I spent the day getting stitches in the ER!! Bully for me! You see, in an attempt to be a dutiful mama with a non-screaming child I was making soup for lunch today while holding Otter on my hip. He had steadfastly refused to be set down without delivering a violently loud speech concerning the unconstitutionality of setting babies down anywhere other than a lap. So instead of blistering my ears, I decided to hold him while preparing lunch.
Big mistake.
It seems that opening a pull tab soup can one handed results in an inch long and quite deep gash on one’s ring finger, thereby resulting in a four hour trip to the ER with a baby in tow, 4 stitches, antibiotics, and a finger bandaged about four times it’s normal size. Happily Otter was very good natured, and even went to sit with the admin staff happily whilst I was sewn up. (This is likely because I handed them several packets of Mum-Mums while they were taking him out of the room.)
This is me typing with the over bandaged finger of doom:
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Hmmm…. posting may be slow while I recover… Maybe I should go for more of a pictorial until the stitches come out.
Monkey and I were discussing her new hairdo today. Monkey sighed, solemnly shook her head, and said “Mom, I can’t stand it.”
Thinking I had done her a huge disservice by allowing her to cut off her hair and thereby giving her a hairstyle she couldn’t stand I frantically began to think of ways to make her feel better about her “do”.
There was no need, she followed up her statement with: “I am just so cute!” Looks like the hairdo has increased her self esteem.
Oh! And check this out!! Thank you mom and dad for the hourglass figure!! World, I love my thighs!!!
See the gorgeous long locks of hair cascading down her back?
They are no longer.
This is Monkey now:
Yup, she did it. She donated her long locks to Locks of Love. Isn’t she sleek and gorgeous? She has been talking about doing so for a while, but has not been ready to part with her mane until now. This morning, while chanting “Rats get out of my hair!” during our morning hair brushing, she decided it was time to try a lower maintenance do. Off to the mall we went, where her hair was brushed out, tied into ponytails, and ruthlessly snipped. She had a lot of hair on that little noggin, so two thick ponytails are now tied up for shipment.
She is very happy with her decision and her sacrifice, especially because another little girl became interested in donating when she saw Monkey getting her hair cut. She was very happy that she was helping kids and inspiring others to help kids.
We are very proud of her for her decision, and I look forward to mornings that aren’t filled with the dreaded hair detangling.
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