Trash Can Duties

One of Ethan's chores is taking out the trash and putting trash bags back into the trash cans. His normal way of doing it is to open the new trashbag up by putting it over his head, while standing, then putting the trashbag into the trashcan head first. Finally, pulling himself out of the trash can. Well, last night his plan was foiled. He did his normal routine, but while placing the trashbag in the trash can he somehow slipped, fell over the trash can on his back and began to yell for help. It was so funny. He was screaming for help while Jamie, Katie and I were in the kitchen just watching. Then someone said "Get the camera!" and he started squirming to get out so that no one could get a picture. We almost didn't.

First Day of School 2010

Their annual pose to show their height each year.

School bags and lunches ready to go.

Jamie had to look around our shrub to get into the picture.

Finally a Freezer!

Yes, we have gone for twelve years without a freezer. I've been telling Wendy that we need to get one and then I would leave it alone for a while and then tell her again. Here recently, I have been cutting up some of the vegetables that we grew in our garden and I put them in our freezer above the refrigerator. Finally, she attended a Relief Society class that talked about freezers, foods and maintenance and she got excited about it. She started to investigate the different types of freezers and the area inside them. So, we finally bought one that she wanted. We put it downstairs in the basement.

It comes with a key and it has a digital reader to see what the temperature is inside. Don't worry we've already warned the kids about using this as a jungle gym.

ER Visit

Last Thursday was one exciting day! We spent all day in Cave Spring, Georgia (as you can see from previous posts) and most of the night in the emergency room. Around 8:40pm (not even an hour after we got home) Jeffery decided to jump from the laundry basket to Jamie and Katherine's bed but slipped first. He hit the back of his head on the corner of the nightstand and his mouth on the laundry basket. Nicholas came over to watch the kids while I drove to the after hours clinic with Jason holding Jeffery. On the way we called the doctor to see if they could make an appointment at Children's South (off Acton road), but when we got there the nurse and doctor said that we needed to go to the ER because he might need a CT (CAT scan). They didn't even do one anyway.

We were told how to get to there, but with all the construction we missed seeing the ER sign. So we ended up parking in front of Children's Hospital and walking down to the ER. I told Jason he needed to move the van several times, but he thought we would be done soon. When we finally asked someone about parking, Jason hustled because she said they would tow our van if we didn't move it. Children's ER has valet parking (15 feet away on the deserted-closed for construction-street).

Anyway, Jeffery had to have 3 stitches and the busted lip (you know the area where the lip meets the gum above your two front teeth) will heal on its own.

Jason, the nurse practitioner and I were all very impressed at how well Jeffery understood what was going on and communicated the information that was asked of him. He just kept asking, "Are we done yet?"

I was bored and really tired even though we were only in the ER for 2 hours, but I did think to take pictures with my camera on my phone.

This is what the corner of the nightstand will do to a 3 yr old's head. Do not under any circumstances let them play together!

This is how he feels afterwards. He pointed the 5 on the smiley/crying faces pain scale. 1 is a happy smiley face and 5 is the frowny face with tears. They gave him some medicine for the pain.

He got so bored that he started moving stickers to different parts of his body. They didn't have spiderman (He was actually wearing a Spiderman shirt that night.) so he chose Bumblebee.

Instead of injecting medicine to numb the area, they used a gel made of lidocaine and something else. The neon band aid is just to keep it there.

ER Conclusion

We were there so long that Jeffery got 3 stickers instead of 1. The yawn is how we all felt-tired-even though this was only around 11pm.

Jeffery asking if he had to drink all the gatorade. He had to take 4 bathroom trips while we were there.

The procedure.

The nurse practitioner who sewed Jeffery up said that the sutures were hard to see since they were the same color as Jeffery's hair.

All better!

Cave Spring, GA - Ethan's jump

Here goes Ethan's jump into the swimming pool.