I was just reading an article that said they have been close to impossible to obtain. Nintendo, being very conservative, didn’t want to make too many. On the plus side, they are going to continue production levels even after Christmas, so they should be more readily available next year. I’m hoping to pick one up for KamaKid’s B-Day in April.
Oh no! Around here we tend to wait until they burst and threaten our lives and then have a quack doctor operate and leave a jagged 9 inch scar. But that’s just us.
Oh Cabin Girl, I am so sorry, best wishes to your son…my daughter had burst one at about 10, not fun to go through for the child or the parent. If not burst the recovery is pretty speedy. I will keep your family in my thoughts today.
Hope I can catch you in time, be sure to ask doctors not to use the low bid knock out juice but to upgrade to the next level. The low bid stuff is standard procedure and can cause the patient to upchuck and generally feel miserable when coming out of the post surgery fog. Good luck and don’t spend too much time at the vending machines!
I’m sure everything will go as smoothly as can be expected, CG. Thankfully, it is a common procedure. Nevertheless, my thoughts are with you and your family today.
I’ve been waiting to see you about Kelly. I loved Cybermancy! I’m getting both WebMage and Cybermancy for a friend since I know he will also love them. Persephone was a great twist. Thanks!
I’ve been very lurky of late, crazy busy mostly. Glad you enjoyed it so much, Kamakhya. And I love to here about it going out for gifts. Persephone…that’s a story that’s always made me terribly angry, and getting a chance to address it was one of the real joys of writing Cybermancy.
This is probably way too late, but demerol is very nice when you can get them to use that. Here’s hoping that CB is up and about real soon. Best wishes!
From our freezing cold hospital room. I’d trade the wifi for some heat, really. 🙂
CBtY has been up to the bathroom a few times, is waiting for some medicine for pain, and is hoping to go home today. Since the hospital is full enough that they’re putting adults in the pediatric unit, I’m thinking that’s a good bet, although they’ve told us that he might have to stay a second night.
He’s currently zoning out on the Fairly Odd Parents cartoon.
Just talked to CBtE, and he’s up and ready to head off to school…but sounds really tired.
yay! Did they do it with the laparoscope instead of the old fashioned way? When the Nature Boy had it last year, there was a guy who had the new way who went home the next day, while my guy stayed in the hospital, catheterized and on a morphine pump, for a week!
The surgeon had originally intended to do it the traditional way, but I asked about the laparascopy, and he decided to do that, since we had caught the problem early and he wanted to be able to make sure there wasn’t anything else going on in there.
NB’s rupture probably had a lot to do with the size of his scar and long stay. I tell you, these manly college dudes, ignoring their stomach pain… 🙂
Actually, he’s been great through this while thing. He doesn’t like being an invalid that much, but he does enjoy the catering to his dietary whims and on-demand movie desires.
Yesterday afternoon when the gas from the laparascopy was bothering him (the most painful part of the whole thing, by far), and he got a little snappy about it until we got him comfortable again, he apologized right away for being grumpy about it. As if that needed any apology!
I’ve got today and tomorrow left until vacation starts. No students for either day – Eid holiday for our Muslim students. Instead we have two days of incessant in-services that will cause my head to ache!
Good morning SN. A chinese auction as I understand it: Everybody brings in a gift, all participants draw numbers to select a gifts in order. You can steal/exchange someone’s gift before it’s all over.
The books are a definite, snow’s a possibility, skiing is an huge improbability. But we’ll definitely do some hiking — with at least one big hike over at the state’s largest park (15,000 acres) which is about 10 minutes away. Jim and I have a “tradition” of hiking over there on Christmas because it’s particularly appealing to hike when we’re the only ones there.
I did some cross-country skiing the first couple of years after we moved out here in ’79 but there were several significant problems — we have very steep hillsides, the amount of snow varies wildly so I couldn’t work on my skills consistently, and every time I fell the dogs thought it was a great game called “Jump on Andi while she tries to get up while wearing skis”.
You know why I love you Andi? Because you make me feel less antisocial. 🙂 I picture you and Jim being perfectly happy in one of those post-apocalyptic movies where you’re the only ones left, walking through deserted streets.
I cannot believe you have scored a Wii. Short of lining up in the pre-dawn outside of Best Buy, I have not been able to find one (other than being scalped on Craigslist) for an entire year. They keep saying they’re going to increase production, but they’re doing this deliberately, don’t you think?
