MONDAY!

[Nasturtium 500]

Hey MENA Peeps! is it morning if one hasn't gone to bed yet in 24 hours? LOL!

Today we did all kinds of small-time car repair on my car-baby-bff, whose name is "car" and who is an awesome seafoam green. Car needed his headlight changed and some parkinglights. I went into Advanced auto and insisted I needed parking lights and the dude told me what i wanted were stoplights. IDIOT! I needed parking lights. At any rate, I was totally vindicated.

Also, last night I learned Ammar is too big for me to heimlich properly. He was sucking on cough drops and he started to choke... I thought on the cough drops. Well, he had apparently swallowed wrong and inhaled, but in fact when he started coughing he spit out the drops. Well, I asked him if he was choking and he nodded his head. I learned later he didn't know the difference between choking and coughing (and still doesn't, no matter how many times I explained it. Should go get the Arabic dictionary.) So when he nodded his head yes, I just got behind him and totally heimliched the ####### out of him but realized in the process of my one jerk (because he broke free after that lol) that his ribs are too big for my arms to really fit around and get under. I informed him next time he is really choking, i am going to have to punch him in the stomach/diaphragm. He said he could hardly wait. At any rate, he was quite surprised I had tried to do that to him and I felt really bad.. because i know that had to hurt. I was aiming for removal of foreign object, you know? not pain-free so i wasn't careful in my positioning beyond making sure I wasn't going to crack off his xiphoid process and accidentally kill him like you can in CPR.

But for real! I mean he said he was choking, he was coughing like you wouldn't believe, he stopped inhaling, and he was beginning to drool... in less than 10 seconds. wouldn't you think he was choking? I feel bad for really hurting him like that! Bad and guilty!

[Staashi 371]

Hey MENA Peeps! is it morning if one hasn't gone to bed yet in 24 hours? LOL!

Today we did all kinds of small-time car repair on my car-baby-bff, whose name is "car" and who is an awesome seafoam green. Car needed his headlight changed and some parkinglights. I went into Advanced auto and insisted I needed parking lights and the dude told me what i wanted were stoplights. IDIOT! I needed parking lights. At any rate, I was totally vindicated.

Also, last night I learned Ammar is too big for me to heimlich properly. He was sucking on cough drops and he started to choke... I thought on the cough drops. Well, he had apparently swallowed wrong and inhaled, but in fact when he started coughing he spit out the drops. Well, I asked him if he was choking and he nodded his head. I learned later he didn't know the difference between choking and coughing (and still doesn't, no matter how many times I explained it. Should go get the Arabic dictionary.) So when he nodded his head yes, I just got behind him and totally heimliched the ####### out of him but realized in the process of my one jerk (because he broke free after that lol) that his ribs are too big for my arms to really fit around and get under. I informed him next time he is really choking, i am going to have to punch him in the stomach/diaphragm. He said he could hardly wait. At any rate, he was quite surprised I had tried to do that to him and I felt really bad.. because i know that had to hurt. I was aiming for removal of foreign object, you know? not pain-free so i wasn't careful in my positioning beyond making sure I wasn't going to crack off his xiphoid process and accidentally kill him like you can in CPR.

But for real! I mean he said he was choking, he was coughing like you wouldn't believe, he stopped inhaling, and he was beginning to drool... in less than 10 seconds. wouldn't you think he was choking? I feel bad for really hurting him like that! Bad and guilty!

Julianna - Holy #######! That sounds like an exciting evening - although not the kind of excitement that any of us would want. Well, I'm

glad he's ok, but that's quite the scare.

[~*Dorothy*~ 2]

That's quite and experience, Julianna. Don't feel bad - you were acting in good faith and tried to help. Hope Ammar is doing better.

D.

[Staashi 371]

That's quite and experience, Julianna. Don't feel bad - you were acting in good faith and tried to help. Hope Ammar is doing better.

D.

True, very true. Bad wife would have just sat by and said, "get yourself some water." You win the wife of the year award (or maybe wife of the week) even if he doesn't realize it just yet.

[~*Dorothy*~ 2]

That's quite and experience, Julianna. Don't feel bad - you were acting in good faith and tried to help. Hope Ammar is doing better.

D.

True, very true. Bad wife would have just sat by and said, "get yourself some water." You win the wife of the year award (or maybe wife of the week) even if he doesn't realize it just yet.

I'm in agreement with you Staashi - we will celebrate Julianna here in VJ for her life-saving efforts... :star:

[RAKASA 0]

I guess I must have "found" *Lost in NY" since now she's ~*Dorothy*~ I had so much fun with you, girlie... just wish we'd had a longer time together. My husband liked the purse I bought w/ you!

[~*Dorothy*~ 2]

I guess I must have "found" *Lost in NY" since now she's ~*Dorothy*~ I had so much fun with you, girlie... just wish we'd had a longer time together. My husband liked the purse I bought w/ you!

Hey Noura - hope you got some rest. Yeah - I changed my name - it was long overdue, I just couldn't come up with anything creative so I just went with being myself LOL

I had a blast with you and must admit that you are one cool chick. Yey for fendi LOL

[RAKASA 0]

I guess I must have "found" *Lost in NY" since now she's ~*Dorothy*~ I had so much fun with you, girlie... just wish we'd had a longer time together. My husband liked the purse I bought w/ you!

Hey Noura - hope you got some rest. Yeah - I changed my name - it was long overdue, I just couldn't come up with anything creative so I just went with being myself LOL

I had a blast with you and must admit that you are one cool chick. Yey for fendi LOL

Finally, yes, I got a nap in for about 1- 1 1/2 hrs before class! Just for the record - I thought *you* were the cool chick!

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

Julianna I bet that was scary. Good job though! In professional rescue we're taught to open the persons mouth first and sweep the back of the throat for any foreign objects that we might be able to grasp before attempting the Heimlich. But it's good you know now he is too big for you to attempt the Heimlich. This way next time you can direct him to the corner of a counter or table to try to run himself on in an attempt to self Heimlich. That's also good to know encase he is ever alone and choking.

[Mommy2ZaidnSalma 11]

ash....glad i could help

[Muh and me 18]

Julianna, boy how scary that must have been for you. But good for your hubby that you were a fast thinking wife. I think i would have been in a panic. Well just got back from cousin's memorial service. Isn't it sad that the only time you see others that you haven't seen in years are usually at funerals. Blah, i hate that. It was a very nice service, and one thing i learned is that he used to volunteer for the Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee, and apparently, they put his name and say we will miss you on a huge bill board so everyone that goes by it can see it!!! How cool is that!!

[Staashi 371]

Julianna, boy how scary that must have been for you. But good for your hubby that you were a fast thinking wife. I think i would have been in a panic. Well just got back from cousin's memorial service. Isn't it sad that the only time you see others that you haven't seen in years are usually at funerals. Blah, i hate that. It was a very nice service, and one thing i learned is that he used to volunteer for the Hunger Task Force in Milwaukee, and apparently, they put his name and say we will miss you on a huge bill board so everyone that goes by it can see it!!! How cool is that!!

Terrie - that is super cool! What a way to honor someone's good deeds. He's remembered very well. God bless you and your family at this tough time - but how awesome that he has such an amazing tribute to him.

[~Jackie~ 30]

MENA Insomniac Club.... sup?

jJ

[~PalmTreeGurl~ 154]

LOL Julianna, your so lucky! How many girls get to knock the ####### outta of their fella and he like it ? bwahhahaah jk you go girl !

[Dr. A ♥ O 203]

What? Monday isn't over yet? Maaaaaaaaaan.