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Our youngest grandaughter Esmé had been unwell before christmas with a lung infection and a viral infection.Last week we had Esmé sleepover for a few nights and she was her normal self.On Monday this week my sister invited Esmé and her mum and dad over hers to have a late christmas celebration and stay over for the night and open presents with her.Everything was going ok till dinner time Esmé only ate a little of her dinner a little while later esmé vomited.When it was time for Esmé to go to bed she was laid in her travel cot.Our eldest daughter who was staying with us over christmas had gone to my sisters for the evening the time came for our daughter to leave my sisters when she heard esmé crying so she looked in on esmé and she had vomited again.Early tuesday afternoon i phoned our son who was still at my sisters to find out how esmé was and he told me he had phoned the doctors and was waiting for the duty doctor to phone them back as there was no improvement in Esmé.At about 4.30pm tuesday afternoon our son phoned me to say their were at the doctors waiting to see the duty doctor and when they had been seen he would phone me back to let me know how Esmégot on at the doctors.On coming out of the doctors our son phoned me he said the doctor had listened to Esmé'schest and said her lungs and chest were clear the doctor and looked in her mouth and said that Esmé had a viral infection and she couldnt give esmé anything for it as there is nothing that works for viral infections.On getting back to my sisters she invited our son and daughter in law and esméto stay another night as esmé werent well. They gave esmé some dinner but she ate nothing at 7pm they laid esmé down for the night with a bottle of milk.During tuesday evening our son phoned me and invited me over to my sisters for lunch and to spend some time with esmé wednesday our son would call in for me on his way back from our local village as he had to pick up a few bits from the shop in the village i said that was good i would wait for him to call in for me.Wednesday morning my sister phoned me to see if i was still going there for lunch today i said yes she said Bruce will call in for you on the way home from the village.I heard nothing else.At 2pm our son phoned me to say he hadnt been out yet as he only got up at 1pm and they woke Esmé up then too as she had slept from 7pm the night before till 1pm tody they did her some weetabix which she had a spoon or too and gave her a bottle of juice which she just spat out and she went back to sleep so their laid her in her travel cot.At 5pm their woke Esmé again to give her a bottle of juice and something to eat Esmé was burning up they took her tempreture several times the readings ranged from 39+ to 40+ our son phoned me and i said and my sister said dont wait get her up to A+E straight away.Aswell being since Monday evening she has done nothing but sleep.A paediatrician came round to see Esmé they took her tempreture it was 39.6 they examined her and said it werent a viral infection it was a bacterial infection they bput her von a sailine iv drip as she was dehydrated and a iv drip of antibiotics and also sent her for a chest x-ray as she was coughing a lot the paediatrician wanted to keep Esméin overnight to see if the drowsyness is being caused by the high tempreture.Eventually they took Esmé down to the childrens ward where she was put on oxygen as the oxygen in her blood levels had dropped low.The results of her chest x-ray came back she has a very bad chest infection.And they will be keeping her in for at least 48 hours.In my mind i think it might be more serious as pneumonia as from a chest infection she not going to be drowsy like she is and when our daughter in law left the hospital she was still drowsy.now Esmé is in the best place the way she is.But she neednt have been laying in the hospital if the doctor had done job properly yesterday and examined correctly.This seems to be happening a lot at our doctors surgery.Tell me someone how these so called doctors get through medical school.Our son and Daughter are not going to leave it like it they are going to put a complaint in about the doctor misdiagnosing Esmé.I will keep you all updated on how Esme is doing and about the complaint when its handed in.

Your age gap is small compared to mine and my husbands my husband is 7 years old than me and we have been married 25 years.And who says long distant relationships dont work mine is the prove of the pudding as they say.26 years i was on holiday in Oostende in Belgium where i met the man of my dreams on thing led to another and we went out on a date so for me this was a holiday romance.My holiday came to an end and i went back to england.A month later i went back to Oostende for a holiday where mrdee and i became a couple again the holiday came to an end for me.when i was back in England mrdee and i kept in touch by phone and letter writing and i went back and forth to Bredene the home town where mrdee lived with his parents.One Sunday in November 1985 Mrdee phoned and asked my father for my hand in marriage and when my fater said yes all you could hear down the phone was mrdee shouting with joy.We got engaged on 24/12/85.I mustnt forget to mention when i was in england and making phone calls to Mrdee i ran up a phone bill in 3 months of over £300 the things we do for love looooooool.In Febuary 1986 i moved to Belgium where we lived together with Mrdee's parents before getting married on 4/4/86 and this year we celebrated our 25th wedding Anniversary.As you can read long distant relationships do work.

A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you Mich.I read the pray what a lovely pray.the wording is so nice.Its a true meaning of what Christmas is really about and that is the birth of Jesus Christ.

