the results are in....

Aaryn has cryptosporidium/giardia eia

a very different form of giardia so different that our doctor has never seen a case of it until today!! the health authorities have been notified as it is caused by drinking contaminated water, so now the council have to find THAT water...good luck to them! I am thinking perhaps the soccer ground as it's only since he started playing soccer that he has been sick and he said he drank out of the bubblers there, but in saying that it could be from anywhere really.

He's on  a course of antibiotics for a couple of weeks and by then the weight should just jump back on his skinny little bones.

Thank goodness he isn't contagious (although, if i got it I would be pleased to lose weight LOL)

sticky tape STICKS

I am being trained up in the layby dept, not as easy at it looks, because layby also has to deal with refunds and exchanged which makes for very rude and nasty customers at times. HOWEVER, today I was told that I handle them extremely well because I have tact! (and I bet, you thought that  I thought TACT was something you put under your arm didn't you LOL I did until I worked in layby lol).

Anyway, part of the job is wrapping the parcels and I bet you thought the fairies did that too! an easy task for some but I am sticky tape challenged. We have to wrap tape all around the bags to make sure no one pilfers accidentally picks something up on the way out of the store and accidentally puts it in their bag LOL. To do this, we use very wide tape on a hand held contraption, we slap it onto the parcel and then, pulling the contraption up we then wrap it around and around the bag until satisfied that the items are suffocated!

I was having a wonderful time, learning how to use these complicated machines LOL (ok, it's just a large packing tape dispenser, but contraption sounds more intriguing), I was merrily taping away, when the bell went off, WHICH MEANS...get your butt out here girl, we need you on the register!..I forgot that I was using the tape, spun around and realized and had wrapped the tape around myself, spun back around the other way, wrapping myself further, meanwhile the bell is tingalinging and I'm getting all flustered, tape is thick so doesn't break to easily, I'm getting more and more wrapped up, the bell is tingling then it stops and all goes quiet, I look out the conveyor belt flap door thingy (bet you didn't know we could see you out there hey so next time your there, on your own, don't pick your nose, because that will make us crack up when we are watching you!!! actually, when we see you pick your nose, or scratch your bum, we then argue over who is NOT going to serve you!!!) to see if I was still needed and I wasn't PHEW..so I starts to slowly extricate myself from the dreaded tape, with that I look around to see my supervisor and another fellow worker, standing in the doorway, holding their sides and absolutely peeing themselves at the sight of me wrapped in tape!!...

I wonder if they'll invite me back to help next week??

what a morning

(THIS WAS YESTERDAY...live writer wasn't behaving yesterday so I had to wait until today to publish it!!)

We had an early start, threw Cameron out of the car outside his school and carried on into Maroochydore for Aaryn's long appointment at the doctor. He was checked from head to foot and finally weighed, 26 kg. Yes indeed I did have cause for concern the doctor said! When did I start to notice his weight loss?? dare I say 3 days ago?? The child eats like a horse, eats every single thing in front of him, lately though immediately after eating, he throws up (i've been watching him, he's not deliberately doing it) and then he tells us he's had the 'poops' (his words) for a very long time HOW LONG? asks the doctor oh since about February, replies Aaryn We worked out that he meant about 4 weeks in the end NOT Feb!

The doctor ordered blood samples, wee samples and the dreaded poo sample. OMG I must have looked horrified when Peter handed me the jar, he burst out laughing and said, "here's a rubber glove and I'll throw in a sick baggie for you, I know how your stomach gets"

SO away we went, next  to pathology, where the child did agree to do a wee, but didn't need to poop (you needed to know that didn't you). Poor little bugger, they tried unsuccessfully to get blood out of his left arm, got zilch, so they tried to get it out of his right arm and got just a couple of ml's. Turns out he's severely dehydrated too but not showing any signs of that, so, they suggested keeping him home from school and rehydrating him, which I'm trying to do, but he keeps throwing the water down the sink Little SOD! He scored a big bag of bootie off the pathologist, because she felt so horrid for hurting him..I almost asked for a needle so I could score LOL

Because he was so 'traumatized' over the needles and I was feeling horrid because he had to go through it all, I took him into Target and treated him to a new PS2 game, treated myself to a new dressing gown and also thought i had best get Cam a PSP game otherwise there would be blood on the moon.

Got home, was home less than 3 minutes when I heard those wretched words.."UH-HO MUM, I need to go poop NOW!"

SO now, it's another trip into Maroochydore to deliver the sample and hope to god the jar doesn't come undone on the way ROFL.

We go back on Saturday for the results. He's been tested for everything from Gluten Intolerance to Leukaemia, with the doctor telling me NOT to stress over the latter as it probably isn't that at all, he just wants to rule it out. Hopefully, it's just a gut infection that will be treatable and then we work on fattening him back up again..

I scrapped!!

Well, I wouldn't say the drought is over, after all, I have only done 2 other layouts this year! BUT at least I have scrapped!.

This layout just put itself together, I didn't have a clue what I was going to do, so I didn't think about it, I just let it take shape on it's own.

I had put the word DAY under Special, but it just didn't look right, so I sat there and stared and thought oh heck, I'll just pack up! I picked up the pack of paperclips to put away, one fell out onto the floor and it was the heart..OK so that's the title Special love (heart) PERFECT!!

I hand cut all the butterflies from a piece of patterned paper, that ordinarily I wouldn't have glanced twice at, yet, it was the first piece of paper I picked up at the LSS today.  Inside the blossoms are velvet brads (very nice to touch they are!). There's also bling along the r/h side but not sure if you can see it.

