Flu Shots - argh

My employer had a free flu shot clinic scheduled for today.

At 5:02 PM they sent out an e-mail that it was cancelled since the administrating medical office didn't have them yet, and they were tenatively rescheduling for November 10th. My allergist wants me to get the flu shot every year. I had passed on shots being given at the local supermarket because of the free one being offered through work. I wasn't able to get one at all for myself or Alan last year due to the shortage.

So, this morning I called my doctor's to see what their availability of shots is:
Allergist - not yet
GP - not yet either
Alan's pediatrician - not yet, but Alan could get one unlike last year when it was restricted to under age 2.
Sloan Kettering (because of my thyca) - does have them, but this would be my last resort to get one, I suspect they'd rather the immune suppressed patients there get them.

Random

When I dropped Alan off at school this AM, I found out the district preschoolers (there is a partnership to sponsor the preschool with the town) are going pumpkin picking today. Apparently there was a lack of parents available to go. Alan wasn't eligible for this program as his birthday was after the 10/1 cutoff, but if he'd been eligible I would have loved to go, and taken lots of photos for everyone. Maybe next year.

I passed where Melissa Etheridge gave a concert this morning outside Good Morning America. I just can't get myself out early enough to make these concerts, I'd probably have to leave home by 7.

Surprisingly, I passed a nicely dressed woman this morning using a Kangaroo Korner fleece sling. I complimented her on it - that's the one I wish I'd gotten for Alan (not the bulky Over the Shoulder Baby holder). I do occasionally see a mom with a sling or other carrying device around and am pleased to see them. (There's a foreign mom (I think oriental) in my town who has some sort of back tying carrier - those make me nervous that they'll undo.)

My husband's car runs great now. This is good as he'll be commuting 5 days a week till the end of the year to make deadlines. I miss the days when he worked 1-2 days a week from home - it's hard with both of us being at least an hour away from Alan when working. At least my MIL is 20 minutes from his daycare in an emergency.

Hmmm

Alan is wearing a superman costume for Halloween. It's occurred to me he's never seen Superman. I wonder what I could show him (book, video) so he know who he is. Suggestions?

Hurricane Wilma

It looks like Florida will get hit again.

I'm concerned about the hurricane's post Florida path. It's projected to be off the NC coast as of Monday, but after that I wonder if it will track out to sea or more toward the coast and possibly hit NY/NJ?

Blech :(

Belated weekend update

Never did post about Alan's birthday and the weekend.

The day started off crazy with having to get Mark's car fixed. We ended up having it towed to the mechanic, so we were stuck with 1 car for the weekend. Then all 3 of us went to the clothing swap. We got there around 9:15, so I'm sure we missed a few goodies. I did find Alan an older but still nice Rothschild jacket and snow pants as well as a pair of Sorrell Snow boots in size 11. Mark did pick up some of the things I'd donated, so I had to tell them they were ours (I had him looking between 3t and 5, I'd donated some worn 3t things). We did find this really cute Led Zepplin T in 3t, but it turns out to have shrunk - it's closer to a 2t, we'll keep it for our friends.

We then came home and my MIL came over. We stopped at Boston Market for lunch on the way to my SILs. Alan got his free birthday lunch (kids mac and cheese). Mark had wanted to take Alan out for his birthday so this was a compromise, since my SIL didn't want to come by us or my MIL. Then we went to my SILs in Jersey City. Mark and I left Alan with SIL, MIL and a family friend and took a walk around the neighborhood. She lives near the PATH station in Journal Sqaure and near an Indian Shopping street (we call it Patel Street as many of the stores were Patel this and Patel that, but it's really Newark Street). Didn't get much except fruit but it was a nice walk. I love looking at saris and Indian clothing but it would look odd on me to wear it around. My MIL didn't want to do candles, so she got a music playing one - and Alan's cake was a cheesecake with Happy Birthday Alan written on it as Alan loves cheesecake. He wasn't interested in it - he preferred his Thomas toy. So I have no cake eating or looking at photos this year.

Alan briefly napped on the way home. Later he got his present from us (Salty and an IOU for Thomas Day out next month) and we opened the Hot Wheels track my MIL got him and then we found a bag of stuffed animals etc (I posted this earlier) by the trash which was kind of cool.

Sunday we did our usual stuff - Dollar Tree/Big Lots and a stop at the hamburger place nearby. Then after Alan's nap, Mark vaccuumed and Alan and I went to Shoprite. I ended up going back to Shoprite again later in the evening as we needed a gift card for a friend and I forgot something on sale.

So Alan had a low key birthday this year. I figure next year, we will do something with his friends.

The Weather Channel and I think the same

We are both concerned about Wilma hitting the Northeast US:

http://www.weather.com/blog/weather/8_7801.html

I am not sure how much flooding would affect us. We are in high ground for our area. We didn't get flooding during Hurricane Floyd in 1999 - although we had the screw up in phone service because the phone company building got flooded. My MIL gets flooding in her basement when it rains a lot - it isn't a lot and she doesn't keep anything valuable in the spots that flood. But she has a roof leak now and is worried insurance would give her a hard time with a flood - she had a sewer pipe backup from being blocked by a tree root and flood her basement (which is gross) and claimed that on the insurance.

Rumored Black Friday Walmart Ad

( the big deals the day after thanksgiving )