The Blanky – 10 Magical Powers

February 12th, 2009

The blanky is a magical parenting tool. It is THE cure-all of all cure-alls. Why is a blanky such a magical thing? It can do almost everything…

The Blanky can make the pain from all boo-boos vanish!
The Blanky can absorb those tears just like it absorbs the pain.
The Blanky is a makeshift pillow for unexpected nap times
The Blanky will keep you warm when it gets a bit chilly
The Blanky will give you the ability to fly when tied around your neck like a cape!
The Blanky is the perfect for hiding behind during games of peek-a-boo.
The Blanky seconds as a teething device when no teething devices are on hand.
The Blanky will soften your fall when you use it as a parachute when jumping down the stairs.
The Blanky will make you drive all the way back to Grandma’s house because it is impossible to sleep without it.
The Blanky can do all of these magical things, no matter how many mud puddles it got drug through, no matter how much slobber it has absorbed, no matter how much puke/milk/mashed potatoes are crusted on it, and no matter how bad the friggin’ thing smells.

So do your children have something “magical”? Share in the comments…

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(Non) Sleep Study

February 3rd, 2009

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I went last night and did the sleep study that my doc recommended, but I didn’t get a whole lot of sleep. Maybe it had something to do with the 30 wires, sensors, and probes that joined me for my slumber…

Sleep Study Plug-N-Play

It took about a half an hour to get connected, then I could do whatever I wanted and go to sleep whenever I wanted. So, I got out my laptop like any good blogger would do and realized there was not an outlet to plug into and also no available wireless connection. Shucks!

So, I got out my web cam and took these photographs before my battery ran out of juice. (Check out my fancy $15 PJs that will never get worn again.)

All Connected For My Sleep Study

All Connected For My Sleep Study (Side View)

My other alternative was watch TV with the other lab rats, read a Readers Digest from 1997, or go to sleep. I opted for a little shut eye.

This room was dark…haunted house dark! Where was the TV and the glow from the street lights that I have grown accustomed to? The only light was from an Infrared Flood light above the door. It was a very faint red glow that I could barely see, but would allow the sleep technicians to watch my every move using an infrared camera. Ever wake up feeling like someone is watching you sleep? Try waking up knowing someone is watching you sleep.

What bad habits do I have at night when I am sleeping? What do I scratch? What bodily functions do I lose control of? (They did have a microphone in the room too. )

Maybe all of these thoughts running through my head, plus the wires, plus the fact that I could not get comfortable, plus the fact that I can not remember the last time I had worn more than my underwear to bed…is why I did not sleep well.

So, morning came after what seemed like 12 hours of lying in a dark room. The technician said that I might have a mild to moderate sleep breathing disorder (I guess I actually did sleep some)…but the doctor will make that call and let me know next week.

Until then I am going to sleep in my own bed, with no wires/sensors/probes, with the TV on, scratching whatever I want whenever I want, and doing it all stark naked if I feel like it.

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The Bionic Sleeper

January 28th, 2009

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You might remember my recent hospital stay where they detected that my heart had gone into atrial fibrillation. It has been happening to me since I was in high school. I had learned how to make the abnormal heart beat convert back to a normal sinus rhythm by holding my breath…and so I lived with it. Yup, real fun stuff.

My new heart doc has me taking some medicine that helps control it. And so far it is working. I’ve had a few freak episodes, but they only lasted about 2 seconds…nothing like the 10 hours of 190 beats per minute while I was in the hospital.

I’ve been doing good. I have not had a drop of caffeine…and I have not gone back into a-fib for more than 3 or 4 seconds. Those couple times were really my fault. I had been working outside all day cutting wood. I had not ate or drank much of anything. Dehydration and lack of potassium are just of the couple of things that can trigger a-fib. Whoops…my bad.

The next step of my treatment is a sleep study…this Sunday…yep Superbowl Sunday. I get to sleep at the doctors office with about 3 million wires and sensors attached from head to toe while some really lucky nurses get to watch me toss and turn over a camera, and listen to me saw logs over a microphone.

Based upon the results, I may have to sleep like this from now on…

cpap

Looks comfy right? Well, maybe I will actually feel rested in the morning. I can look like the bionic sleeper if it makes me feel like the bionic man the next day.

Do any of you that read DadThing use CPAP machines? If so let me know what you think about them in the comments.

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Daa eee!

September 29th, 2008

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So as you all know, I shaved my head…and I have kept it shaved…and like it. It is actually much easier to maintain and much more comfortable than having a head full of hair. Anyways…

I was surprised that Ace didn’t really seem to notice though. He did not look at me funny. He did not want to touch the cue ball. He acted like he didn’t even notice. Maybe he is just like any other guy and doesn’t pay attention to details like when someone cuts or colors their hair. I’ve been known to not notice Momma’s hair cuts before…maybe Ace just gets it honest??

Not a big deal. Actually I’m glad he didn’t seem to notice. I was afraid it would freak him out and he wouldn’t know who I was and run away from the bald guy!

However, we recently found out that he did notice. He was watching TV with his Grandpa S. the other day when a Mr. Clean commercial came on. Ace pointed at the TV and said “Daa eee” (Daddy in Ace lingo).

Maybe it was our other similarities (other than the shiny melon) that made Ace think that Mr. Clean was “Daa eee”…bulging muscles, tan skin, white eye-brows, and good looks? :lol: It’s a good theory…

A couple days later Momma and Grandma S. took Ace to the mall. They were strolling along and Ace pointed at an older man with a shaved head and said “Daa eee!” This guy was nothing like me or Mr Clean. No bulging muscles, he was as pale as as a ghost, and definitely not a looker.