So I went the rest of the night checking on his ass bite about every 2 hours. The infection never went outside the "black line" so we figured he was in the clear.
Until this morning..
Shane woke up and the crease between his leg and his "privates" (as we call them in our household) was all red and swollen. I told him he probably should go to the doctor and have it check it. It look like the infection might be wrapping around or the lymphnodes just may be swollen trying to fight the infection.
On any account, Shane went to the doctor and was put on an antibiotic. Here's to hoping his ass bite and his swollen privates start to feel better in the next couple days!
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Good Neighbors
Sorry I have been MIA this week. I brought back the blog and then have not found the time to post anything, but what happened yesterday is definitely worth posting.
Let me give you a little bit of the back story....
Shane woke up Sunday morning and said his butt was itching. He asked me to look at it because he thought he had a bug bite or something. I know, he has no shame! So anyway, I did what any good wife would do and pulled down the back of his shorts to check out what was causing this itching on his butt. Sure enough, there was a big red bug bite in the middle of his right cheek.
So yesterday...
Shane comes home from work and says, "I think this bug bite is getting worse. My whole butt cheek hurts. Can you please look at it again and see if it is getting any bigger?" So again, here I am, I did what any good wife would do, and look at his ass AGAIN. And yes, the bug bite was much bigger and it was hard. I poured some hydrogen peroxide on it to see if any infection would come out, but nothing. Shane was concerned. He asked if I thought he should go to the doctor to get it looked at.
And this is where it gets interesting..
I suggested that our neighbor come over and look at it. I know what you are thinking, the NEIGHBOR?? Our neighbor is an OB nurse and she was actually my OB nurse. So yes, I live next to someone who has seen my goods. Weird huh? Anyway, I figured if she looks at vaginas all day, a butt probably wasn't that big of a deal.
So here I go. I trek across the back yard and knock on her back door. Her high school aged son lets me in as she is coming up the stairs. I said, "Okay, I have the weirdest request, but could you come over and look at my husband's ass?" She just chuckled as I explained to her the situation. She is such a good sport. She came over and Shane was laying on the bed, face down, with the back of his pants pulled down. It was hilarious. As she walked in, Shane said, "Well hi neighbor." and she replied with a chuckle"hello." AWKWARD!
She took a look at it and then told me that I needed to take a writing utensil and draw a circle around the infection that way I could check it in a few hours to make sure the infection wasn't spreading. So, I did what any good wife would do, I got a Sharpie and drew a big black circle around the bug bite. I would post the picture I took with my phone, but I don't think Shane would appreciate that. It looked like a big nipple in the middle of his cheek. HILARIOUS!
Let me give you a little bit of the back story....
Shane woke up Sunday morning and said his butt was itching. He asked me to look at it because he thought he had a bug bite or something. I know, he has no shame! So anyway, I did what any good wife would do and pulled down the back of his shorts to check out what was causing this itching on his butt. Sure enough, there was a big red bug bite in the middle of his right cheek.
So yesterday...
Shane comes home from work and says, "I think this bug bite is getting worse. My whole butt cheek hurts. Can you please look at it again and see if it is getting any bigger?" So again, here I am, I did what any good wife would do, and look at his ass AGAIN. And yes, the bug bite was much bigger and it was hard. I poured some hydrogen peroxide on it to see if any infection would come out, but nothing. Shane was concerned. He asked if I thought he should go to the doctor to get it looked at.
And this is where it gets interesting..
I suggested that our neighbor come over and look at it. I know what you are thinking, the NEIGHBOR?? Our neighbor is an OB nurse and she was actually my OB nurse. So yes, I live next to someone who has seen my goods. Weird huh? Anyway, I figured if she looks at vaginas all day, a butt probably wasn't that big of a deal.
So here I go. I trek across the back yard and knock on her back door. Her high school aged son lets me in as she is coming up the stairs. I said, "Okay, I have the weirdest request, but could you come over and look at my husband's ass?" She just chuckled as I explained to her the situation. She is such a good sport. She came over and Shane was laying on the bed, face down, with the back of his pants pulled down. It was hilarious. As she walked in, Shane said, "Well hi neighbor." and she replied with a chuckle"hello." AWKWARD!
