Ok, I was just silly and cracking up at this. The dog grabbed the folder from a stack of Mike's stuff and she was growling at it and eating it. I was dying laughing, so I had to get the camera. :)
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Morgan and Tori on the Sling Shot at the Fair
I had never done one of these and had always wanted to do it. Katie and Michael rode it. Morgan and Tori rode it, and Mike and I rode it. LOVE the fair.
Here is the one of Mike and I
Monday, February 9, 2009
December Competition Video
This was the first time they performed this year, so it is a bit sloppier than now and they have made some changes to the routine. Of course, the biggest change is that Morgan is throwing her full now. :) Anyway, I thought I posted it, but I guess I didn't.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Vaccinations
I went on Thursday to get my travel vaccinations. I went to Passport Health, a travel clinic, after calling my normal doctor who said they couldn't help. So, off I go to the travel clinic. I wasn't really sure what to expect as I had never been to one before. I sit down with a nurse who hands me this big notebook of spiral pages that has my name on the front and Mexico and Malaysia on the front. I realize that this was prepared for me, and I am impressed.
We start going through it. Yes, I have had MMR and Hep B. I am not sure about Hep A. I had a Tetanus about 9 years ago. I have not had a flu vaccine. She says I need Hep A, DTaP, influenza, Polio, and Typhoid. The Typhoid was actually listed as optional, but she recommended it. There were several others (Japanese Encephalitis, Pneumococcal, Rabies, Yellow Fever, etc - all fun sounding things for sure!), but I opted just to get the CDC recommended items for Malaysia.
She then shows me a video on nasty, nasty stuff, and it makes me never want to leave my house. She tells me not to have ice in my drink, to make sure that water bottles are still sealed before drinking, to avoid street vendors, etc. She also talks about DEET in bug spray and says to spray my clothes and my skin. I got malaria pills to take (new one for me), and she gave me a traveler's diarrhea pack with Imodium, Cipro, and hydration packs. She talks about jet lag, and how to handle it. She discusses blood clots with the long flight and says to stretch, get up and walk, and to avoid crossing legs. They also have this nifty cool thing that you stick in your water and it purifies it in 60 seconds. Now, that is HOT! However, it was $105 and seemed a little excessive for a trip to a city in Malaysia for a HIMSS conference.
So, she gathers the shots, and she sticks me 4 times. Then, she gives the nasal FluMist for the influenza vaccine. It is now Saturday, and my arm is STILL sore. I have also been running a fever since yesterday morning. Just to add to the fun, I have been having left-sided pain in addition to the fever. Mike and Morgan have been cracking up as I have been SO cold and keep wanting the heat turned up. Hopefully, tomorrow will bring a big improvement and no fever.
Without getting into the entire story, I went with Emily's family to get her passport. Since it is close to the departure date, we had to send it to a passport expediter who will hand walk the application through the process. So, because it is a rush, they require the travel itinerary. Her parents couldn't print it because their printer was broken. I am in a panic, so I rush over to the library to get the itinerary from my email. I ask how I can print something from the internet, and the lady says I need to swipe my library card. Of couse, I don't have a library card (I know, I know, I should especially being a librarian's daughter), so I have to go get one. I fill out the application and get the card. Then, the nice lady tells me that there are no reservations available and that they are about to close so it is too late to make a reservation. AHHHHH...I am thinking of Emily and her family waiting with the passport lady. So, I ask a kid if I can use his computer for 2 minutes if I give him $5. Thankfully, he didn't care. So, I open email and click Print. Nothing comes out of the printer. I am perplexed. Where did it go? I ask the nice lady (I don't think she liked it that I asked the kid to use his computer), and she says you have to go to this other computer to "release" the print job and to pay. So, I go there. It wants my library card number. Since I have only had it for minutes, I don't know the number. I dig it back out. Double-click the print job and then I realize you have to put three dimes into the machine to pay the $0.30. NO WAY. Of course, I don't have 30 cents. Seriously - no change (used it all on parking meters and bubble gum for Morgan). So, I have given away my last $5, so I have a $20. I get change for a dollar (in DIMES), and $19. Of course by now, the machine has moved from that screen, so I have to put in my freaking library card number. I finally release it. I was going to print 2, but I decided that it was good enough. Thankfully, the passport lady was SUPER helpful, nice, and patient!!!!!! We got the application FedEx'd out so I wil let you know.
