Sunday, September 23, 2012
Birthday party #1
We had a couple of birthday parties to attend this weekend. This first one we attended was at a dance/fitness place. The kids had a lot of fun dancing. I have a video that I will try to post soon!
Surprise Date
Thursday I got a wonderful surprise. Mike had arranged for a sitter to come at 2:30pm. He gave me a Carolina panther shirt and told me we had tickets to watch them play. We had so much fun! We tailgated, played corn hole, chatted with other fans and just had a blast! Even though the panthers didn't win, we had a great night!
Monday, September 17, 2012
Cabarrus County Fair
Saturday we had a great trip to the Cabarrus County Fair in Concord, NC. It was a nice sized county fair! The kids rode a few rides, played a game, fed/petted animals, and even got to milk a cow! They loved it! Mamaw and Papaw joined us too! We had a wonderful time at the fair!
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Our Accident Prone Child
Our accident prone child had a little accident this afternoon. Before I go on, don't worry she is fine and she is only suffering from a minor scratch.
This afternoon when the kids were "napping" I heard a big boom upstairs. At first I didn't worry. I usually hear booms from Zack jumping around. Well a few seconds later I heard screams. So I went sprinting upstairs expecting to find Zack into trouble, but instead I heard the screams coming from Maddie's room. I opened the door and there she was with a small standing shelving unit (the one with the ballet slippers on it) on top of her well really her holding it up from falling over. I turned the lights where I saw Maddie's face covered in blood. You want to talk about a scared mommy, I was terrified. I grabbed the shelf put it back, it had blood on it and my first thought was "let's go to the hospital".. So I yelled at Zack to get up and get his shoes on so we could go (poor thing, I scared him to death). By now Maddie had stopped crying and she was talking constantly like normal. So, I started thinking a little more clearer. I then grabbed a wash cloth and tried to wipe her down to try and figure out where the blood was coming from and just how severe her injuries were. I didn't know if it was her head, nose, and/or mouth. I was also calling Michael and telling him what happened. He was heading out to go to a meeting and decided to swing by the house to check her out. By the time he got there I had cleaned her up and just found a scratch at her hair line. It wasn't deep and it had pretty much stopped bleeding. Maddie was acting normal so we decided she was fine. Here is a couple of pictures after I got her face cleaned up. She still had blood all in her hair, which she was the most upset about, but she looked much better! So, I have a feeling our accident prone child (apc) will be giving me many more panic moments to come.
This afternoon when the kids were "napping" I heard a big boom upstairs. At first I didn't worry. I usually hear booms from Zack jumping around. Well a few seconds later I heard screams. So I went sprinting upstairs expecting to find Zack into trouble, but instead I heard the screams coming from Maddie's room. I opened the door and there she was with a small standing shelving unit (the one with the ballet slippers on it) on top of her well really her holding it up from falling over. I turned the lights where I saw Maddie's face covered in blood. You want to talk about a scared mommy, I was terrified. I grabbed the shelf put it back, it had blood on it and my first thought was "let's go to the hospital".. So I yelled at Zack to get up and get his shoes on so we could go (poor thing, I scared him to death). By now Maddie had stopped crying and she was talking constantly like normal. So, I started thinking a little more clearer. I then grabbed a wash cloth and tried to wipe her down to try and figure out where the blood was coming from and just how severe her injuries were. I didn't know if it was her head, nose, and/or mouth. I was also calling Michael and telling him what happened. He was heading out to go to a meeting and decided to swing by the house to check her out. By the time he got there I had cleaned her up and just found a scratch at her hair line. It wasn't deep and it had pretty much stopped bleeding. Maddie was acting normal so we decided she was fine. Here is a couple of pictures after I got her face cleaned up. She still had blood all in her hair, which she was the most upset about, but she looked much better! So, I have a feeling our accident prone child (apc) will be giving me many more panic moments to come.
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
A Day of Remembrance
I had a really hard time writing this blog. Not only emotional, but trying to find the words that I wanted to express really was difficult. As every human knows born before 2001, today is the anniversary of 9/11/01 the day America was attacked by heartless, despicable and in my opinion evil men. A day that everyone knows exactly where they were, what they were doing, and how they heard/saw the news. I am dreading the day that I have to sit my kids down and tell them what happened. I dread the the hurt that I will have if I see my kids eyes filled with fear and/or sadness.
As the eleventh anniversary is upon us I wanted this day to mean SO much more than another day or just a day for remembrance. Luckily about a week or two ago, I heard an ad on the radio for 9/11 on how we want to change what this day means. Yes, still remember, but not to feel sad or fearful, but honor those that have fallen. There were thousands of those who were everyday people that turned into heroes that day. So the ad was asking everyone today to be a hero. Now, that doesn't mean go find your super cape and mask, but instead means to help others in need. What would the world be like if everyone put aside their differences and went out of their way to treat each other with love and respect? I'm hoping the "hero" movement sweeps the nation, but I also hope it is not just the day of 9/11 but every day we honor those and step up and be a hero to someone!
As the eleventh anniversary is upon us I wanted this day to mean SO much more than another day or just a day for remembrance. Luckily about a week or two ago, I heard an ad on the radio for 9/11 on how we want to change what this day means. Yes, still remember, but not to feel sad or fearful, but honor those that have fallen. There were thousands of those who were everyday people that turned into heroes that day. So the ad was asking everyone today to be a hero. Now, that doesn't mean go find your super cape and mask, but instead means to help others in need. What would the world be like if everyone put aside their differences and went out of their way to treat each other with love and respect? I'm hoping the "hero" movement sweeps the nation, but I also hope it is not just the day of 9/11 but every day we honor those and step up and be a hero to someone!
Monday, September 10, 2012
Our Weekend
Due to the kids colds we stayed in on Saturday but Sunday they were feeling much better so after church we met Mamaw and Papaw in Salisbury for Mamaw's birthday lunch. I could kick myself for not taking pictures, but the kids LOVED helping Mamaw eat her birthday ice cream! Hope you had a wonderful birthday Mamaw!
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