I can’t believe it either, to be honest. I swung by gamestop just to see when they would be opening, and there were a half dozen people there in line, waiting for them to open, and I got ticket number 5, so I got one of the last 14 they got in before Christmas. Must be all the good wishes everyone sent our way from the FBC.
And I totally think this is market manipulation on the part of Nintendo. All that free advertising on the teevee news? Too much to resist.
Good morning ask! I knew I had arrived at geezerhood when napping began to take priority over most of my other activities (sex, eating, reading, partying, etc;-)
Good morning, id!
The thing about those priorities is that you can combine a nap with pretty much all those you list (maybe not the party part). You get out ahead either way.
I tried snuggling on the couch with Sniff but he kept put his so-sharp-they-could-cut-bread elbows in my stomach so I gave up and he heaved a sigh of relief and snuggled up to pillow.
He is doing quite well, thank you! He went to the movies with his buddies yesterday afternoon, and just left to go out Christmas tree getting and decorating with his father and brother.
Which means it’s time for me to finish up my shopping. 🙂
That’s good to hear! They really bounce back amazingly fast at his age. I’d probably still be lying around moaning and manipulating everyones’ sympathy! Guess I should get going on my list as well.
Good morning all! It seems we need some slackerly instruction from our friend down south. I am gaining on one of my vacation slacking goals, having slept until 7:00.
I’ve been wondering something — do you know of affordable vacation cabins to rent that could house 7 people? A group of old friends from college get together every year and I was thinking of suggesting that this year we rent a place around here.
Hi Andi! Here’s a site with quite a few choices. Once the cost is split among 7, its not bad at all and many of them have hot tubs. Here’s another that’s close by and used to be really nice (also relatively cheap). The family cabins are private and sleep 8. No hot tubs, though.
You’re welcome! I’ve heard people book reservations one to two years in advance for October. Depending on the time of year, you’ll either have lots of choices or none;-)
I’m late to the party, as usual. I had a rude awakening at 4:30 AM when I shuffled to the bathroom and directly into a present left by Frank the Schnoodle who is visiting us until Sunday. In my bare feet.
Now I really need some coffee before I brave the crowds at the grocery store.
Good morning Second Nature! We had a similar occurrence last night after one of the cats decided to have a little grass salad on one of her evening prowls. We managed not to step in it for a change;-)
Rude is clearly an understatement. What you loving moms do for your kids is an inspiration to us all [in my case — it inspires me to be endlessly grateful I didn’t have any. 😉 ]
Old cafe here.
How is everyone this morning?
CBtY has a suspicious right-sided abdominal pain that started last night. No fever, no vomiting, but I’m a little worried about it…
Morning CG.
It is right side lower quadrant. If you think it might be appendix, press where the pain is, and if it hurts on rebound, then it probably is.
Yep. Complete with rebound pain.
I hope I’m wrong on this.
I hope you’re wrong too. Poor CBtY and you if this happens before Xmas.
I’ll keep fingers and toes crossed that you’re wrong on the Dx.
The doctor’s office opens in 15 minutes. I have the little guy showering and getting dressed now.
I’ll check back in when I know more.
Here’s wishing CBtY and you luck.
Yup. It’s appendectomy time. I hope everyone can hold down the fort for a while.
Oh, shit!
Best wishes for CBtY today and a quick recovery!
Good luck! He’ll be just fine.
What some kids won’t do for a new XBox360.
He wants a Wii. He’ll probably get one know. The waiting room here has wireless but it takes about 45 seconds to load a page.
So Booman, how is he doing?
He says so-so. He really just wants to go home…he’s afraid he’s been lying in the bed so long he’ll get bed sores. 🙂
Oh, and contrast media tastes nasty, but the apple juice version is better than the grape.
Is he out of surgery or waiting to go in?
yeah, good luck with that. I haven’t been able to find a Wii for the past year. I gave up and got a ps3 for christmas.
I was just reading an article that said they have been close to impossible to obtain. Nintendo, being very conservative, didn’t want to make too many. On the plus side, they are going to continue production levels even after Christmas, so they should be more readily available next year. I’m hoping to pick one up for KamaKid’s B-Day in April.
When I was in Chicago, years ago, it was said you could get about anything down on State Street.
Oh no! Around here we tend to wait until they burst and threaten our lives and then have a quack doctor operate and leave a jagged 9 inch scar. But that’s just us.
Hope everything turns out okay.
