It's been awhile. We've been really busy with our ebay sales. Lot's of item pictures, then listing, then packing, then shipping, then it all starts over again.
They've shut down all the schools in our county for a week because they've found two "probable" cases of H1 N1. They haven't been confirmed through the CDC yet. I really hadn't been worried about it. I'm not calling myself an anal cleaner but I do follow universal precaution. My medical training has taught me what to do to prevent illness. Then I realized that we are living with the "plague bringers". Let me explain. Currently we are staying with Steven's grandparents. All of our ebay inventory is over here for storage and we really don't want to tap into our 401k right now to rent something (the market has made our 401k drop and has driven up rental prices). We thought about it for awhile and decided we might as well save some extra money before we get back on the road and save ourselves some extra work on taking trips to this side of town for batches of ebay inventory.
Steven's grandparents are VERY conservative Southern Baptist who believe god will save them from everything. They are under educated. I can over look these things because they are genuinely caring people even if they are ignorant. They are allowing us to stay with them and they are very good to Via. However, their ignorance does affect our lives.
I've asked them to please wash their hands when they get home and to avoid touching Via before they do. It's not that hard and it makes a big difference. Of course they think it's mumbo jumbo huey. They go to crowded places. They touch a lot of people when they go to church (including school age children). Then they come home and don't wash their hands. Please don't touch my child until you've washed your hands well. I'm not asking you to wear masks. I'm not asking you to avoid all the unnecessary trips to crowded places and churches. I'm not asking you to fill your hands with sanitizer every time you're about to touch Via. Just wash your hands promptly when you get home after being out in public. Running your hand lightly under cold water for 5 seconds doesn't count either.
Do you know how many times I've gotten sick while we've been here? I'm an avid hand washer but it's hard to avoid germs when you live with non-hygienic people. I'm terrible about itching my eyes and nose. Basically, I've retrained myself to avoid touching my eyes, noise and mouth without freshly washed hands. Anytime I have an itch that requires me to touch my eyes or my nostrils, I wash my hands first. I haven't been ill sense. Now lets try teaching Via to do that.
ANY flu, type A or B or H1 N1 or H3 N2 is dangerous for a young child. Via is healthy and has only been sick twice but she will catch a highly infectious illness like a wide spread flu, Swine or other.
I know that Via needs to be subjected to pathogens in order to build tolerances. I'm not uber anal about sanitizing everything she comes in contact with. That's a futile battle. Still, I'm not going to be careless enough to disregard a more serious illnesses like any form of influenza.
Influenza is a serious virus that kills about 30,000 people a year. That's the common variety. H1 N1 is the virus that caused the Spanish Flu in 1918. The same flu that infected 1/3 of the worlds' population and killed about 20-100 million of those people. Not to mention it uncharacteristically killed more people between the ages of 20-40. At first it was an unseasonal flu that hit in the spring and was mild but came back with a vengeance in the fall. So, if you're wondering why there's such a "scare" right now, these are the reasons. Unfortunately there's an implication that the scare is due to the deaths in Mexico City and we can feel we're in the clear now because Mexico Cities' cases are stabilizing. This is not the way to think. No, you don't need to panic and lock yourself in a bubble but make sure you're being hygienic and educate yourself on the transmission of flu. If everyone is proactive it will prevent a dangerous outbreak like the one in 1918.
/rant
BTW, the Mirena isn't bothering me as much anymore.
So, here's some pictures.
Some Key lime Pie I made (from scratch) a couple days ago. I squeezed juice from 2 pounds of little key limes and it was worth it!
A bee in the yard.
Steven and I are planning on putting a set together on Sunday :crosses fingers:.
They've shut down all the schools in our county for a week because they've found two "probable" cases of H1 N1. They haven't been confirmed through the CDC yet. I really hadn't been worried about it. I'm not calling myself an anal cleaner but I do follow universal precaution. My medical training has taught me what to do to prevent illness. Then I realized that we are living with the "plague bringers". Let me explain. Currently we are staying with Steven's grandparents. All of our ebay inventory is over here for storage and we really don't want to tap into our 401k right now to rent something (the market has made our 401k drop and has driven up rental prices). We thought about it for awhile and decided we might as well save some extra money before we get back on the road and save ourselves some extra work on taking trips to this side of town for batches of ebay inventory.
Steven's grandparents are VERY conservative Southern Baptist who believe god will save them from everything. They are under educated. I can over look these things because they are genuinely caring people even if they are ignorant. They are allowing us to stay with them and they are very good to Via. However, their ignorance does affect our lives.
I've asked them to please wash their hands when they get home and to avoid touching Via before they do. It's not that hard and it makes a big difference. Of course they think it's mumbo jumbo huey. They go to crowded places. They touch a lot of people when they go to church (including school age children). Then they come home and don't wash their hands. Please don't touch my child until you've washed your hands well. I'm not asking you to wear masks. I'm not asking you to avoid all the unnecessary trips to crowded places and churches. I'm not asking you to fill your hands with sanitizer every time you're about to touch Via. Just wash your hands promptly when you get home after being out in public. Running your hand lightly under cold water for 5 seconds doesn't count either.
Do you know how many times I've gotten sick while we've been here? I'm an avid hand washer but it's hard to avoid germs when you live with non-hygienic people. I'm terrible about itching my eyes and nose. Basically, I've retrained myself to avoid touching my eyes, noise and mouth without freshly washed hands. Anytime I have an itch that requires me to touch my eyes or my nostrils, I wash my hands first. I haven't been ill sense. Now lets try teaching Via to do that.
ANY flu, type A or B or H1 N1 or H3 N2 is dangerous for a young child. Via is healthy and has only been sick twice but she will catch a highly infectious illness like a wide spread flu, Swine or other.
I know that Via needs to be subjected to pathogens in order to build tolerances. I'm not uber anal about sanitizing everything she comes in contact with. That's a futile battle. Still, I'm not going to be careless enough to disregard a more serious illnesses like any form of influenza.
Influenza is a serious virus that kills about 30,000 people a year. That's the common variety. H1 N1 is the virus that caused the Spanish Flu in 1918. The same flu that infected 1/3 of the worlds' population and killed about 20-100 million of those people. Not to mention it uncharacteristically killed more people between the ages of 20-40. At first it was an unseasonal flu that hit in the spring and was mild but came back with a vengeance in the fall. So, if you're wondering why there's such a "scare" right now, these are the reasons. Unfortunately there's an implication that the scare is due to the deaths in Mexico City and we can feel we're in the clear now because Mexico Cities' cases are stabilizing. This is not the way to think. No, you don't need to panic and lock yourself in a bubble but make sure you're being hygienic and educate yourself on the transmission of flu. If everyone is proactive it will prevent a dangerous outbreak like the one in 1918.
/rant
BTW, the Mirena isn't bothering me as much anymore.
So, here's some pictures.
Some Key lime Pie I made (from scratch) a couple days ago. I squeezed juice from 2 pounds of little key limes and it was worth it!
A bee in the yard.
Steven and I are planning on putting a set together on Sunday :crosses fingers:.
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it seems like a really beautiful place to be.
Your just having mentioned the words "Southern Baptist" brought on a severe flashback. I grew up in the south... *shudder*
I heard that the whole H1N1 threat is passing... but who knows what to believe nowadays.
Take care,
S