I'm not sure if I'm 100% happy with it, BUT I'm pretty sure, I had a bit of help with this IYKWIM so there is no way I'm changing any of it!

I do however LOVE how the Large scallop paper over the smaller scallop cardstock, makes little odd shaped hearts I thought that was very clever of me LOL.

It's not the best layout I've done, but it needed to be done for therapy and it's the first page for my Heather album.

OK so I was a bit naughty!

There are reason's why one doesn't go shopping when totally depressed, many reasons, but today I threw caution to the wind and went to try a bit of retail therapy on my own for a change! (I rarely shop alone)

first buy for the day was a lovely pair of ankle boots with absolutely no heel, just what I've been looking for, ok, I will confess, I actually found these little beauties, marked down heaps, last night when I was at work, because the store was closed when I found them, I had to 'hide' them in a safe place incase an insane shopper bought them, they were sold before I could get back to the store.

I then went and had a lovely lunch with Gary, just the 2 of us, he picked me up from the plaza, took me to the pub at Chancellor Park for a leisurely lunch, then dropped me back to the plaza to pick up my car.

WRONG MOVE!!!!!

As he was in a hurry to get back to work, he dropped me outside Camera House, so it would have been remiss of me to just walk past, I quickly checked to make sure that the man who always laughs at me wasn't there (he wasn't!) I was in no mood for him making jokes about the stuff ups I usually make whilst in there!

AND in the space of 5 minutes or possibly even less, in fact, almost certain it was less, in fact, the minute the sales woman said those wretched words...HOW CAN I HELP YOU????

I bought this.....

 

HMMMMM yes indeed, a DSLR, now come on, it was a good bargain, she gave me 2 free lenses AND threw in a memory card AND also I got an accessories pack thrown in..3 yr extended warranty. Mines not silver though, they didn't have any of those left, (and she advised me that although yes, they do look flash, they do tend to scratch!) so I got the black one. I threw it all on layby and told her I'd be back in 2 weeks to pick it up, because that's what I'm spending my puppy money on! (I affectionately call it my baby bonus!)

It has lifted my depression just a little bit, I think actually having it in my hand will help further!

Anyone want to buy a fuji finepix 12 megapixel digital camera LOL

NO Happy Ending!

I cant listen to this song without ending up in floods of tears. (doesn't help when you have the album and play it over and over and over).

It's our song for "Grandma". our special song, When we hear it, we know Grandma is watching and hearing us!

Honestly, I do believe in this stuff, when I think of my dad, his song always comes on the radio (I have proof...Jackie witnessed it!!) and when we talk of Grandma, this song ALWAYS comes on the radio too (we being the 2 boys and me!)

This morning, while we were on the way to school, Aaryn was telling us how much he missed Grandma , We were waiting at the round-about, giving way to traffic, a butterfly flew in front of the car windscreen, Aaryn said matter of factly, DONT run over Grandma will you,? So there I was, sitting, waiting for the butterfly to flutter off, (with no doubt, very cross drivers behind me!) As Madame Butterfly flew off, this song came on and the 3 of us just looked at each other. VERY SPOOKY MOMENT!

You know, She said she was coming back as a Butterfly and she has!

So next time you see a butterfly, be careful what you say or do in front of it, it could be Heather, making sure your ok!

and here she is , doing what she LOVED to do...SCRAPBOOKING!!! (This will be the last sooky post I make, I hope!!)

This is the way you left me, I'm not pretending. No hope, no love, no glory, No Happy Ending. This is the way that we love, Like it's forever. Then live the rest of our life, But not together. Wake up in the morning, stumble on my life Can't get no love without sacrifice If anything should happen, I guess I wish you well A little bit of heaven, but a little bit of hell This is the hardest story that I've ever told No hope, or love, or glory Happy endings gone forever more I feel as if I feel as if I'm wasted And I'm wastin' everyday This is the way you left me, I'm not pretending. No hope, no love, no glory, No Happy Ending. This is the way that we love, Like it's forever. Then live the rest of our life, But not together. 2 o'clock in the morning, something's on my mind Can't get no rest; keep walkin' around If I pretend that nothin' ever went wrong, I can get to my sleep I can think that we just carried on This is the hardest story that I've ever told No hope, or love, or glory Happy endings gone forever more I feel as if I feel as if I'm wasted And I'm wastin' everyday This is the way you left me, I'm not pretending. No hope, no love, no glory, No Happy Ending. This is the way that we love, Like it's forever. Then live the rest of our life, But not together. A Little bit of love, little bit of love Little bit of love, little bit of love [repeat] I feel as if I'm wasted

And I'm wastin' everyday This is the way you left me, I'm not pretending. No hope, no love, no glory, No Happy Ending. This is the way that we love, Like it's forever. To live the rest of our life, But not together.

OOPS!

With the excitement of the puppies being born, then the frightful week that followed that, I forgot to draw a winner for the rub-on's and now I cant remember who commented on what and I cant be bothered don't have time to go back through all the comments again.

SO, let me think,...hmmmm. ok, the 13th (because I like that number) person to comment TO THIS POST!!!, will receive the rub-on's!!

I have sent Jenelle her stamp set. Have you received it yet????

and I personally hand delivered Nik's surprise  to her!!

When you comment...just for fun, put the number comment you are..that way, I wont have to count wont get confused! AND if your # 13 You have to scream and shout and make a dreadful fuss LOL.

and just because I can...comment # 20 will get a surprise!!!

LMAO let's see who comments the most!!!!!