Probiotics May Be Harmful For Patients With Acute Pancreatitis

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/97757.php


Anybody following Casey's pancreatitis?

Here is one quote from that story:
"Probiotics are associated with increased mortality and do not actually reduce the risk of additional infection, according to an article published on February 14, 2008 in The Lancet."

Casey has a doctor appointment at 11:30 this AM. She has been having such a miserable time...
And now I must go throw out all the yogurts...

XOXO
Anne

*********** More info on this article below in comments


cross reference with this link
http://flintville.multiply.com/links/item/48

True Story; Please, I Need Your Input. Paranormal

 

Picture dated 04-12-06
Miss Milly with a zillion orbs...

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(Oh my, I think I really screwed up my Multiply page this morning)! My apologies...

Good Morning Everyone!
I received the neatest note in my email this morning, and would love to know what YOU would say to this person...

Here goes:

Part One- Edited for privacy.
(A letter my friend received)

Hi,
My daughter called while I was shopping...
Last Friday night, her fiance was working in kitchen at 2:30 am and saw orbs.
He looked outside to see if it was his eyes but nothing there.
He looked in kitchen again and they were still there.
He decided to go to bed But went outside.
He felt someone over his shoulder, sorta hovering.
He looked and nobody was there, though felt it still.
He closed up garage and went in; deciding not to tell his fiance.
She saw her man sunday night.
Lady at work said there are alot of haunted houses in Green Bay
I actually don't think I want to sleep over now...

It was forwarded to me, and included this note:
Also edited for privacy.

Hi Anne-
They just bought an older home in Green Bay together, and she had previously called to say she saw "a man in a yellow shirt looking down the hallway" when she got up in the wee hours. When she saw it, she could not speak, or scream; and froze in her tracks.
She knew it was not a 'real man', but was freaked out.
The home is 88 yrs old.
Their Boxer pup, cowers in her cage when both are gone at the same time.
I never read Sylvia Browne, but I have seen her on tv a couple times, and know you've mentioned 'orbs' in your photos.
I have read one book by Allison DuBois, from "Medium".
Both she and Browne seem to be the real deal.


My question is simply this...

How would YOU reply to this note?

Have a grand Friday!

XOXO
Anne

I think you alll know already how I feel about this all.
If not, please CLICK HERE.

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Friday June 6, 2008 - 08:18am (CDT)

All in All... Punk. Roberta.

 

Punk...
As we got home from the vet yesterday...

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Good Afternoon All;
Late today- Been fighting off my head... And I really am SO tired of that.

Life goes on.

I had to bring a few things to Casey at work yesterday- Arrived at lunchtime, and used our time to pick up her prescriptions at her doctor in Oneida.

While she went in, I took Punk to the back field and played fetch with her.
As Casey walked back out, I threw it one more time.
...Punk ran after it, lay down, and stayed there.

WTH?

She stayed there the whole time that it took Casey to walk out to the car.
When she finally got up, she was limping- Right front leg.
Two months ago, she had been limping too for over a week. Same leg- so not too sure what goes on there, but I knew I didn't want to have Gimpy hanging on for a week again, so we called in.
To remember that she needs her shots too...
Oh well. (Good thing I had my checkbook along)...

Getting there, there were a few other "patients"...

A little "mop" of a pooch that wasn't feeling too well; and a black lab that came out of the exam room shortly after my little Punk got weighed in.
(97.3 pounds).

Miss Punk and the Mop had a staredown from 3 chairs away.

The "Mop" barked at Punk.
This itty~bitty dog that sat so nicely on its owners lap.
A little yapping noise, (barely even a real "bark")...

Punk began to shake all over.
Worked up her courage and barked right back.
And promptly crawled upon my own lap.
Well, the front ½ of her anyway...

Angel, their receptionist, asks, "So what's it like to have a 100 pound lap dog?"
We all laughed at that...

But nope. That's NOT going to work!

At this point, the black lab came out of the exam room # 2.

With that, Punk started to cry- shiver, whine, and sob...
Too funny for words.

So, I have a 100 pound (lap) dog who all this time must have thought she was Dr. Spires only patient!
I took her outside for a few moments...

