Adventures of PNeumonia Boy

To be annoying to an almost 14 year old sick boy one must pronounce the ‘p’. PNeumonia Boy is really sick. I think we are one day away from the worst of it, but it is still a scary place to be.

This started on Friday, December 9th when he went to bed early feeling poorly. By Monday I was worried about dehydration because he was not eating or drinking and when he tried he would lose it. He was given some medicine to help him keep liquids in with a recheck the next day to make sure he was able to do so and did not need to be admitted for dehydration.

So much of this has become a blur now. The coughing got worse and worse. He said his chest was hurting. We couldn’t keep him awake for much time at all. I was still having to coax him into eating and drinking. We couldn’t get his fever to break. His breathing was labored. I could go on, but you get the idea. The boy is sick. After a week, a Z-Pack, a few more visits, and ruling out both flu and strep we went back on Tuesday the 20th and an x-ray confirming my suspicions of pneumonia.
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Christmas codes

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So seeing as half of my 6-Pack no longer officially believes in Santa I have thrown a bit of fun into the mix this year. Unofficially, as soon as they no longer believe in Santa (or choose to ruin the Santa game for younger siblings) they no longer get those special “Santa” gifts. This keeps older mouths quiet in front of younger children’s ears. It’s a magical time of excitement and wonder! If you ruin this for my child I will smack you.

While mine have been appreciative of what has been done for them in the name of Santa (thanking us gratefully when I they figure it out), during some really bad times our family has twice been the recipient of a Christmas in the name of Saint Nicholas. Our family makes Santa a game, but we honor the man and the tradition of the real St. Nicholas and his loving selfless giving done in honor of his love for Christ.
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Tinting

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Tinting mason jars Saturday afternoon left my hands a bit more colorful than usual. I love using mason jars for storing stuff. I use them for their original purpose of canning. I make jellies and jams and pickles and salsa and other goodies. I use them to store dried good as well, marshmallows don’t get crushed and smushed in them. Bags of dried beans slide all over the cabinets and shelves, so I open them and pour them in a jar. If I’m not going to use them right away I vacuum seal it.

I love to throw pencils and pens in one on my desk or paperclips and rubberbands in them too. They ar perfect for most anything, especially the wide mouth jars.
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Pepparkakor

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Ginger and spice and everything nice that’s what pepparkakor’s made of.

I love ginger desserts. (Note: I don’t like ginger in my entrees, just my desserts.) I love gingerbread! I love ginger snaps! I love ginger ale! (Ginger beer is good, but I don’t like it too strong.) But what I love most with ginger is pepparkakor! My December and Christmas are not complete without it, more specifically, Nyåkers Pepparkakor. One could even say I luuuurve it! (Brad, that was for you!)

I thought Bairno’s first Christmas I was going to have some serious withdrawals. The poor boy was days/weeks old and his little nursing tummy could not handle all the ginger and clove I was ingesting so I had to stop cold turkey and let everyone else eat my beloved Nyåkers Pepparkakor. It was oh.so.hard. Now he loves it as much as I do. Seriously, I have never seen another person’s eyes light up like they do when he takes a bite. Well, except my own. He is his mother’s boy!
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Gaudete!

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This entry is part 3 of 3 in the series Advent 2011

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Today is the third Sunday of Advent! Gaudete, gaudete! (Rejoice, rejoice!)


Gaudete, guadete

Refrain: Gaudete, gaudete! Christus est natus
Ex Maria virgine, gaudete!

Tempus adest gratiæ
Hoc quod optabamus,
Carmina lætitiæ
Devote reddamus.

Refrain

Ezechielis porta
Clausa pertransitur,
Unde lux est orta
Salus invenitur.

Refrain

Ergo nostra contio
Psallat iam in lustro;
Benedicat Domino:
Salus Regi nostro.

Refrain

Refrain: Rejoice, rejoice! Christ is born
Of the Virgin Mary — rejoice!

The time of grace has come—
This that we have desired,
Verses of joy
Let us devoutly return.

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The closed gate of Ezechiel
Is passed through,
Whence the light is born,
Salvation is found.

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Therefore let our gathering
Now sing in brightness
Let it give praise to the Lord:
Greeting to our King.

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