On Thursday July 2nd my babysitting kids and I end up going to the zoo. I am scared to go because of Toms leg, but he is working and I said "ok" I will go, but for Tom to call me if he is feeling worse. I am just really worried about him (read post below this one to understand).
So, I end up taking the kids to the zoo. Penelope, Sammi, Erin and I. It was in the 70's that day and I thought I better go while it is cool out. I don't handle heat well and will not go out in the heat all day for nothing. It is not worth it with my hives. So anyway, we get there and it was raining a little when we first got there, but cleared up nicely for the day. The first thing the girls wanted to do is to see the baby elephant. They have been there before and from what I understand from the girls is they have never seen the baby elephant. They were excited that they finally got to see the baby elephant (which is named BECO). We stood in line for 50 minutes to see the baby elephant!!! Crazy!! But it was worth the look on the kids face.
We then went on to see all the animals in the "North America" and "Asian Quest" sections of the zoo (that is just ONE section of the zoo). It took us from 10:30 AM to 3:15 PM to see that! We have to go back to see the rest. They want to ride the rides so bad at "Jacks Landing" and I told them that I would let them one day just ride rides and we would not do nothing else but to ride the rides. They were excited and wanted to go today! I don't have them today though because of the holiday.
I had not been to the zoo in a really LONG time and I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it. Sammi loves tigers and she saw a tiger up close and just the look on her face! It was worth the whole day just to look at the faces of the girls. I think how much fun Faith would have had. When you do things like the zoo I just think how much more fun it is when a child is there to enjoy it with you. I don't know how to explain it, it just makes it more worthwhile and enjoyable looking at things through a childs eyes.
We saw all the animals out today since it was so cool outside. All the animals were out and moving around and active. It was the most fun I had at the zoo any time that I ever had been to the zoo because it was so cool out and the animals were actually out and about. We saw a Rhino, Both the mommy and baby elephant, three big brown bears, a black bear, a sun bear, reindeer, pronghorns, a bison, swans, ducks, bobcats, tigers, cranes, a red panda (which was gorgious), the pheasants, timber wolves, prairie dogs, moose, a puma, the bald eagles, and the songbird aviary. Usually when you go to the zoo, you might see only half (if that) out to actually see the animals and this time all of them were out. We ran out of time so we missed the lions in that section so we will have to see them at another time.
We also rode the train. I don't think Penelope had ever been on the train and she waved her hands the whole time and made these loud screaming sounds, and just laughed and smiled the whole time. She loved it! She held out her hands and made like crying sounds when we got off the train, she wanted to go back on!
I also let Sammi and Erin ride the pony. Erin's pony was named Domino and Sammi's pony was named Socks. Sammi got off and said to me (in this cute little way) that her pony had to stop and pee. She thought that was neat! ha.
All the girls were out like a light on the way home from the zoo. I got out of the car and was so sore. That was the most I walked in a long time,ha. The girls had swimming lessons that same night, so I hope they made it. They were so tired!
That was our day at the zoo. Very enjoyable. If you haven't been there in awhile I suggest going. It was alot of fun and they have alot of new stuff since I have been there. Jennifer and Dusty put me on their pass to the zoo and so I get in free with the kids. That makes it nice. We packed our lunches, but I didn't bring drinks and about died when 4 drinks was $11.00 dollars! That is where they (the zoo) makes their money!
Have a great 4th of July holiday weekend everyone!
Love, Shellie
Friday, July 3, 2009
illness
Wow, it has been a month since I have been on here.
Well, to start for two weeks I was sick. My throat swelled up really bad and I could not swallow for over a week. It was the worst pain I ever felt with my throat like that. I finally went to the doctor and she thought it might be strep, but that test came back negative. Then she tested me for mono and that test came back negative as well. She took blood from me to test some things that I have no idea what she was testing and those came back negative. They took a x-ray of my throat and found it was very swollen with little space to swallow and she wanted to put me in the hospital, but she ended up giving me two antibiotic shots in my hips and a steriod shot (for the swelling in throat) in my hip as well. She also sent me home with 3 bottles of liquid antibiotics to take. I was not getting better, and ended up at the doctors after that day to day for more steriod shots for my throat swelling. She kept saying maybe she should put me in the hospital, but she never did. I hate hospitals since my experience with my daughter Faith, so that was a relief. So anyways, I finally started feeling better and my doctor never did figure out what was wrong with me. My tonsils were swollen worse then they ever have been and they were really red, so maybe it was just a case of tonsilitis. Who knows! It was terrible though and I never want to have that again!
