Q&D Update
Life's hectic, what else can I say? Updates lately are few and far between.
We had a busy long weekend as planned. Trying to go to Ft. Edmonton for Dominion Day was a bust. By the time we arrived, the lineup was past the parking lot with an estimated 1.5 hour wait time. The 1.5 hours wait would have had to have been made in the almost 30 degree heat with no shade. We met up with Deniz, Cheryl, Ellis, and Avery in the parking lot and decided that we'd head down to the legislature grounds instead. A fun day in the sun was had by all. I got to make some little girl cry by taking Mika's beachball away from her. Mika got her first temporary tattoo - something about celebrating 100 years of democracy in Alberta or something. The kids splashed in the pool and generally caused chaos as kids often do. There were seemingly 5 million other kids doing the same thing on the grounds, so it was all good. We left around suppertime and no one was able to stay awake to return for the fireworks later. Sunday we did our shopping and I had my eyes tested over at WEM. Then it was off to Grandma's for a BBQ. Uncle Lucas and Auntie Jenn were there too! Whee! Grandma's cat, Scruff, actually let Mika get within a foot of his personal space and she was even able to grab at some fur! Mika ate very little as usual and more or less freaked out while everyone else tried to eat.
Monday was off to Costco for more shopping and to pick out new Mama glasses then over to Nana's for another BBQ! Again, Mika ate close to nothing, but we let her have at a jar of custard, so she was happy. I think she probably got maybe a tablespoon of custard into her stomach, the rest was smeared, flung, or otherwise projected anywhere but her mouth. Good Times!! Mika checked out Nana's yard too...Nana is entering it in the local Hort. Society's Garden Competition!! Good Luck, Nana...not that you need it!
And that was the weekend in a nutshell.
Mika has an appointment at the end of the month to see a specialist at the Stollery for her ears and the near-constant infections. Seeing as there is a single anti-biotic that we know of that Mika can take without a severe allergic reaction, we want to try and do whatever we can to help prevent bacterial infections of any kind. We're going tonight to have her 12-month immunization done. Mika's physician recommends it as a first step towards reducing the severity and frequency of her illnesses. Mika has been so consistently sick that there's not been a week where she was not sick and an appointment was available. When Mika was well enough to have the shots, the clinic was booked up. Anyway, we're hoping that she continues to NOT react to the immunizations. Having said that, I'll probably be dragging a sick toddler in to work with me tomorrow. With Mika's constant illness, bereavement and surgery leave, I'm all out of paid leave time at work!
We had a busy long weekend as planned. Trying to go to Ft. Edmonton for Dominion Day was a bust. By the time we arrived, the lineup was past the parking lot with an estimated 1.5 hour wait time. The 1.5 hours wait would have had to have been made in the almost 30 degree heat with no shade. We met up with Deniz, Cheryl, Ellis, and Avery in the parking lot and decided that we'd head down to the legislature grounds instead. A fun day in the sun was had by all. I got to make some little girl cry by taking Mika's beachball away from her. Mika got her first temporary tattoo - something about celebrating 100 years of democracy in Alberta or something. The kids splashed in the pool and generally caused chaos as kids often do. There were seemingly 5 million other kids doing the same thing on the grounds, so it was all good. We left around suppertime and no one was able to stay awake to return for the fireworks later. Sunday we did our shopping and I had my eyes tested over at WEM. Then it was off to Grandma's for a BBQ. Uncle Lucas and Auntie Jenn were there too! Whee! Grandma's cat, Scruff, actually let Mika get within a foot of his personal space and she was even able to grab at some fur! Mika ate very little as usual and more or less freaked out while everyone else tried to eat.
Monday was off to Costco for more shopping and to pick out new Mama glasses then over to Nana's for another BBQ! Again, Mika ate close to nothing, but we let her have at a jar of custard, so she was happy. I think she probably got maybe a tablespoon of custard into her stomach, the rest was smeared, flung, or otherwise projected anywhere but her mouth. Good Times!! Mika checked out Nana's yard too...Nana is entering it in the local Hort. Society's Garden Competition!! Good Luck, Nana...not that you need it!
And that was the weekend in a nutshell.
Mika has an appointment at the end of the month to see a specialist at the Stollery for her ears and the near-constant infections. Seeing as there is a single anti-biotic that we know of that Mika can take without a severe allergic reaction, we want to try and do whatever we can to help prevent bacterial infections of any kind. We're going tonight to have her 12-month immunization done. Mika's physician recommends it as a first step towards reducing the severity and frequency of her illnesses. Mika has been so consistently sick that there's not been a week where she was not sick and an appointment was available. When Mika was well enough to have the shots, the clinic was booked up. Anyway, we're hoping that she continues to NOT react to the immunizations. Having said that, I'll probably be dragging a sick toddler in to work with me tomorrow. With Mika's constant illness, bereavement and surgery leave, I'm all out of paid leave time at work!
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