Dr. Spires said he can feel a slight difference from her right to her left shoulder...
(D'ya think the silly dog would even flinch and let him know when it hurt)?
Nope.
She won't let Casey or I know either...

We put off the x~rays, (as there will probably be another incident), and after getting all of her shots, he sent us home with some Rimadyl.
She had never been vaccinated for kennel cough. But it's not totally necessary if she isn't around a bunch of dogs... I told him to do it anyway. One never knows. (Especially with her)!

She has been a couch potato since then... (And since we haven't been doing anything of an aerobic nature , I have only given her one of those pills so far).
But that one pill sure knocked her off her paws...

Or maybe it's because of the shots she got.
I generally administer all of her shots- everything but the rabies. That one has to be state certified and such. Given that a drive to Green Bay is probably more expensive now than the difference the vet charges, I also had him do those...

I have been lazy too.
And am actually happy that it has been raining for the past few days so I can get off my foot for a while.
(I believe I saw my ankle this morning)... Say "YAY!"

On the very good news front, Berta has informed me that all of Jessica's stuff is out of her apartment.
(That saves me the bother of having to toss Jessica into traffic).

Roberta, Gabriel, (and his soon to be wee little brother) will probably even be able to move into another apartment by July 1st.
A good thing for them all.

Roberta has also been informed that due to her Uterine didelphys she will probably not be carrying this child to term.
(Aug 28).

 

It occurs when, in utero, the Müllerian ducts do not fuse properly. The ducts form two complete and separate uteri.
Each uterus also has its own cervix.
There is a septum down the middle of the vagina, which is sometimes called a double vagina.
There is one ovary to each uterus.
It is possible to get pregnant in both uteri at the same time.

 

She has carried both Lawrence and Gabriel in her other uterus. (This little guy chose to be different is all)...
Attaboy! Grandma loves you just the same!

I'd better get my butt busy around here... Need to vacuum up the cat and dog fur that looks like little animals in the corners.
As long as they don't have 8 legs I am fine with that all. (Guess there's worse things than having a few furry animals around)!

Casey has been feeling poorly for the past few days; fighting with her pancreas and all...
No, she has not missed any work because of it either!
(Say YAY! again)!

So let's see...

• Punk is OK for now.
• My head will go away soon.
• Jessica is out on her keester.
• Berta is moving.
• Casey is loving her new job- just hating her pancreas.
• And I have seen my ankle!!!

All in all, it has been a good week!!!

Nasty storms tomorrow and Saturday...
Not looking forward to those, (OR to the 86° heat that is to precede them).
And I do know that would be 'cooling things off' for some of you. Just not for me.

Hope your week has been just as nice as ours.

Love to all.

XOXO
Anne

 

 

Originally posted to my Y! 360, Thursday June 5, 2008 - 02:59pm (CDT)

Packers' Herron foils break-in ...|Green Bay Press-Gazette

http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080604/GPG0101/806040699/1207&located=RSS
Go Noah...

Go Pack GO!

HAHAHA!

XOXO
Me

photo stolen from Green Bay Press Gazette files.

La~Z~y Day... Helpful info?

Rating:	★★★★★
Category:	Other

Not sure if these are all true or not... But this was a cool email...



Peel a banana from the bottom and you won't have to pick the little "stringy things" off of it. That's how the primates do it.
***In my NEXT life...

Take your bananas apart when you get home from the store. If you leave them connected at the stem, they ripen faster.

Store your opened chunks of cheese in aluminum foil. It will stay fresh much longer and not mold!

Peppers with 3 bumps on the bottom are sweeter and better for eating. Peppers with 4 bumps on the bottom are firmer and better for cooking.

Add a teaspoon of water when frying ground beef. It will help pull the grease away from the meat while cooking.

To really make scrambled eggs or omelets rich add a couple of spoonfuls of sour cream, cream cheese, or heavy cream in and then beat them up.

For a cool brownie treat, make brownies as directed. Melt Andes mints in double broiler and pour over warm brownies. Let set for a wonderful minty frosting.

Add garlic immediately to a recipe if you want a light taste of garlic and at the end of the recipe if your want a stronger taste of garlic.

