Gavin, Papa wanted to wish you a happy new year and may we have many more to come. Here are some of your pictures playing in the snow. Pictures I'll load later
I love to teach you all the things I know such as snowboarding, hiking, camping, golf, basketball, football, baseball.. all sports really and I hope to teach you all my mistakes in life so you don't have to go through it. I love you so much and you make my life worth living.
Happy 2010 son.
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Friday, December 11, 2009
Week home with a Gavin Sick
Last week I had to try to nurse Gavin back to health from a weird disease that I heard of but never really understood. Now I had a chance to experience it first hand. The illness is called "Hand, Foot, Mouth Disease"
Description
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral illness of infants and children. The disease causes fever and blister-like eruptions in the mouth and/or a skin rash. HFMD is often confused with foot-and-mouth (also called hoof-and-mouth) disease, a disease of cattle, sheep, and swine; however, the two diseases are not related—they are caused by different viruses. Humans do not get the animal disease, and animals do not get the human disease.
Illness
* The disease usually begins with a fever, poor appetite, malaise (feeling vaguely unwell), and often with a sore throat.
* One or 2 days after fever onset, painful sores usually develop in the mouth. They begin as small red spots that blister and then often become ulcers. The sores are usually located on the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks.
* A non-itchy skin rash develops over 1–2 days. The rash has flat or raised red spots, sometimes with blisters. The rash is usually located on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet; it may also appear on the buttocks and/or genitalia.
* A person with HFMD may have only the rash or only the mouth sores.
Cause
* HFMD is caused by viruses that belong to the enterovirus genus (group). This group of viruses includes polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and enteroviruses.
* Coxsackievirus A16 is the most common cause of HFMD, but other coxsackieviruses have been associated with the illness.
* Enteroviruses, including enterovirus 71, have also been associated with HFMD and with outbreaks of the disease.
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How It Is Spread
* Infection is spread from person to person by direct contact with infectious virus. Infectious virus is found in the nose and throat secretions, saliva, blister fluid, and stool of infected persons. The virus is most often spread by persons with unwashed, virus-contaminated hands and by contact with virus-contaminated surfaces.
* Infected persons are most contagious during the first week of the illness.
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The viruses that cause HFMD can remain in the body for weeks after a patient's symptoms have gone away. This means that the infected person can still pass the infection to other people even though he/she appears well. Also, some persons who are infected and excreting the virus, including most adults, may have no symptoms.
* HFMD is not transmitted to or from pets or other animals.
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We stayed in and watched GI Joe and Transformers 2 for like 20 times.. and it never gets old with Gavin and I. We would act out certain pats of each movies and that is how I know he will be a great actor or writer one day. Gavin has such creative imagination and facial/body expressions.
Sorry no pictures since my Blackberry was stolen
Description
Hand, foot, and mouth disease (HFMD) is a common viral illness of infants and children. The disease causes fever and blister-like eruptions in the mouth and/or a skin rash. HFMD is often confused with foot-and-mouth (also called hoof-and-mouth) disease, a disease of cattle, sheep, and swine; however, the two diseases are not related—they are caused by different viruses. Humans do not get the animal disease, and animals do not get the human disease.
Illness
* The disease usually begins with a fever, poor appetite, malaise (feeling vaguely unwell), and often with a sore throat.
* One or 2 days after fever onset, painful sores usually develop in the mouth. They begin as small red spots that blister and then often become ulcers. The sores are usually located on the tongue, gums, and inside of the cheeks.
* A non-itchy skin rash develops over 1–2 days. The rash has flat or raised red spots, sometimes with blisters. The rash is usually located on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet; it may also appear on the buttocks and/or genitalia.
* A person with HFMD may have only the rash or only the mouth sores.
Cause
* HFMD is caused by viruses that belong to the enterovirus genus (group). This group of viruses includes polioviruses, coxsackieviruses, echoviruses, and enteroviruses.