Hello DipankarA very big welcome to Xisto.I myself am a newbie around here i am also new to this computer lark i still have a lot to learn I have my own blog although the last two months i havent worked on my blog as i have been very busy as my labrador had eight puppies and they have now started going to their new homes.On the 27/12/11 the last of the puppies go to their new homes i will then have time again to work on my blog.By the the way im from england the furthest i have ever been is Belgium and Holland.Well back to this forum you will find everyone here very friendly and very helpful.I look forward to seeing posts from you their are plenty of topics to post in.I will be off now but i look forward to seeing you around.

Hello KarloWelcome back to Xisto i hope you enjoy it back here like you used to do in your teenage years;How long ago is it since you were here last im a newbie around here and im a big animal lover.You will find everyone around here very friendly and very helpful.I look forward to seeing what you have to contribute to the forum.Well im off now and i look forward to seejng you around.

Well the puppies have reached 7 weeks on monday.They all love their food i give them puppy dry complete food which i moisten with warm water i did try them on it dry but they prefer it moist.They have all taken to weaning very well mum dont feed them no more she hasnt for about two weeks now.All the puppies have names now we have : Buster-Shaz-Buddy-Redgy-Vinnie and Princess.We sold the last two puppies today.Three of the puppies are going to their new homes next week.Buster is going to his new home tomorrow ( Sunday ).Vinnie is going to his new home on Monday and Princess is going to her new home Wednesday.The last three puppies are going to their new homes on the 27/12/11.I think it is going to be a sad moment when the puppies leave as we have grown very attached to them.I will post recent photos of all the puppies in the week.

Hello FiresnowWelcome to Xisto.I hope your not thinking of lurking in the back ground on this forum as im sure you will find plenty of topics to post in.You will also find everyone on here very friendly and very helpful.I will look forward to seeing you around on here and i look forward to reading your posts.

Well people you are not going to believe this our cat Ebony gave birth to 5 kittens this afternoon.We didnt suspect Ebony being pregnant until about 2 weeks ago this is her 2nd litter and will be her last litter.This afternoon mrdee and i had a nap with our eldest grandaughter who is staying over till tuesday.Upon waking up i went to the kitchen followed by lucky and dido on entering the kitchen i heard what i thought was tiny meows i looked to where Ebony was laying and i could see a kitten so i quickly cleared lucky and dido out of the kitchen before they had chance to bark at Ebony as they usually do.I went back to the kitchen not just one kitten but three kittens were on the bench so Ebony had decided to have her kittens on the kitchen work bench instead of the laundry basket i had made up for her and showed her a couple of times.I called mrdee to the kitchen i placed the laundry basket on the work bench and mrdee placed Ebony and the three kittens in it and i went and prepared one of the spare bedrooms to put Ebony and her kittens in i put a litter tray in there for Ebony water and food.I went down to the kitchen and carried Ebony and the three kittens in the laundry basket to the spare room.I then went and scrubbed the kitchen work bench clean and sterelized it.I went upstairs a little while later before i got dinner and there was five kittens with Ebony in the basket all cleaned up and feeding.An hour ago i went to check on Ebony and the kittens there were still only five kittens but Ebony had been and eaten and drunk some water.And it looks like three have got new homes already.

A happy Birthday Opaque have a good one x

Hello Sheep dog and Velma Just to ease both your minds the person in my avatar picture is not me sorry to disappoint you both lol. On the picture is an Ostend fishwife in traditional dress. The picture was taken at the opening of the "soused herring" season, so the woman is indeed eating a fish. Soused herring, also known as matjes herring, or with its true Dutch name maatjes herring (Dutch: maatjesharing or maatjes for short) is a young herring, of which the roe and milt has not developed yet, hence they are not yet able to reproduce. They are pickled in brine in oak barrels and then eaten with finely chopped raw onion and, on the opening of the season, they are also washed down with a glass of jenever (also known as Dutch gin, an alcoholic beverage distilled in Holland and Flanders, with a similar recipe to gin, but with the addition of (hence the name) juniper berries). Soused herrings are a delicacy in Holland, Flanders, Germany and Sweden, and Wikipedia has a nice article with further information and pictures of the herrings and the way they are served in various countries. The (very interesting) article can be read at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soused_herring. Now to go back to the puppies Buster has a new owner and yes i do want to keep in touch with the puppies and their owners being its the first ever litter and last litter we will have. im getting very attached to them all i will be upset when they leave. We still havent decided which chocolate lab boy we are keeping yet its still hard as at the moment there is no difference between the two boys. We let the puppies wonder around the front room today its the first time out of the whelping pen.You should have see the puppies they were all so excited they loved it.We are going to let them out tomorrow all day just putting them in the whelping pen when its feeding time with mum. On Friday we are going to start weaning them by replacing one of the feeds from mum.Can any of you let me know what is the best thing to give the puppies for their first meal. Here in england you have puppie dog biscuits which i think will be a bit to hard for their fist few meals,or you can buy tins of puppie dog meat which will be soft enough but i think it would be to rich and heavy and i think will give them an upset tummy for their first few meals. Any advice on weaning them for the first time would be very welcome. Can just ask you both is it normal that mum Dido has lost a lot of weight since having the puppies.And if this is normal will she put the weight back on when she stops feeding the puppies.

