tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post5709172017452580415..comments2024-02-09T04:00:27.528-05:00Comments on BECAUSE I SAID SO: The World is Spinning - LiterallyDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00465587872521082056noreply@blogger.comBlogger66125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-44745645659305423732007-12-26T14:36:00.000-05:002007-12-26T14:36:00.000-05:00I had those same symptoms. I took three pregnancy...I had those same symptoms. I took three pregnancy tests and luckily all three came back negative (I have a 7 month old baby, this would NOT be a good time to have another one.) I think there's a stomach bug going around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-54950581494694863232007-12-24T00:23:00.000-05:002007-12-24T00:23:00.000-05:00Here's a quote for you (BTW, I love Airplane:) :Ti...Here's a quote for you (BTW, I love Airplane:) :<BR/><BR/>Tis a flesh wound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-16520748979980070772007-12-23T15:40:00.000-05:002007-12-23T15:40:00.000-05:00You poor thing! Too bad you couldn't have gotten ...You poor thing! Too bad you couldn't have gotten your kids to school so you could have rested a little better during the day!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-56820990393395814752007-12-22T13:04:00.000-05:002007-12-22T13:04:00.000-05:00Hi Dawn! I'm sorry you werent feeling well and hop...Hi Dawn! I'm sorry you werent feeling well and hope you feel better now. For some women, vertigo is one of the first signs of pregnancy...............:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-60658074959144652612007-12-22T09:53:00.000-05:002007-12-22T09:53:00.000-05:00My mom had 5 kids and used to faint every Christma...My mom had 5 kids and used to faint every Christmas morning. From exhaustion. I decided to just have 2 kids but Stacie , my TX daughter went back to old traditions, (except for the fainting, I hope)and had 3 boys and 3 girls. Merry ChristmasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-33408586253871654032007-12-21T14:11:00.000-05:002007-12-21T14:11:00.000-05:00Dawn,Is your book going to be illustrated? If so, ...Dawn,<BR/>Is your book going to be illustrated? If so, is Rick Green going to do the illustrations? Just wondering.<BR/>SJM<BR/>PS - I'm not Rick asking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-27774095864600782352007-12-21T13:47:00.000-05:002007-12-21T13:47:00.000-05:00Oh I feel bad for you! Not only do you have to fe...Oh I feel bad for you! Not only do you have to feel miserable but you have to clean up the mess when you are sick! Being a mom sometime's just isn't fair! Hopefully someday you will look back on this and well - thank them, for giving you material for good books!PaperSunshinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813660109619002956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-72050845757451895822007-12-21T12:40:00.000-05:002007-12-21T12:40:00.000-05:00Dawn,Hope you're feeling better. Just want to wish...Dawn,<BR/><BR/>Hope you're feeling better. Just want to wish you and your family a blessed and Merry Christmas.<BR/>I'd also like to thank you for the gift you've given to all of us - your faithful readers - the gift of yourself.<BR/>I appreciate you every day.<BR/><BR/>ho ho ho - KR<BR/><BR/>ps And speaking of "your readers" - I've wondered which expression is more odd, funny, or unbelievable toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-1596679206881313672007-12-21T11:34:00.000-05:002007-12-21T11:34:00.000-05:00Goodness. I have one child and I thought she made ...Goodness. I have one child and I thought she made a mess, don't think I could deal with the mess of 6. But I can see the benefits too. Hope you are feeling better<BR/><BR/>MarcyMaBunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07729495477063071692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-43808729698375834712007-12-21T11:20:00.000-05:002007-12-21T11:20:00.000-05:00Okay, one more trick for dealing with vertigo that...Okay, one more trick for dealing with vertigo that has not been mentioned: a simple antihistamine. You can use benadryl (which you probably have on hand with so many youngsters), but if that makes you sleepy try one of the newer ones. I have dealt with this problem several times due to fluid in the middle ear, and the antihistamine dries up the fluid, relieving the pressure that causes the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77730627413415411422007-12-21T11:16:00.000-05:002007-12-21T11:16:00.000-05:00My husband gets dizzy like that. It's called Vert...My husband gets dizzy like that. It's called Vertigo. Hope you have a flat panel computer monitor the regular kind makes it worse. He takes valium and sleeps it off. It's a virus in the inner ear. <BR/><BR/>Hope your baby got a new diaper!Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507816064350132440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-81728432317835402672007-12-21T10:59:00.000-05:002007-12-21T10:59:00.000-05:00Poor Dawn. I read the comments from your dizzy po...Poor Dawn. I read the comments from your dizzy post, and I have to tell you something to keep your radar on about. I sincerely hope it's an ear infection or something else that is temporary, but I have Multiple Sclerosis and it is sometimes exhibited in the way you described. Just keep this info in your hip pocket in case they can't figure out what it is. You're in my thoughts and prayers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-7645511908616930052007-12-21T10:07:00.000-05:002007-12-21T10:07:00.000-05:00I see why some people call you the new Erma Bombec...I see why some people call you the new Erma Bombeck... very funny. Not funny that you don't feel well, though... hope you're feeling better soon... if only for the sake of your kitchen floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-20546864821117749792007-12-21T08:19:00.000-05:002007-12-21T08:19:00.000-05:00Dawn- I hope you are feeling better today. I have...Dawn- I hope you are feeling better today. I have a question for your Sunday sound off....how much time do you spend reading other people's blogs on a regular basis and do you have a favorite (or two)?Valariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11778600453227616126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48408146405836748672007-12-21T08:14:00.000-05:002007-12-21T08:14:00.000-05:00So sorry you're not feeling well. Next time you tr...So sorry you're not feeling well. Next time you travel by plane (and you will, just wait for the book tour), start taking Airborne three days before you fly and keep taking it until several days after you're home. While it doesn't always prevent a cold, it does make the symptoms less severe. Merry Christmas to you and your family.