* Coxsackievirus A16 is the most common cause of HFMD, but other coxsackieviruses have been associated with the illness.
* Enteroviruses, including enterovirus 71, have also been associated with HFMD and with outbreaks of the disease.
top of page
How It Is Spread
* Infection is spread from person to person by direct contact with infectious virus. Infectious virus is found in the nose and throat secretions, saliva, blister fluid, and stool of infected persons. The virus is most often spread by persons with unwashed, virus-contaminated hands and by contact with virus-contaminated surfaces.
* Infected persons are most contagious during the first week of the illness.
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The viruses that cause HFMD can remain in the body for weeks after a patient's symptoms have gone away. This means that the infected person can still pass the infection to other people even though he/she appears well. Also, some persons who are infected and excreting the virus, including most adults, may have no symptoms.
* HFMD is not transmitted to or from pets or other animals.
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We stayed in and watched GI Joe and Transformers 2 for like 20 times.. and it never gets old with Gavin and I. We would act out certain pats of each movies and that is how I know he will be a great actor or writer one day. Gavin has such creative imagination and facial/body expressions.
Sorry no pictures since my Blackberry was stolen
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
Nguoi Den Sau (my next lover)
Mình gặp nhau quen nhau làm chi hỡi anh
Để giờ đây sao cũng không đành.
Nói đi anh, anh lìa xa người yêu thuở nao
Hay là anh quên em với bao niềm đau.
Mình gặp nhau quen nhau thì vui đấy thôi,
Có ngờ đâu ta không thể xa rời.
Để bây giờ em nằm nghe giọt nước mắt mãi rơi,
Giờ thì sao anh nói đi tình ơi.
Nói đi nói đi anh tình đã tha thiết sao đây mà
Mai sau ta quá ư mong manh.
Nói đi nói đi tình hỡi khó khăn bao lời
Riêng em ôm nỗi đau đành thôi.
Nói đi nói đi anh, người ấy tha thứ cho anh
Còn riêng em đây có sao cũng đành.
Nói đi với em lời chia tay để anh quay về
Chuyện hôm qua như giấc ngủ mê.
Mai sau đâu dám mong chờ
Ta yêu nhau quá bất ngờ
Đã đến với nhau bến bờ.
Anh ơi hãy quay về
Cho em quên nỗi đau người đến sau
Em biết làm sao?
Để giờ đây sao cũng không đành.
Nói đi anh, anh lìa xa người yêu thuở nao
Hay là anh quên em với bao niềm đau.
Mình gặp nhau quen nhau thì vui đấy thôi,
Có ngờ đâu ta không thể xa rời.
Để bây giờ em nằm nghe giọt nước mắt mãi rơi,
Giờ thì sao anh nói đi tình ơi.
Nói đi nói đi anh tình đã tha thiết sao đây mà
Mai sau ta quá ư mong manh.
Nói đi nói đi tình hỡi khó khăn bao lời
Riêng em ôm nỗi đau đành thôi.
Nói đi nói đi anh, người ấy tha thứ cho anh
Còn riêng em đây có sao cũng đành.
Nói đi với em lời chia tay để anh quay về
Chuyện hôm qua như giấc ngủ mê.
Mai sau đâu dám mong chờ
Ta yêu nhau quá bất ngờ
Đã đến với nhau bến bờ.
Anh ơi hãy quay về
Cho em quên nỗi đau người đến sau
Em biết làm sao?
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Visiting a holy Buddhist Temple
This pass Sunday Tracie, Trinity, Gavin and I drove 150 miles from San Diego to visit a holy Buddhist Temple. The temple is still in the construction phase, but many devote Buddhist make the long drive to visit and pray. It is believe to have very good karma. The temple is located on 395 Highway in the city of Adelanto California. This is Gavin's 3rd time visiting a temple but the first time that we prayed together. It was so cute kneeling on our knees and asking Buddha to bless us with good health, world peace and most of all, lots of toys for xmas.. hehe Gavin sure knows his priorities.
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