One of us did something similar earlier this year…we’re trying to avoid a repeat. 😉
We’re off. Thanks for the good wishes, everybody.
best of luck to you and CBtY. get well soon!
I hope that everything is okay.
I hope all of you are recovering by now!
must of hit the wrong darn button. Speedy recovery.
Oh Cabin Girl, I am so sorry, best wishes to your son…my daughter had burst one at about 10, not fun to go through for the child or the parent. If not burst the recovery is pretty speedy. I will keep your family in my thoughts today.
Hope I can catch you in time, be sure to ask doctors not to use the low bid knock out juice but to upgrade to the next level. The low bid stuff is standard procedure and can cause the patient to upchuck and generally feel miserable when coming out of the post surgery fog. Good luck and don’t spend too much time at the vending machines!
I’m sure everything will go as smoothly as can be expected, CG. Thankfully, it is a common procedure. Nevertheless, my thoughts are with you and your family today.
and hoping for a speedy recovery.
I’ve been waiting to see you about Kelly. I loved Cybermancy! I’m getting both WebMage and Cybermancy for a friend since I know he will also love them. Persephone was a great twist. Thanks!
I’ve been very lurky of late, crazy busy mostly. Glad you enjoyed it so much, Kamakhya. And I love to here about it going out for gifts. Persephone…that’s a story that’s always made me terribly angry, and getting a chance to address it was one of the real joys of writing Cybermancy.
bummer!
here’s to a quick recovery and hopes he’ll be rockin’-n-rollin’ again by christmas.
lTMF’sA
We’re actually waiting for the official results of the CAT scan. This is the slowest ER experience I’ve ever had…
For CB and mom and family … yikes!
This is probably way too late, but demerol is very nice when you can get them to use that. Here’s hoping that CB is up and about real soon. Best wishes!
Sure hope one of those humps being gotten over was was CBtY out of the hospital.
Two more sunrises and them I’m on vacation to the 2nd.
Is the patient on the road to recovery?
On the front page, Booman says all is well but no detail.
Are you off after Friday? Jim’s off from then until the 7th.
It sounds like I have the same vacation time as Jim. We’re headed to Florida to see my parents. Any travel plans?
From our freezing cold hospital room. I’d trade the wifi for some heat, really. 🙂
CBtY has been up to the bathroom a few times, is waiting for some medicine for pain, and is hoping to go home today. Since the hospital is full enough that they’re putting adults in the pediatric unit, I’m thinking that’s a good bet, although they’ve told us that he might have to stay a second night.
He’s currently zoning out on the Fairly Odd Parents cartoon.
Just talked to CBtE, and he’s up and ready to head off to school…but sounds really tired.
for stopping by to give us an update. Hope you both get to go home soon.
Zoning out sounds like just the right reaction — oh wait, isn’t that exactly what he’ll be doing for the next several years? 😉
yay! Did they do it with the laparoscope instead of the old fashioned way? When the Nature Boy had it last year, there was a guy who had the new way who went home the next day, while my guy stayed in the hospital, catheterized and on a morphine pump, for a week!
The surgeon had originally intended to do it the traditional way, but I asked about the laparascopy, and he decided to do that, since we had caught the problem early and he wanted to be able to make sure there wasn’t anything else going on in there.
NB’s rupture probably had a lot to do with the size of his scar and long stay. I tell you, these manly college dudes, ignoring their stomach pain… 🙂
Yep, he probably blamed the pain on the 11th cheap beer he had downed the previous night. Just kidding…..I hope. 🙂
Now, about that video game system…
Hopefully that 2nd night won’t be needed.
Glad to hear that he’s doing better. A drag for vacation, but I’m sure he’ll enjoy all the extra TLC.
CG it sounds as if CBtY is feeling better. That’s very good to hear.
Kucinich’s brother was found dead today.
and I’m off work for the rest of the year. Now if only this was June instead of the end of December.
Good morning, Andi!
Good for you – a long break.
I’m tending to a nasty cold – there’ll soon be blisters on my nose from all the tissues.
Sorry about the cold. My solution to the raw nose problem is vaseline. It ain’t pretty but it works.
Yuck. I hope you feel better soon. Eucerin cream is a pretty good alternative to vaseline, btw.
