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I'm officially watching my weight
Festively Plump All Year Round | June 30th 2009 by Val
Yesterday was the Monday from hell. I was in so much pain, but not going to work wasn't an option. I don't think I have ever been less productive at work! The kids just played on educational websites, and I sat all morning.I went to the doc as soon s read more
Dawn of the Man
Health @ 360 Degrees | June 28th 2009 by Wills1 Parker1
How would a Stone Age ape (man) have survived? Did he ever catch a cold? Did he have wheezing problem? Had he been diagnosed with chicken pox? Did he have unsafe sex with another ape? Or was there any alternative for a condom at that period? Were the read more
Fighting Stance
Me Versus Wall Street | June 26th 2009
Monday: -200Wed: +269thurs: +98fri: +290Fighting to get my game back.This week I missed the open due to sleeping in 4 out of 5 trading sessions and have been "trading" just to go through the motions. I put on a few trades that were green, but were mo read more
Remembering the music
W A S H W O R D S | June 26th 2009 by washwords
In 1982, I was home sick (was that the year I had the chicken pox? or just strep throat? I don’t remember.) My father brought me mint chocolate chip milkshakes, word puzzles, and, one magical day, Michael Jackson’s Thriller. Yes the album read more
The Chicken Pox Jab: To Do or Not to Do?
Adventures of Juan Or and Mommy | June 26th 2009 by Alice Phua
Recently, Mommy received an SMS from Juan Or's regular paediatric clinic. The SMS informed Mommy that a vaccination is about to be due and requested that Mommy call up the clinic for more information. Actually Mommy already expected the notification read more
Chicken Pox Symptoms
Total Personal-Individual Health Care Blog | June 26th 2009 by cptan
Chicken pox is a highly contagious disease caused by the Varicella virus, a member of the herpes virus family. It can occur at any age group, more common in children but often more severe in adults. It is spread by direct contact, or by droplets from read more
Random photos
The Daily | June 25th 2009 by Hannie
Some random photos of the boys that I kept in my phone.First one taken in the air-port in April, in KKIA. I use this as my screen saver :D This one was taken by hubby and yet being loaded into my phone, also taken in April, over in China.This last on read more
Alive and (almost) well
Sarah's Heartstrings | June 24th 2009 by Sarah Greenlee
I'm back!!!! The vacation was wonderful and relaxing and everything I wanted it to be right up to the last two days when I broke out with some form of the herpes virus and the entire right side of my face swelled up and blistered. When I started ru read more
CHICKEN POX ALERT!!!
Back To baSIX | June 22nd 2009
Please be aware that there is an outbreak of Chicken Pox in our class. The infected person would have been around and in our class during their most contagious period of the illness.Chicken Pox causes a red, itchy rash on the skin that usually appea read more
Brock, brock, brock brock
Our Journey through Embryo Adoption | June 22nd 2009 by Tiffani
That's my chicken sound. Yep, I have the adult form of chicken pox, called shingles. When you get the chicken pox as a child, the virus can afterwards lie dormant in your spine until you grow up. Then, if stress, illness or medical treatments are com read more
The Eyes Have It
Spinning Lovely Days | June 21st 2009 by Ivy@SpinningLovelyDays
Marguerite just emerged from the bedroom with pajamas riding low, bun from last night turned to bed hair, eyes still half shut, binky-mouthed, and... clutching the latest issue of Buy & Sell. She just lay herself down on the mat and started perus read more
More spectacular sickness
Spawnocalypse | June 20th 2009 by Deb
New tidbit from yet another weekend-shift pediatrician: When kids have fevers, their ear wax literally melts a little and drips out. And that, my friends, is one of the least vile things Brian and I have dealt with over the past 24 hours.It turns out read more
I'll never know if Sweetie actually looked at the toad. Unless I…
Thinking The Lions | June 20th 2009
Actual Things I Thought (and some actual things Sweetie said) While Roaming Around The Henry Vilas Zoo with Sweetie, Mr F and Mr Bunches today:Am I in the right place? Why can't I ever find the zoo? They should have signs telling where the zoo is.* read more
A box of goodies for mum and a bracelet for me!
The Crystal Lady | June 20th 2009
Its been quite a tiring week!The bigger one has been doing his sat's at school, been a little bit poorly and very tired (crabby doesn't start to describe it. Bless him!). Alot of my twitter friends will also know that Small Boy has also been rather i read more
Chicken pops
Glad To Be Here | June 19th 2009 by Hannie
Mervin refer to his brother state of health now as “Chicken pops” instead of chicken pox. There, my happy little Calvin with his spots on the face and nose. one brave boy who endure the itch without scratching much. He even put on the ca read more
Got the pox
Glad To Be Here | June 17th 2009 by Hannie
Monday, 15th Jun, the day that Calvin got home from school due to Chicken pox. The day where I have 3 missed call from his school. The day where I have to take leave ‘cos I need to bring Calvin to see pediatrician. Fortunately he has been a goo read more
The chicken pox have landed ...