Leftover snickers bars from Halloween make a delicious dessert. Simple chop them up with the food chopper. Peel, core and slice a few apples. Place them in a baking dish and sprinkle the chopped candy bars over the apples. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes!!! Serve alone or with vanilla ice cream.


1. Reheat Pizza
Heat up leftover pizza in a nonstick skillet on top of the stove, set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy micro pizza. I saw this on the cooking channel and it really works.

2. Easy Deviled Eggs
Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.

3. Expanding Frosting
When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar and calories per serving.

4. Reheating Refrigerated Bread
To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.

5. Newspaper Weeds Away
Start putting in your plants, work the nutrients in your soil. Wet newspapers put layers around the plants overlapping as you go cover with mulch and forget about weeds. Weeds will get through some gardening plastic they will not get through wet newspapers.

6. Broken Glass
Use a wet cotton ball or Q-tip to pick up the small shards of glass you can't see easily.

7. No More Mosquitoes
Place a dryer sheet in your pocket. It will keep the mosquitoes away.

8. Squirrel Away!
To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it.

9. Flexible Vacuum
To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.

10. Reducing Static Cling
Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and -- ta da! -- static is gone.

11. Measuring Cups
Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.

12. Foggy Windshield?
Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth!

13. Reopening Envelope
If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside , just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Viola! It unseals easily.

14. Conditioner
Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's a lot cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth. It's also a great way to use up the conditioner you bought but didn't like when you tried it in your hair...
15. Goodbye Fruit Flies
To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2" with Apple Cider Vinegar and 2 drops of dish washing liquid, mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

16. Get Rid of Ants
Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it "home," can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so, especially if it rains, but it works & you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!

17. INFO ABOUT CLOTHES DRYERS
The heating unit went out on my dryer! The gentleman that fixes things around the house for us told us that he wanted to show us something and he went over to the dryer and pulled out the lint filter. It was clean. (I always clean the lint from the filter after every load of clothes.) He told us that he wanted to show us something; he took the filter over to the sink, ran hot water over it. The lint filter is made of a mesh material - I'm sure you know what your dryer's lint filter looks like. well,...the hot water just sat on top of the mesh! It didn't go through it at all! He told us that dryer sheets cause a film over that mesh that's what burns out the heating unit. You can't SEE the film, but it's there. It's what is in the dryer sheets to make your clothes soft and static free -- that nice fragrance too, you know how they can feel waxy when you take them out of the box, well t his stuff builds up on your clothes and on your lint screen. This is also what causes dryer units to catch fire & potentially burn your house down with it! He said the best way to keep your dryer working for a very long time (& to keep your electric bill lower) is to take that filter out & wash it with hot soapy water & an old toothbrush (or other brush) at least every six months. He said that makes the life of the dryer at least twice as long!
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Have a great day!
XOXO
Anne

Storms, Surge Protectors, and Stuff

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Good Morning All!

As I emailed Casey yesterday, and hit 'send', quite simultaneously there was a HUGE crash of thunder...
Being the baby I am, I emailed her again, telling her about the BIG BANG!
Once again, AS I HIT 'SEND', there was another reminder of the storm that was upon me...
Only this time, what I heard/saw was "FLASH/CLICK"...
And we have ALL been that close to a storm, so you know what I'm talking about...

The 'flash' seemed to be outside the window, ~AND in the bookcase next to me at the same time.
Weird.
(And much too close for my comfort)!

I shut down the computer, and unplugged the surge protector from the outlet.

As the sky cleared, I got everything up and running again.

Well, almost everything...

Reminiscent of Yahoo's chronic message that stops you cold in our 360~World, came the message, "there is no dial tone"

WHAT?!?!?

Grabbing the phone, checking for a dial tone, I realized my computer was demented.
There was TOO a dial tone.

Tried again...

Same message.

Dammitallanyway...
that 'flash', seemingly from the bookcase,
had been my modem getting zapped...  Grrr.....

I called, and left "Master~Computer~Guru", (aka ~Casey's~ Greg), a message telling him what happened; and asking what kind of modem to buy...