Hello MichaelwolfWelcome to Xisto there is plenty of topics on gaming stuff and health in the forums.Everybody on Xisto are very friendly and very helpful.Well i look forward too seeing you around and i look forward too reading your posts on Xisto.

Well people your not going to believe what happend to me today.I had two shocks but funny shocks.I was stood looking at the puppies in the whelping box and all of a sudden i got the urge to pick one up for a cuddle.So i picked up lady the puppie that our daughter is keeping and im looking at her fat belly and i look and i notice that lady has got a willy so lady is not a lady now he is a marley lol.I laid Marley back in the whelping box and see gaston the puppie we are keeping laying there so i pick him up for a cuddle.While im cuddeling Gaston im looking at one of the other chocolate labs and i notice the chocolate lab has a willy so i look at Gaston thinking ive picked up the wrong chocolate lab and Gaston has a willy too.We now have the task of choosing which chocolate lab we are keeping.Im a bit sad as we were keeping gaston the first born puppie but which one is the first born one now we will never know now.

new photos of the puppies.I hope you like them.More to come soon.The first puppie has been taken the boy golden lab goes by the name of Buster.

Well its here November i love this time of the year.There is so much exciting events going on.To start it all off we have 1st november all saints day and in Belgium this is the time of year when people visit loved ones graves and place chrysanthnums pot plants on their graves.Then we have the 11th November Rememberence day where people remember people who died in any of the wars.In england on the first Sunday nearest to the 11th this is called poppy day and the Queen and the royal familie and members of the government lay poppy wreaths at the cenetarth and in towns aroun england poppt wreaths are laid at war memorials.On a happier note on the last Thursday in November you have Thanks giving which all Americans celebrate.I know this is to celebrate pilgrims and years ago i dont know if this still happens there used be put at everyones place at a dinner table 3 pieces of parched dry corn was placed Something like this happened please if your reading this correct me if im wrong.The day after Thanksgiving is the start of the Christmas season.We now enter December where we have four weeks before Christmas in the church calander we have the start of advent and here in england we have a tradition where we have advent calanders which has 24 doors on it an we open a door each day until Christmas eve.And now in Europe on the 6th December we celebrate ST Nicholas this occasion is really for children. If the children have been good all year round then ST Nicholas leaves the children toys and lots of nice sweet goodies like chocolate figures marziepan figures speculass biscuit figures clementines and lots more.But if children are naughty then they go in Zwarte piets zak (black peters sack).And now we arrive at 24th december Christmas eve the start of christmas this is also the night Father Christmas comes when everyone is in bed.The 25th December the biggest and bestest day of the year Christmas Day where we celebrate the birth of christ.And families open presents that Father Christmas has left.And in england we have a big roast dinner with roast Turkey and all the trimmings at this time of the year we say eat drink and be merry.The day after Christmas Day is Boxing day also known as the feast of saint Stephen.We are now at 31st december New Years Eve the last day of the year this is more of the celebration for adults where some go out and celebrating seeing the new year in and at Midnight they sing Aud Lang Syn.We now start a new year 1st January this is normally a quiet day where people are resting and getting over there hangovers from the night before.On the 1st January in London and New York they have the New Years Day Parade.Well i hope you can see from reading this you van see why i like this time of year.

The puppies are two weeks old today the last 14 days have flown by.Their ears have been opened for three days now.They have been walking for two days now its funny seeing them walk then all of a sudden they wobble over .And today they eyes opened its made them look like puppie dogs now.And tomorrow we got someone coming to look at the puppies and they are interested in the golden lab a boy.It makes you think that now with the ones to go we got another 6 weeks with them which i want to enjoy every minute with them as then comes the sad part of them going to new homes.I will post more photos on here over the next few days.

Hello Garywelcome to Xisto.well here your not short of topics to disscuss in on this forum.You will also find that the people here are very helpful and friendly.Enjoy yourself here at Xisto and i look forward to seeing you around.

Another thing if mrdee never excisted we wouldnt have celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary this year.And our two children wouldnt excist either.I am glad he does excist or we wouldnt have our two beautiful grandaughters.And we wouldnt be sat here today reeling with excitement over vthe birth of Dido's 8 lovely puppies.So its very lucky mrdee does excist.