Wednesday, February 25, 2009

d.y.k.?

did you know that when you are renting a condo (paying a semester of college in rent a month) and the person who owns your condo defaults and is being foreclosed on even though there is a management company you can just happen to open a piece of mail which you were not suppose to see and see that you are going to be kicked out in 3 weeks or whenever they feel like it really.......we have been on the phone all day trying to find an attorney

see you sooner then later either phoenix/scottsdale or boulder/denver.....er marriott

Tuesday, February 24, 2009

team Gretchen or team Tamra?


today i love sleeping in til 10:00 with Oscar
lunch and shopping with friends
travel insurance
a nicely healing appendectomy scar
a birthday check from Grandma
getting a call from Nick at 3 for us to meet him at the park
eating an avocado and a bowl of EnviroKidz Organic cereal for dinner
the real housewives of orange county confess...oy vey

danke


Thanks Debra and Max for the great lunch and shopping at Bloomies.

Monday, February 16, 2009

Just finished buying all the things we need, our bags are nearly packed, and...

Well we just finished buying all the things we need for our trip to Africa, our bags are nearly packed and we couldn't be more excited to leave on Thursday... so if you know us, you know what that means! Appendectomy!

To make a very long story short, Kristin and I ended up in the emergency room last night with her having some very extreme stomach pain. After waiting hours in the waiting room with all manner of homeless and mentally ill individuals, we finally got in to see a doctor. After a few hours of exams from multiple doctors, as well as a CT scan, they determined that her appendix needed to be removed ASAP.


Kristin, making her best sad face.

This was at about 2:00 AM, so we spent the next few hours at the hospital and Kristin had surgery this morning at about 6:30 AM. It went quickly and well, and you can hardly see the incisions. She's recovering now and doing great. She should be released tomorrow and we'll head home and try to sort out our trip to Africa... We'll keep you up to date.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

every saturday..


every saturday in chicago should be 50 degrees and you should go to brunch at Ann Sathers with people like Dan, Mary, Scott and Nick and then go to the thrift store and find dozens of pink swirl Fire King teacups and the perfect yellow vase. The Aveda spa and then taking your puppy to the park where he gets incredibly muddy...come home to watch some quality shows waiting for you on tivo before going over to a new friends house for a home-made dinner and drinks!

*minus your puppy (and for Nick, also your wife) standing on the ledge of your neighbors ungated 40th floor ledge...

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

" the silly volunteers were scared..."


While reading and looking at the pictures in the December newsletter from the Daktari Bush School and Animal Orphanage, I couldn't help but notice a little tid-bit about how they found a Black Mamba in the Volunteer Chalet but "it was only a few meters long...and the silly volunteers were scared..." heelp me rhonda!

The Black Mamba (Dendroaspis polylepis), is an elapid snake and is one of Africa's most dangerous and feared snakes. It has a wide range of known locations throughout Africa. The black mamba is native to Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Botswana, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Angola, Namibia, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa and the Congo. They inhabit a wide variety of areas that include open savannahs, open woodlands, and rocky outcrops.[1] It is also known for being very aggressive when disturbed or confronted and will not hesitate to strike with deadly precision.

The black mamba is the largest venomous snake in Africa and the second longest venomous snake in the world. Adult black mambas have an average length of 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) and a maximum length of 4.5 meters (~14 ft).[2] Like all other reptiles, the black mamba relies on external heat to regulate the temperature of its body.[1] Of the venomous snakes of the world, only the King Cobra is longer. [3]

When warding off a bigger threat or feeling very threatened, the black mamba usually delivers multiple strikes, injecting its potent neuro- and cardiotoxin with each strike, often attacking the body or head, unlike most other snakes. It can strike up to 12 times in a row. A single bite from a black mamba can inject enough venom to kill up to 10-25 grown men, easily killing one unless the appropriate anti-venom is administered in time.

source wikipedia




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