People become stories and stories become understanding | June 17th 2009
Flanders Fields, 23-27 celsius expected, packing and running out the door ... 7.30am.Government ministers, vip lunches - today seems like it might be an okay kind of day.And ta-dahhhh, little Miss 4, almost Miss 5 is a white and pink spotty itchy mes read more
Poxed. And Soup.
Mumologic | June 15th 2009 by Claire Allen
James has the chicken pox and so naturally, the first thing we did was give him a bath in tomato sauce. And then J.D. got to thinking that this might be the remedy for something else…scurvy perhaps? So then I threw a few handfuls of oatmeal int read more
Shingles
Kingsley Tang & The Purple Reaction | June 15th 2009 by Kingsley Tang
I have shingles. No, not the stuff you put on your roof, rather the adult form of chicken pox. God has a weird sense of humor. I got through a whole year of working in an elementary school full of children who see daily hand washing as optional. In read more
Updates
saurabh's life and times, saurabh's blog | June 13th 2009
A post has been due for over a month or so now. Business picked up somewhat and we are moving into a new office which also has added to the work. I had a trip to London planned and ticketed etc, but I had to cancel it because I fell sick. It was diag read more
We Love You Cameron
MakingPeace | June 12th 2009 by trees
When we think of our dear friend named Cameron,our hearts start a beatin' and hammerin'!Her love of kitties and pups,and for makin' cool stuff,give us all smiles,that go on for miles.Even if we're twisted and gruff!We heard you are stricken with pox! read more
more memes
Brits in Bosnia | June 12th 2009 by fraught mummy
In a simply fantastic attempt to dodge doing any work this morning and because Desert Island Discs is about to start and I quite fancy listening to it, I'm taking up the "8" tag given to me by the lovely Sparx whose spud has got chicken pox so I hope read more
Suffering from Sore Throat? Guttate Psoriasis May Be Erupting Soo…
Living with Psoriasis in the Philippines | June 11th 2009
If you have been suffering from sore throat recently, then watch out for any signs of psoriasis flare-ups in the next few weeks. Almost 80 percent of guttate psoriasis onset is triggered by streptococcal (or strep) bacteria, which causes sore throats read more
belated new years resolutions (6/11/09)
Tyranny Rocks | June 11th 2009 by blake j. harris
-climb mount everest. twice -start rumor about secret 8th harry potter book -start online dating service which only features people's old baby photos -stare coldly at people who eat on the subway -find ways to incorporate a magnifying glass into my d read more
Chapter Three
Florida Girl in Sydney | June 10th 2009
Each house seems to naturally divide my life into the chapters of my story.In Chapter One, I came home from the hospital in a Christmas stocking during one of the worst blizzards in Chicago's history. Coincidentally, my husband was also brought home read more
Lesions on Skin
Healthy Skins Care Guide and Tips | June 10th 2009 by Nuryantoadw
The skin is subject to many disorders. They occur through the direct action of external agents or as symptoms of disease in other parts of the body. Susceptibility to skin disorders is modified and sometimes determined by genetic factors.The appearan read more
Skin Infections
Health and Fitness | June 10th 2009 by Bryan Joseph King
Skin infections can range from a local superficial problem, such as IMPETIGO, to a widespread and more serious infection. Examples of bacterial skin infections include ECTHYMA, folliculitis, BOILS, CARBUNCLES, SCARLET FEVER, CELLULITIS, and so on. Vi read more
Congratulations, Koby!
My Fortress of Solitude | June 9th 2009 by Angela
Edgewood Eagles Class of 2009My second oldest son, Koby Dylan graduated from Edgewood last night. The ceremony was held in the auditorium at Highland Park High School.Koby's older brother will be a senior here this year, and Koby will be a freshman read more
Film Library
Ashley Joseph's | June 9th 2009 by Ashley Joseph
Chicken pox gives a man a lot of free time. Indeed,plenty of time. So what does one do with this luxury?Why start a movie film library, of course!(I reckon the one or two Arthouse films that I've watched, entitle me to being snooty. Therefore,henc read more
Attention all do-gooders: Sponsor my 5K race and get a link
Half of Me | June 9th 2009
Were you aware that this week is National Headache Awareness week? You were? Wow, you're really aware of your awareness weeks. Good for you! I am excited about headache week because now I get to be like all those people who run around talking about read more
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