Pictures as promised....and an update on Cabe

First let me just give you a quick Caleb update.  This poor boy!  So, when I was in Vegas I get a call from Jason telling me that they are back in the Emergency room.  The doctors had told us that if he had a fever over 101 to bring him back in.  Before I left, a fever had kicked in and when I was gone it spiked to over 103.  So back they went.  The doctors determined that it was unrelated to his injury.  Good news I guess.  Well, it lasted for a few days and then finally broke.  Then he broke out in a rash all over his back which my MIL said was probably roseola. I looked it up online and sure enough...sounds like just what he had.  A high fever that breaks and then comes a rash.  No big deal, really.

So then on Saturday I take him back to get his stitches out. Even though the nurses had kept telling the doctor how great they looked when she did them, the doctor that morning informed us that the wound did not close well at all and in a year or two we will most likely be making a trip to the plastic surgeon.  Ugh. 

THEN, Sunday night, I was sitting in the living room talking to my MIL when Caleb comes in, blood ALL OVER his face.  He must have scratched the scab off!  So, I got to clean him up again and try to cut some kind of bandaid for him that wouldn't be in his eyes.  Poor kid!  He seems to be doing okay, though.  I am thankful for that!

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Okay...pictures!  I will probably make a photo album for these and a lot more sometime soon, but for now, here are a few of mine and some from some of the other finalists. The comments are below each photo.

The lobby of the Venetian hotel

The Coffee Bean -- this is our FAVORITE coffee shop!  We went here all the time when we were in Malaysia. Unfortunately, they don't have them out east where we are.

The Canal shops INSIDE the hotel.  Yes ladies and gentlemen, this is INSIDE.  The water, the fake sky, all of it.

The first day of walking the floor.  This is some of the finalists with Tim Holtz of Ranger Ink.  He some some incredible new products out!

Noel, me, and Brian Tippets (editor in chief for CK) at the keynote address  by Stacy Julian (founding editor of Simple Scrapbooks Magazine).

Me and Noel at the Autumn Leaves booth.  I LOVE these things behind us -- they are transparent overlays to be used in paper scrapping.  Basically, they help make paper pages look like and be as easy as digital. Place your photo on cardstock, overlay it, and DONE!  Plus, most of these overlays are by digital designers...Rhonna Farrer, Jackie Eckles, etc.

Meet the finalists hour at the CK Media booth.  From Left to right: Gretchen, Noel, Ingunn, me, Paula, Cheryl, Amanda, and Sara.  Ali and Elizabeth hadn't arrived yet.

All of us walking the floor in our Scrapbooker of the Year shirts from CK

In front of my table at the banquet

Up on stage with Lisa Bearnson

Elizabeth and her husband Collin right after they announced her name

All of the finalists after the banquet

A few of us the next day: Gretchen, CD, Ingunn, Paula, and me

Me and CD -- I LOVE this girl and am soooo hoping that she comes down to CKU Orlando so we can hang out again!

Just some of the goodies I came home with!

Hope you enjoyed!  Have a great day!

Comments

[Michelle Filo]

happy to hear what a great time you had on your trip! specially the "me" time you got, very deserving :)

strangest coincidence with Calleb and my little one, which spiked a high fever from Friday until today and just broke a rash. I was also researching the internet and am suspecting the same thing, but since I already went to the doctor twice before the rash broke, I am not even taking him back again, hopefully it is roseola and they both will be clear of it soon :)

[MandaKay]

The pictures are great Janet - the hotel looks amazing! You got to meet such amazingly talented people! Hope Caleb gets better soon - and stays healthy for ya thru the winter!

[Erika]

You look SO beautiful and happy in all those pictures! Can't wait to "go out" next week and hear the rest of your stories. Hope you feel better!

[none]

Great photos and commentary on the SOY awards!

Hope Caleb's wound gets better soon!