It’s been real cold outside lately. And for some reason, my daughter wants to pretend she’s outside, even when she’s not. Other than that, I have nothing to say. I just like this picture.
Month: March 2011
Answering Life’s Important Questions
On last night’s episode of Chuck, several characters were asked to name their favorite non-Connery Bond. It’s something I’ve thought about a lot. Here’s my list (to be fair, in certain moods, I may prefer some of the top three on this list to certain Connery performances):
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- Lazenby
- Craig
- Brosnan
- Moore (Live and Let Die – For Your Eyes Only)
- Any of the actors who portrayed Agent James Bond in the 1967 version of Casino Royale
- Barry Nelson
- Dalton
- Moore (Octopussy – A View to a Kill)
Hope and the Animals
When I last wrote about Hope, she was sick.
Since then, both The Civee and I caught whatever it was she had. It wasn’t pleasant. But here we are, almost two weeks later, and all three of us are doing better. It’s been a long two weeks and I have a feeling that it felt even longer for Hope. But she’s feeling and looking better:
Because it was so nice out and because all three of us are doing better, we decided to go to the zoo. Hope’s grandparents got her a zoo membership for her birthday and she was nice enough to take us with her for the first trip to the zoo.
I think we could have walked through the whole zoo and Hope would have been happy without even seeing any animals. The place was crowded and Hope loves to people watch. But the animals we did see were an added bonus. One of the first stops at the Columbus zoo is a barn and petting area filled with goats. After making our way through the barn, Hope and I walked around the petting area. She walked up to a sleeping goat and wasn’t afraid to pet it.
The goat eventually woke up, but that didn’t phase Hope at all. She could have spent a lot more time with the goat, but there were other animals to see. Hope also saw a tiger, polar bears, an elephant and a flock of flamingos (and some goat-like mammal named the “something-horn” that I forgot the name of). Hope had a real good time. We didn’t try to hit every part of the zoo because we figure we have time to go back and visit. I never thought I’d be the type of person with a zoo membership, but now that I have one, I have to take advantage of it, for Hope’s sake, of course.
And because I’ve gotten some complaints from the grandparental units that there haven’t been enough videos lately, here’s Hope this morning:
E-Mail Without The E
A few weeks ago, a household item The Civee and I own broke.
Because I’d still like some help getting it fixed, I’m not going to identify the item or manufacturer. Let me just say it’s not something used indoors, took some time to put together, and not every family/homeowner wants (or uses) one of these. Despite the fact the item is used outdoors, I think the cold temperatures we had the past few months had something to do with it’s breaking. The screws in the picture to the right are part of the problem- they just snapped in half.
Anyway, after trying to fix it myself to no avail, I decided to e-mail the manufacturer. I used a form on their Website, listed the item and explained what happened and listed the broken parts (using the names in their instruction manual).
I was actually surprised to receive a response within 24 hours. I was a bit puzzled, however, by the second line of the e-mail:
Good Afternoon,
Do you have internet access?
I’m not quite sure what they were getting at, considering I used my computer and Internet connection to e-mail them in the first place.
Anyway, the rest of the e-mail was asking if I could send some pictures of the broken pieces, which I did. But that was a few days ago. I haven’t yet received a reply. I’m thinking either they sent the pictures to the lab to get to determine how to fix what’s broken, or that they’re upset I never answered the “do you have internet access?” question.
What’s Going Around
Hope has been out of her arm restraints for a little more than a week and back on solid foods for four days.
While I’d love to say that everything is fine and Hope is better than ever, that’s not all true. Her recovery from the surgery is complete. She’s reacquainted herself to solid foods. The thing is, she’s sick.
Since Sunday night, she’s been coughing, stuffed up with a runny nose and has been running a fever. She has moments where she’ll smile and play, but most of the time, she’ll walk from one room to the other looking not happy or comfortable. Don’t believe me? Take a look:
I almost want to say she was happier after her surgery.
The Civee took her to the doctor’s today and was told Hope caught some virus that’s going around now. It could get better, it could get worse. The pediatrician said to keep giving her fluids, but other than that, didn’t have much else to say.
When she was a few months old, Hope had a minor ear infection. But this is the first time she’s been sick enough to the point where we can tell how unhappy and uncomfortable she is.
Hope will probably use this as an opportunity to eat as much Jell-O and ice cream as possible. That will end once she’s looking and feeling better.