Who says you can’t get the FLU from the Flu shot?
Cause they need a SLAP! LOL!
Seriously. I took Alexa for her Chemo on Wednesday-about 11:30 am, while she was in Pain Free, I got my FREE Flu Shot. She is doing well thanks for those who asked :D. Noah has yet another tummy bug-YUCK!
Its really important that our family have this for Alexa’s well being. I haven’t gotten one in 3 years! I was so excited (yes excited), because then I didn’t have to make an appointment, drag 3 kids, pay a $15 co-pay, to then eventually somewhere between 10-12 hours later GET THE FLU!
Yes you read it. I have the FLU. Spent the day SICK in bed. I’m dying over here. By dying, I mean of BOREDOM. You all know me and sitting around doing nothing, and I, are not FRIENDS.
I was so sad cause I didn’t do my penguin projects, or blog challenges NOTHING :C But I am hoping to feel better to get something done. Don’t worry, I still got “stuff”, just not what I wanted.
OK I also want to say that ” YES! I will do a tutorial on Lucky Sledding!”. Maybe Sunday-ish depending on how long this kicks around.
But never fear, I do still have penguins. Keep scrolling.
The BEST part was presenting the gifts I made this year (Alexa isn’t due back till the day after Christmas so I brought them now).
People were so sweet and appreciative! The most amazing thing! They had already hung up the snowman ornaments I made for them LAST year!!! They put him up in Nov. and keep him up till March’s end! Each one of them got one. I was so touched by the fact they still had him, and didn’t chuck him! LOL! They say they get loads of compliments on them 😀 YEAH!
And you can bet no sooner was the rice crispy treat container presented , it was opened and devoured 😀 It felt great.
The doctor’s went CRAZY for the monogram notecards 😀 More so than the card assortment I gave them last year (was my stamping that bad last year), with a altered Altoids tin and a Border’s gift card! So see, its the way to go!
Now to the penguin
This is a Tea Tin, that I altered for the nurses in Pain Free! IGNORE the writing! I have horrific handwriting-that is why I have a personalized name stamp 😀
Now lookie what was inside!!!
Yummy mint and caramel Hershey’s Sticks! I had to test a couple just to make sure they were worthy of giving. Yes, they were! This tin fit 2 boxes of the sticks.
This is the penguin from the Wintertime Fun set. Is he not adorable? The paper I want to say is by Imaginese??? It inspired my design. You can see the close-up view of the top at the top of the post.
So it was a HIT!
I have so many holiday tips and ideas to share, so hope I can squeeze them ALL in over the next 26 days!
Sorry Im not all chipper-its hard to be when you feel so BLECH!!!!!!
Till tomorrow
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I clicked your link and put in wintertime fun and got nothing. What brand are they?
I’m so sorry you are feeling yucky. I have a horrific cold but thankfully not the flu. I got my shot earlier in the month. I’m glad the staff loved your gifts, your ideas are amazing and I really appreciate them. I love giving little things to people and have been using up all those alterables I have been hoarding away for years. DH looks at me weird when he found my stash of oatmeal canisters!
Glad to hear Alexa is doing well. Get well wishes to you and the family.
So sorry you’re under the weather with the flu. My thoughts and prayers are with you that you’ll be up and about (and stamping!!) soon. I was quite ill earlier this week also with a kidney infection…high (102 – 104) fever Sunday – Tuesday. All better now though from the antibiotics. I hope you’re feeling much, much better tomorrow. BTW, your recent creations are just wonderful!
So sorry that you have the flu but I am one of those that get the flu with a flu shot too. I won’t be doing it again but I see why you have to do it. This year my arm was hot in the needle area for like 4 days and then on the 5th day I was sick … it sucked to say the least. Hope it doesn’t keep you down for long. I love your penguin tin!
Im so sorry your sick, but I am happy that Alexa is well!
This is such a cute penguin, I luv him!
