekend farmers, now), and he used to work at a Monsanto research farm where they were developing the milk hormones. He had to do this procedure quite often.
And, we actually use the rubber band method to castrate our bulls (don't need to do that to our cows). I've even seen the cows with the life saver thingy on their sides. Some things about farm animals are NOT very pretty!

Anyway, Anna, I feel for you having to deal with the Colorado weather. We have rain AGAIN today, but at least it is in the 50's.

Looking forward to DAP. Becky(Halliesmommy01) got me signed up for the event, (thank you Becky!), since I had a school meeting that evening. So, at least that stress is over with. Becky and I weren't going to eat breakfast out very much, but this Tonga Toast talk has me thinking we need to add one more ADR.

Have a great week everyone!

Make it stop! No more cattle convo!

I started a separate thread about the Tonga Toast meet. I figured it'd get lost in this one. I'm dying to try TT!

Has anyone gotten the H1N1 shot yet? Our school district is offering them tomorrow. I plan to take Millie up there to get it, but I hope it's not too late. They have so many kids out sick already. Between school, soccer, swimming and all the other group activities she does, I'd be really surprised if she hasn't been exposed to it already. And, they are only giving it to the children, so I can't go get one.
Then I'm trying to figure out if I should get the regular flu shot for myself or just wait for the new one to get here for everyone else.
This is gonna be a very long winter, I'm afraid!

Oh, and Nicole, Millie's soccer league has banned the handshakes at the end of the games. Has Madi or Emilie had the same thing in their league? I heard a mom say last night "OMG, did you see that? None of those girls are shaking hands with our team. Isn't that rude?"

I am not getting the H1N1 shot and I am a public school teacher. I agree that it is a personal decision and you have to do what is best for you and your family. For me, I can't get past the fact that it has not had a significant trial period to determine the side effects (yes, I know supposedly there are not any). I am on the bandwagon of the Autism debate leaning towards vaccinations causing it so this may be why. I have never gotten the regular flu shot either and only had the flu once when I was about 7. No concerns there.

I hope everyone had a good day. Work was crazy as usual, but the day is over and only have a few more left until sunny Florida!!!

 

[AnneR]

On the H1N1 -I find it interesting how differently doctors are handling this. I have had two different staff have their children come down with H1N1 -both were cultured so it was confirmed. One doctor said I only want to see your child if she displays any of the serious symptoms we are hearing about on the news. The other doctor saw the child and put her on an antiviral. They both contacted doctors about the same time in the course of the illness. The child who got the antiviral recovered much more quickly.

If your child comes down with a quick onset high fever - it could be H1N1.

 

[LMO429]

Jackie, our school is also offering h1n1 shot, but I declined. They were offering the mist for the healthy kids and the shot for the immuno compromised. This has been a daily topic in our house. Chris and I got into a big arguement about it. All I can say is it's a very personal choice. Do what you feel is best for your family.

Also, my laptop is dead. No coming back. Luckily another DISer is helping me pick out another one. I'll order it tonight and hopefully I won't miss too much here by using my iPhone.

Sorry to hear about your laptop. My laptop died on me last week as well. best buy was able to retrieve all my documents/pictures that were on my hard drive, so I was happy about that

so I just got a new laptop too. I got the Hewlett Packard DV6 so far I am loving it

 

[DVCsince02]

I got a comparison chart from a friend for cold vs flu. All signs are pointing to a cold for Emma. She was doing fine this afternoon, but now feverish again. Looks like another day home tomorrow.

I would love to run to Best Buy and grab a new laptop, but QVC's easy pay is for me. Plus I'll get cash back using Sunshine Rewards. . So I'll have to use my iPhone and catch up this way for now.

 

[AnneR]

I got a comparison chart from a friend for cold vs flu. All signs are pointing to a cold for Emma. She was doing fine this afternoon, but now feverish again. Looks like another day home tomorrow.

I would love to run to Best Buy and grab a new laptop, but QVC's easy pay is for me. Plus I'll get cash back using Sunshine Rewards. . So I'll have to use my iPhone and catch up this way for now.

We had a laptop meltdown a couple of weeks ago - Best Buy had one for $349 unadvertised. Perfect machine for homework and surfing.

 

[jeanigor]

So I'll have to use my iPhone and catch up this way for now.

Muahahahahaahah if only the new competitors folded as easily as the old.

 

[AnneR]

40 pages to go...
Just saying...

 

[jeanigor]

40 pages to go...
Just saying...

I have drawings to do tonight....this will keep me entertained far more than drawing fiberglass roof felts...