More germ spreading

Just for the record, the Porters saved some germs for Sweet Home. Tim arrived Wednesday evening pretending to be well. He declared illness midday by returning early from work (watching wrestling tournament).

I've returned to my obsessive hand washing routine.

My secretary at Holley School also declared illness today and stayed home. I feel the viruses edging every closer.

We had a small flood at Holley yesterday. The HVAC guys were working up in the attic and accidently turned water on -- not their fault. A pipe had been left without an end cap. It flooded down into a classroom and onto 2 fairly new e-Macs, keyboards and a scanner. We are drying them out and will see if they still work!

Should I renege?

My darling sister, Traci, called today and asked if her family could come visit. And I said of course I would love to have them. And then she starts talking about how she just took India to the doctor and came back with a strep throat diagnosis. She then mentioned that she hadn't read my email because she had been in bed sick the last couple of days and that it seems to be making its way through the family.

And now she wants to come and bring all her germs over to my house. Are sister's required to get sick for there siblings?? I would appreciate any advice.

No further germ spreading

Dad is definitely better and definitely still sick. He has a terrible cough and stuffy nose now. He is getting frantic about being so far behind in calculus. So even if he were not contagious (and I don't think we want to risk trapping Grandma in a car with him for hours), he wants study every minute he is not in bed sleeping.

Reno is looking like a no go for us. Dad couldn't find any direct flights or good deals, and we really should put all our tax return in the car fund. Maybe we'll do an overnight somewhere closer to home.

reno anyone? CJP's report card

"Christian is an example of a student who sees a friend in everyone. When conflicts arise, he tries to resolve them peacefully and equally for all. He is a great friend to his peers!"

Mrs. Deboodt sent home test scores which he did well on, but not as good as last year. Perhaps Christian should tutor India on this area. The only problem is that India prefers to tell her tales and not make more friends. We discussed it last night. She said she thinks people will like her better if she sounds "famous and rich" but she doesn't seem to mind school, likes to go even. I think she's dramatizing her lack of friends to her teacher since everytime I visit her, she is all smiles, usually playing with someone. She says "Most kids aren't like me." And that's about all she wants to discuss on this subject.

So, is anybody going to Reno any of the dates we're there?? Mel, we can book a double queen room and you can pitch in $25 or $30 a night and stay with us. We can pick people up from the airport although I think they have a free shuttle very nearby.

Online prescription drug prices

Having always had insurance pay for all my medical/drug costs I always figured that it didn't matter what pharmacy you went to here in the US. But now I have a prescription that insurance isn't covering. The first month it wasn't a big deal, I was fine with paying the $30 myself. But then this month they doubled my amount needed and accordingly the cost doubled up to $60 a month. And while that is not too bad, it may need to be doubled next month to a $120 prescription.

So I went online last night to see what Canadian websites might have to offer just out of curiosity. And what I found was that there were a couple of US based online pharmacy that you can use. One in particular is partnered with Riteaid and called www.drugstore.com .They only charge $25 for that same exact prescription that I spent $60 on, and if I need the double dose next month the cost would only be $38 instead of the $120 that Long's drug was charging.

I just thought that it was interesting and might be of use to someone else in the future. If you don't have complete prescription drug coverage I would give this site a try. They will mail it to your house for $1.50.

Puppy Tales

Greta is such a good dog. We had just bought her a new bed from Costco and were allowing her to sleep on it for the first time Monday night. Things were a little chaotic at first as she was unsure of where she should be sleeping but she finally settled in for a good nights sleep. When Traci came into the bedroom she immediately noticed a wet spot on the new bed. Yes, Greta had decided to mark her own bed. We cleaned the bed and decided to let her sleep there anyway. At about 2:30 in the morning I heard some strange noise coming from inside our room and reached over to turn on the light by my bed. I will be forever grateful that I have that light since if I had walked over to turn on the bedroom light I would have been greeted with something squishy and wet between my toes. Yes, that strange noise had been Greta squirting out diarhea while turning circles as to get the most coverage possible. Needless to say we spent the next hour cleaning our carpet and airing out our room.

report cards

India Rose Porter: India is making good progress in 2nd. grade. Her reading is very good, both in oral fluency and comprehension. Her grasp of math concepts and skills is excellent. She has two missing assignmentsd in writing, but what she has completed is very good. My only concern for India at this point in the year is a social one. India has a wonderful imagination, and she has been know to "share" these stories that are very dramatic and patently untrue. I have asked her about these stories, and she says that her "life is boring", so she makes it more interesting by making things up. She has a huge vocabulary and a great deal of ancillary knowedge that lend credibiltiy to her tales. I hope that we, together, can curb some of this drams so that India will know what is appropriate to share with others. She tells me that she has almost no friends in school. I hope that we can work on this situation and that India will be happier at recess and in group situations. I did change her seating arrangement just Friday and she seemed happier with that. I enjoy working with Inda very much. She always has a good attitude toward learning.

Hmmm.

I'll report on Christian when he gets home from practice.

Mel's schedule

In case anyone out there cares, here is my spring schedule:

Home............................Gone
Feb 2-14th.....................Feb 15th-25th
Feb 26th-Mar 3rd..........Mar 4th- 19th
Mar 20th- 27th..............Mar 28th-Apr 12th
Apr 13th-24th................Apr 25th-May 10th


As you can see my gone time greatly outweighs my home time. So I will need nightly blog updates to keep me in the loop. I am hoping to save half of my per dium to go towards a quality (used) treadmill. Probably a precor. If anyone sees a deal I can't miss let me know.

So far it looks like I will be home for some of the spring birthdays, however please let me know if there are any other dates of importance I should try to save.