Now, my husband gets sick. He gets a really bad fever and his throat hurts and I think he is getting whatever it was that I had. Well, it ended up being something far worse. His leg started getting really red below his knee and it felt like it was on fire. He went to the doctor and it is a terrible infection in his leg that if not treated could result in amputation of his leg. He is a diabetic and he got this infection through a crack in his heel of his foot, it traveled up his leg and the doctor said if Tom would have waited a day or two more he would have been in the hospital in bad shape. His leg looks horrible! With him being diabetic he needs to take care of his feet. His feet are in bad shape as well. Any opening cut or crack in his feet can cause terrible infections the doctor said. He had this same infection ( I believe he called it celulitis ) when we came home from the hospital after Faith died, but it was in his hand. His hand swelled up bigger then I thought a hand could swell and it was really red and hot to the touch the same as his leg now. They treated his hand in the hospital and made a big deal out of it as well and said he could loose his hand. I never heard of these infections. So, he has to be very careful. The antibiotics are just now starting to work it seems. His leg is not hot to the touch now (which the doctor said is the infection that is hot feeling) and it is starting to look a little brown and not as red, but his leg still looks horrible. It has these red patches everywhere from his knee down and just terrible looking is the only way I can explain it. I pray he is on his way to getting better and it will heal completely. Please pray with me. I worry about his health so much to the point it makes me sick.
The past month we have been dealing with these sicknesses and hope it is behind us soon. The 4th of July holiday is this weekend and we hope to enjoy it. We wish you all a happy and safe holiday as well.
Love, Shellie
Well, to start for two weeks I was sick. My throat swelled up really bad and I could not swallow for over a week. It was the worst pain I ever felt with my throat like that. I finally went to the doctor and she thought it might be strep, but that test came back negative. Then she tested me for mono and that test came back negative as well. She took blood from me to test some things that I have no idea what she was testing and those came back negative. They took a x-ray of my throat and found it was very swollen with little space to swallow and she wanted to put me in the hospital, but she ended up giving me two antibiotic shots in my hips and a steriod shot (for the swelling in throat) in my hip as well. She also sent me home with 3 bottles of liquid antibiotics to take. I was not getting better, and ended up at the doctors after that day to day for more steriod shots for my throat swelling. She kept saying maybe she should put me in the hospital, but she never did. I hate hospitals since my experience with my daughter Faith, so that was a relief. So anyways, I finally started feeling better and my doctor never did figure out what was wrong with me. My tonsils were swollen worse then they ever have been and they were really red, so maybe it was just a case of tonsilitis. Who knows! It was terrible though and I never want to have that again!
Now, my husband gets sick. He gets a really bad fever and his throat hurts and I think he is getting whatever it was that I had. Well, it ended up being something far worse. His leg started getting really red below his knee and it felt like it was on fire. He went to the doctor and it is a terrible infection in his leg that if not treated could result in amputation of his leg. He is a diabetic and he got this infection through a crack in his heel of his foot, it traveled up his leg and the doctor said if Tom would have waited a day or two more he would have been in the hospital in bad shape. His leg looks horrible! With him being diabetic he needs to take care of his feet. His feet are in bad shape as well. Any opening cut or crack in his feet can cause terrible infections the doctor said. He had this same infection ( I believe he called it celulitis ) when we came home from the hospital after Faith died, but it was in his hand. His hand swelled up bigger then I thought a hand could swell and it was really red and hot to the touch the same as his leg now. They treated his hand in the hospital and made a big deal out of it as well and said he could loose his hand. I never heard of these infections. So, he has to be very careful. The antibiotics are just now starting to work it seems. His leg is not hot to the touch now (which the doctor said is the infection that is hot feeling) and it is starting to look a little brown and not as red, but his leg still looks horrible. It has these red patches everywhere from his knee down and just terrible looking is the only way I can explain it. I pray he is on his way to getting better and it will heal completely. Please pray with me. I worry about his health so much to the point it makes me sick.
The past month we have been dealing with these sicknesses and hope it is behind us soon. The 4th of July holiday is this weekend and we hope to enjoy it. We wish you all a happy and safe holiday as well.
Love, Shellie
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