tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post683183541910630229..comments2023-11-03T06:44:41.540-04:00Comments on Wednesday whining: Fireworks WhiningUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-52063677129049749502012-07-07T18:57:43.817-04:002012-07-07T18:57:43.817-04:00oy, drought...
esperanza, i forgot about the a/...oy, drought... <br /><br />esperanza, i forgot about the a/c and your temps. but i stand by the hot steamy bathroom method. oral steroids tend to work wonders. the pulmologist might be able to recommend preventive measures. sweet might be too young for some of the preventive meds, but i don't know the current state of ped meds. xoxokathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-70890096018621980652012-07-07T15:36:01.201-04:002012-07-07T15:36:01.201-04:00Awards still coming, feel free to keep whining ......Awards still coming, feel free to keep whining ...Redzilsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-8666870712283128702012-07-06T21:22:17.218-04:002012-07-06T21:22:17.218-04:00We skipped the parades (sorry Sarah) ... I didn...We skipped the parades (sorry Sarah) ... I didn't think I could handle the heat, and I'm sure the kids would have been miserable before the first fire truck rolled by. I started hearing "drought" thrown around at the end of the week just as I noticed tree leaves falling and corn fields with curling, dying leaves (the grass all died weeks ago).JenRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844348549568420529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-7076610473183863242012-07-06T15:23:51.534-04:002012-07-06T15:23:51.534-04:00Thanks, everyone. She's better today (not unco...Thanks, everyone. She's better today (not uncommon for her to have a night attack). Doctor says start oral steroids. Ah, kathy a, we'd be more successful to go outside and breathe super-humid, warm night air and then come into a/c. <br /><br />Stale bacon is unacceptable.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-81664608939988370662012-07-06T13:40:29.758-04:002012-07-06T13:40:29.758-04:00poor sweet! hope she is feeling better today. ha...poor sweet! hope she is feeling better today. have you tried sitting in a steamy bathroom with the shower running hot (mom recommends singing), then going outside to the (hopefully) cooler night air? that used to help when my son had those nighttime attacks.<br /><br />eww, liz. <br /><br />my beloved decided to take a day off and work on his fence project. right outside my office window. ikathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-79996918547875015952012-07-06T12:17:35.658-04:002012-07-06T12:17:35.658-04:00(((Esperanza)))
W: The B on my BLT is stale. BLEA...(((Esperanza)))<br /><br />W: The B on my BLT is stale. BLEAH.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-83283903065263942602012-07-06T12:03:26.893-04:002012-07-06T12:03:26.893-04:00Oh Esperanza - hope she's feeling better.Oh Esperanza - hope she's feeling better.Sarah at Ratatatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-37257632978557140672012-07-06T01:31:11.441-04:002012-07-06T01:31:11.441-04:00oh, yeah. A hat. I'm terrible about that, but ...oh, yeah. A hat. I'm terrible about that, but it really does help.<br /><br />W: I'm up way past my bedtime. With a wheezing/coughing Sweet. *After* three back-to-back nebulizer treatments. Not my favorite pastime. I have a feeling a call to the pulmonologist is in my future.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-66290572991728506302012-07-05T23:14:45.369-04:002012-07-05T23:14:45.369-04:00Such good suggestions. Staying inside has been wor...Such good suggestions. Staying inside has been working too. <br /><br />Whine: feeling whiny. This too shall pass?Sarah at Ratatatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-36581360389805311822012-07-05T11:40:28.424-04:002012-07-05T11:40:28.424-04:00much sympathy to all who are stuck in the heat. g...much sympathy to all who are stuck in the heat. good suggestions, esperanza and liz.<br /><br />i don't live in a heat zone any more, but just tell my hot flashes. so i'd add -- wear light, loose clothing, cotton if possible. keep your hair off your neck. when overheated, put something ice-like on the back of your neck, pulse points (temples, inner wrists and elbows, back of knees) kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-80080308319576746032012-07-05T10:49:43.339-04:002012-07-05T10:49:43.339-04:00Drink lots of water. Drink lots of water. Drink lo...Drink lots of water. Drink lots of water. Drink lots of water. <br /><br />Soak bandanas in water and put them in the the freezer overnight. Change them as they dry out.<br /><br />Wear. A. Hat. (bonus advice: soak the hat in water)<br /><br />Did I mention drink lots of water?Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-52809630775775171432012-07-04T20:41:06.804-04:002012-07-04T20:41:06.804-04:00oh, Sarah. I just saw that weather report for your...oh, Sarah. I just saw that weather report for your area. You're actually a bit hotter than we are. Um...secrets? Stay inside in the a/c. Crack car windows. Being wet (swimming, etc) definitely helps. If it's not also stinking humid (which it usually is in my part of the state), if you can blow a fan over some water, that sometimes helps. Or some kind of mist. Drink lots of water. And stayesperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-25064323928254935472012-07-04T19:36:02.566-04:002012-07-04T19:36:02.566-04:00oooh, esperanza! between the ABC song and "s...oooh, esperanza! between the ABC song and "surprise!", that is a great story about your sweet picking up speed!<br /><br />oh, sarah! you deserve a prize for doing the parade in the fireplacing heat. sending ice and beverages, palm fronds for a gentle breeze, and whatever else you need.