The Chit Chat Chit Chat Thread

[Gabe1]

I always had to close my eyes when the spider part came. I'm terrified.

That reminds me of the soldiers freak'n out with the camel spider. The youtube can be found under deployed soldiers freak out. I wont directly leak because the frightened have used some colorful language looking for Mr. Spider.

 

[seahawk7]

That reminds me of the soldiers freak'n out with the camel spider. The youtube can be found under deployed soldiers freak out. I wont directly leak because the frightened have used some colorful language looking for Mr. Spider.

Going to check it out.

 

[seahawk7]

Ok the runway show is starting. Be back in a bit.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

Yes please

I'll join you.

 

[Gabe1]

I will be at MK on the 15h, I promise to report.
since I got my new DSLR I hope to get better pictures.

Also gabe, I hope you didnt take offense on anything I said.

first.. Im typing weith my surface pro 3.. kinda hard to get everything written correctly.
second.. somehow firefox3 didnt updated correctly and the dictionary isnt working, so a lot of my words can have typoos.
third. Im only updating right after I return from the parks or the convention.. I am exhausted.

fourth, I just survived FORBBIDEN JOURNEY at harry potter (my convention got the entire harry potter area privately for 5 hours, awesome!)

Look forward to your photos as always. No offense and I hope for the same likewise. We share a common issue and out of all discussions we come out of it with a bit more knowledge. I've seen the typo's and I've not had a problem knowing what you are saying. I know the Disney exhaustion and enjoy every minute of it. Sleep will come when you get home or on the plane.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

"Resistance is futile!"

When did Seven of Nine start selling Girl Scout Cookies?

 

[Gabe1]

funnily, aperitivo (spanish of aperitif) usually means a small snack accompanied with a small drink before or after the strong platter of the dinner.

Yes and the small drink with the appetizer was always alcoholic. Eventually being known as cocktail hour before the meal. Or around here anyways.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

Really? People took issue with "hose", not laying "around ... naked"?

Everyone took issue with everything. It was funny. Her nieces, daughter, and daughter-in-law all were making fun of her. This was back when my cousin and his now-fiance had just moved down to SC, and they were looking for a house and temporarily staying with his parents. They went to Myrtle Beach for the weekend, and my aunt posts, "Kids and grandchild are away for the weekend. I'm so happy that I might just lay around the hose naked!" And all of us were like, "Um..."

We remind her about that occasionally just to needle her. She's never living that one down. There are stories from when she was a kid that she still hasn't lived down.

 

[donaldtoo]

Alrighty gang, gonna' hit the hay...
Tomorrow's Half-day Friday, but, I still have design revisions to make on two projects before I can cut out for the weekend...!
Sweet Magical dreams to all...!!!
Laterrrrrrrrrrr...!!!!!

 

[StarWarsGirl]

I remember back when they really did believe this was the cause. I know they are running a study now with certain vaccinations when a combo of vaccine and a particular child pain reliever. Could or could not pan out. I just have my doubts that there is a single trigger for autism. It took researchers forever to figure out the connection between baby aspirin and chicken pox with I believe Reye syndrome.

I agree. My theory is that it's mostly genetic and environmental factors just based on my experience. We think my dad's paternal grandfather had Asperger's. A failed marriage, lack of social skills, and a desire to be on his own? Not to mention the fact that he could not hold a job. Very suspicious. My dad has a cousin with Asperger's as well. My dad's side of the family also has a strong history of mental illness, which could be related to the autism. But then my brother got the worst of the autism, and my cousins got the worst of the mental illness (both of them have bipolar disorder). So I think that there's a natural genetic tendency, but that something perhaps in the environment, flips the gene on. My brother had a lot of risk factors. Family history, older parents (my dad was 41 and my mom was 35 when he was born. 35 or older for either parent is an autism risk factor).

I'm just glad he did not inherit the asthma, though my grandfather and one of my mom's cousins are the only men in the family with asthma, so he had less of a risk factor than I did. My family, like I said, is the history of asthma. Great grandmother, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, mother, two first cousins of my mom's, one first cousin of mine, a second cousin of mine...and me. And mostly women. Four generations straight from my great grandmother to me of all women with asthma. My mom got lucky; out of all of us, she is the least severe.

 

[Gabe1]

Probably, even though my pulsox is at 98.

I get pale with my asthma too, so it wouldn't surprise me. All I know is that my thinking isn't as clear with asthma. Sometimes even on here, you can tell when I'm having symptoms because I'll make errors with my posts and then won't even notice I made the error until someone points it out. Or I'll read posts wrong.

But since I know that, I'm a little more careful about double and triple checking myself when I have asthma symptoms.

My DD is the same way. As it was happening my first clue was her color. I remember sitting in the bleachers during a choral concert and I stood up to head to the side of the risers as I saw it start. The director saw what I did as did the school nurse in the audience. But that is the time we found out because of fantastic school nurse that she also was hypoglycemic. She looked at her fingernails and asked if she could prick her finger. With that they had a blood sample from in the moment and her gut was spot on. It hadn't occurred to us but that was a bit stupid as a few years before my DH was also lucky to be have his finger pricked by a paramedic when I thought he was having a seizure in a restaurant. We always just blamed it on her respiratory issues till then. She learned from that point to differentiate her various issues. One of her biggest triggers for respiratory is scents. Brings her down so quickly.