Went to town, stopped for groceries, met up with Casey at the store...
~ AND PROMPTLY FORGOT TO BUY A FREAKIN' MODEM.
(Of course I remembered as soon as I was home).

Yet you ask, HOW am I posting if I forgot to go to Best Buy?

I tried something else this morning; using the phone cord and bypassing my surge protector.

It worked.

I might have whined about the price tag of the Belkin surge protector I have,
(and I'd bought a pretty danged expensive one back when)...
But that surge protector did its job beautifully!
Of course NOW I have to go buy another; but hey, it sure saved my modem, and probably a multitude of other components too.
Funny though that the electricity did not get cut to/from it...

On the way home from town the skies opened up once more.
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not sure why the picture turned out so purple;
it really was black!

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But am thinking that ONLY IN SUAMICO do you see the following driving down Highway 41...
Blurry or not, I think you will 'get' the picture...
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It made me laugh!!!
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Still laughing...
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There were inevitably a few cracks in the clouds allowing the sun to peek through.
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And allowing a hungry robin to collect his dinner...

1/3rd of the fields are disked
And Wery's migrants have already planted some tomatoes.

My own plants, and most of the seeds, are in also-
In time to have a fresh drink of water from Mother Nature.

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Miss Punk does NOT treat the field workers as welcomed guests.
I used Mr. Millers tie~out to keep her from hollering too loudly about their presence...
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She can go plenty far on that lead,
(just not TOO far)!

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I'd better stop yakking and get started on my house.
(It has been terribly neglected of late, and the cloudy damp day will keep me inside for the most part).

But first, a few more pics for you...
Taken before the rains...
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Wish you could smell what the butterfly is smelling...
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A few bleeding hearts...

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And yes, from yesterdays blog...

CLICK HERE if you missed that entry
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(I swear to you this was my arm)...

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I only wish my legs would be that color...
"but N-O-O-O!"

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Time to go "find" my house!

Hope you are all having a 'wunnaful' Tuesday!
Love to all.

XOXO
Me

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Tuesday June 3, 2008 - 09:50am (CDT)

Chives and Blooms!

These are some of Mama's chives-
gone to bloom already...
I took the picture, & there really WAS a bumble bee there.
I swear!

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Good Morning Everyone;

Another weekend passed already...
And oh, so busy we have been!

Every day, it seems as though I throw a few more seeds around.

And walk by my 'rocks' a zillion times...

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Just a few more of those rocks...

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Another of my 'favorites'.
Always reminds me of an iceberg...

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High today of 76°
And later, maybe a few storms.

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Stolen from my forecast page...

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We need the rain of course... I just don't like the noise!

I have a new birdbath, and must get that out- My old one being beyond repair...
But I did find yet another clump of chives near the old one. Mama's chives.
Maybe I will separate them and bring one plant inside...
I dig them out, save the 'chive' part, (so I have a 'handle' on them).
Replant them.
Trim the chives, (the 'handle'), down to about ½".
Discard the tops, and within a week I will have more fresh chives!
These plants grow almost anywhere- They LOVE the sun; and a cup of water every now and then.

Yesterday brought me to yanking out more quack grass than should be allowed to grow anywhere, let alone on MY land! Guess you could say I was on a mission!

After only a little while I got so dizzy. Maybe a bug or something. Maybe a REAL bug too because my ankles are still all swolled up.

Not sure if it was the heat or not; (and given the state of my thyroid I think it might have been).

I came in the house, and full of goosebumps. (No, I wasn't cold)!

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Notice the 1^st place I come sit is right in from of the keyboard!
hehehe
The scrape is from fighting with a pine tree a while back.
(Obviously the pine tree won)...

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I ventured back out a few times, after taking 3 benedryl for the swollen ankles.
(They didn't work).
I would work a while, and come back inside.
(Just really pooped out).
I always take my vitamins and such- will have to do some research on everything else my doctor has me on too.

I did not make it to Baby Mariahs birthday celebration.
Will have to run those presents (and her card) over to Mike and Micki's sometime this week.
But there was NO way I was going to be driving anywhere as dizzy as I was.

Checking my 'calendar' here, I see that Jenny Mella will be leaving for camp in 2 days.
Seems as though she just graduated and came home!

