Been blogged out

I would blog more, but my wife beats me to it. If I have blogs different from my wife I will do so. Hehe- please go to michelle's blogs for current info. Hehe

music is beautiful

i have been following some exceptional new Asian actors and artist that have sprung up from California. They started off from a pretty grassroots system mostly from youtube. One particular singer is not Mr good looking or anything but his voice is really nice. He is an Asian fella with a great voice with a hint of a southern twang (David Choi). I saw some of his youtube videos and... well, it lead me to Kina Grannis and a beautiful song I want to share with you guys. It just reminds me of a pure and simple love that I have. It is the love that I have for Michelle... way, way before Hayden came into the picture. I think about Hayden so much, that sometimes I forget how special his mom is. The song is called Valentine and here is the link to the cute video.

(you gotta copy and paste it bc it doesn't click for some reason)

http://www.youtube.com/user/kinagrannis

I am gonna surprise her with this song and a rose(hong) and dinner tomorrow. If I could sing, (which I cannot) I would sing it for her. She is probably gonna think I am corny tomorrow, but that's ok.

Bored at my own poker game

Hosting a friendly game and too many guest... No seat for me.

Thank god for slingbox.

The Rachel Zoe Project.

Melissa Nguyen

quote of the day... well it really is not a quote but it was funny and you can hear her wit!










them: complain complain complain

me: explain explain explain

them: Yeah I completely understand... but... complain complain complain

Bitches.

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that's hillarious!

My wife is funny - Lionfish incident - Accurate version

By the way, read her version first on her blogspot site,

http://michellenguyen17.blogspot.com/

than read the accurate version. I am kidding. Her version was pretty accurate too (except for the fact that there were things that i never said and she conjected them in as if i said them), but this is from a different prospective. I gotta admit, her version was pretty funny though. Afterwards, we looked back and were glad it was not a big deal and can laugh at it.

I was in so much pain.... it felt like 2 nails stuck in each finger and it was on a hot frying pan. I was most concerned that the venom was going to cause some long term damage to my nervous system like a rattle snake bite or something. She looked up some sites and I asked her to call several local fish shops - We found out that it was rarely fatal and was reassured of it. (Though it was one of the most venomous fishes in the sea)

Next step. How do I get rid of this pain and how long will it last? She found out that I should put my hand in hot water so some of the venom would stay localized. So I did it. It made it hurt even more. She did good with her calls that I asked her to make and she even made some extra calls for me. After she knew it was not fatal she thought she was done. I was still in 10/10 pain! I could not even walk or move from my position. I hardly ever take any tylenol or advil. Maybe 2-3x past 10 years. I asked for some. Remember, I was in a crapload of pain and then I had to soak my damn hand in HOT water too? She did not get any meds for me right away. She started picking up some laundry and clothing. (Granted it was just 1 - 2 pieces - but still!

I screamed - "what the hell are you doing cleaning? Where is my advil or tylenol?" The funny thing is that I knew I was mean at the time, but I did not care because I was hurting so much. I even envisioned myself as if I was pregnant and how i would react to it. I would be a crazy bitch probably screaming, " where the hell is my epidural; I want it not tomorrow but yesterday!"

I was stung for about 30 minutes now (felt like 2 hours), I was still in 10/10 pain. We read that it lasts for about 3 hours. I was like.... "go upstairs and get the money - lets go to the ER (we have a local minor ER nearby) - this hurts too much!" She added all that other stuff like, use our life savings, i don't care how much it is gonna cost, etc etc - and such because that is her coocoo mind overactive - but it was funny thou.

After we arrived to the minor ER, my pain was still intolerable, but it dropped to an 8-9/10. I felt like it would eventually go away. And because of this newly found hope, I mentally was relaxed now. I was thinkin that I was not gonna get the meds from the ER to save money. I was at peace now. Michelle was taking pictures and this and that so she could post it online, but I was cool now. Doc said he needed Xrays, and a morphine shot. Morphine shot? Wow... he said he read up on it and that he knew it hurt. I declined the xrays bc that was stupid - It was purely for money. However, I did get the shot. It was $300 bucks for the ER visit and shot! I almost didnt because I saw hope in the pain lessening, but I had to because I was hosting a game and was late for my own game. There was no way I could host it if I didnt get a shot. I asked Michelle to drive me to our game. So the shot allowed me to host the game and we more than recovered the $300. As jovial and funny it was at the ER, it was hell at home with the pain.

By the way, The morphine shot did not even work (maybe 20%). Pain started at 7:15 pm and went to a 5/10 pain at 10:30.

Here is a link on the Lionfish. I did not cook him up or anything. I was not even mad at the fish. It was my dumb fault. He didnt attack me or anything. But not getting the meds for me was unforgivable! hehehe... kidding... I love my wife.


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Lionfish are quite eye catching with their long showy fins and intricate red and white stripe patterns. But as beautiful and delicate as those fins may appear, be warned that they are covered with venomous spines that can deliver a painful sting!

Although usually not deadly some people have had quite an adverse reaction to their poison and require emergency medical attention.

http://www.tropicalfish.at/saltwater/lion/lionfish.html

The lionfish is one of the most venomous fish on the ocean bottom floor. Lionfish have venomous dorsal spines that are used purely for defense. When threatened, the fish often faces its attacker in a head-down posture which brings its spines to bear.

However, a lionfish's sting is usually not fatal to humans. If a human is envenomed, that person will experience extreme pain, and possibly headaches, vomiting, and breathing difficulties.

