Got Spots?!?

Poor wee Brooke has the chicken pox. She didn't seem to mind terribly much when she was but has been keeping her Mum and Dad awake at night with the grizzles. I had Brooke in my scrapbook room and I was playing my new CD - 80's on your Radio - Brooke was actually kicking in time to the music - it was so cool - she was swinging those wee legs flat out, she really liked Final Countdown and Lets Hear It For The Boy - LOL.

Chicken Pox Poem
Oh, look at all my horrid spots!
I think I've got the chicken pox.
They're on my arms and on my nose;
They're even in between my toes.
They're on my chest and in my hair
These chicken pox are everywhere!
They're on my feet and elbows, too!
I don't know what I'm going to do.
Twelve new spots appeared today
I wish that they would go away
So I could go outside and play!

Shel Silverstein

Leo had a birthday last week - for the next 5 months I can tease him about being 10 years older than me - he hates it as much as I love doing it!
Last night he had the brothers Hank and Herman over - they don't get together often - busy lives etc etc - but when they do - they talk well into the wee hours. Leo and Hank grew up together and Hank was the MC at our wedding. Herman drove the wedding car I was in and took me to the wrong church - LOL!! Leo, Hank and Herman have a lot of history and I'm so glad that they have managed to keep the spark of friendship going all these years when sometimes its easy to 'get wrapped up in your own life'.I have completed Level 1 and Level 2 of Care of the Elderly. The week was long and ....well LONG!! I learnt so much but I really felt they dragged the course out far to long - what we studied in those 5 days could have been taught easily in 2 or 3! I am really looking forward, though to actually working with clients.

Popped out to see Michelle today - I hope you are feeling better soon! Michelle has had a health scare that none of us ever want to experience. I admire Michelle for keeping that sweet sense of humour while telling me what happened. Only Michelle can tell a story that will, while making me cringe in horror will have me chuckling as I picture her doing her 'thing' as well!

Home Remedies That Really Work

• If you are choking on an ice cube, don't panic. Simply pour a cup of boiling water down your throat and presto! The blockage will be almost instantly removed.
• Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away.
• High blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for awhile, thus reducing the pressure in your veins.
• A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep when you hit the snooze button.
• If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you will be afraid to cough.
• Have a bad tooth ache? Hit your thumb with a hammer and then you will forget about the tooth ache.
• Finally...be really good to your family and friends. You never know when you are going to need them to hold the vegetables.