<br /><br />AW: finished a big fat albatross that's been hanging around my Giant Project to-dokathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-59085386971733340542012-07-04T16:20:14.864-04:002012-07-04T16:20:14.864-04:00I think I have heat stroke. That's a whine. Th...I think I have heat stroke. That's a whine. The parade was great. But it was just too hot. I should be selling beer in the beer tent, but I am too hot. So I am at home in the A/C. That's an anti-whine. The heat is keeping people away, so sales will be done a lot. Whine. But they won't miss me for a while. Anti-whine.<br /><br />Happy 4th of July.<br /><br />Experanza - is there a Sarah at Ratatatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-41536356119499093522012-07-03T20:43:15.777-04:002012-07-03T20:43:15.777-04:00I love the "roast beef." That is classic...I love the "roast beef." That is classic, and so sweet.<br /><br />AW: whining works! This morning was much better (we were, however, getting ready to do her favorite thing ever, which may have helped). She raced to get her clothes off while I sang the ABC's. (Leading me to think part of the problem is a developmentally-appropriate absence of a concept of time). Then (this next was esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-42842822289911699332012-07-03T12:55:37.089-04:002012-07-03T12:55:37.089-04:00happy birthday, JenR! the cake story is fabulous....happy birthday, JenR! the cake story is fabulous.<br /><br />yay for metro extensions!kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-11127990329573330712012-07-03T12:46:02.716-04:002012-07-03T12:46:02.716-04:00Esperanza, "This too shall pass." repe...Esperanza, "This too shall pass." repeat as needed:-)emilynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-61227272552807036582012-07-03T11:56:06.247-04:002012-07-03T11:56:06.247-04:00AW: Metro is coming to Loudoun. Woohoo!!!AW: Metro is coming to Loudoun. Woohoo!!!Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-912848110443857712012-07-03T11:17:20.253-04:002012-07-03T11:17:20.253-04:00Now I want iced tea. Yum :-)
Yesterday was my bir...Now I want iced tea. Yum :-)<br /><br />Yesterday was my birthday. Over the weekend my son and mom made me a birthday cake and he called it roast beef all day as if doing that would stop me from seeing it sitting on the counter. He wanted to save the surprise for after dinner. It was really funny. <br /><br />I have completely forgotten my whine. But I will second Sarah's request for rain. ItJenRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10844348549568420529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-14189118050985744282012-07-03T10:56:10.388-04:002012-07-03T10:56:10.388-04:00emily for old school.
yay for parades! crossing ...emily for old school.<br /><br />yay for parades! crossing fingers nothing catches on fire.<br /><br />my beloved decided to make iced tea, and lots of it. half the fridge is now devoted to the 3 gallon jug. AW: it makes him happy.kathy a.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14479337952651746193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-50100440693535457312012-07-02T21:54:47.969-04:002012-07-02T21:54:47.969-04:00Oh Esperanza - that she doesn't connect the sp...Oh Esperanza - that she doesn't connect the speed with the consequences - that must be driving you crazy. At least it would me.<br /><br />I will confess I just a lot of things for kids who moved too slowly. And for my oldest, that was a motivation - she didn't like the way I did it. But for my middle child, the boy, he just liked having things done for him. ARGH!<br /><br />W: I am Sarah at Ratatatnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-13546572123312588192012-07-02T19:48:27.257-04:002012-07-02T19:48:27.257-04:00I'd also like to help her see the connection b...I'd also like to help her see the connection between getting ready and getting to do something. She's even dragging her feet when we're getting ready to do something she's really excited about. It's like one has nothing to do with the other.esperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-40197718204126451762012-07-02T17:09:53.990-04:002012-07-02T17:09:53.990-04:00If I remember correctly, one of the things that re...If I remember correctly, one of the things that really helped during that phase was to have Muffin Man race ME. "First one to get dressed gets a prize!"<br /><br />Setting the timer worked well, for almost everything.<br /><br />And starting the whole process earlier helped, too.<br /><br />And for times where the foot-dragging was cutting into errand time, I would say that if we could Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-2496254433854184552012-07-02T15:09:36.799-04:002012-07-02T15:09:36.799-04:00We've done a timer some with breakfast, and I&...We've done a timer some with breakfast, and I'll likely institute it permanently. Up until this week, breakfast has not been a target of Teh Slow on a regular basis. But it is now. <br /><br />*Part* of what is so frustrating is that, until recently, she didn't want to do anything for herself. So I'm trying to encourage her, and I know that it will take her longer than it takes meesperanzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12508921986071164221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118512024199280584.post-48070114923376459062012-07-02T15:00:29.615-04:002012-07-02T15:00:29.615-04:00Esperanza, have you tried a timer? Or a race? The ...Esperanza, have you tried a timer? Or a race? The slllloooooowwwww routine is very very frustrating.<br /><br />W: My yogurt containers are shaped like dunce-caps with the point cut off. I always feel stupid eating from them.Liz Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469435277058701080noreply@blogger.com