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Pushing the season a bit?
hehehe

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Not too much other news...

Time for me to go throw a few more seeds in the ground!

Hope you all had a 'wunnaful' weekend!

XOXO
Anne

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Poste to my Y! 360, Monday June 2, 2008 - 08:39am (CDT)

- Empty Nest ?

http://tonyasplace.multiply.com/journal/item/442/Empty_Nest_Tell_me_what_you_think_please.
So sad.
My friend Tonya needs your input!
Please tell her what you think...

(I hope to God that she allows the mother to read all the comments too).

Gabriel

Trainwreck News... kinda...

Good Evening...

While my taters are cooking themselves I just want to clue y'all in on the latest stuff.

God, I have been such a bitch lately that I don't even like myself.
It helped immensely that Richard went back to Waukesha too. (I wanted him to be gone)... How bad is that???
He helped a lot around here, and yet too much was going on for me to even be nice half the time.
Funny that I believe he had his chance years ago, and blew it.
He has left me high and dry twice in his lifetime.
I believe I think about those times too much.

Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.
What comes after "twice" anyway?

Yes, I do love him.
But I am definitely not IN love with him.
And yes, that DOES make sense.

I received an email from Jenne yesterday- Have not spoken to, nor heard from her since they had come to visit 2 weeks ago.

Here it is:

J: How goes it?

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fine. How goes it with you?

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J: broken

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why?

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J: long story short, I'm getting divorced. I've been married for less than 2 years. I've failed.

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That's too short. Yup WAY too short.
I want the long version please.
Why are you getting divorced?
Where's the 'we can work it out' ethic involved with a marriage?
What does Aaron say?

wtf?

Why aren't you at work?
Too hot for ya?
Where is Isaiah?

Almost everything can be worked out you know.
(Save for beating and cheating).
And there are those that 'claim' cheating makes their marriage better. That gives me a bad taste ya know...

So... maybe if you quit beating on him he will stop cheating on you?

XOXO
Me

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I am at work
Just a lull.
We've tried to work it out. (counseling and sh*t) the counselor said she couldn't help us.
He's cheated on me twice. I wish I'd beaten him.
Aaron says he loves me and Isaiah; an he's a "changed man".
too friggin hot here.
Isaiah is at daycare
Love you too.
-J

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She has called me today too.
I had to cut the above IM short because Casey had a doctor appointment yesterday afternoon.
(All is well).

I asked her had she told z that she had come out to visit while she was in town.
She replied no, that she didn't want to hurt her.

Ummm... WHAT?!??
No, I didn't say that aloud.

But anyway, since I do not beat around the bush, (after hearing almost everything that Aaron had done wrong since before Day One of their marriage), I asked her if she had also cheated.
The answer,
...after a very long pause,
...'yes.'

In the conversation she wanted to come home, (ie: Green Bay).
Then later, she wanted to make her marriage work.

We have not yet broached our own continental divide.
Think she needed someone to talk to first.

But she did ask me if I wanted to be her mom again.
(I told her I had always been her mom).

She also told me that her 'sire' had tried to kill himself a couple of weeks ago.
He missed.
(And I know how cliche that is, but she swears it's true).

I told her if he wanted to be dead that he would be.

I also told her that he was the very 1st person I had ever taunted too.

When I told him I was leaving with the girls, and filing for divorce he had told me he would kill himself.
I told him, "Go ahead. If you don't give a damn about your life then neither do I."

Not sure if 'taunted' is the correct word for it, (but he is still alive).

In truth I also told her that his own demons are catching up to him.
Finally.

She said she realizes that all.
And yes, she knows about all of his lies.
(Not too sure if this is the right time to be forwarding the police reports)?
No.
For that is what TTII will receive upon my death.

Cold?
You betcha.

Was I cold to her?
No.
Not 2 weeks ago, and not today either.

But I will not/cannot condone any of the bad stuff either.

NOR will I permit her to come back home and live with me.
Gods sakes almighty, Casey is moving out on the 23rd; why would I want to have anyone else move in???

Fool me once, shame on you.
Fool me twice, shame on me.

Yet it is very hard to overlook anything too.
These two children have hurt me so very deeply-
Kind of a forever 'hurt' too.

