Please pray for this family. If you don't pray, please do whatever you do when tragedy strikes. This is Jeff's cousin's wife and 3 year old son, Sean, who died very suddenly of a rare flu complication Monday evening. His twin brother, who was with him when he stopped breathing, has since been hospitalized with pneumonia. We were not close to them ourselves, but are feeling the family's pain. If you are inclined to pray, his parents' names are Erik and Corinne and he has two older brothers besides his twin.Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Sean
Please pray for this family. If you don't pray, please do whatever you do when tragedy strikes. This is Jeff's cousin's wife and 3 year old son, Sean, who died very suddenly of a rare flu complication Monday evening. His twin brother, who was with him when he stopped breathing, has since been hospitalized with pneumonia. We were not close to them ourselves, but are feeling the family's pain. If you are inclined to pray, his parents' names are Erik and Corinne and he has two older brothers besides his twin.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Foreign Bodies
I don't mean to make this blog all about Kathryn, but I am considering changing its name since it kind of is.
I'll be brief and I won't include any gross pictures even though I reeeeeeally want to.
I thought Kathryn might have Swimmer's Ear. We have been swimming every day, sometimes more than once a day, for nearly two weeks while we were pool sitting for a family member who was on vacation. Plus swim lessons, plus a beach visit or two. You get the idea...wet ears.
She had complained about her right ear being touched even ever so lightly which was beginning to interfere with even the most basic activities of daily living. Hair combing, washing, sunscreen application, etc would reduce her to howling in pain.
After the ordeal that was her shower last night, I decided I would seek medical attention ASAP this morning. Moments later she fell in the shower and split her chin open. I decided not to take her in for stitches, against my better judgment. I had had no experience (knock on wood) with injuries requiring stitches and just didn't know what to do. I knew I could see subcutaneous tissue, but I pretended that I could not.
This morning I took her to the doctor who said she should have had a couple stitches last night, but could not now because too much time had elapsed since the injury. Luckily it is on the under side of her chin so if it scars it shouldn't be too unsightly.
Also, upon examination he discovered a foreign body in her right ear and enough wax to light a menorah in her left. He was able to successfully remove both. Looked like two pieces of kelly green fabric fiber which Doctor insisted was dental floss. I disagreed. Dental floss is NOT kelly green, it is much more minty in color. Duh. I didn't go to medical school, but come on! I brought said "bodies" in an attempt to color match them to something in the house on which to lay the blame.
She did have a mild case of Swimmer's Ear. We got a prescription, as well as a rebate for the prescription, and were on our way, but not before the patient stopped to LICK a doorknob on the way out.
I was so proud!
She has said numerous times throughout the day, "I can HEAR!"
And I am glad.
Never
a
dull
moment.
I'll be brief and I won't include any gross pictures even though I reeeeeeally want to.
I thought Kathryn might have Swimmer's Ear. We have been swimming every day, sometimes more than once a day, for nearly two weeks while we were pool sitting for a family member who was on vacation. Plus swim lessons, plus a beach visit or two. You get the idea...wet ears.
She had complained about her right ear being touched even ever so lightly which was beginning to interfere with even the most basic activities of daily living. Hair combing, washing, sunscreen application, etc would reduce her to howling in pain.
After the ordeal that was her shower last night, I decided I would seek medical attention ASAP this morning. Moments later she fell in the shower and split her chin open. I decided not to take her in for stitches, against my better judgment. I had had no experience (knock on wood) with injuries requiring stitches and just didn't know what to do. I knew I could see subcutaneous tissue, but I pretended that I could not.
This morning I took her to the doctor who said she should have had a couple stitches last night, but could not now because too much time had elapsed since the injury. Luckily it is on the under side of her chin so if it scars it shouldn't be too unsightly.
Also, upon examination he discovered a foreign body in her right ear and enough wax to light a menorah in her left. He was able to successfully remove both. Looked like two pieces of kelly green fabric fiber which Doctor insisted was dental floss. I disagreed. Dental floss is NOT kelly green, it is much more minty in color. Duh. I didn't go to medical school, but come on! I brought said "bodies" in an attempt to color match them to something in the house on which to lay the blame.
She did have a mild case of Swimmer's Ear. We got a prescription, as well as a rebate for the prescription, and were on our way, but not before the patient stopped to LICK a doorknob on the way out.
I was so proud!
She has said numerous times throughout the day, "I can HEAR!"
And I am glad.
Never
a
dull
moment.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Ark of the Covenant
Kathryn still compulsively tattles on herself. Don't know why. She confesses secret thoughts she has, like wanting to scratch my eyes out, and saying "stupid kitty" to a cat on Webkinz.com. She tells on herself for ALMOST picking her scabs. And David's. So I was not that surprised to hear what sounded like yet another tattle this morning. It started out like any other..."Mom, I told David..." But then it took an unusual twist when she continued..."about the ark of the covenant."
I was so humored as I wondered what in the world she had told him about a topic she knew nothing about. So I asked what she had told him. Apparently she told him it was the presence of God. Andrew quickly confirmed that they had heard this in Children's Church Sunday morning and it made me appreciate their teacher all the more.
But lest you think she is too righteous and reverant, my mother later overheard her singing "Ark of the covenant, doot doot..." to the tune of "Skunk in the barnyard, peeee eeeeww!"
I was so humored as I wondered what in the world she had told him about a topic she knew nothing about. So I asked what she had told him. Apparently she told him it was the presence of God. Andrew quickly confirmed that they had heard this in Children's Church Sunday morning and it made me appreciate their teacher all the more.
But lest you think she is too righteous and reverant, my mother later overheard her singing "Ark of the covenant, doot doot..." to the tune of "Skunk in the barnyard, peeee eeeeww!"
Friday, July 11, 2008
100
And it was just moments before this photo was taken that Julia's birthday guest, Ella-daughter of Amy Lynn, guessed the respective ages of my mom and dad to be 96 and 100. It was AWESOME! =)
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
Quotes to Remember
"No, they are not in love, they're already married." ~Julia Jackson, 8
"Men are wildly self-delusional." ~Redbook Magazine
"You can break the back, but you can't break the spirit of a small town southern man." ~Alan Jackson
"Men are wildly self-delusional." ~Redbook Magazine
"You can break the back, but you can't break the spirit of a small town southern man." ~Alan Jackson
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