ER anyone?

This week I went to visit friends of the family who's child has been in a horrible accident...As I was talking with them and looking at their beautiful child I could see the pain and concern in their eyes...I wanted so badly to tell them...your child will be fine, it's us as parents that suffer. But knowing exactly how they felt...I also knew words don't make us feel better when it comes to your child in pain!!

As I was driving home, my mind began to race with the numerous ER and Hospital visits over the past 13 years. My Dad often jokes that we should have a wing in the hospital named after us and will continually ask if we are in quarantine! YEP, you may smirk, but that is life with boys...

Today was just another chapter in our book as Creighton had an MRI done on his leg...we were up at 5:30am and to the hospital, what should have been a 30 minute test ended up being an hour and a half due to the fact that what they thought was a "small issue" wasn't that small...but that's us in a nut shell...nothing small...

(getting tubes in the ears)

(tonsils removed)

(high fever)

(tonsils removed)

(adenoids removed, tubes, tonsils out)

(broken leg/torn ligament in knee)

(our favorite ENT!)

(Broken nose)

(shiner from the pavement)

(dresser to the head, 15 stitches)

and now we wait for the next adventure...hospital not included!!!

UMMM, NO THANKS...

...THIS IS WHAT 5 DAYS AT SCOUT CAMP WILL GET YOU...

Plus some bloody knuckles, a heap of clothes for the trash, and one tired boy!!!

Once Again...

Again with the NO SLEEP...I must say, it sure is getting old...So, because of this I am afraid that I am going against all that I have threatened in the past and let the boys "have at it" today...and IT ISN'T PRETTY!!!

My day thus far, well, since 6am...(I'll spare you what my early hours entailed)

8, yes 8, dozen chocolate chip cookies...no worries, they will be gone by Tomorrow at the latest!!

2 dozen brownie pops for the return of Baker!...

2 games, LONG games, of Monopoly with the boys...

4 games of Uno Spin with O...

a bribe to Michael to go buy THIS on the Wii to save my life...

and all along, just wanting to climb into bed for a little sleep!!!...too much to ask?