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-27546665327483884282007-12-21T08:04:00.000-05:002007-12-21T08:04:00.000-05:00I too feel your pain! When I get vertigo or an in...I too feel your pain! When I get vertigo or an inner ear infection I just lay in bed and if I have to go the the bathroom I have to crawl!!! I can't walk....if I try I just bounce off the walls! And it sounds like the kids were doing that! Last time I had it I was down for 2 days! Hubby was not happy!StampingJoanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016685275683259515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-38812826676445652102007-12-21T03:44:00.000-05:002007-12-21T03:44:00.000-05:00Sorry you aren't feeling well. I know what you me...Sorry you aren't feeling well. I know what you mean about not being able to get sick. My fav is when my husband looks around and thinks I haven't done anything all day long. Of course wehn I leave for 2 hours to vegetate in the Wal-Mart aisles, my house gets ransacked by crazy people. Why is it that it looks worse after 2 hours with him than all day long with me? Hmmm, maybe I was doing Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-6963166200655763962007-12-21T00:06:00.000-05:002007-12-21T00:06:00.000-05:00I just read about your "celebrity" status in the n...I just read about your "celebrity" status in the new issue of Redbook magazine. I had to check out your website. You are hilarious! Seriously, a great sense of humor. I have 2 kids and their bad days pale in comparison. Keep writing. I love the posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91352247493341287012007-12-20T21:55:00.000-05:002007-12-20T21:55:00.000-05:00I sooooo know what you mean. I am out of bed for ...I sooooo know what you mean. I am out of bed for the first time in two days. Ugh. The flu abounds around here, and my house is trashed. My sweet hubby did come home from work and take care of me though. He brought me chicken noodle soup and Sprite. God Bless him. I think now though, I will have to return the favor, as he and my oldest seem to have it now.<BR/><BR/>Elaina<BR/>http://Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-91441926742900763962007-12-20T17:45:00.000-05:002007-12-20T17:45:00.000-05:00First time I had vertigo I thought I would die. I...First time I had vertigo I thought I would die. I couldn't stop throwing up and ended up in the emergency room with dehydration 8 months pregnant. Not fun. Having this with six kids running around is probably much worse. Interestingly enough, I had similar experience this Sunday, but I was lucky enough to be able to stay in bed most day. Feel better! (and stay away from salt as much as you SubWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10130118656023678187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-30340582683694843942007-12-20T17:03:00.000-05:002007-12-20T17:03:00.000-05:00Dawn,I read through all the comments and I'm not t...Dawn,<BR/><BR/>I read through all the comments and I'm not the only one to ask the question: Are you pregnant?? <BR/><BR/>I truly hope you are feeling better... even IF you are pregnant. Do you all plan to have any more kids? (Another question I get thrown at me since I have 5 kids.)<BR/><BR/>Rest up. I'll be praying for you.<BR/><BR/>LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-5591270976740227762007-12-20T15:49:00.000-05:002007-12-20T15:49:00.000-05:00Ick...sounds just like the inner-ear infection I h...Ick...sounds just like the inner-ear infection I had on vacation. The doc said something about already having fluid in my ear, then add pressure from airplane travel and a little bacteria from the pool I swam in (or maybe a finger stuck in my ear...) and voila. Inner-ear infection. I hate being so dizzy that I throw up.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16689649366003513145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-77972192916688573172007-12-20T15:15:00.000-05:002007-12-20T15:15:00.000-05:00LOL, forgive my chuckling!! I see myself in your ...LOL, forgive my chuckling!! I see myself in your writing about staying up until 3 a.m. doing such nonsense.<BR/><BR/>You think we'd remember there are kids to take care of with so many bodies nearby, huh? <BR/><BR/>Even though I have twice as many as you do at home right now, I'm sure the experiences are no different. I just hide my mess when I post pics. :P he he (got to earn respect for Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-17160342089188251602007-12-20T15:12:00.000-05:002007-12-20T15:12:00.000-05:00Ug, I so know that feeling of dizzy to falling ove...Ug, I so know that feeling of dizzy to falling over even though you are not drunk. As a matter of fact thats about how I feel right about now. I didn't call in sick, just went to Lowes and shared my germs and now I still have to drive to pick up the youngest from preschool. Actually I feel worse now than I did when I first woke up, which is not a good sign. <BR/>I hope we both feel better soonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330491422773682544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732255176396931795.post-48645329049660369342007-12-20T15:02:00.000-05:002007-12-20T15:02:00.000-05:00Hi Dawn,Great movie quiz! I only scored about 5, ...Hi Dawn,<BR/>Great movie quiz! I only scored about 5, and they were mostly the 'Princess Bride' ones :-)<BR/><BR/>If you find yourself with a spare five minutes, you might like to have a try at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4mF5tZ3TOwAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com