And they both know better.
They were both raised better, and lived better, than that, too.

I wonder what will happen next?
Hmm...  
Any words to the unwise here?

I added a few pics, from when Miss Valerie was here the other night, in my 'PRIVATE' album.
(God bless Katie and Sam for allowing her to see me).

Love to you all, and thank you for allowing me to unload.
Hopefully the 'privacy options' on here actually work.

I'm just so effin' damned confused when I wonder what's next?
My apologies

XOXO
Anne

Japanese woman caught living in man's closet...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080530/ap_on_re_as/japan_closet_woman
HAHAHA!
Maybe this chick could move in with Berta's roomie...

Never A Good Thing, Part TWO...

 

Taken on our way home from the hospital Monday evening.

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Good Morning Everyone;

First of all, if you have no Faith in God (or whatever you call your higher deity), you need to read NO further.
Don't even TRY to tell me that there is no God watching and keeping us all safe.

I have already spent too much time already this morning- reading, (waiting for pages), reading, (waiting some more)...
And trying to keep my blood pressure down...
I wish I could keep this shorter for today, but I do not think this will be the case as I am madder than a wet hen that spits nails right about now...
Or shall I say "STILL" madder than...

As you read in my last post, Gabriel had taken grandfathers Glipizide pills.
After Gabie~Babys blood sugar had dropped to 50 that same night, he had been released from the hospital on Tuesday, about noon.
And MUCH better.
Thank You to the Suamico paramedics and first responders who came so very quickly to help him out (and to calm our fears).

After this latest fiasco, I told Berta no more babysitting...
(This pistol child really scares me)!
hehehe

She called Tuesday night-
Would I babysit on Friday?
But of course!
hehehe

Berta has been working a ton of hours for low pay and scant tips. But her roommate is home 24/7 and would babysit.
(Roomie, "Jessica", got fired from her job 2 months ago, and refuses to go look for another).
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Not sure what's up with that...
(Mostly though, Jessica should NOT be my problem either).

Roberta lives almost next door to where she works, AND an added bonus being that she is so very close to home if anything happens.

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So yesterday, while she worked, I sorted through my little rocks...

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Not sure what THIS one is, but sure is pretty!
Any geologists out there?

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I had NO problem knowing what was on this one though.

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(Is that gross or what)??? Egg sack too?
UGH!

So it was time to call in a delegate.
(Cuz I sure as hell wasn't going to be digging in that pile anymore).

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Rick had been replacing the doorstep in the back entrance
and helped me get those rocks moved.

While I continued on my idle way, the phone rings.
It is Roberta, calling from work.
(From the sound of her voice I thought she was very, very ill).

Turns out I was wrong.

She wanted me to go pick Gabriel up.

Something bad had happened...

Long story short, (the gospel according to Jessica), is that she (Jessica) had been doing dishes, and heard the front door open.

AND DIDN'T EVEN TURN AROUND TO SEE GABRIEL LEAVE!

wtf?

By the time she even noticed he was gone, he had traveled half a block down Mason Street, (Highway 54), to the corner of Fisk and Mason-
This is an extremely busy intersection mind you...

A police officer got to him, snatching him out of traffic.

In the meantime, Jessica had gone downstairs to ask a neighbor what she should do.
How about call the police?
duh
How about even look for him?

Also in the meantime, Casey's ex happened by...
(They own the apartment complex that Berta lives in).

Recognizing our Master Gabriel, he told the police officer where he belonged.

The police officer gets to Jessica and says, "Let me get this straight... You are alone with a 2 year old. You hear the door open, and don't even bother to look?"

Not sure what will happen there today.

I made record time going to pick this little guy up yesterday...

And boy was he worn out!

Since I feel terribly insignificant with this child, I moved his little swing to where I was working outside.
Like the hospital crib, he was quite secure in it with the lap belt fastened.

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I am a firm believer that when a child is tired he should sleep too.

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Taking the Harry Potter blanket off the line, I left him right there!
(Much easier to keep an eye on him this way)... .

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He awoke in time to say goodbye to Grandpa.

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Shoveling is "man's work" ya know...

