Comments on: 7 Quick Takes Friday (vol. 57)

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:37:01 +0000

I LOOOOOOVE the Yellow Line! It makes watching football so much easier!
Seriously, how did I watch football without it? Eh, I probably didn't. LOVE the yellow line.

By: 'Becca

'Becca — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:38:02 +0000

My boyfriend is NOT the dude who invented the yellow line, but he used to work for the company that invented it. We're not sports people, and he always was a little irritated that the one thing about his line of work most people could relate to was this football thing...and that it's so complex to explain!

I hope you're all well soon. We have no access to H1N1 vaccine here so far. When we do, I am seriously considering it but more for myself than for my 4-year-old, who has been extremely healthy all his life despite exposure to many communicable diseases; I think he has a great immune system built. I'm recovering from a mild nose-and-throat thing, so my resistance is probably low.

At my church, we now have to use hand sanitizer on our way up to the altar rail, but we are still receiving wine from a common cup. I read that, between the alcohol and the antimicrobial properties of silver, the risk of transmitting anything via the chalice is far less than the risk of germs on your hands. Having just been sick, yesterday I hand-sanitized before the Peace as well. But I look at the common cup as a sort of inoculation, a blend of the germs that are going around but in a very small and weakened dose that may help to build my immunity...as well as my trust in God!

By: Marcy K.

Marcy K. — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:41:43 +0000

Jen,
I absolutely LOVED the Four Witnesses book. It is fantastic. I read it a few years ago and need to read it again. You will get so much out of it.

I'm going to get the vaccines. I have mild asthma, every time I get sick it goes right to the lungs. I just finished getting better from my annual (semi-annual even) bronchitis. My son's school is supposed to give the flu mist out and I think I will take our other son who is 14 too. That is unless the illness my husband has just gotten is really the flu and then all bets are off.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:13:29 +0000

Here's the correct information on the nasal mist flu vaccine from the CDC web site:

http://www.cdc.gov/FLU/about/qa/nasalspray.htm

The flu infects the lungs, so it wouldn't be correct to say you get a mild flu–it is probably more accurate to say you can get something like a cold from the nasal mist.

By: Jess

Jess — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:36:18 +0000

We all got the H1N1 vax, I'm too pregnant at this point to feel comfortable not getting it and the kids are just little germ cesspools always bringing interesting bugs home for us to share. My midwife recommended I NOT have much physical contact with Bob and Ella for 10-14 days after their nasal vax b/c of the live virus. We did "elbow kisses" with Ella and just used lots of Purell. None of us had any reaction whatsoever from the shot or the nasal vax.

As for Mum Mums, my kids have loved them too. Especially Gabriel. I hate how much freaking packaging they have though. I know it probably keeps them fresh but goodness, they must be the most packaged snack food on the planet.

By: ~Leyla~

~Leyla~ — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:08:37 +0000

I've been eating tons of zucchini lately, and getting rather bored with my way. Now I HAVE to find a way to make it into spaghetti! Time to search through Google. Thanks for the post

By: Kalynne Pudner

Kalynne Pudner — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 07:30:33 +0000

My seventh take should have been that I forgot my name for blog-linking purposes. Maybe next week…

Hope you have your voice back! Your description of the Cheerio raid reminds me of what my older six kids would do whenever they noticed me trying to nurse the twins simultaneously.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:40:37 +0000

3. I too loved the Four Witnesses, especially the description of the master/ apprentice relationship and its importance. Might I suggest Fundamentals of the Faith by Kreeft and Theology for Beginners by Sheed.

6. While I admire your grandfather's skills, I had to chuckle that you took the time to take a picture of it. What a brave new world we live in.

Thank you for your family's witness.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:05:21 +0000

We vaxed ourselves by catching H1N1 in the doctor's office while there to receive the seasonal flu shot. Go figure. My little guy with respiratory issues has had it the worst. First to get it, last to get rid of it and the worst of it in between. 10 days and counting…

By: Jamie

Jamie — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:47:22 +0000

I hope you all get healthy soon!