She took a look at it and then told me that I needed to take a writing utensil and draw a circle around the infection that way I could check it in a few hours to make sure the infection wasn't spreading. So, I did what any good wife would do, I got a Sharpie and drew a big black circle around the bug bite. I would post the picture I took with my phone, but I don't think Shane would appreciate that. It looked like a big nipple in the middle of his cheek. HILARIOUS!
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
Brought BACK By Popular Demand
I guess I didn't realize what a positive impact my blogs had on everyone's life (insert sarcasm here). But, my friends and I were all talking earlier this week and reminiscing about this blog. They all agreed that I should start blogging again. So, here it is, the highly anticipated return about the events in the Hacker household. Stay tuned because I can assure you, there is never a dull moment on This Side of Brookside.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
What a day.
Yesterday was Presidents' Day so Shane had the day off. We decided to do something fun as a family. We had heard about this place called Jump N Play where they have the blow up jump houses and other fun things for the girls to play on so we decided to take them there. We walked in and it wasn't too crowded so we thought we had made a good choice. The girls immediately wanted to start playing. They ran over, got in the bounce house, and were jumping, jumping, jumping!
After a little while, everyone was hungry. We ordered some food and while we were waiting the girls continued to play. Shane sat at a table to wait for our food so that we didn't lose a spot to sit. This is where our day got interesting.
While Shane was sitting, this mother came over and asked if her 2 little boys could sit there while she ordered food. Shane said, "No problem." As soon as the mother walked away, the older of the 2 boys (about 5 years old) starting punching his younger brother (2). The mother finally came over and picked up the younger boy and brought him over to the food counter with her.
About this time, I came to sit down. As I sat down, I could immediately smell this little boy. He smelled of feces and urine. He was pounding on the table with his fists screaming. Shane and I kept looking at eachother, trying not to stare at the boy, but of course, Addie and Annabelle were staring and pointing. He then starting putting his hands in his sleeves and smacking people with it as they walked by. The mother, from time to time, would come over and say "Stop it Michael." Then he started spitting across the table at Addison. That's when I couldn't take it anymore. I looked at Shane and said "Let's move..NOW."
We moved over to the table next to the little boy. The boy continued with the behaviors, screaming, pounding, and spitting. Annabelle kept pointing at him saying "Mom, that boy goes AHH! That's not nice." I just wanted to look at that mom and say "Figure it out lady."
So after we switched tables, we finally got our food. We are sitting there eating and Annabelle looks at me and says, "I don't feel good." Right as I am asking her what hurts, she vomits all over the table and herself. Great! We got cleaned up and left. I felt so bad for Annabelle. When we got home she just layed on the couch and didn't move...a very rare occassion for a 2 year old. I took her temperature and it was 101. I turned on Dora, gave her some 7 up and she ended up falling asleep.
After all that comotion, we finally let Chloe out of her cage. We noticed little spots of blood on the floor. We thought maybe she had gotten into something so we checked her over looking for any scrapes or sores. Nothing. So of course, we put 2 and 2 together....she is in HEAT! Awesome. Shane goes to PetsMart to get her some "diapers." He got the biggest size they make, brought them home, try to put them on, and of course, they are too small. So, me, being my crafty self, get an old pillow case. Shane cuts out a hole for the tail and we duck tape it around her. She looked like a Jedi Knight, but hey, it worked!
Oh What a Day! I'm so glad it is overwith. Hopefully today will be much better. Happy Tuesday!
While Shane was sitting, this mother came over and asked if her 2 little boys could sit there while she ordered food. Shane said, "No problem." As soon as the mother walked away, the older of the 2 boys (about 5 years old) starting punching his younger brother (2). The mother finally came over and picked up the younger boy and brought him over to the food counter with her.
About this time, I came to sit down. As I sat down, I could immediately smell this little boy. He smelled of feces and urine. He was pounding on the table with his fists screaming. Shane and I kept looking at eachother, trying not to stare at the boy, but of course, Addie and Annabelle were staring and pointing. He then starting putting his hands in his sleeves and smacking people with it as they walked by. The mother, from time to time, would come over and say "Stop it Michael." Then he started spitting across the table at Addison. That's when I couldn't take it anymore. I looked at Shane and said "Let's move..NOW."
