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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Allie Playing Guitar

Allie worked on several songs during summer vacation. The first one is Back in Black (AC/DC):

The next is just a bit of And Justice for All and One (both by Metallica). She messes up a bit, but that's okay; she still rocks! I have a video of her doing And Justice for All perfectly; I might YouTube 'em.

And the next one Allie refers to as The Funny One. She's playing MCR's Mama and at one point Cayli starts to sing and I say...well, you'll see. And I say it in my best Louisa voice. I have a bad reputation in this house for singing! I'm actually banned by the entire family.

And a little Billy Talent thrown in for good measure....

Wednesday, April 2, 2008

Goofing off on "D"-Day

Allie's having a D-Day today. In other words, we're having a bit of a challenge getting her blood glucose in range. We haven't been able to get it below 200 for about five days (and she's spent a lot of time in the 300's and 400's and even a 571! It should be around 120, by the way) and have been sending readings to the hospital for advice on adjusting. I get nervous when we have to increase her insulin by such extreme numbers. So, here we are, stuck at home with high blood sugar and multiple injections of insulin. Instead of taking a D-Day in my typical fashion (hiding in my closet and crying), Allie & I decided to just hang out and...ROCK OUT and just be goofy. Allie sends a shout out and says, "MIKEY FLIPPIN' WAY!" to all her peeps! Enjoy the clips of our D Day!

NOTE: The video and soundtracks are off, so it looks like she's "string synching" but that's really Allie playing!

Allie drops her pick in this one...teehee

My goofball....

Never trust grapes in a bowl....

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Goofing off on "D"-Day

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