Sorry to hear that you’re sick, ask. I’m a big believer in Kleenex with added lotion. It’s like wiping your nose with a cloud! 🙂
I’ve always wanted a job that paid well and came with 2 6-month long vacations…
I think my vacation has started early, but at least we’re home now. 🙂
When you find that job, I hope you’ll recommend me for the next opening.
So is CBtY being a invalid tyrant? I always liked having the opportunity for that (even if I didn’t like the cause).
I’ll let you know when I find it. 🙂
Actually, he’s been great through this while thing. He doesn’t like being an invalid that much, but he does enjoy the catering to his dietary whims and on-demand movie desires.
Yesterday afternoon when the gas from the laparascopy was bothering him (the most painful part of the whole thing, by far), and he got a little snappy about it until we got him comfortable again, he apologized right away for being grumpy about it. As if that needed any apology!
I bet he sleeps a lot for the first few days. I’m glad to hear everybody is home.
Thanks.
Sorry you have 2 days of inservice to get through before the break.
It’s not quite as painful as surgery, but thanks.
I’ve got today and tomorrow left until vacation starts. No students for either day – Eid holiday for our Muslim students. Instead we have two days of incessant in-services that will cause my head to ache!
At least it’s 2 days of in-service followed by several days of no-service (well, except to Andrew).
Hope you have a nice, uneventful trip to Florida and lovely time while you’re there.
Thanks – I hope you and Jim have a nice vacation. It’s time for me to meander to the meeting 🙁
Good morning all. It’s party day in the office, with our Chinese auction. Hopefully I haven’t forgotten anyone giftwise.
Good morning, boran. What is a Chinese auction?
Good morning SN. A chinese auction as I understand it: Everybody brings in a gift, all participants draw numbers to select a gifts in order. You can steal/exchange someone’s gift before it’s all over.
Those are really fun. Way better than a straight up Pollyanna.
Especially since I’m off work after today until the 2nd.
w00t.
Good morning, Andi!
Nothing like an 11-day break!
Big plans?
The only way it could be better is if it was way, way longer.
No big plans — other than doing a big bunch of nothing.
— other than doing a big bunch of nothing.
Sounds like my idea of a vacation. Just throw in some books, and if snow; a bit of skiing.
The books are a definite, snow’s a possibility, skiing is an huge improbability. But we’ll definitely do some hiking — with at least one big hike over at the state’s largest park (15,000 acres) which is about 10 minutes away. Jim and I have a “tradition” of hiking over there on Christmas because it’s particularly appealing to hike when we’re the only ones there.
Hiking is almost as good as (cross-country) skiing.
And the outdoors solitude of the holidays is very relaxing.
I did some cross-country skiing the first couple of years after we moved out here in ’79 but there were several significant problems — we have very steep hillsides, the amount of snow varies wildly so I couldn’t work on my skills consistently, and every time I fell the dogs thought it was a great game called “Jump on Andi while she tries to get up while wearing skis”.
That is a funny visual.
Funny in retrospect, cold and wet in real time. 😉
I’m giggling at the thought. (sorry Andi, I can’t help it)
Have you tried skijoring?
Looks like fun but unfortunately, we rarely have snow around the woodstove.
You’re very funny today — must be the “I’m on vacation” giddies … 😉
You know why I love you Andi? Because you make me feel less antisocial. 🙂 I picture you and Jim being perfectly happy in one of those post-apocalyptic movies where you’re the only ones left, walking through deserted streets.
how much I love “Night of the Comets”?
Just a wild stab. 🙂
Well, I have to go be sociable with work, dammit.
See ya.
Have fun! I just sent my last pre-Christmas problem, I mean project, off to work, and now I’m officially in Christmas mode.
Hi ask!
Are you feeling better today?
A bit better, thanks!
Well enough to head out soon to find a tree.
Good for you to have a long break coming!
It’s time for vacation! And finishing Christmas shopping! And cleaning the house! And decorating! And food shopping!
Hmm, maybe this vacation idea isn’t all it’s cracked up to be… 🙂
you don’t have to do it all in one day.
You’re right, I could spread it out over 3 days. 😉
but maybe spread out over 5 or 6 days (especially the cleaning part).
Besides, won’t you be busy working on your game-playing techniques?
Heh. With 3 boys in the house, and Boxing as one of the game selections?? 😉
I cannot believe you have scored a Wii. Short of lining up in the pre-dawn outside of Best Buy, I have not been able to find one (other than being scalped on Craigslist) for an entire year. They keep saying they’re going to increase production, but they’re doing this deliberately, don’t you think?