We start going through it. Yes, I have had MMR and Hep B. I am not sure about Hep A. I had a Tetanus about 9 years ago. I have not had a flu vaccine. She says I need Hep A, DTaP, influenza, Polio, and Typhoid. The Typhoid was actually listed as optional, but she recommended it. There were several others (Japanese Encephalitis, Pneumococcal, Rabies, Yellow Fever, etc - all fun sounding things for sure!), but I opted just to get the CDC recommended items for Malaysia.
She then shows me a video on nasty, nasty stuff, and it makes me never want to leave my house. She tells me not to have ice in my drink, to make sure that water bottles are still sealed before drinking, to avoid street vendors, etc. She also talks about DEET in bug spray and says to spray my clothes and my skin. I got malaria pills to take (new one for me), and she gave me a traveler's diarrhea pack with Imodium, Cipro, and hydration packs. She talks about jet lag, and how to handle it. She discusses blood clots with the long flight and says to stretch, get up and walk, and to avoid crossing legs. They also have this nifty cool thing that you stick in your water and it purifies it in 60 seconds. Now, that is HOT! However, it was $105 and seemed a little excessive for a trip to a city in Malaysia for a HIMSS conference.
So, she gathers the shots, and she sticks me 4 times. Then, she gives the nasal FluMist for the influenza vaccine. It is now Saturday, and my arm is STILL sore. I have also been running a fever since yesterday morning. Just to add to the fun, I have been having left-sided pain in addition to the fever. Mike and Morgan have been cracking up as I have been SO cold and keep wanting the heat turned up. Hopefully, tomorrow will bring a big improvement and no fever.
Without getting into the entire story, I went with Emily's family to get her passport. Since it is close to the departure date, we had to send it to a passport expediter who will hand walk the application through the process. So, because it is a rush, they require the travel itinerary. Her parents couldn't print it because their printer was broken. I am in a panic, so I rush over to the library to get the itinerary from my email. I ask how I can print something from the internet, and the lady says I need to swipe my library card. Of couse, I don't have a library card (I know, I know, I should especially being a librarian's daughter), so I have to go get one. I fill out the application and get the card. Then, the nice lady tells me that there are no reservations available and that they are about to close so it is too late to make a reservation. AHHHHH...I am thinking of Emily and her family waiting with the passport lady. So, I ask a kid if I can use his computer for 2 minutes if I give him $5. Thankfully, he didn't care. So, I open email and click Print. Nothing comes out of the printer. I am perplexed. Where did it go? I ask the nice lady (I don't think she liked it that I asked the kid to use his computer), and she says you have to go to this other computer to "release" the print job and to pay. So, I go there. It wants my library card number. Since I have only had it for minutes, I don't know the number. I dig it back out. Double-click the print job and then I realize you have to put three dimes into the machine to pay the $0.30. NO WAY. Of course, I don't have 30 cents. Seriously - no change (used it all on parking meters and bubble gum for Morgan). So, I have given away my last $5, so I have a $20. I get change for a dollar (in DIMES), and $19. Of course by now, the machine has moved from that screen, so I have to put in my freaking library card number. I finally release it. I was going to print 2, but I decided that it was good enough. Thankfully, the passport lady was SUPER helpful, nice, and patient!!!!!! We got the application FedEx'd out so I wil let you know.
Have a good trip Abhi!
