Saturday, October 31, 2009

H1N1

Today, my daughter and I got our H1N1 shots. What a journey! We got in line at 7:30 this morning for an 8:30 start to the clinic, and got our shots at 2:30 this afternoon. Good thing it was a mild morning (7 degrees) because we were outside until 11:30 --- and it was damn chilly after the first hour out there! We went to the high-risk clinic --- set up for people like us... Jamie pregnant and me with a chronic health condition. My UC is worth something today, let me tell you!

On the news tonight it was announced the Alberta H1N1 clinics have been suspended "until further notice". I believe our Alberta government has determined - after a week if craziness - that their setup is not working. Um... duh?!?!? Making people wait in line-ups all day, turning people away because the lines are full, sometimes before a clinic even opens for business. Seniors, preggers, little chillun's and sickos (oops - sickies) standing - unless you were smart enough to bring a chair - for hours on end.


So - time will tell, I'm curious to see how they get it together over the next few days. Perhaps now they will supply the vaccine to the doctors to administer to their patients, particularly those high risk. Perhaps now they will supply the vaccine to the school board, which has stated it would be willing to administer to the students. Perhaps now there will be monitoring of who is getting vaccined to ensure those in the high-risk categories get their shots first. Perhaps if Mr. Ed or Top Doc had to stand in a line for eight hours or perhaps get turned away due to large crowds 3 days in a row (like the woman beside us in line today) this would have been fixed before it became a week-long growing problem. However - let's see if they get it right this time. Good luck, boys...

Thursday, October 29, 2009

How to charm your wine...

Seaside Set.
Le Frog set - made in honour of my dear french friends the Ouellette's!

Cat Chase Bird set.


Getting ready for Sharon's Christmas Sale in mid-December. I figure you always have to have stocking stuffers to sell, so i've made up some wine charm sets. If I have time after getting the jewelery done might get a couple wine journals done too...



Wednesday, October 21, 2009

i'm the visitor, not the patient!

Well, for a change I got to go to the hospital for someone else! Jamie fainted on the bus to work Monday. It was standing room only and she got overheated. Also, we've had a chinook going on for two days... I think that was a factor because she was one of FIVE women who were in emerg for fainting - three of them pregnant. Anyway - a day of rehydration and lots of tests, she's back home and feeling a bit better after the IV.
Drill Seargant Adam is now hovering over her with a perpetual water bottle to stay hydrated. Oh, and Jamie says the baby is "so grounded" already for making her sick and putting her through all this fun...

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Happy Bday Adam

The son-in-law just turned 23. It's always a little more of a struggle to make a guy-card - I want to impress the recipient by trying to make it manly and personalized. Adam is a fly-fisherman, so of course that had to be my theme.
I found this fly-fishing cartoon on the internet and printed it on white cardstock. Popped it up from the other layers. I used Stampin Up Old Olive ink to edge the papers and pressed a white strip into it. I roughed up the edges with my finger - though learned a new technique yesterday, doing that with edge of scissors. Thx to new woman at our Stampin Day for the fish sticker bottom left, it really finished the card!