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Once again, time has passed and I have not updated.  Let’s play catch up.

In the past week, I’ve acquired two splendid new items:  Rock Band and Quigley.

Rock Band is awesome — even the stripped down PS2 version.  Drums are harder than I expected, vocals are easier.  Both are tons of fun.  Gimme a call and we can rock.

Quigley is our new dog.  He’s a 3 year old Australian Cattle Dog (Blue Heeler).  He’s a very sweet and already loyal boy.  He doesn’t always like to listen, but we’re getting there.  Right now we’re all adjusting.

Later today I have to get some insect and weed killer for my yard.  I was just going to let the little ants be, but they’re starting to really take over the yard.  And so they must die.

Last week, we closed on our house.  The closing wasn’t nearly as bad as I was expecting, it was more awkward than anything else.  So we closed, got the keys, and went over.

The next day, we started painting and dealing with the minor problems.  We got three rooms painted (ours, Rory’s and the living room).  And we started work in the kitchen.

It had wallpaper on the upper half of the walls and dark wood paneling on the bottom half.  When the wood paneling came down, the walls had holes in them, they were teal, and they had some fake tile on them.  Whoever did it plastered over cement board, then scored the plaster to look like tile.  THEN they took the time to hand paint the score marks to look like grout.  It looked like a locker room or like there should be a urinal on the wall.

Eventually, the bottom half of the wall had to come down and be replaced with sheet rock.  Now, a week later, I’m going to sand it down and finally get around to priming and painting it today.

Pictures to follow.

I was pushing Rory through Best Buy in the stroller. I looked down and her arms were out and shaking.  At first I said “What are you doing, goofball?”  But they kept going.  I went to the front of the stroller and her whole body was shaking and her eyes were rolling up into her head.  I got her out of the stroller as fast as I could and held her.  All I could think to do was try to bring her out of it.  I just said “Baby, it’s okay, it’s okay” over and over again.  After a minute she threw up all over me, but still wasn’t right.  I started running toward the entrance, I was going to get the car and bring her to the hospital.

By the time I got to the front of the store, she was completely white and her lips were purple.  She wasn’t breathing right.  I was freaking out.  I stopped and told the women at the register that I needed help.  They called 911 for me and let me call Jill.  Rory threw up on me again and then kind of went limp.  I was freaking out.

The emergency unit was there in minutes.  In the meantime, some extremely kind people stopped to help me.  I think there were a few Best Buy staff and a couple of passerbys.  By this time, the seizure and vomiting had stopped, but Rory was just kind of staring at the ceiling with her mouth hanging open.  All I could do was hold her close and keep talking to her.

They took us to the hospital in the ambulance.  I had to hold an oxygen mask to her face on the way over.  That woke her up a bit and she got more responsive.  Jill was by our side before the ER had finished checking us in.  Rory took a short nap on Jill and then woke up ready to go.  She started running around the waiting room and talking a little bit.

We spent a few hours in the ER and for the most part, Rory was bored out of her mind I think.  She was definitely in a bad mood.  They told us the seizure was really just a result of a fever spiking.  It’s good to hear, but I’m still pretty scared.  When Jill was pregnant, I had a break down at one point because I was afraid Rory would inherit my epilepsy and I really didn’t know how we would deal with it.  This brought that feeling back even though I do trust what the doctor was telling us.   I’m certainly going to be watching her closely.

I’ve been crying on and off since it happened, certainly less today than yesterday.  Sleeping was fitful last night as well.  Every time I closed my eyes I saw my baby girl shaking and felt completely helpless.  It was truly the worst and scariest moment of my life.

Bear with me here.

You’ve no doubt seen ads all over the internet that claim you can get a free iPod or Xbox or Wii or whatever. Some are scams, some are not. I’m trying to work my way to a free Xbox and I need your help.

1. Click this link:
   http://www.360Elite4free.com/index.php?ref=4768479
   (I suggest choosing to go the referral route, otherwise you need to complete all the offers on your own.)
2. Find an offer you like and sign up for it. Be sure to check the requirements to complete the offer. I recommend either Blockbuster or Gamefly (or Stamps.com if you would use it). They’re actually useful and each are only $10 to complete.
3. If you don’t want to continue the service you sign up for, make sure to cancel after meeting the offer requirements.
4. Email me and let me know! Once I see that your offer has been completed, I will reimburse you the $10 and pay you $5. That’s $15 for 10 minutes of your time!

This isn’t a scam (if you need evidence, google Transcendent Innovations and look what people have to say). Once you complete your offer for me, you need to get 9 referrals of your own and you’ve earned an Xbox 360 Elite for as little as nothing!

If you have any questions, leave a comment!