We moved over to the table next to the little boy. The boy continued with the behaviors, screaming, pounding, and spitting. Annabelle kept pointing at him saying "Mom, that boy goes AHH! That's not nice." I just wanted to look at that mom and say "Figure it out lady."
So after we switched tables, we finally got our food. We are sitting there eating and Annabelle looks at me and says, "I don't feel good." Right as I am asking her what hurts, she vomits all over the table and herself. Great! We got cleaned up and left. I felt so bad for Annabelle. When we got home she just layed on the couch and didn't move...a very rare occassion for a 2 year old. I took her temperature and it was 101. I turned on Dora, gave her some 7 up and she ended up falling asleep.
After all that comotion, we finally let Chloe out of her cage. We noticed little spots of blood on the floor. We thought maybe she had gotten into something so we checked her over looking for any scrapes or sores. Nothing. So of course, we put 2 and 2 together....she is in HEAT! Awesome. Shane goes to PetsMart to get her some "diapers." He got the biggest size they make, brought them home, try to put them on, and of course, they are too small. So, me, being my crafty self, get an old pillow case. Shane cuts out a hole for the tail and we duck tape it around her. She looked like a Jedi Knight, but hey, it worked!
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
2 Girls 1 Room
Sorry I have been M.I.A. For the last, well almost 2 weeks, I have been working on a major project in our house, moving the girls into the same bedroom. We have been comtemplating this move for a while, but have been putting it off. So, the other day when Shane came home from work I was looking at furniture on the internet. There was a storage bed that I really liked on the JCPenny website. Shane was sure he could build 2 beds for half the price that Pennys was asking. That night, we went to Menards and priced everything out. He was right, we could do it for about half the price of those other beds, but he would have to spend a whole day on each bed putting them together. The next day, Shane was talking to his mom and she said that she got her storage bed at Big Lots. We hadn't checked there yet, so we got online and sure enough, they had twin sized storage beds for $99. Ding, Ding, Ding! We have a winner! Although I'm pretty sure I shattered Shane's dreams of building the girls' beds with his bare hands, this seems to be the most logical and cost effective choice for us! We sold Addie's old bedroom suit on Craig's List and bought new furniture, bedding, and paint for the room. I spent the majority of last week painting...changing the room from purple with white polka dots to green with a pink stripe. It actually turned out pretty good!
And, then today, since it is so nasty out with the ice storm, we decided to upholster our own headboards for the girls' beds. I think they turned out really cute!
Have a great Tuesday and be safe in this nasty weather we are supposed to be getting. Hopefully, we will still have power!
pink and green!
Owls!
Cute Lamp!
Once Shane got all the furniture together and in place, I put the vinyl up on the walls.
I know it would look much better if their beds were made, but this is as good as it gets for now!
Annabelle has slept in her "big girl" bed for the past 2 nights now. The first night was a little rough. She got in and out of bed about 6 times until I finally threatened that she would just go back to her crib. She kept talking to Addie and Addie was getting mad (which was kind of funny considering Addie is usually the talker). I told Addison to roll over and pretend she was asleep. I stood by the door and listened as Annabelle first quietly saying "Addie, Addie" and then it quickly turned in to a yell "ADDIE!" Addison still didn't say anything and after a couple minutes all was quiet. Yesterday, Annabelle went right to bed and fell right asleep.
This afternoon was the first time I had to put her down for a nap in there. It was challenging but after several trips of Shane and I going in for kisses and hugs, she fell asleep. I hope that tonight is much smoother! Take another look at the full view of the girls' new room. I still have some decorating to do, but I think it is looking really cute!
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Rotten to the Core
I've been trying to get back into my workout and eating-right routine in the last couple weeks. The holidays really did a number on me and I feel so much better when I am exercising and eating healthy. With that said, I talked my friend Amanda into trying Pilates with me. I have never done Pilates before and I have really been wanting to work on my core muscles and know that Pilates focuses on the core.
