Picture tag

I wanted to play too. Here is my sixth picture in my sixth folder in picasa. This is the air pump my family owns for our camping airmattresses. That is clearly bird poop on the pump, as I am sure you are all assuming. 

Cold Urticaria-it's real

At work I can look up information about every student in the school. As the term comes to an end I get a lot of questions about grades. Well today on one kid's record it had the little medical symbol, so I checked it out and the kid has what is called Cold urticaria and a little note that says "allergy to the cold, this is for real, look it up" So I did:

Cold Urticaria (essentially meaning "cold hives") is an allergy where hives, or large red welts form on the skin after exposure to a cold stimulus. The welts are usually itchy and often the hands and feet will become itchy and swollen as well.Red welts, wheals, or hives that vary in size on the skin or mucus membranes. They may or may not itch. Hives can last for a few minutes or a few days, and vary from person to person. Also a burning sensation occurs. During a severe reaction, hypotension, which can be life-threatening, can occur. A serious reaction is most likely to occur if the hives occur with less than 3 minutes of exposure (during a cold test).

The hives are a histamine reaction in response to cold stimuli, including a drastic drop in temperature, cold air, and cold water. There are many causes for cold hives, most are idiopathic (meaning they have no known cause). Some rare conditions can cause cold hives, and it can be useful to test for these conditions if the cold hives are in any way unusual.

So we all decided that it's very important that our room have heat, which it really doesn't. strange huh?

The Wedding and Such

We finally made it to the day that Council Bluffs would be married! Wow, a little while ago it seemed like so far away. Here are a few of my favoirite highlights of the day. 

The Classic Jumping Picture

This was a picture of the temple while they were getting married, upon request I have about 50 different pictures to pick from for the new Bluffs Family

I apparently am really squinty 

Right before a kiss, I mean, we don't ever see them kiss so I don't have a picture of that

We then had a chance to go and play with some ropes that Jack brought. Because of a lack in wild animals to rope running around, we found a willing handicap sign to rope. We all were able to successfully rope the sign, it never went to fast for us. 

Then we went over to Becca's Aunt and Uncle's house to hang out with them and Uncle Scott took on the challenge. He did pretty good. Good enough that he was able to scare his son around the yard. Poor Ben. Oh and the cat Pumpkin, I don't think he had a chance either. I have a video of both bellow.

Spirit Week

Don't we all remember how fun it was to be in middle school when you had dress up weeks? Well this year for work we had some really good ones. It started out as Super Model day. So instead of reading like they were supposed to, they modeled for my camera. I guess it was so fun they wanted to keep it going. 

Some weren't really that into it

Some misunderstood what models actually do

This was blast from the past day. Those shorts really are shorter than you think. 

Pirate day, the monkey shirt is because that is the only "pirate" thing that she had

The next thing it a real treat for all. For super model day we had some entertainment. Some of you will recognize it from the musical stylings from Nacho Libre. good stuff. 

Quick note: I really have issues with people talking during class, and CRUNCHING on things, it's loud and obnoxious. But I am more irritated when I am getting the "can you knock that off" stare for TYPING in class, I could shove my pencil up his nose...

Oh My Miss Jenny

My visiting teachers came over yesterday, which was fun. However it was funner that they were freaked out by miss jenny. Unfortunately I hadn't redressed our friend. Right after they left, I decided that it was time....after all it is october and halloween is upon us...

He kinda sits in a dark corner. The plan is to leave the blinds open one afternoon and miss jenny in the middle of the floor of the dark apartment so it freaks people out as they walk by. I am excited because she looks great with his face painted green. 

I used my Miss Western Idaho dress, which I couldn't believe fit around the waist. I had to pin the top on because as we all know the body of a man doesn't mix with the dress of a woman. I also used some of the old face paint I found from the good ol' ninja rap days. I feel like our apartment has never been so festive!