Trip to the ER

Katie had a little accident in the mall parking lot today. I opened the van doors to let the kids climb inside, then opened my door to get in too. I didn't see Katie bend down to pick up something off the ground and hit her with my car door. She ended up with a deep gash in her head above her right ear. Luckily, there is a hospital across the street from the mall so I could get her to the ER right away. Two hours later, Katie was the proud owner of 4 staples in her scalp. She was very brave through the whole process.

Wrapped up and waiting for the Doctor.

Ouch!

All stapled up!

TV Sunday!

Sunday is family TV night at our house. We eat dinner in the basement and watch America's Funniest Videos and Extreme Makeover Home Edition.

Michael is a huge fan of AFV. I'm not sure he totally understands what is going on in the clips. He has the same reaction for every single video:

Michael: Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha ha ha ha ha haha!!........ What happened?
Me: That guy got hit in the privates with a bat.
Michael: Oh, ha ha haha ha ha.

next video

Michael: Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha ha ha ha ha!!!...... What happened?
Me: That guy got hit in the privates with a ball.
Michael: Oh! ha ha ha ha hahaha ha ha

Seriously, he does that for every video. Eventually, I start making stuff up.

Michael: Ha ha Ha Ha haha ha ha!!....What happened?
Me: The penguin lost his cell phone in the piano.
Michael: Oh! Ha ha ha ha ha.

Katie has her own script for every video:
"Oh, that's dangerous!"
"That is NOT SAFE."
"Oh, he could get hurt. That is really dangerous."

This from the girl who invented the game Get Hurt or Don't Get Hurt. To play the game, you jump from a high spot. If you land on something hard, you get hurt. If you land on something soft, you don't get hurt. She can't understand why I won't let her play it.

What Could Go Wrong???

I saw the cutest kid-sized sponge mops at the store today. They even have a little handle to squeeze out the extra water, just like mine! The kids are always pestering to help when I do my bi-annual kitchen mopping, so I figured this would be an awesome way to keep them busy. We got two mops (for only $3.50 each!) and headed home to give that kitchen floor a good scrubbing. I filled up a bucket of soapy water and taught them how to use the squeeze handle. We're in business! Then the phone rang...

When I returned, there was only an inch of water left in the bucket. The kids had changed into shorts because their pants were all wet. They were happily sliding up and down the foyer in the foamy water.

(Michael mops like a girl.)

(A close-up of the foam)

A Slight Resemblence...Maybe

Exhibit A: My Kindergarten Picture, Sept 1980.

Exhibit B: Katie's Kindergarten Picture, Sept 2008

Apparently, neither one of us likes to show our teeth when we smile.

We can't forget Michael. He saw the post and wondered where his picture was. Oops.

Handsome!!