So, yesterday Amanda and I walk into this Pilates class. There are about 5 other people sitting on their mats on the floor barefoot. Amanda and I look at eachother, go get our mats and sit on the floor to take our shoes and socks off (WEIRD!) We informed the instructor that we had never done this before she she proceeds to take out this binder of Pilates "notes" and reads them aloud to us. She was saying something about pressing your lower back to the floor and imprinting as you roll down, I really had no idea what the heck she was talking about. So we start our warm up and I knew from that point I was in for it. I had gotten myself (and Amanda) into something I was not prepared for! The instructor was doing all this moves that I didn't even know your body could do...
And while this was all going on, this is what I was doing...
After Pilates, I had to get on the Elliptical machine so I could get my workout in for the day. I didn't think laying on a mat for 30 minutes out of the 45 minutes probably constituted a workout. Needless to say, I will not be going to Pilates again..
So, yesterday Amanda and I walk into this Pilates class. There are about 5 other people sitting on their mats on the floor barefoot. Amanda and I look at eachother, go get our mats and sit on the floor to take our shoes and socks off (WEIRD!) We informed the instructor that we had never done this before she she proceeds to take out this binder of Pilates "notes" and reads them aloud to us. She was saying something about pressing your lower back to the floor and imprinting as you roll down, I really had no idea what the heck she was talking about. So we start our warm up and I knew from that point I was in for it. I had gotten myself (and Amanda) into something I was not prepared for! The instructor was doing all this moves that I didn't even know your body could do...
And while this was all going on, this is what I was doing...
After Pilates, I had to get on the Elliptical machine so I could get my workout in for the day. I didn't think laying on a mat for 30 minutes out of the 45 minutes probably constituted a workout. Needless to say, I will not be going to Pilates again..
Saturday, January 1, 2011
New Years Eve 2010
We had our 2nd Annual New Years Eve Party last night. We are a big game playing family, so of course, we spend the majority of the night playing games. The highlight of the night was Catch Phrase. If you haven't played this game, I am going to give you a little taste of what it is like. I am going to give you the Top 5 STUPIDEST/FUNNIEST clues from last night and I want you to see if you can figure out what I am talking about....
5. "The state next to us, Ohio"
4. "Kettle, Stove"
3. (Jim clapping his hands) "Johnny"
2. "It takes"
1. "Oh, I really like these. When a girl has big Ds and then you win something"
5. Bravo TV Network
4. Cincinnati Reds
3. Bottled Water (I really have no idea what a kettle or a stove has to do with this?)
2. Two to Tango
1. Boobie Prize
I wish you could have seen Doc's face when he got the words Boobie Prize. His face just lit up and his eyes got really big and the first thing that came out of his mouth was "OH! I REALLY LIKE THESE!" So he is giving us all these clues (See Above) about "girls having big Ds" and "winning something" and everyone is looking around like "What the heck is he talking about" and all the while, the beeping from the game is getting faster and faster. Then Norm (my 80 year old grandpa) pipes up out of nowhere "BOOBIE PRIZE!" I could have died! I have never heard anything so funny! I can't think of a better ending to 2010 than to hear my grandpa yell out BOOBIE PRIZE. Come on 2011, can you top that?
5. "The state next to us, Ohio"
4. "Kettle, Stove"
3. (Jim clapping his hands) "Johnny"
2. "It takes"
1. "Oh, I really like these. When a girl has big Ds and then you win something"
5. Bravo TV Network
4. Cincinnati Reds
3. Bottled Water (I really have no idea what a kettle or a stove has to do with this?)
2. Two to Tango
1. Boobie Prize
I wish you could have seen Doc's face when he got the words Boobie Prize. His face just lit up and his eyes got really big and the first thing that came out of his mouth was "OH! I REALLY LIKE THESE!" So he is giving us all these clues (See Above) about "girls having big Ds" and "winning something" and everyone is looking around like "What the heck is he talking about" and all the while, the beeping from the game is getting faster and faster. Then Norm (my 80 year old grandpa) pipes up out of nowhere "BOOBIE PRIZE!" I could have died! I have never heard anything so funny! I can't think of a better ending to 2010 than to hear my grandpa yell out BOOBIE PRIZE. Come on 2011, can you top that?
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