Fancy Dancy

So fancy...may I take your order?

At work we had a "fancy" day. You had to dress up in your fanciest.  I didn't know how fancy to go so I chose to dress "boy" fancy or  androgynous.

 

I wore a bowtie.

 

I did not like wearing a bow tie. It's not because one of the students said I looked like a magician but I did feel like a waiter though. Maybe it was the jacket...

 

I think boys and men who do wear bowties are adorable....maybe that was it...I looked "cute".

 

Well I can't say I will go this route the next fancy day... maybe I will breakout my ball gown.

Get me my coveralls! This girl's getting greasy!

Well maybe not greasy but I am doing some car maintenance on my own (with Paul as my teacher:). 

Recently I went for an oil change and attached to the receipt were a list of other items that were recommended to be done (see above).

Paul showed me how easy it is to do the air filter, cabin air filter and cooling system flush (we didn't flush but did top up fluids).  All were purchased at Canadian Tire and all were quite easy to do. Although I have claimed before that I would never do mechanical "fixes" these were easy. I am a hands on learner and having Paul show me once makes me feel confident to do it the next time.

The total cost would have been: 

By doing those three things on our own we saved $95. We didn't do the headlight but that is another one that we could do ourselves (for some reason it now is working?!?) and I am not sure the stabilizer bar kit could be done on our own... But I am willing to even try an oil change on my own:) next time.

Everyday there is something to be grateful for...

Today I am grateful for:

Cottage days

Everyone together 

Beautiful weather

Laughing

Eye advice

Walk in clinics

Spring flowers

Good people to work with 

Quiet times

Shingles not the ones on your roof

Making the shingles vaccine free for eligible Ontario seniors between the ages of 65 and 70 — saving them about $170.

From the Ontario Government’s 2016 Budget Making everyday life easier.

 Paul is almost 48 and he has been suffering through shingles for three weeks.  He doesn't have the itchy rash, he has very painful tightening of his nerves in the upper part of his body, heat flashes and loss of sensation or tingling down his arm.   The nerve tightening sometimes makes his hand shake uncontrollably, gives him coughing spasms because the nerves in his lungs are effected and it hurts to touch (no hugging).

Paul was on antibiotics for some dental surgery, mixed with work stress and BAM=opened him up to rekindle and awaken his chicken box virus. 

Shingles is a painful skin rash . It is caused by the varicella zoster virus. Shingles usually appears in a band, a strip, or a small area on one side of the face or body. It is also called herpes zoster

Shingles is most common in older adults and people who have weak immune systems because of stress, injury, certain medicines, or other reasons. Most people who get shingles will get better and will not get it again. But it is possible to get shingles more than once.

Shingles occurs when the virus that causes chickenpox starts up again in your body. After you get better from chickenpox, the virus "sleeps" (is dormant) in your nerve roots. In some people, it stays dormant forever. In others, the virus "wakes up" when disease, stress, or aging weakens the immune system. Some medicines may trigger the virus to wake up and cause a shingles rash. It is not clear why this happens. But after the virus becomes active again, it can only cause shingles, not chickenpox.

You can't catch shingles from someone else who has shingles. But there is a small chance that a person with a shingles rash can spread the virus to another person who hasn't had chickenpox and who hasn't gotten the chickenpox vaccine.

Shingles symptoms happen in stages. At first you may have a headache or be sensitive to light. You may also feel like you have the flu but not have a fever.

Later, you may feel itching, tingling, or pain in a certain area. That's where a band, strip, or small area of rash may occur a few days later. The rash turns into clusters of blisters. The blisters fill with fluid and then crust over. It takes 2 to 4 weeks for the blisters to heal, and they may leave scars. Some people only get a mild rash. And some do not get a rash at all.

Taken from:opic-overview

http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/shingles/shingles-topic

Easter Bunny

The Easter Bunny came to our house!

Keeping the illusion alive! At 1:00AM

Although my kids are almost 12 and 14, we still do an Easter egg hunt. They get little egg chocolates to find but they also get clues to find other treats (including a clue making them go outside to our mailbox). 

To make it even more interesting this year the Easter Bunny left footprints!

To make:

Cut footprints out of card stock, then place where you want them. Shake baby powder (or flour or cornstarch) around the edges of the footprints. Gently lift off and continue for as many Bunny footprints you wish.

March Break Miracle

I have searched two years to find this magnetic strip for my knives in Ikea and I finally found it. 

Thx to my man-boy Breton for putting it up and for Dapher for arranging the knives.

#ikeaisamaze #iamthemouse

My house right now!

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