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NOVEMBER 2004

 

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 2ND , 2004

 

ELECTION DAY!

 

 


FRIDAY NOVEMBER 5TH , 2004

 

The boys got a new cousin today.

 

NOLAN LANCE ALLEN 

Born @ 2:19 pm 

Weight 7lbs 12oz &

20 inches long

 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


SATURDAY NOVEMBER 6TH , 2004

 

     The boys have a birthday party to go to and Dad volunteers to take them, yahoo, Mom can go home and nap. They are done with the party around 6 and we then head to RI to see the new cousin. Visiting hours are only until 8 so once we drop the boys at Gramma B’s we hightail it to the Hospital and just make it. Auntie an Uncle both get to hold the lil guy. What a good baby, even better that I can give him BACK ! LOLOLOL!!

 

     We roll into home about 10:00pm after a visit with Gramma B and it’s everyone into bed, just so happens they are ALL in our bed, oh well …nighty night!

 

MONDAY NOVEMBER 15TH , 2004

 

     Busy day, Mom works until 2:00 and then screams home, Ian gets home @ 2:50 and then we are waiting at the bus stop for Dylan. Ian has an appointment for a Flu shot at 4:00. Dr Laura called us about getting him one, since he is immune system compromised. Well it’s been a month since the last labs and we do it all at once. We arrive at 3:50 an then wait. We are seen at 5:00 and Dr Laura has been introduced to the “Shot Blocker” Ian has been using for the last year. She even was given one at a conference. She uses it for the Flu shot and then we head downstairs to the Lab for the blood draw. By now Ian’s arm is VERY numb from the EMLA. We finally get home around 6:30.

 

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 18TH , 2004

 

     Today is Parent Teacher Conference Day. I have a meeting at 2:00 at one school and at 2:34 at another. 1st up, Ian’s teachers, I get a glowing report, but as always he is a talker… (not always a BAD thing) he need to work on his time management, his work is good but he tends to let things slide till the last minute and then he has so much to do he gets over whelmed.

 

His math teacher is pleased with him, his 2 favorite subjects, Math and Science that seems to be an even split, Dad is good in Math, Mom always liked Science (tho NOT Chemistry) I explained to Ian’s teacher about his condition and that he has been through a lot the past year and he will continue to have Dr appointments where he will have to miss school.

 

This was a good meeting and I even got Ian’s topic for his independent study project approved, Powers Rangers, he was thrilled when I told him. He said he would save that for his 8 page report and do Tigers for his next 5 page report.

 

     On to Dylan’s teacher. I get the expected report, he is a bright boy, but does NOT apply himself, he day dreams, he dawdles he does only enough to finish the assignment and he is the class clown. He is excellent in Math and does ok in Language arts, but she thinks he should be an A student in that and not just a B student. She loved him picture of Thomas Jefferson, and we  discuss what HE wanted to turn in, as opposed to what he DID turn in. since mom and dad BOTH got on his case about how lame the 1st attempt at a portrait was.

 

Another good report and the expected weaknesses and strengths from BOTH my kids.

 

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 21ST , 2004

 

   We head out around 11:00 for Ma’s house and an early Turkey Day.. the whole family will be there including cousin Nolan.

 

I did manage to watch the race (OK so I’m addicted) it was a great race tho the Nextel Cup Champ is eeeeeewwwwwwwww Kurt Busch. I would have rathered Dale Jr. Jeff Gordon or Mark Martin in that order if I had a choice ANYONE BUT BUSCH!!!!

 

NASCAR is getting way to full of themselves, Jr lost his spotter because he made some statements on his team radio (basically his office) while spotting for Shane Hmiel in the truck race, that NASCAR deemed “disrespectful” of the NASCAR officials and suspended him, this they found out Saturday AM at the start of practice. That’s nice take a guy’s spotter the day before the CHAMPIONSHIP RACE.

 

Then during the race while he was LEADING, they Black Flagged Tony Stewart for not listening to a directive from the tower to close up on the Pace Car on the restart. They did a restart and Tony hung back to cover a lapped down car from lagging back and getting a run on him, so NASCAR waved off the restart and set it up to do it again. Same deal with the lapped car, but this time Tony weaved a little to clean his tires while in turn 4 and NASCAR told him he knows he’s supposed to stop that in turn 3. so they gave him a pass thru penalty, which by luck he got to serve under caution or it would have taken him OUT of contention for the win.

 

So now what is it? Piss off NASCAR and they will penalize you? This is way out of control, too politically correct for my tastes. The drivers can’t even speak freely on their radios anymore.  How sad for the sport.

 

MONDAY NOVEMBER 22ND , 2004

 

     Dad receives a phone call from Dr Laura about Ian’s Lab’s done on 11/15/04, the news is encouraging I have gotten MOST of the labs but I will have to call Tuesday to get the balance of the information I want.

 

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 23RD , 2004

 

Here are all the labs…. WOW lookin’ good, I thought I’d change the look of the results table too… makes it easier to see the good and bad readings. Those that are orange are JUST outside of the good range…. So we consider those good also.

 

 

P

CPK or CK

Aldolase

Von Will

LDH

AST

ALT

10-15-03/Wed

 

516

 

 

 

 

 

10-22-03/Wed

 

501

15.3

 

527

58

25

10-25-03/Sat

 

130

15.3

170

489

37

25

11-05-03/Wed

50

35

8.3

261

322

22

19

11-26-03/Wed

50

23

6.5

301

319

22

24

12-24-03/Wed

50

36

8.1

241

290

19

20

01-21-04/Wed

45

39

9.3

205

265

21

16

02-26-04/Thu

20

56

7.8

107

298

23

17

04-21-04/Wed

10

92

6.7

158

310

26

19

05-10-04/Mon

9

84

9.5

~~

298

 

 

6-9-04/Wed

9

74

7.5

196

256

25

15

7-14-04/Wed

8

79

7.7

125

203

24

31

8-26-04/Thu

6

72

5.2

177

312

30

14

9-24-04/Fri

3

80

7.3

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236

26

35

10-14-04/Thu

2

96

7.7

161

310

27

13

11-15-04/Mon

2

82

6.4

107

197

 26

33

NORM

 

4-175

3.0-12

5.0-150

110-295

2.0-40

3.0-30

 

THURSDAY NOVEMBER 25TH , 2004

 

          TURKEY DAY

 

      Lucky Mom, she got mandatory’d to WORK today, ahhhh well, Keith always does the cooking so I guess I’ll do the usual show up to the table to eat. J

 

     It was a quite day at work, I of course showed up, just in time for the meal. After the clean up was done, the family headed to the movies. We saw SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS THE MOVIE.  While the kids enjoyed it. And I do enjoy the show, it was a bit much.  After that it was home for desert of chocolate cake that the boys made. And for mom, back to bed, since I have to work in the morning.

 

 

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 26TH , 2004

 

     The boys are off from school today, home with Dad. Mom did her usual post Turkey Day 0600 shopping trip, spent about $500.00 but expect to get about $400.00 back in rebates, so not a bad deal.

 

 

 

 

 

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