Post by Leeham Rimes on Oct 25, 2021 6:56:11 GMT -5
My epidemiologist friend wrote the following about the kid’s vaccine (a lower dose than what 12 and up has gotten. They get a 1/3 dose). An especially good read for anyone on the fence or worried. (A friend’s son had a very mild case of COVID and now he has issues breathing during exercise and daily headaches. I promise COVID will be worse than any vaccine side effect)
“81 pages of data submitted by Pfizer shows strong efficacy and mostly mild side effects for kids 5-11. While no cases of myocarditis were seen in the trials, they did extrapolate risk based on the rate of 21 cases of myocarditis per million second doses. Every million vaccines is estimated to initially prevent ~33,600 cases and 170 hospitalizations on the lower end of estimated efficacy. Will be watching the presentations at VRBPAC on Tuesday, and the ACIP meeting next week. So far, it looks good.
Last Edit: Oct 25, 2021 6:59:13 GMT -5 by Leeham Rimes
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I just dropped my parents off at the airport. It was a good visit except for my mom's ability to revise history where she looks bad. It is infuriating and if you try to argue, she either pretends that you're lying or that it wasn't a big deal ("guess I'm not PERFECT!").
I'm at the point where I say my piece and seethe rather than yelling at her... But it's exhausting.
DD is all in on live musical theater after seeing Hadestown yesterday, and I am just so happy to be able to share this with her. She wanted to check theater calendars as soon as we got home and we've got a list of shows to see now.
The friend we gave all of DD's AG dolls/accessories/furniture/etc. to over the weekend sent a video of her girls discovering it in their playroom yesterday, and it's still making me smile this morning. It was bittersweet to let that stuff go, but it's definitely in the right place.
Today's randoms brought to you by the fact that my first baby is absolutely not a baby anymore
I am SO ready for this week! More info on vaccines for kids 5-11 coming tomorrow, the World Series starts tomorrow (LFG Astros!). Like bring it on. I never feel this way but here we are, lol.
candreco, that is awesome! We are seeing Hadestown in January and I cannot wait. These tween stages are definitely bittersweet but sharing these experiences with them really makes me happy.
candreco , that is awesome! We are seeing Hadestown in January and I cannot wait. These tween stages are definitely bittersweet but sharing these experiences with them really makes me happy.
It was SO GOOD, even knowing the story of both the myth and the show, the cast absolutely had us holding our breath at the end. There's really nothing like live theater to pull you in with all the feelings!
A colleague is hiring a woman that 2 of us have passed over due to poor interviewing and literally no transferable skills in her current position. This is the same person who has driven out 2 really good people in the last 3 months.
This on top of a new boss coming in December and once this class is over I'm updating my resume. I really didn't want to have to utilize my exit plan this soon, but damn, I need to protect myself.
I'm trying to figure out if I'm just sad or if I'm depressed. My marriage is in the shitter. My exH just makes my life miserable. My Dad has Cancer. My family is a bunch of antivaxxers. I cry all the time. I don't want to do anything but sleep all the time. I hate everything right now and feel like I'm one bad piece of news away from running off to the crazy farm.
My county got 20.5 inches rain *total* last rain year (July 2020-June 2021). We got more than a foot of rain in 24 hours Sunday.
It's been raining since Wednesday, so the usually desiccated ground was already saturated and all that is coming down on hills/mountain so the streams/creeks/rivers are overflowing. As you can imagine, we don't accommodate that level of rain well and it's a mess. It's not the level of flooding other places get, but still a mess. I'm glad our little valley has some incline and drains pretty well into the bay.
I'm so sorry to hear that @sameoldstory, that is a lot for anyone to deal with. Are you in therapy at all right now? Make sure you are taking care of yourself <3 Huge hugs to you.
My in-laws just left for 3 months and I'm going to miss them so much.
I just got over my 2nd stomach bug in as many weeks and now I have a cold (negative COVID tests). Daycare is the epicenter of every disease.
I was going to bake the GBBO technical bake this week until I realized it used up like 1.5 dozen eggs for the cake. No thank you. I did make these morning buns and absolutely ate 3 yesterday.
Post by Patsy Baloney on Oct 25, 2021 8:32:27 GMT -5
We had a lot of fun on our hiking anniversary trip this weekend! It included only one, “Come to Jesus,” moment when I slipped and fell climbing out of a canyon and my H was too far ahead to help me. Some embarrassment, tears and words later, we had a good discussion about how often I feel left out or left behind in his life. I feel like we really built a bridge after a particularly rough year with that convo.
Anyway, we went to a trail that we walked about 15 years ago and recreated a picture. A lot of life, good and bad, has happened in between these two pics, but it makes me smile to see. I had to laugh that I still have the guy and the hat.
I just dropped my parents off at the airport. It was a good visit except for my mom's ability to revise history where she looks bad. It is infuriating and if you try to argue, she either pretends that you're lying or that it wasn't a big deal ("guess I'm not PERFECT!").
I'm at the point where I say my piece and seethe rather than yelling at her... But it's exhausting.
I hate that and my mom does it all the time. That and repeat the same story about how that ONE time in high school when they were going out of town but then cancelled (without ever confronting me about it) because they found out. We just moved the party to another house. They were so passive aggressive and would never confront a problem.
Patsy Baloney, I could barely tell which pic was which!
One of the meds I’m on for the kidney stone is giving me headaches. Actually, I’m wondering if I’m just not drinking enough water and it’s caused by dehydration. 😭
@sameoldstory, you are dealing with a LOT. I hope you can get some help and some happier times, soon.
