Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving this year we headed out to my Grandparent's cabin near Joshua Tree National Park. Everyone from my Dad's side came, except those who live outside the United States, including their dogs.

Zach hasn't been up close and personal with a dog for a very long time. He didn't seem to mind them though. In fact he was a bit too friendly. He wanted to see inside their ears, check out their paws, and be in their faces almost all the time. The dogs on the other hand didn't care for this too much, nor could I blame them. Though after a few days both dogs and Zach began to understand each other a little better.

"Almost Yet"

We are "almost yet" done with school! The thesis is in for final revisions, graduation announcements are addressed, and the project is done. After a few more days, we will be done. Now we can learn what life is like when you are not in school. I am excited for that!

Halloween vs. Swine Flu

We had these big plans to take our thing 1 and thing 2 out to the local trunk or treat. Since Halloween fell on a Saturday, we were even going to go to the downtown trick or treat event with dad. Oh, well! Wednesday afternoon, Mom decided to come down with a horrible headache, upset stomach and fever. This lead to a Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and even Sunday filled with delightful fevers, migraines and other enjoyable activities. We took Mom to the doctor on Saturday, since her fever didn't show signs of going anywhere, and the Doctor said, it might as well be Swine Flu. They didn't test for it, but she has all the symptoms. The best part is on Saturday night, Zach came down with a fever, as well as Liz. How did I luck out? Well, I figure I'll squeak by till Thursday after my Masters Defense, then it will hit me nice and hard.

So what would I recommend to fight against "Swine Flu?"

A nice set of masks:


A good battery of Tylenol and Ibuprofen, for both kids and adults: (It doesn't help that Liz is fighting an ear infection right now, so she has her own set of goodies) Unless you're at some abnormal risk, all the Doctor can do for you is recommend fever treatment:



And an invincible/immune grandma that is willing to come rescue some kids who's parents were dis-functional due to migraines and fevers (THANKS GRANDMA!!!!):



Add these things together, and passing the swine flu across the whole family isn't to bad. :-)

Oh, don't read this blog to long, it might reach through the computer and get ya!