A common treatment is soaking the afflicted area in hot water, as very few hospitals carry specific treatments. However, immediate emergency medical treatment is still advised, as some people are more susceptible to the venom than others.

- NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) encourages everyone (divers and fishers) to be extremely cautious and avoid contact with the venomous spines of the lionfish. Although they are not deadly, they are very painful.

The lionfish is also known as the Turkey Fish, Dragon Fish, Scorpion or Fire Fish. They are notable for their extremely long and separated spines, and have a generally striped appearance, red, brown, orange, yellow, black, maroon, or white.

- The lionfish is native to the tropical Indo-Pacific region of the world, but various species can be found worldwide. Due to a recent introduction, the lionfish has recently been spotted in the warmer coral regions of the Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea.

Lionfish are an invasive species in the Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea regions. Successful breeding of the lionfish in captivity has not been reported. In early 2009, the Lionfish was spotted in the Florida Keys, seemingly increasing its range. They have also spread throughout the Bahamas in the process decimating indigenous reef fish


Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionfish

Pool Party for Hayden

Here are some pictures from the pool party. It looked like peeps had fun. We had a lot of fun as well. We tried to compress all the joy in the time the pool was open to us and only us. No outsiders! hehehe I love seeing all the things the kids enjoyed - there was a lil wall climbing, lilly pad jumping, and water splashing off the diveboard. But most of all - I love the cute picture of Luke smiling in the middle of the pool. That was priceless. Oh yeah... Hayden had fun too.

took hayden to the dentist for his first visit

I expected him to cry really bad and be really irritated at me. I was happily surprised... The first smile was before his visit while he was still in the waiting room. I have a picture that it resembles me of (this shark is not smiling, but when he is, it looks a lot like him. His "after" picture (carseat) was surprisingly pleasant; considering. Also, he worked at the office today. He did his usual... He finds the oddest place and he does a lie down impression (in my empty file cabinet).

Happy Birthday Austin!

Think Hayden looks just like you. I already know what he will look like as he gets older. He is gonna be a stud than!

Just a typical day at home

We try to take Hayden to as many different parks as we call. As if he cares, but we do anyhow. This one particular park happened to have a pool next to it. Buger! He wanted to swim, but we could not because they required swim trunks. It's ran by 16-18 year old kids at the door. Its okay... they are just doing their job. We went home and he loved his little blow up pool all the same. I didn't take any pictures of him in the pool but here it is before it was a water pool. Nic is in it on his first day to our house. NIC IS SO CUTE!
Hayden also slides down his slide (the same small red and blue one Nicki has) into the pool. We put cushions under the bottom of the pool. He loves it. He is a big scardy cat with other kiddy waterslides. It is so funny because he slides down this one head first, backwards... you name it... he tried it. It's so funny because he thinks he is so cool and he is the biggest daredevil. He doesn't know that we know this slide goes about 3 feet total slide length. He is so proud that he is brave. It's these little things that I love about him. I also have a picture of him when we stopped by to buy a $1 slurpee down the street before we got home to swim. He will just lie down anywhere. He is odd. Kinda like the picture of him at Amanda's graduation (lying in the middle of the pavement). That's just what he does! I just think he is a silly wabbit.

Amanda at West Point

I saw a great picture of Amanda on Anh Vinh's Facebook. It had a huge smile on her face with her softball team. I didn't know how to save that one to post it here. I do have few pics from her video that i snapped on my iPhone. It was weird but neat to see her all DIFFERENT. Glad they found the pics on youtube. Neato torpedo.

the pic here, you can barely see her (1:47 of video) ------------------------>
second person-second row-white shirt






the one here-------> she is wearing her suitcase... All I can think was that I wish I got her a suitcase with better fatter straps so it is more comfortable for her.

In memory of the brown coin with Abraham Lincoln

July 1st, 2002. - July 1st, 2010
Have fun up there with Anne and say hi to Tyson!

Mary Anne is such a sweet soul and person which is why Anne is so sweet. I could not leave this out of my blog.


Dear Thu, Lisa, Mel and David,

How precious you all are!!! My Granddog, Penny, had the best life. Please send me the picture of the big family at Canyon Lake with Penny. It was a tie between Penny and Thu on who had the biggest smile. I want to look again at that picture that Mel showed me.

So, today is Penny's birthday. I shed some tears with Greg when David called last night. Then I called Rachel and she too shed some. This morning I told Grace and she shed some. She said she had been hoping to see Penny. We have good memories of her. She would sit on one of my couch cushions to wait for Anne or David. I still have her sleeping cushion for the last 4 and a half years.

I had lunch with Rachel and I said how wonderful it was that Anne had been so close to your family. What a wonderful loving family you are! She had once thought we had too many children, but she let that idea go after meeting David, the 8th of 9. I immediately loved Mai before I met her. Mel, you are so special being the 9th child. I praise the Lord for you. For all of you Nguyens.

Thu, Penny was especially blessed to have you there in her last moments. Perhaps she is with Anne now. As God wills. And that she got to go camping the week before. How special is that!! Anyone who knows your family feels the love. I treasure our connection; though it is not often it is solid and golden.

We hope to share our joys and sorrows, for you are our loved ones.
Love,
Mary Anne Guthrie

a relaxing day at home with no obligations or commitments

decided to go to the local pool and let Hayden have some fun. He did. Michelle asked me if i wanted to blog on her site. I wanted to please her, so I stepped it up a notch and created my own. Think she will be pleased.