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Tristyn’s turn to go to urgent care
I tell you. I’m really over all this sickness. Tristyn had a really bad night last night. He was coughing all night and he had a 104 temp this morning. He said his ear hurt and he couldn’t breathe. When I checked his oxygen levels they were all over the place, from the 70s to the low 90s. So I rushed him to urgent care and we had to sit and wait over an hour before we ever got back into a room. They tested him for all the viral things, COVID-19, Flu type a and b, and RSV. He was negative for all of that but they found that…
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Under the weather today + books
I am feeling really under the weather today. I went to bed last night right after I put Tristyn to bed, around 8:15, and slept all night. I was hoping to wake up feeling better but I’m actually feeling worse today. My throat really hurts and I have no energy at all. I woke up to Tristyn climbing in bed with me, he said he didn’t feel good this morning and he was really shaky and couldn’t walk. I check his temp and he definitely felt warm. I called the attendance line and let them know he won’t be at school today. He’s really congested and sneezing and blah feeling.…
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The Handmaid’s Tale
This show causes me to have all the emotions within an hour. It’s also not been predictable whatsoever. I’m hanging on my seat, I’m sucked in and extremely engaged. Usually, when I watch TV or shows or whatever, I’m doing a secondary task, like gaming or crocheting. Not with this show. I’m glued to every scene thirsty for what happens next. It can also be quite triggering. It’s the one and the only reason I even subscribe to Hulu. The storyline from rotten tomatoes: Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, this series is set in Gilead, a totalitarian society in what used to be part of the United…
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Wild for a smile is top-notch
Going to the dentist isn’t fun. For someone who’s had extensive dental work done, I’m terrified of going to the dentist. It’s been nothing but a painful and uncomfortable experience. This is why I haven’t been back to the dentist since having my kiddos. I’m well past time for doing so. My kids, thankfully, are starting out their dentist memories differently than mine. I found a company in town called Wild for a Smile a few years back and they are top-notch. They are patient, they are personable and they make the whole dentist experience fun. Tristyn so far has escaped getting any major dental work done and he just…
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100 Days of Code
I really wanted to do the 100DaysOfCode challenge years ago and I never did because the kids were still little and I didn’t think I’d be able to commit to coding every single day. Fast forward to the present time and my thoughts were the same as 2 years ago. Will I really have enough time to code for a minimum of 1 hour a day and document it? You know, there’s never going to be a perfect time. Life is busy, whether you have kids, battling chronic illness, battling chronic pain, battling a rare bone disease, battling chronic fatigue, etc. Struggles are going to happen no matter what in…
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No ER trip last night
I got Zahkya to sleep pretty easily and for the first hour and a half of her being deep in slumber, I didn’t hear her cough a single time. Tristyn still had two more assignments of homework to do so I worked with him and got that done and I got him to bed. I told Seth goodnight as I was walking straight to bed myself. About 20 minutes after me being in bed, Zahkya starts coughing. So my anxiety shot up and I sat there and listened to her. I meant to give her a breathing treatment right before bed and I forgot to so I was sitting there…
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I really hate croup
It’s been such a rollercoaster with Zahkya and her croup. The day after she got the IV steroid she was hyper and super emotional and she had meltdowns like a 2-year-old; however, for the most part, she was doing ok, almost like she had just a bad cold. So all the behavioral changes, although hard, it was worth it to have her feeling better. She did have fevers the next two nights after the steroids and she acted more herself yesterday than the previous days. I know she was excited about Halloween and she was a trouper and trick-or-treated almost as long as Tristyn did but she pooped out and…