Hello, just wanted to say that I just found your blog the other day but I did love it so much that it is bookmarked into my favorites. I am sorry to hear that you have the flu. That is exactly the reason I refuse to get those darn flu shots! It also sounds like you have a child with cancer, which I am also sorry to hear. I will definitely keep your family in my prayers.
Lastly I wanted to say Thank You for sharing so much about your projects on your blog. I have visited other blogs where they are charging $ if you want them to share the projects with you, so I really appreciate what you do! It helps the less creative but capable people like me! 🙂
Lauren so sorry to hear that you’re down & out. We all have flu shots to protect my son also. Only for the 2nd year in a row my 3 yr old was severly ill hours after the shot and for about four days. So I think we’ll be taking our chnaces with no shot for him next year. So I’m with you – you can get the flu from the flu shot and the rest of those nay sayers are sooooooooooo wrong. Anyhow drink lots of fluids and stay away from the kids. Take Care!!
Hope you’re back on your feet again soon, Thanks for the cute gift idea. I have a stupid question though, is the tea tin something you bought to alter or did it actually come with tea in it?
Feeling your pain on the flu thing! My DH got his flu shot and got a mild version of the flu from it and then he gave it to ME! It didn’t last very long, but I was surprised that I could catch something he got from a shot. Take care of you!
Oh Lauran, I hope you are feeling better real soon. The flu is no fun at all!!!! I love this tin. Such a great gift giving idea and so cute too!!!
I always got the flu from the flu shot also!!! I hope you feel much better today so you can get on with your creative life! You are so awesome. I love this altered container. I wish I had these so I could copy what you do, but alas, I don’t. I do have one that I am hoping to alter and put some goodies in but I am afraid to start it. How do you adhere your paper? Sticky strip? And do you put it on the outside or the inside? I know these are probably crazy questions, but I have never done it before. Thanks and feel better. Hope Alexa is still doing well. I pray for her daily.
Cheryl Sims
So Sorry you are sick..”they” told me the flu shot contained a “dead” virus and you could NOT catch the flu from it…BULLSTAMP! I got sick and then they told me it was just a coincidence. I like your idea…they need to be slapped. Yesterday I got sick again…but not the flu… a major cold, you know…. the sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, stuffy head, fever….so you can’t stamp kind of cold. UGH! Thanks for sharing your penguins. That made me feel better! They are the cutest. I love all your altered projects…they are my ultimate favorite!!! Feel better!!
Oh goodness Lauren, I’m sorry you got sick from your flu shot. I’ve heard that MANY times and my Mom swears she gets sick every year she gets the shot too! I didn’t get the flu shot this year, even though they are free to us that work in schools. The healthcare ladies come to the school to do it. I passed this year…taking my chances! LOL!
Glad to hear Alexa is doing okay too!
Your tin is FAB! As always! That penguin is stinkin’ cute! OK I don’t think we have those Hersey chocolate things here in Canada….darn…ANOTHER thing to add to my list for when I go to Florida in February! I’ll be emailing you for a list of the MUST have goodies before I go 😉
Not that I don’t love you, but I SOOOOO have to stop coming here! That penguin is just too freakin’ adorable!
I hope you start feeling better today, I hate feeling rotten! {{{HUGS}}}
Hey girl! I hope you are feeling better soon. I never get the flu shot for that very reason. Your gifts are adorable and I’m glad they were a big hit. I think that people really appreciate that you just even recognize them. I bet a lot of people think it is just all about them while they are there and they tend to forget that the nurses and doctors are people too. Can you tell that I come from a family of nurses? :o)
Anyway, feel better!
Kathy
Oh Lauren! It is awful to be sick! I hope that you get better soon! I love all of our gifts and look forward to seeing more! Take care of yourself!
Very cute, Lauren! I’ve never seen those Hershey things but they look great! I’m so sorry to hear your sick…not fun, not fun at all. I have never had a problem with a flu shot but do know some people who have. I’d better knock on wood since I haven’t had mine yet! LOL Take care of yourself. Glad Alexa is doing well.
