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I’m forever late.

As I was trying to vote for the bloggies 2008, the thing spits up. It’s a no-go. I submitted and resubmitted, but it’s not returning an email to me at all, so it’s not getting processed. I emailed nikolai there and hope to hear from him (I assume that’s a male name) before the thing ends in 3 hours.

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Just so you know, I’m still alive. The kids are still sick, but much better.

Will update soon with a slew of expletives and posts about how I hate the health care system (lack thereof), and how through no fault of my own, I am now responsible for a huge hefty Out-Of-Network payment because SOMEONE ELSE messed up, and how I was suppose to go to Mayo Clinic for my CT / bloodwork / Mammogram tomorrow but it’s not happening anymore because some carrier decides Mayo isn’t good enough for them. And other annoying and frustrating things that Private-Jet Executives Who Live in Million Dollar Mansions don’t give a crap.

We interrupt the string of short posts with another short post.

Late Monday night / early Tuesday morning while I was pounding on the keyboard fervently, inputing data for new products for KangarooBoo, I heard cries for help.

I went to Sebastian, our 4.5 yr old’s room, found him literally burning up and coughing badly, with giant tears streaming down his face. He was shaking / seizing, his limbs were kind of noodle’ish and limpy. Couple of minutes later, the thermometer revealed 103.5F. After a dose of Motrin, he started to cool a little bit. 30 minutes later he cried again. He needed Mama to sleep next to him.

At 5 a.m. Fiona woke up and joined us. She rolled in bed while Sebastian continued to sleep until nearly 7a.m. (unheard of, as he’s also a 5-6a.m. riser) and I stuck in the middle. Fortunately I had the foresight of getting a full-size bed for him.

Tuesday - he stayed home from preschool. Still feverish and still coughing.

Today - both kids have preschool today, but both are home. Sebastian doesn’t seem to be too much better, although the fever is under control with Motrin. Fiona is also having low fever and some coughing.

I couldn’t resist passing this along.
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Hey y’all, I’m sorry I haven’t been able to be around and read your blogs. I have 500+ new entries in my RSS reader. Yikes. And I have meme / tags up the wazoo.

As I’m typing this, I am wearing a snow bib, (lined) indoor booties, and finger-less wool gloves.

I will soon post more insightful entries. As soon as I’m thawed out, or when I’m done with looking at 20+ catalogs while picking and choosing new inventories, whichever happens first.

While it is cold here, there’s something very nice and cozy going on. KangarooBoo is having a big winter sale. Find great savings of up to 60% off! Sale ends tomorrow, January 20th!!

Happy shopping!

As always, feel free to contact me with any questions.

Captured it a few minutes ago, via weather.com

Who wants to play a game?

HUGE Thanks to Kat at Katstuff and Jodi at My Life as Jodi Mama, I am participating in Pay it Forward - The Blog Edition. The official rule is, send homemade gifts to the first 3 people who leave a comment and say they are interested in playing.

My twist of the game is, since I’m the recipient of two Pay It Forward, SIX numbers will be randomly picked out from 50 submissions (I will use some random generator, like this one). I have never had any posts with more than 30 comments, let alone 50, so I’m fishing for comments. *wink* *wink* Yes that means all you lurkers are welcome to play! Please! If you don’t want to handmake anything, but just want to say what a cool idea, feel free to comment too! International readers are also eligible to play! Hooray!

In order to play, you must have your own blog and you MUST continue to pay it forward by promising the same thing to your readers on your own blog - and then deliver on the promise! Be sure to leave a valid email address so I can contact you for mailing info. And say BOO in your comment if you intend on joining in the fun.

I don’t know what I’ll be sending out yet, and it’s likely going to take me sometime to get things together (I have 3 full time jobs too: business owner/employee, mama, housekeeper). Also? The gifts can be anything - as long as it’s handmade - which means it could be as cheesy as a (handmade) card but I’ll try not to be very cheesy.

So, who’s on board??

We’re probably not in the minority. Our last family vacation was 1.5 years ago; our last sans-kids vacation was 3 years ago.

Not that we’re going on a vacation any time soon, but a girl can dream, right?

What kind of traveler are you? Please share your idea of a great vacation, and destination!

* Do you prefer to just call up a travel agency and join a tour/cruise, a one-stop shop if you will?

* Are you the kind that spends weeks and weeks scouting out deals and book things individually, the flight, the car, the hotel, to well-known places? Like Vegas or New York or…?

* How about road trips where you just take off with nary a plan and see where it takes you and your family?

* Or do you prefer to research the less-traveled places, or during off-season and do some hiking, backpacking, and generally explore nature?

Five bonus points to those who guess correctly which category we belong.

What are the points good for? I haven’t decided yet.

Not long ago I confessed I was a big dinosaur when it comes to electronic gadgets, and that I’m not an electronic fashion junkie. Well there’s a very bright side to it, and not just for the sake of my own piggy bank either.

It is also environmentally-friendly. Don’t replace electronic gadgets based on trendiness or “look and feel” and here is a nice article. Be sure to read the comment sections; the links within them are even better.

Did you know a huge amounts of electronic waste (old electronic stuff, “recycled” stuff etc.) are dumped in other countries??? I had no idea this sort of thing takes place. Where’s our regard for their health and their children’s children’s health?

Most of the time, I can read the little squiggle squishy slanted sideway stupid words that’s required to be typed out, just so the Internet knows I’m a real person instead of some bot.

But come on! Some of them are just plain hard to read, and hence it takes several tries because I CAN’T READ WHAT THE DAMN THING SAYS.

Earlier tonight, I was requested to type in something again on some screen, maybe it was passw0rd verification or a comment section. I can’t remember what site it was. This time I laughed and smirked a little.

The words on the screen?

men silly

p.s. This isn’t necessarily about Blogger. It’s for all sites that requires captcha.