Potty Training and Stomach Flu

So...here is an update on the past two days.

Wednesday morning I woke up nauseous. I wasn't sure why (and no it's not what the general public out there is thinking...) so I got in the shower, brushed my teeth and then puked. Good times.

I went back upstairs and sat for about 15 minutes trying to decided if I really should go to work or not. I decided that I would not, called my boss and laid back down. Jeff laughed about the fact that I sounded not sick at all. Whatever.

He left for school at 10 and that began the madness. I was sick at my stomach all day. Nothing stayed down and what did came out in not so fun ways. The few oyster crackers and ginger ale that I ate for lunch came up all over the bathroom. I finally decided to call the doctor who told me to take Imodium and sent me phenegren. I was knocked out for the next hours or so, and today I'm feeling better. Although, I feel like I've run a marathon every time I climb a flight of stairs.

On top of it all, Elvira does not want to be potty trained. She pees everywhere BUT the potty pad, and when you put her on it she lays down for a nap. If anyone had any suggestions on how this could work better, please let me know!

That's all I have for today - check back later!

Elvira

On Monday night, the McCarty household gained a new family member - Elvira.

Elvira is an Imperial Shih Tzu (tiny toy). She is from Campbellsville, KY, and has 3 siblings. Jeff attends nursing school with a girl who knew someone (who knows someone, who knows someone - you get the point) that had a litter and she was trying to get rid of the last one. She mentioned something to him, and after looking at pictures of them online I was sold.

Elvira was originally supposed to be "Violet." But, when I saw her she just didn't look like a "Violet." She is mostly black with some brindle running through her fur. Brindle a bronze-brown color. She has a white stripe running from her chest all the way down her stomach. On the way home, Jeff suggested Elvira and I knew that was the right name for her. She is definetely a daddy's girl.

No, she doesn't drink Diet Coke.

Humor

Man gets probation for threatening to blow up city with TV controller

CANBERRA, Australia - A drunken man's threat to blow up half a city with his television remote control forced Australian police to declare a state of emergency at a luxury golf resort, a local court heard Thursday.

"One push of the button will blow up half of Brisbane," Fryatt shouted in the standoff last May before police in the Queensland state capital opened fire with rubber bullets.

Stay Tuned...

For the past two or three days, I've been sorting through my digital picture catalog.

Here is your warning: if you are currently friends with me, have ever been friends with me, or have even on some occasion hung out with me sometime since December 2004 - you're about to become a victim.

Over the next few weeks I'll be posting various pcitures from the past 3 1/2 years or so. I realized that I've got some good stuff, and it's time to share it with the world...

It's okay. Don't be skeered :)

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GOVERNMENT HEALTH WARNING

Don't swallow gum.