Ouch

My sister called me from school yesterday and said, "Come get Josh.". My first thought was flu symptoms since it is already going around these parts. But she continued with, "He fell and bumped his mouth.". Oh well I thought I will go kiss him and love him a bit and he will continue with his day. NOOOO not the case at all. I got there and could hear his crying in the parking lot. Mere was in the nurses office holding a very upset, very sweaty little Josh in her lap while "Miss" Robin was holding an ice pack on his mouth. Bless his heart he was hurt a lot more than I figured. He had been playing at PE and ran to get a ball, tripped and fell mouth first into the hard bleachers in the gym. He knocked out one of his teeth (a baby tooth that was already a bit loose thankfully) cut his lip and bruised his gums and lip. He told me later that the lights went out when he fell. I asked him why they turned out the lights and he said no mama I think I passed out. Wow! I immediately called our wonderful dentist, Dr. Evans, who was at home for his lunch break. He met me in his office a few minutes later, checked J out and sent us on our way to an oral surgeon. How wonderful is it to have a dentist or doctor who will leave from his lunch break to see you instead of making you wait for office hours. He had already made our appointment with Dr. McGinnis before even seeing Josh. We saw the oral surgeon an hour later and were told that he was gonna be just fine, sore for a while but fine. No need for any stitches or x-rays. God sure was watching out for us. In true Josh fashion, he informed me that the tooth fairy needed to bring him a hundred dollars for that tooth. This from the little creep who was angry two weeks ago when he only got "one stupid dollar" for the other front tooth that he lost the normal way. I love my boy. Life is good.

Better Late Than Never

My precious Sara Abbett celebrated her 8th birthday on August 30th. The whole weekend was a blur of birthday parties for her and her sweet friends. On Friday night she spent the night with her friend Kate to celebrate Kate's birthday. They all went to the REL football game where the mini cheerleaders performed at half-time. They did a fabulous job but since it was threatening rain I did not take my camera. Bad mom! I picked her up on Saturday morning and headed to Florence for her friend Lauren E.'s party at Claire's in the mall. The girls all got makeovers and a gift card to spend in the store then had lunch and cake in the food court. Again, no camera! Sunday after church my mom took her to yet another birthday party in Sumter at Chuck E Cheese for her pal Kaley. We finished the weekend with a little gathering of family and a couple of friends at our house to celebrate my girl. It was a busy but fun filled weekend. Happy Belated Birthday to you my sweet Rabbie girl. I love you more with every day. Life is good.

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