 

[Gabe1]

I agree. My theory is that it's mostly genetic and environmental factors just based on my experience. We think my dad's paternal grandfather had Asperger's. A failed marriage, lack of social skills, and a desire to be on his own? Not to mention the fact that he could not hold a job. Very suspicious. My dad has a cousin with Asperger's as well. My dad's side of the family also has a strong history of mental illness, which could be related to the autism. But then my brother got the worst of the autism, and my cousins got the worst of the mental illness (both of them have bipolar disorder). So I think that there's a natural genetic tendency, but that something perhaps in the environment, flips the gene on. My brother had a lot of risk factors. Family history, older parents (my dad was 41 and my mom was 35 when he was born. 35 or older for either parent is an autism risk factor).

I'm just glad he did not inherit the asthma, though my grandfather and one of my mom's cousins are the only men in the family with asthma, so he had less of a risk factor than I did. My family, like I said, is the history of asthma. Great grandmother, grandmother, grandfather, aunt, mother, two first cousins of my mom's, one first cousin of mine, a second cousin of mine...and me. And mostly women. Four generations straight from my great grandmother to me of all women with asthma. My mom got lucky; out of all of us, she is the least severe.

Exactly what I mean. So many possible triggers. The Autism spectrum keeps growing and the term is almost becoming too generic and a catch all. But my folks especially my Dad held issues close to the vest, not willing to fess up to any family health issues.

 

[StarWarsGirl]

My DD is the same way. As it was happening my first clue was her color. I remember sitting in the bleachers during a choral concert and I stood up to head to the side of the risers as I saw it start. The director saw what I did as did the school nurse in the audience. But that is the time we found out because of fantastic school nurse that she also was hypoglycemic. She looked at her fingernails and asked if she could prick her finger. With that they had a blood sample from in the moment and her gut was spot on. It hadn't occurred to us but that was a bit stupid as a few years before my DH was also lucky to be have his finger pricked by a paramedic when I thought he was having a seizure in a restaurant. We always just blamed it on her respiratory issues till then. She learned from that point to differentiate her various issues. One of her biggest triggers for respiratory is scents. Brings her down so quickly.

Hmmm...I am also hypoglycemic without diabetes. Mildly, but hypoglycemic. I got bloodwork done, as I do every year thanks to having two parents with hypothyroidism (so far it's negative for me, but my doctor is keeping an eye on it, along with risk factors for diabetes because that runs on both sides of the family). When I was in high school, I did a fasting blood test. When it came back, my doctor said, "Guess what? You're hypoglycemic." Hmph. It's very mild, but I have to make sure I ear regularly. I get super cranky right before getting pale if I go too long without sugar. And every now and then I'll get super lightheaded and I'll need to eat. I keep hard candy in my car just in case. Not severe at all, just something I always keep in mind. I also remind myself to eat something, even when I'm not hungry.

Wonder if there's a correlation between asthmatics and people with nondiabetic hypoglycemia.

 

[seahawk7]

And I like who won. On Project Runway I mean.

 

[MOXOMUMD]

1 day until Valentine's Day.

 

[MinnieM123]

We are having a real coyote problem. They are just wandering the roads over night, they don't even get out of the way of the sheriff cars overnight. We have had the same bunny for at least 5 years. We had a possum take up residency in our garage for 4 days, couldn't find him. One night at dusk my DH opened garage and he was looking out the window and eventually left and hid under a car in our driveway. Never left the garage door open after dusk again. We get deer every couple years. Last one kept hopping over the fences from property to property. We are a block and a half from a preserve that is massive. Why they can't just live in nature?

On behalf of the animals, I'd like to be their spokesperson. They ARE living in nature on your property. They have all gravitated to your home, because you remind them of Mother Earth. They're quite content hanging out at your home, and their only request is that you leave off the cover to the backyard trash can, as it would make it easier for them to grab some food scraps. (Other than that, they really have no complaints.)

 

[MinnieM123]

Oh wow! It has been 10 years since we have had spots like that. I use to run into it in Central Illinois between the areas of my sons University and my DD's University. So did your Mom just not have her cell with her? My Mom is so helpful, she calls me and if I miss the call she shuts her phone off. She only turns on her cell if she is going to use it.

I do that, too; I don't like cell phones. If a phone doesn't have a long wire attached to an outlet in the wall, it doesn't stay on! RETRO RULES, BABY!!!!!

 

[MinnieM123]

As much of a carnivore as I am, I really like tofu, too.

I agree. Tofu cheesecake is delicious.

 

[MinnieM123]

I rest my case.

 

[MinnieM123]

I liked your post because you made me think of frozen thin mints. Yum!

Frozen or thawed . . . all GOOD.