Dotchi Latham

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• Kids Skipping Class. My Solution.

  I am the guardian of a six year old little boy who loves to test boundaries and how much he can get away with. This week has been interesting, to say the least. Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• St John's Lutheran Hospital and Kalispell Regional Medical Center: FAIL!!! (Pic...

  

  I know I do not speak kindly about the health care in this little town and some who do not live here say I am "overreacting". So let me share this birth story... Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2012 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mailbag: How Did the Injection Go?

  I have a lot of people asking me how my Medial Branch Nerve Block Injection went. The short answer: Horrible. The long answer: I didn't want the injection in th... Read more

  Posted on 07 April 2012 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Damned If I Do, Broke If I Don't...

  I will be working on the minecraft review later tonight and hopefully have it up for Saturday or Sunday by the latest. But I wanted to blog this to fill everyon... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2012 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mailbag: "Your Blog Died?"

  I got an email from an avid reader (Hi Nikky!) that said HEY! Your blog died? What happened? Did you fall in the toilet? Do I need to rescue you? No, my blog di... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2012 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Work Comp is Smoking Rocks! Are They INSANE!?

  I got a letter from Pam at Esis. It says: Dear Ms. Baker: I have scheduled an Independent Medical Evaluation with Dr. Schumpert on January 23, 2012, Monday at... Read more

  Posted on 04 January 2012 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Urologist and Sedentary Work

  I went to the doctor on Monday to see the urologist. They had me pee into a special container under a funnel attached to a bedside commode. I didn't really... Read more

  Posted on 29 December 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Epidural Steroid Injections and Burning Legs/ Leg Weakness

  I spent my week on Benadryl so I mostly played video games, homeschooled my kids and tried to stay awake. On Tuesday I had my follow up appointment with the Pai... Read more

  Posted on 18 December 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Working on Minecraft

  

  My game testers are working on Minecraft. I have been pretty busy with paperwork this weekend. Wednesday we will start working on the blog posts for game review... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2011 GAMING, HOME, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Game Testers

  

  Here are my kids in "helping mom test games" mode. We are trying a Halo trial. I am getting a lot better at first person shooters. It helps that I can kill my... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Video Game Review: Pirates of the Caribbean Online

  I heard about Pirates of the Caribbean Online from my youngest son so I had to check it out. Miles, Mendel and I spent days playing this game to see how far... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Free Video Game Week: ourWorld

  Miles next pick for Free Video Game Week was ourWorld. We started out playing it yesterday. The first thing that I noticed is that it's really addictive and fun. Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Allergies Are Going Bonkers.

  I have been on hefty doses of Benadryl the last few days which makes it hard to write clearly enough to post. This morning I woke up in an angio edema attack... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• FREE Video Game Week

  My 16 year old son gave me a wonderful idea for this coming up week! Free Video Game Week! No, we aren't giving away video games, I wish I could. Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Free Video Game Week: Battlestar Galatica Online

  Our next gaming session was for Battlestar Galactica Online. When you sign up, you agree that you are 13 years old or older. I am! So I signed up and got to... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Free Video Game Week: Combat Arms

  I should put a warning up here... Combat Arms is not really child friendly. It is a first person shooter game and does show blood when you shoot someone. But... Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• FREE Video Game Week: Need for Speed World

  For our first game, Miles picked Need for Speed World. You sign up (which is very easy) and download the game. Then log-in and pick your car and driver. Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Video Game Week: Some Games Take a Little Longer...

  I am learning a lot this week about video games. One thing I learned yesterday, playing one game can be fast and fun, while playing another game can take all da... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• Redundancies I Love to Hate

  Sometimes we say something that is redundant without even thinking about what we said. I catch myself doing it and I cringe. Here are some the ones that really... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION

• FAQ: Where is the Share Button?

  From an anonymous comment: "...where can I find share btn? (P.S. Don't think I'm blind)" No, anonymous reader, you are not blind. I had a share button and... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2011 GAMING, SELF EXPRESSION