We had a happy wedding send off for Abhi at the traditional Tijuana Flats. I later found out that as he was leaving for India, he found out that his grandmother died. So, he will be there for the mourning and services, but he will be unable to get married for some time after the funeral.
We know that our Abhi will be married off soon enough. :) I hope you had a good trip to India, Abhi!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Is it Tuesday already?
Wow, this week is going fast! With work being a whirlwind of activity (as always), cheer season in full swing, planning for two international trips, and normal life, it has been a bit crazier (even than normal) around here.
I just have to post something that happened today. So, I have been trying to book a trip to Malaysia for a week or so, and it has been rather complicated. There are many choices, but they all seem to have an issue - India requires a visa to leave the terminal so if I were to get stuck (and this IS me we are talking about) I would need a Visa, Frankfort didn't leave enough time in Atlant to go through Customs, Amsterdam got me back to Tampa too late on the return, etc, etc, etc. So, I know that the travel person is ready to choke me. :) So, today, I am on my iphone and get an email from her. So, I quickly want to reply so that my ticket can get booked. So, I type something like the below.
Hi Jeri...
Those flights won't work. Can you find something that gets in earlier on the return?
Thanks...
I realize RIGHT at the moment that I hit Send that my oh so helpful iPhone has translated Jeri to Jerk...so, my nice email now starts with
Hi jerk...
Those flights won't work.
AHHHHHH....If you could have seen me frantically trying to shut off the phone, stop the outbound email, etc. It would probably have been hysterical to watch. However, I couldn't stop it.
So, I sent an email immediately over apologizing profusely and THANKFULLY, she understood and was really nice.
So, that is just an example of what my life has been like. :) You add the passport craziness, the house hunting, the kidney stone craziness, and the immunizations (plus everything else!), I am a bit out of sorts. However, it is exciting, and I am SO excited to be going on vacation!
I just have to post something that happened today. So, I have been trying to book a trip to Malaysia for a week or so, and it has been rather complicated. There are many choices, but they all seem to have an issue - India requires a visa to leave the terminal so if I were to get stuck (and this IS me we are talking about) I would need a Visa, Frankfort didn't leave enough time in Atlant to go through Customs, Amsterdam got me back to Tampa too late on the return, etc, etc, etc. So, I know that the travel person is ready to choke me. :) So, today, I am on my iphone and get an email from her. So, I quickly want to reply so that my ticket can get booked. So, I type something like the below.
Hi Jeri...
Those flights won't work. Can you find something that gets in earlier on the return?
Thanks...
I realize RIGHT at the moment that I hit Send that my oh so helpful iPhone has translated Jeri to Jerk...so, my nice email now starts with
Hi jerk...
Those flights won't work.
AHHHHHH....If you could have seen me frantically trying to shut off the phone, stop the outbound email, etc. It would probably have been hysterical to watch. However, I couldn't stop it.
So, I sent an email immediately over apologizing profusely and THANKFULLY, she understood and was really nice.
So, that is just an example of what my life has been like. :) You add the passport craziness, the house hunting, the kidney stone craziness, and the immunizations (plus everything else!), I am a bit out of sorts. However, it is exciting, and I am SO excited to be going on vacation!
Sunday, February 1, 2009
GO WILDCATS! Hello February!
Sophie watching her first Super Bowl
Morgan's National Champion TeamMorgan's team had their second cheer competition this weekend, and they are officially National Champions. Ok, so they didn't actually compete against anyone, but they still got 1st place! :) Seriously, they did a much better job this time than the last competition, and Morgan FINALLY threw her full! Way to go Morgan!
I wrote briefly about the glass incident at Vallartas. I am still shocked that there was glass in my drink and that I chewed it. I am more shocked that the manager didn't seem shocked at all. Too bad because I really like their margaritas. However, their food has always been lacking, so I can't say I will miss that!
