The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[King Capybara 77]

At the ER right now. 4 year old doctor woke up breathing funny, gasping for air. Contacted a friend of ours that is a physician here in town and he recommended an ER visit before it got any worse. Said her airways sounded inflammed. Pretty scary stuff for this dad. As is life I suppose.

Fingers crossed that all ends well

 

[A W Reezy]

Fingers crossed that all ends well

Thank you. Saw a Nurse so far and they suggest the Croup. That makes sense with the symptoms they gave us. Still going to see a breathing specialist to rule out Asthma just to be safe.

 

[Figgy1]

Sooooo cast #3. She'll only be in this until 12/27 then will have a brace that goes in her shoe.

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Will this be the last one? I hope she gets something special for spending Christmas in a cast

 

[Figgy1]

I very often wonder about that. Just how long do people think that they are going to be unable to get to a store. Unless it's a two week long blizzard that doesn't stop until it is deeper then your house, I fail to see any scenario in todays world that would prevent any more then a two day need. Yet, they stock up for months at a time. Peoples is so silly.

We've been snowed in for as long as 5 days because I'm in the middle of nowhere. 5 days food with my boys being home and shoveling snow is months of food for some people I remember a Valentine's Day storm which was ice, snow and then more ice 5 days inside and then a blizzard a few years ago 5 days again. So I'm going to spend Sunday cooking if it looks like it may turn into one of those types of storms. Worst case is I won't have to cook until the end of the week

 

[Figgy1]

Sorry for the delay in response! Still have the cough, which is keeping me up at night, so I'm not getting good rest, which means the cough is prolonged.

Hopefully I'm all better before we leave on our trip next Saturday, though! Fingers and toes crossed.

Fingers and toes. Prayers and pixie dust xoxo

 

[Figgy1]

You can always feast on Grilled Cheese.

I can't

 

[Figgy1]

How most mothers comfort their upset children:

Gives hugs, maybe makes cookies

How my mother comforts me when I'm upset:
Pours me a glass of sangria, extra full, and puts orange peels in it.

I know things are bad when my mom pulls out the rum

 

[Figgy1]

It was 15F here this morning. Bbbbrrrrrr....

Sympathy like and some hot chocolate

 

[Figgy1]

I guess it varies in areas and maybe by population density too. Can't say I've ever seen food in the quantities being purchased for a Storm. Yes, I see it all the time during good sales and by some at Costco and Sam's on any given day.

Shop Rite has something called the Can Can sale and I've been known to fill 2 shopping carts at a time if not more. I only buy canned goods twice a year for the most part except for canned white beans because I like Wegman's much more because the taste and texture is closer to dried.

 

[Figgy1]

A good mother you have.

My DD Christmas tree crashed last Friday. There were casualties splattered all over the floor. The tree, well it was down for the count. Sent her away.

Got a tree. Did damage control, replaced a few ornaments. When she came home she was met by a lit tree ready to be trimmed the next day and more importantly a Margarita.

You are a wonderful mother.

 

[Figgy1]

At the ER right now. 4 year old doctor woke up breathing funny, gasping for air. Contacted a friend of ours that is a physician here in town and he recommended an ER visit before it got any worse. Said her airways sounded inflammed. Pretty scary stuff for this dad. As is life I suppose.

I hope it's nothing serious, Prayers and pixie dust

 

[Figgy1]

Good morning, I'm going out shopping today not panic shopping just my regular weekly food refill that looks like panic shopping

 

[A W Reezy]

Well, all tests and xrays look fine! Were going home to get some rest. It's 4am right now... hope to sleep till noon! Haha!

 

[Figgy1]

Well, all tests and xrays look fine! Were going home to get some rest. It's 4am right now... hope to sleep till noon! Haha!

Glad it was nothing serious, I hope you enjoy some well deserved rest.

 

[MinnieM123]

I guess it varies in areas and maybe by population density too. Can't say I've ever seen food in the quantities being purchased for a Storm. Yes, I see it all the time during good sales and by some at Costco and Sam's on any given day.

Oh I have seen it, as has @Goofyernmost in his area. What I always enjoy watching is the local news just prior to any snowstorm. They always have their "reporters" (if you can call them that . . .) out there with the camera guy at supermarkets, filming the frenzy. The interviews they conduct with the customers are always hilarious, too. Every year, every storm, they all say the same things.

It's far better to just keep some canned items, peanut butter, crackers and munchies etc., at home and a few loaves of bread in the freezer, on a regular basis throughout the year. The only item I would run out of would be milk, but I really don't care about that for a few days, if I couldn't get to a store. (Plus I use half & half in my coffee, and that lasts a few weeks in the frig anyway.)

 

[MinnieM123]

A good mother you have.

My DD Christmas tree crashed last Friday. There were casualties splattered all over the floor. The tree, well it was down for the count. Sent her away.

Got a tree. Did damage control, replaced a few ornaments. When she came home she was met by a lit tree ready to be trimmed the next day and more importantly a Margarita.

Awww . . . a happy ending!

 

[MinnieM123]

At the ER right now. 4 year old doctor woke up breathing funny, gasping for air. Contacted a friend of ours that is a physician here in town and he recommended an ER visit before it got any worse. Said her airways sounded inflammed. Pretty scary stuff for this dad. As is life I suppose.

Oh dear. I hope all is well with the child.

 

[MinnieM123]

Well, all tests and xrays look fine! Were going home to get some rest. It's 4am right now... hope to sleep till noon! Haha!

Glad to read your update. Get some rest for yourself now.

 

[FutureCEO]

Oh I have seen it, as has @Goofyernmost in his area. What I always enjoy watching is the local news just prior to any snowstorm. They always have their "reporters" (if you can call them that . . .) out there with the camera guy at supermarkets, filming the frenzy. The interviews they conduct with the customers are always hilarious, too. Every year, every storm, they all say the same things.

It's far better to just keep some canned items, peanut butter, crackers and munchies etc., at home and a few loaves of bread in the freezer, on a regular basis throughout the year. The only item I would run out of would be milk, but I really don't care about that for a few days, if I couldn't get to a store. (Plus I use half & half in my coffee, and that lasts a few weeks in the frig anyway.)

I always found that out to be hilarious. Tomorrow is my normal day to shop but I'm buying milk so it's going to look like I'm hunkering down.

 

[MinnieM123]

I always found that out to be hilarious. Tomorrow is my normal day to shop but I'm buying milk so it's going to look like I'm hunkering down.

Ahhh ha ha . . . you can't fool us! You're panic buying milk!!!