Drama continues with my Hs dying aunt. Thank god she’s too far gone to be aware of if. My MIL, bless her heart, has good intentions but seriously does NOT need to be involved in everything and does not need to insert herself into every decision. She borrows trouble and manufactures even more. It’s exhausting.
Post by georgeharrison on Oct 25, 2021 8:54:44 GMT -5
I'm working from my new house today, but I have to use my hot spot because, although I put in the move request more than a week ago, they neglected to tell me that my current modem (which is less than a year old from the cable company) isn't the "latest" and they cannot activate my service at my new house with my current modem. And then the COX store by me is only open 10-6 Monday-Friday so that sucks.
Gah, I have so much to do (work-wise) and I just don't wanna! My H is away for a couple of days for work again. Seems like his work travel is starting to ramp up a bit. He's connecting through Chicago both ways so I'm hoping he has time to pick up Garrett's cheese popcorn on his way home.
I was working with a trainer for a few years, but she recently had to stop her personal training business to shift to caretaking of a family member. I'll miss her, but I can empathize with the stress of being a caregiver and don't blame her one bit for making that decision. I guess she had a few clients who were pissed off because it was a bit sudden and she told me they really gave her a bunch of crap over it. I'm sure she would have wanted to be able to give more notice, but unfortunately that's not the case. People need to get over themselves. She had lent me some of her equipment so I returned those things to her on Saturday. In the meantime I ordered some kettlebells from Amazon and they're arriving today, so I'm excited for that.
I saw my parents yesterday and my dad made some nasty comment about how he can't believe I still have a job because I don't seem to work very much.
We rarely see each other and when we do we never talk about my work. I don't understand where he got that idea or why he felt the need to say it at all, let alone in front of a neighbor of mine that I don't even know that well. (For the record, I am happier in my job, and making more money, than I ever have before in my life)
I am trying to come to terms with the fact that my parents don't seem to like me very much. I'd rather they treated me like a stranger than actively try to belittle me.
They never used to be like this and I have no idea what I did that makes them think badly of me. They have lost friends and seem to be increasingly isolated with my brother and it is making them all assholes.
@sameoldstory, hugs to you. That is a lot at once. I hope you can see a therapist or at least get a massage or something just for you and your wellbeing.
Patsy Baloney, I don't even know which pic is which. Is the one on the right now? You look exactly the same in both.
I am "working" today after being off on medical leave all week last week. I think I'm going to take a half day though. I am still pretty tired and yesterday was actually a pretty awful day, dealing with constipation and related sick feelings. I took my first suppository ever and I think things are improving, but it knocked me out for most of the day yesterday so I did not get done all the personal stuff I had needed to do (classwork and applying for a job) so I need to do it today. I am going to catch up on emails, attend a meeting, and then probably use sick leave for the rest of the day. I also still feel pretty bleary and blah so I probably need a nap at some point.
Post by maudefindlay on Oct 25, 2021 9:15:35 GMT -5
Patsy Baloney I seriously thought same woman posing with a different man!
We bought tickets for Elf the Musical in Dec. The theater requires vaccines for 12 and over and masks, so should be all good and plus now the younger 2 should have 1 or both shots by then. It's at a theater that will be surrounded by a German style Christmas market. We got tickets to ice skate outside before the show and will walk around the village after the show and eat. Then on the way home we have tickets for a drive thru Christmas light show.
Need to help DD finish her diy scuba costume the next couple days after school. Her class party is Friday. I'm debating dressing up. I still have my Captain Underpants costume. DD just turned 9, not sure if the sight of her Mom in bright white men's underwear is embarrassing yet or not.
Yesterday and today are dark, cool, and rainy. I'm going to grab my umbrella and walk though since I didn't yesterday.
Also need to help DD find 12 different types of rocks for a school project. Harder than it sounds.
@sameoldstory, hugs to you, that is a lot to be processing at once. I hope things look up, or that you find a good therapist to help you with it.
It’s going to rain three days straight and I’m frustrated that we still haven’t found someone to clean our gutters. We’ve tried four people now and we get put on infinite hold every time. I will keep nagging this latest guy we’re trying to schedule, because he’s our realtor’s BIL, so you’d think he wouldn’t want to look bad. But I’m pretty close to buying a $200 ladder and H and I tackling it ourselves.
@@@ My poor DD2 is still so sad after a mishap with her phone yesterday. She’s 10 and got a burner phone for her last birthday, but even cheapo flip phones save lots of music and photos these days. Well, she uploaded something that caused her phone to crash, and it asked her if she wanted to “factory reset.” Before H or I could say, “noooooo” she did, and lost all her texts, all her photos, and her entire music library. Poor kid, she cried all night, and still looked a little puffy this morning.
I just got over my 2nd stomach bug in as many weeks and now I have a cold (negative COVID tests). Daycare is the epicenter of every disease.
I hear you. My kindergartner DS has brought home a stomach virus and two colds in 3 weeks. After 2 years of no sickness it's been a huge slap in the face and I have a really bad attitude about it thanks to the school's restrictions about how kids must be 24 hours symptom free from everything before they can return. F that noise btw... his most recent cough is hanging on tight. He already has to have a negative covid test to return to school. DS' missed 8 of the last 15 days of school. So help me if they call me to pick him up from school today over a cough.
I'm trying to figure out if I'm just sad or if I'm depressed. My marriage is in the shitter. My exH just makes my life miserable. My Dad has Cancer. My family is a bunch of antivaxxers. I cry all the time. I don't want to do anything but sleep all the time. I hate everything right now and feel like I'm one bad piece of news away from running off to the crazy farm.
Not to poke fun at the way you feel because I am in the same boat but can we be roommates at the crazy farm?