I can’t believe it either, to be honest. I swung by gamestop just to see when they would be opening, and there were a half dozen people there in line, waiting for them to open, and I got ticket number 5, so I got one of the last 14 they got in before Christmas. Must be all the good wishes everyone sent our way from the FBC.
And I totally think this is market manipulation on the part of Nintendo. All that free advertising on the teevee news? Too much to resist.
Morning Everyone.
I need coffee!
one more day of meetings until my vacation starts.
Jim is full of sympathy as he heads out for a day of dvds, food, and trying to keep the overstuffed kids from falling asleep at their desks. 🙂
Drive by good morning all. It looks to be a very busy day, and it’s snowing lightly. Ugh.
First day of vacation and I slept till 5:30. Who knows, by the end of up I might be sleeping all the way to 6.
Morning, Andi!
Not bad at all, 5.30. And you’ve got almost 2 weeks to improve…
Alas, I’ve been up almost 2 hrs already.
I think I’ve become physically unable to sleep past 5:30. I guess I should be grateful since waking at 4:30 is pretty much my norm.
Is that what’s called geezerhood?
I managed to sneak in a little morning nap, just back – and it felt good.
Good morning ask! I knew I had arrived at geezerhood when napping began to take priority over most of my other activities (sex, eating, reading, partying, etc;-)
Good morning, id!
The thing about those priorities is that you can combine a nap with pretty much all those you list (maybe not the party part). You get out ahead either way.
Hi ask! Are you all ready for the holiday?
Good morning!
No, not quite, I’m afraid.
Major cleaning almost done, but still many presents to get.
I’m up early too.
Going out to get coffee and filters so you can see what goodies fall into your lap?
Nah. I just inexplicably went to bed early.
Nice. I’ve been awake since 6:12, but enjoying a slow morning…I’m on to drinking coffee and blogging now.
I tried snuggling on the couch with Sniff but he kept put his so-sharp-they-could-cut-bread elbows in my stomach so I gave up and he heaved a sigh of relief and snuggled up to pillow.
Good morning CabinGirl! How goes the CabinBoy’s recovery?
He is doing quite well, thank you! He went to the movies with his buddies yesterday afternoon, and just left to go out Christmas tree getting and decorating with his father and brother.
Which means it’s time for me to finish up my shopping. 🙂
That’s good to hear! They really bounce back amazingly fast at his age. I’d probably still be lying around moaning and manipulating everyones’ sympathy! Guess I should get going on my list as well.
Have a wonderful holiday!
Good morning all! It seems we need some slackerly instruction from our friend down south. I am gaining on one of my vacation slacking goals, having slept until 7:00.
I’ve been wondering something — do you know of affordable vacation cabins to rent that could house 7 people? A group of old friends from college get together every year and I was thinking of suggesting that this year we rent a place around here.
Hi Andi! Here’s a site with quite a few choices. Once the cost is split among 7, its not bad at all and many of them have hot tubs. Here’s another that’s close by and used to be really nice (also relatively cheap). The family cabins are private and sleep 8. No hot tubs, though.
Thanks Steve. I went googling around and found another site that had some nice looking places. So it looks like I have lots of choices.
You’re welcome! I’ve heard people book reservations one to two years in advance for October. Depending on the time of year, you’ll either have lots of choices or none;-)
We usually do it in spring or summer — so I think we’ll be okay.
Late April is actually my favorite time of year around here.
But gray winter day or not, the dogs are insisting we go for a walk. See ya later.
I’m late to the party, as usual. I had a rude awakening at 4:30 AM when I shuffled to the bathroom and directly into a present left by Frank the Schnoodle who is visiting us until Sunday. In my bare feet.
Now I really need some coffee before I brave the crowds at the grocery store.
Good morning Second Nature! We had a similar occurrence last night after one of the cats decided to have a little grass salad on one of her evening prowls. We managed not to step in it for a change;-)
Rude is clearly an understatement. What you loving moms do for your kids is an inspiration to us all [in my case — it inspires me to be endlessly grateful I didn’t have any. 😉 ]
Good morning all. I was awakened by having a small boy jump on me. At least he waited til after 7.
Morning Boran2. Would that be the sculptor of recent “abominable snow dog” fame?
Good morning ID! Well, he assisted with that sculpture. We’ll be starting a new commission shortly.
Tell him “well done”. It reminded me of a famous dog from my distant past.