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Supper was another course of action that must have bored him silly.

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No, I didn't leave him sleep there-
(But I did keep him downstairs)...

Roberta came to pick him up about 8:30...

Still very shaken, and very angry too. But ever so grateful that Derek had been there to know Gabriel, AND for him to hear Jessica's version of what she had told the cop...
Hopefully this roommate can be off her lease in short order.
(Non~medical police calls/visits violate the lease).

And of course she was not even home when Roberta got there.
But she did have the idiotic thought to go to Berta's work and ask her if she was mad.
wth??
(As it occurs to me that she has never seen Berta quite so angry).

Berta is off today, and works tomorrow 'til close.
I will have The Master here.
Am thinking maybe I should go buy a leash for him and connect him to me then...

Damn, hey?

Love to all.
Hope YOUR blood pressure is better than ours...

XOXO
Anne

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Never A Good Thing... Part One

Never a Good Thing

 

Look! Company...
(damn, eh)?

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Good Morning All...

And so, it was a very busy, (and even a somewhat productive), weekend.

We had an indoor picnic, as it had threatened to rain on Sunday. (Berta had to work on Monday so we had our 'food' a day early). We sat outside for a while before eating.
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Everybody was busy doing something...
Master Gabriel even got busy helping to dig a few weeds...
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Helping Randy do something...
Both with their own shovels too!!!

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The window is finally fixed on my car.
Hopefully it will remain in the 'up' position, (and WHEN I wish it to be up)... hehehe

My old Simplicity tractor has seen more loving attention than it has in years... (Thank you Sweet Pea).
(Pea emailed me the complete owners manual)!
Rick has literally spent hours/days working on the darned thing.
It is still not running correctly; shutting itself off after running for a few moments-
We, (more specifically Greg and Rick, hehehe), are currently in search of a condenser for it.
So far, 'the problem' has been 'narrowed down' about 5 times?
Oh well... (It didn't help that 'parts departments' were closed either).

So when Greg K called yesterday, I asked if he could possibly till my garden one more time so I could plant. He was coming over to cut by the woods anyway...
He pulled in moments later with a tiller~
... AND a brand spanking new John Deere tractor/mower.
He asked if I would care to mow while he tilled...
hehehe "But of course!"

Besides, Master Gabriel was napping. (Casey, her Greg, and I were just relaxing too).

Oh what a treat to use that machine!
While mowing back by the woods, Casey's Greg came running back by me.
(My first thought... "Uh~Oh, Greg doesn't 'run'")...
I drove toward him...
Meeting him halfway, he was ready to pass out...
Inbetween deep gasping breaths he told me that Gabriel had gotten into Ricks medications.
First. Relax.
Then find out what is missing-
He turned to run back to the house, and I stepped on the gas, jumping off the new tractor as I got to the yard- (Not even knowing how to shut it down)...

I got to the house, dialing 911 as soon as I was inside.

By that time, Rick had taken inventory.
Gabriel had chewed up Rick's Glipizide, and was sitting in a chair yakking up a storm...
(Adding to my horror was the fact that he had also gotten into Casey's mascara, and looked a terrible mess).

911 patched me through to Children's Hospital in Milwaukee
(YARGHHH! next to Froedtert)-
It is the closest poison control center.
Listening to my story, she said it would cause Gabriel to be hypoglycemic... (No kidding).
She suggested to get him to the hospital and told me they would keep him for observation.

We hung up.
I then called Roberta, who had gotten done working just an hour before.
I had her to say hi to Gabriel. He began chattering and then handed the phone back to me.
Calmly I told her he was OK, (and reminded her that she had just heard his voice and all).
...Telling her not to panic, but that I had called the Rescue Squad.
Immediately, as if on a damned cue, came those sirens... LOUD...
I filled Mama in quickly; Greg and Rick said they would pick her up...
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Getting strapped in...
Yes, I'd cleaned his 'mascara' off...

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Casey rode with Gabriel in the squad to St. Marys.

And they were off.

Turning, I see Greg K. in the backyard; just calmly watching the entire scene unfold...
Smiling now.
He asks...
"So, is this just another day in The Life of Anne?"