To continue the glass saga, we went to Yamato for dinner last night, and a waiter dropped a glass. He picked up pieces, and about 30 minutes later, Morgan stepped on a HUGE piece of broken glass. Thankfully, she had flip flops on, and it didn't go through her shoe. Meanwhile, Mark has been waiting for about 30 minutes for a drink. The manager kept telling us that it wasn't the waiter's fault. I don't think he understood that we didn't really care if it was the bartender or the waiter or whoever...it was bad regardless! Poor Mark even went to the bar to speed it up. He was thirsty! At least the manager did try to make it right. On the other hand, we had the BEST Hibachi Chef that we have ever had. He was amazing. His name is Arcel (not sure if that is spelled correctly), so we suggest asking for him. :) We also suggest drinking beer as it is much faster to get than the mixed drinks. Otherwise, Yamato was a success!
Our friends Lauren and Josh were pregnant (well, I guess technically Lauren is the pregnant one!) with quadruplets, and Baby A made a very early entry into this world and didn't survive. Hopefully, Baby B, Baby C, and Baby D will hang in there for AT LEAST 6 more weeks (hopefully more like 15!). Please pray for them and the babies. You can follow their blogs here.
The evil Steelers won. Since they knocked my Titans out, I was sad. I wanted Grams and Papa to come to Tampa for the game. Each Super Bowl, I crack up remembering our trip in 2000 to the one in Atlanta when the Titans played the Rams and lost by one yard. The lost tickets by FedEx, the ice storm, the nasty hotel, the creepy parking lot with a hole in the fence, the boxers with someone at the door, and someone hitting me in the head with a bottle at the end of the game. Plus, of course, the great parts of laughing with my parents, having success getting into the game, catching a paper dove from the show, watching the big trucks on the field at halftime, the amazing game until the last play, and on and on and on. Oh well, another Super Bowl. As Vols are good at saying, "There is always nextyear!"
I wrote briefly about the glass incident at Vallartas. I am still shocked that there was glass in my drink and that I chewed it. I am more shocked that the manager didn't seem shocked at all. Too bad because I really like their margaritas. However, their food has always been lacking, so I can't say I will miss that!
To continue the glass saga, we went to Yamato for dinner last night, and a waiter dropped a glass. He picked up pieces, and about 30 minutes later, Morgan stepped on a HUGE piece of broken glass. Thankfully, she had flip flops on, and it didn't go through her shoe. Meanwhile, Mark has been waiting for about 30 minutes for a drink. The manager kept telling us that it wasn't the waiter's fault. I don't think he understood that we didn't really care if it was the bartender or the waiter or whoever...it was bad regardless! Poor Mark even went to the bar to speed it up. He was thirsty! At least the manager did try to make it right. On the other hand, we had the BEST Hibachi Chef that we have ever had. He was amazing. His name is Arcel (not sure if that is spelled correctly), so we suggest asking for him. :) We also suggest drinking beer as it is much faster to get than the mixed drinks. Otherwise, Yamato was a success!
Our friends Lauren and Josh were pregnant (well, I guess technically Lauren is the pregnant one!) with quadruplets, and Baby A made a very early entry into this world and didn't survive. Hopefully, Baby B, Baby C, and Baby D will hang in there for AT LEAST 6 more weeks (hopefully more like 15!). Please pray for them and the babies. You can follow their blogs here.
The evil Steelers won. Since they knocked my Titans out, I was sad. I wanted Grams and Papa to come to Tampa for the game. Each Super Bowl, I crack up remembering our trip in 2000 to the one in Atlanta when the Titans played the Rams and lost by one yard. The lost tickets by FedEx, the ice storm, the nasty hotel, the creepy parking lot with a hole in the fence, the boxers with someone at the door, and someone hitting me in the head with a bottle at the end of the game. Plus, of course, the great parts of laughing with my parents, having success getting into the game, catching a paper dove from the show, watching the big trucks on the field at halftime, the amazing game until the last play, and on and on and on. Oh well, another Super Bowl. As Vols are good at saying, "There is always nextyear!"
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