Y has "it"!!!

I was hesitant to write this post until the official words came out of the doctors mouth. Even as we were sitting in the office last evening, I was feeling pretty sure he would say that it's just an ear infection/cold combo. But instead these were the words he spoke after peeking in Y's ears and listening to his nine year old chest: "Mrs X, I feel pretty confident in saying that Y has what's being called the H1N1 virus." Shit...and "I'm afraid that we've missed the 48 hour window to prescribe Tamiflu." Shit again! What kind of mother misses the window?  Oh right, I know...the WORST MOTHER EVER...MOI!!! Really, what was I thinking? He has asthma. Why didn't I hightail to the doctor the second he spiked a fever? Because you don't ever want to believe that your child will get "it". The good news is that as of last night (48hours into it) his chest is clear, and that is very good news. We seem to have made it through the fever part of this flu, but this is a tricky little piggy, and the fever can return at any point through the illness. Now we're onto the coughing portion of the show. This is where kids with asthma can become particularly vulnerable. So what do we do? We wait, and watch, and listen. And that is the frustrating part. Waiting for something, or better yet, nothing to happen. The doctor feels confident that he should be back at school by Monday. Six days of feeling lousy seems to the pattern for kids.  I will apologize in advance to everyone on his hockey team. I will likely haul his swine fluey little butt to the arena for the team photograph tomorrow morning. We can't miss that. When The Daddy was a boy, he played baseball with Mike Weir (the golfer), and guess what game he missed? Right. Team picture day. That team picture is now featured in Mikes book. I'm not taking that chance. What if Y is the famous one and all his team mates have no proof they once played hockey with the famous Y?   I know, I know...WORST. MOTHER. EVER!

Update on Friday, November 6, 2009 at 11:22AM by Mommy X

Just want to send a huge shout out to my gf's who have been so fabulous with their help and offers of help. Don't worry girls, I'm totally not offended that you're standing two feet away when you're at my door!!! 

From Hog Town to Cow Town!

Do you live in Calgary or anywhere close by? Aw heck, even if you live in Edmonton it's worth the drive to Calgary tomorrow, (November 6th) to visit Andrea Trail and her fab Eliza Perry jewellery at the Christmas Trunk Show at Cooper Memorial Hall.   Looks like some fun shopping...wish I were there!

Next week I'm picking up my fab Mommy X pendant, made espically for me by Andrea. Can't wait to share it with you!

On my way to where the air is sweet!

I'm happy to tell you that I'm slightly younger than Sesame Street. Today, my favourite show from childhood (well to be honest, Mr. Rogers was right up there, loved his cardi and sneakers) turns 40 years old. 

I loved Ernie and Bert long before celebrities started making appearances.  And I'm pretty sure that when I was a youngster, Snffaluffagus was simply a figment of crazy ol' Big Bird's imagination. The songs were fab.  C Is For Cookie, Doin' The Pigeon and Rubber Ducky would certainly make it on a Mommy Music MiX today!

Let's celebrate Sesame Street by watching the original opening from the 1970's!

Happy Birthday Sesame Street!!!

Wrap me up!

Some people have a comfort food that they turn to in stressful times. I have comfort fabric; cashmere! You're probably thinking "pppfff, of course she likes cashmere...it's expensive"! But it doesn't always have to be. There are some fab cashmere pieces that you can find for decent prices.

My first cashmere sweater remains my fave. It's a grey Lord and Taylor brand, cross over style. I checked out their web site, but it doesn't look like they have that particular style available anymore. That's too bad or I would buy one in every colour.  I also love the cashmere zip-up hoodie. Too cute. My cashmere lasts. I usually dry clean it every two or three wears. If you're wearing a tee underneath, then you can go even long. My neighbour D swears by hand washing her L&T cashmere, but I'm too much of a chicken to try that. And I hate hand washing.  When the sweaters are on sale they range in price for $79.99 to $119.00 USD. Right now the green back is almost on par with the Canadian dollar. Unfortunatly L&T doesn't deliver to Canada, but it worth the drive down to the Walden Galleria in Buffalo.

I also happen to love cashmere scarves and gloves. This is the perfect time of year for cashmere gloves or mittens. It's not too cold that you need your thermal ski mitts, but it's cool enough that your little fingers will get a tich icy if not covered up.  I found these cute medium weight, long cashmere scarves at another US retailer called Garnet Hill.  I love the black/dusty plum stripped scarf. So cute. And it would look just right with my black Pea Jacket.  These scarves are luxuriously long so they can be wrapped around a couple of times. Love that.  I personally am not into matching gloves and scarves, but if you are then you'll adore the cashmere gloves. I like them because they are long. I love gloves that sneak up my arm. Perfect!

The scarves from Garnet Hill retail for $68.00 US and the gloves are $40.00 US.

If I were a boy...I'd read this!

I know for a fact that there are a few boys who visit my site regularly. First off, thank you. I'm happy you like Mommy X. Secondly, I have something for you today. One of my fave blogs, Beauty Geekwrote a fab post on manly grooming. Check it out here. After you read it, haul out your clippers, your mini scissors and your nose hair trimmers, if you haven't already! You will thank me (for directing you to it), and Janine (for writing it) afterwards.  Girls, you will thank us too!