And finally, I could laugh...

I took a shower and drove in to the hospital-
Getting there, our little guy is completely covered in black all over again...
WTH?
~ I really had washed that makeup off?!?!?!?!!!

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This new 'black' was from the charcoal that they had to force~feed him.
It had taken the better part of half a dozen doctors/nurses, plus family, to hold him still to get the IV in, to check his blood sugar, and then to get the charcoal down. (Glad I missed it all)! hehehe
Grandma's prerogative/luck...

This too was washed off quickly...
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And he was quickly looking like our Master Gabriel once more,
just tired...
(Which he wouldn't have been had he taken that nap)...

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Gabriel and his Mama!

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And then back to bed...
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Hmm...
Looks pretty darned tempting to me.
Does anyone know where I can buy one of these beds?
hehehe

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He should be fine- His blood sugar did dip to the low 70's, and was back up into the 80's by the time I left to come home.
St. Marys said they would keep him for 36 hours for observation.
I am thinking that if he did as well during the night that he will be released today... Berta hasn't called yet this morning.
Lucky if she slept for even a few hours all night long...

So today it's back to the boring Life of Anne...
sigh

Hmm... So how was YOUR weekend?

Love to all.

XOXO
Anne

*****  3:20 pm now
Roberta called after I had posted this.
She told me that Gabriels blood sugar had dropped to 50 during the night; and he was immediately given a bolus to bring it right back up.

It did.

At 10 this morning his blood sugar was once again over 90.
They were home by 1 this afternoon.
Needless to say she has rearranged her whole apartment already...

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Originally posted to my Y! 360, Tuesday May 27, 2008 - 08:32am (CDT)

Sean Klein; "Crazy Hot"

(thank you Connie)

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Good Morning Everyone;
I have a few moments to share a few words from my godson, Sean. As he is currently serving in Iraq.

He has sent a few pictures and words for us too.

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From Sean:

"I just want to let you know those orange pictures are the sandstorm during the day. Thats like when its goin' hard. I was amazed when I saw it.
The one with me standing there is when its dying down.
I actually walked through it. Sand stings when its blowing around that fast. And yeah you can use my pictures, I dont mind at all.
I'm gonna take some pictures from around where I am right now one of these days.
This place isnt that special.
I'll take a ride on one of the buses and get over to where the airfield is and take some pix of the unmanned aircraft. Those are the planes they use for recon.

Hot doesnt even describe how warm it was here yesterday.
It was 125 with the heat index. Crazy hot.

Take care.
Tell the family I said hello.
I'll be stopping in when i come home in november.
Miss ya guys."

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Sean, being 'sandblasted'...

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during the storm...

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Thank you Sean!

This, also from Sean:

"...yes everyone can start sending me stuff if they want to. I'm now at that lovely address in iraq..."

PV2 KLEIN, SEAN
13CSSB/20TH QUARTERMASTER
APO-AE 09391

Please write, send ...

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Having grown up sans computers I am SO happy that we now have the internet to be able to see pictures and to hear from our guys!!!

****I wrote the following words last Memorial Day...

"As many of you already know I am both very deeply Christian, and exceedingly patriotic too-

Having lived through the entire Vietnam War, and era; and seeing images and names flashed on the old black and white televison set in my younger days...

I have not forgotten...

I am sorry that this bloody "conflict" in Iraq is ongoing, but like the song says, we must all stand together...

God Bless America...

And grow up for Gods sakes, when you hear the National Anthem...

REMOVE ANY NON-MILITARY ISSUE HEADGEAR.

• STAND UP.
• SHUT UP.
• PUT YOUR RIGHT HAND OVER YOUR HEART- OR
• SALUTE YOUR FLAG.
• KNOW THE WORDS-
• (and try to learn WHY they were written)...
• SHOW RESPECT FOR THE FLAG-
• FOR OUR VETERANS...
• AND PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SERVING US
• and PRESERVING OUR FREEDOMS
• AS WE SIT HOME AND WRITE/READ/THINK/PRAY...

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Love to all!

XOXO
Anne

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This OUGHT to quiet us all down, for awhile anyway...
Stolen from CLICK HERE.

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