Oooh this little penguin sure is cute!! 🙂 I love how you colored it!!…
Now for the flu, I don’t get the flu shot either because last time I did I did get the flu just like you!! I guess that tells us that our immune system isn’t quite at the top!…. :-S
Now get a pen and write this down. I have been using this for years (since I was a kid in France!!) and it is finally available in the US.
It’s an homeopathic remedy and please, even if you don’t believe in homeopathy (like my hubby the doc, grrrr) you have to try it and see if it works for you! You can even give it to the kids which is great and it won’t interfere with other treatments. It’s called OSCILLOCOCCINUM, the lab is Boiron. You take a little vial of pellets at the 1st signs of flu and you repeat every 6 hours or so, I swear it works wonders for me (especially for the body aches, weakness in the legs and shaking/fever) and in less than 24 hours I’m back on track!! I ALWAYS have some in my house just in case!! I think Target and Walmart sell it and some grocery stores also.
http://www.boironusa.com/products.aspx?prodid=25
Hope you feel better soon! ((hugs)) ♥
Lauren, sorry you have the flu. My hubby is in the military and it is mandatory for him to get the flu shot. He ALWAYS gets sick about a day or two later. I’m sure it’s not as bad as the regular flu, but he gets sick every time. I hope you feel better soon. I love all of the great gift ideas you’ve been showing. Thank you so much for sharing!!!!
Yeah when my husband got a flu shot one time he got sick also
I think is the body reaction but then later you safe, right?
Great project
What a sweet sweet project!!!!!!! I ALWAYS check the chocolate to make sure that it’s fit to give away!!!!
Your gifts are WONDERFUL! Love those penguins! Can’t wait to buy them! I love all your great ideas, and I think you have a really special design sense…it’s exciting and FUN!!! YOU ROCK!!! 🙂
So sorry to hear you are sick. I have been getting the flu shot for the past 18 yrs. Only reaction is 2 – 3 days after the shot I feel a little blah. My Dr warned me that unfortunately the shot doesn’t protect you from EVERY strain of flu out there. I have been VERY fortunate never to get a flu bug all these years.
Hope everyone is feeling better very soon.
Sorry about you having the flu…but this penquin is too cute! Get Well Soon. And let Alexa know that there are people out here that do not know her, but we still pray for her !
I TOTALLY TOTALLY agree w/your statement about getting the flu from the flu shoot I WILL NEVER EVER give it again to my DD she is only 10 months old and knock on wood had been so healthy never had gotten sick UNTIL we went for her wellness check-up and her ped. said oh Gabi needs to get her flu shoot and I said you know what ok lets do it OH I REGRET IT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO BAD.. a couple of days later my sweet lil Peanut had fever coughing achy the works I was sooooooooo afraid I ended in the ER twice because she was gasping for air cause she was coughing so much and then she had a strange cough at that.. ends up she had Croup as well.. ok so the croup is being taken care of but I don’t see my Gabi getting fully germ free though she was doing good (eating and playing and everything else) I took her back to her ped. and now what does she have DOUBLE ear infection!!!! GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR so today makes the 6th day on it so 4 more days of the pink meds. I AM SOOO mad.. so I so agree the flu shoot is GRRRRRRRRRRR so I hope your feel better ASAP and your gifts were so cute.. I always love your posts… they make me smile always
I hope you are feeling better soon! Your tin is adorable!
Yes, you can get the flu from getting the flu shot. But thankfuly the risk is low. I am so very sorry to hear that you fot the flu Lauren. But glad to hear that your doing better now. Your little tin is adorable. Love the penguin. How cute is he?
Mary
Adorable!
I hope your feeling better!
This tin is just so great!! Love the penguin! Hope you feel better soon Lauren – how yucky to be sick!
I LOVE the stuff you made and that slider card was INCREDIBLE!! Hope you’re feeling better real soon.
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