March 10, 2007 - 7 Day Western Magic

[jpilgrim]

Laura, Please send me the list.
jrpbase-disney@yahoo.ca

I hope it works.

Janice

 

[ShannonR]

I thought this day would never come! I have the next 17 days off and look forward to no pregnant women

I left work on a sad note, though. A 36 year old women came onto the unit at midnight and was soaked in blood from her belly down to her toes. She was a medical mess (morbidly obese, high blood pressure, insulin dependent diabetes, and had had 2 previous c/s). The placenta had abrupted 100% and the baby was dead. We did a sonogram and found that her uterine scar from her previous c/s had also ruptured. The weird thing was, that we had just sent her home from our antepartum unit where she had spent a couple of weeks for unstable blood pressures and sugars. She had 2 liters of blood in her belly and we were trying to decide what was the safest way to deliver her. She was still receiving her numerous units worth of blood transfusion when I left in the morning. The saddest part of all was that she had two boys at home and this was her little girl(she planned to get her tubes tied) . Not to damper anyone's moods, but it really makes you realize how fortunate you are with what you have!

We are going through all our suitcases today and making sure that we have all that we need. I cleaned the house, AGAIN, yesterday so that we come back to a clean house! Rick went to the bank and got cash and told them we were leaving the country. We have everything bought and ready to go!!!

Melissa has had a rough couple of days! She was vomiting ALL DAY on Monday, diarrhea and fever on Tuesday, and I took her to the pediatrician on Wednesday. She said that Melissa just had a stomach virus and that it was actually good that she had the diarrhea because it rids her body of the infection. She said her ears looked good and that the eardrums are healing well! She then a gave her shot of Phenergan (an antiemetic antihistamine) to allow for her to rest. Well, of course, my kid would have the opposite reaction. Unfortunately, with Phenergan you are supposed to be "knocked out", but some people have the opposite happen. Melissa became so anxious, irritable and crabby it was horrible! I felt bad for her because you could tell that she was having a psychotic (at least that's how I saw it) reaction, and there was nothing I could do, except to wait it out. She got the injection at 9:30 am and it finally wore off at 4:00pm. It was a long day. She felt fine the rest of the day/night. I will NEVER give that to her again!

The other two kids have literally been quarantined to their rooms for three straight days. I feel bad for them, but they realize it has been necessary. I have used an entire can or Lysol in this house and kept Melissa to two rooms only. I can't believe our luck. We are so healthy ALL YEAR LONG, and then right before the cruise, we all get the URI and stomach bug

Well, enough of the sad notes, let's get excited! I gather we have definitely decided 9:30am at Topsiders on Sunday morning!? We will be there! If it is different, please let me know. We are flying out tomorrow at 11:00am and will be in Orlando by 5:00pm. We are staying at the Hyatt. I am going to call you, Laura, on Friday night (yes, I WILL be awake all night) What time is a good time to call you? Is 11:00pm okay ? I will call you on your cell phone. If it is a bad time, let me know or you can always call me on my cell phone. I can't wait to see everybody. Can you send us a list of everyone's names and pictures? Send it to my e-mail address. If anyone else is staying at the Hyatt, look for us. I am tall, skinny with spikey red hair and CANNOT be missed where ever I go. I have people recognize from YEARS before because of my hair

Well, I will finish my long winded entry with a last hoorah We are finally here people!!! This is what we have been waiting an ENTIRE year for!

Shannon

 

[Marsh Family]

Good Morning All,
We have officially arrived in Cocoa Beach, long drive but well worth it looking over the Atlantic Ocean from our balcony is beautiful considering the bone chilling cold we left only 4 days ago, Sunny today and going to be 78, right now at 57 feels very hot, Could someone post a quick note with the final plans as we have not been checking while travelling, noe that the laptop is set up we will be checking frequently. Would greatly appreciate what you all have decided on meetign places and all other plans neccessary. Thank-you and safe travels to all, CHris

 

[I'mWong]

I have updated the list with everyone that I have new info for. I am going to email it to those of you that sent me an address. I will try to deliver them to the rooms of the ones that I don't get to.

I am guessing the meet is still at 9:30 Sunday morning at Topsiders. I hope we can recognize each other. Maybe the pictures will help! I am not even sure what I will be wearing. I will try for the light green. I can't wait to get to meet everyone! We have all been waiting for this day for a long time!

Shannon, that is a sad story about the lady. I hope she recovers. Sounds almost like her life is very threatened. I will say prayers for her. I am glad Melissa is getting better, too. My kids reacted to different medicines when they were little like that, but not so much now. I can't remember what I would give my son, seems like it was a cold medicine, and he would go bonkers! It was amazing! Sarah send Morgan one last email last night. She included a picture. I am looking forward to your call tomorrow night! Still can't believe it is finally here! Believe it or not, I am still not finished packing! I had plans last night, but helped Gregory with his homework, part of which was reading, and I fell asleep! I should be able to finish up quickly tonight.

My house is beyond messy. We have been remodeling and everything is everywhere. I will face it when I come back. Don't have time to even think about it today and we leave for the airport right after school tomorrow, so it won't get done then either. It isn't dirty, just messy, so it can wait! I wish I could use a little and get it sparkly clean! Too bad it takes actual work.

Ana, I think jeans and polos for kids at dinner will be fine for the casual nights. I am bringing dockers for my son, but he wears those to school everyday, so they are just part of him. (He goes to a private school where uniforms are strictly enforced.) I saw other kids in jeans for sure last year.

See everyone Sunday. I will look for you all at the port and on the ship Saturday, too.

 

[eruwqoi]

So, how long does the hangover last? I still feel like I have the ship rocking under me - It's just weird!

Later,

E