Would You Like a Concussion With That?

Check out this adorable little red squirrel carving by SandraHealy. He's very cute and so finely detailed!

The culprit in this case was not a red squirrel, it was a grey squirrel. And that tiny little squirrel was the cause for my daughter spending the night in the Emergency room. How can this be?

Last night we were playing in the almost empty park. My husband decided to let the dog off the leash so she could run around a bit. The kids were scampering around like kids do...skipping, hopping, jumping...not paying attention to anything but themselves. As soon as our dog heard that leash snap off, she was after a squirrel. She's caught them before, so I think she thought she'd add another notch to her belt. So she took off like a shot. My daughter didn't even see her coming since she was facing the other way, but their paths collided, and my big doofus of a dog couldn't zag or zig at the last minute, and totally wiped her out. Pretty much just swept her legs right out from underneath her. To make light of the situation, if we had a video camera, we would definitely win one of those funniest videos shows. It totally gave new meaning to the phrase "ass over teakettle". My daughter fell on her back and it knocked the wind out of her, and bonked her head in the grass. She didn't lose consciousness, but was dizzy and by the time we got home, she was sick to her stomach.

Off to the ER we go.....it was a long night. The doctor said she didn't have a concussion after reviewing her cat scan. I'm not sure how that can be since she had all the symptoms, but that's why he's the doctor, not me! I kept her home today just to take it easy anyway.

So without further ado, Happy Friday everyone!!!

I'm Going Nuts

I need these adorable little squirrel earrings by MoonFaces to round up my nuts for me, because I'm definitely losing them!

"What's new with you?" you ask.....

Well first of all, my husband is on two weeks of leave. That means he doesn't go to work. I love the man to death, but that means, dear folks, that he exists for two weeks extremely bored because he has nothing to do, and he spends that time guided by his stomach....argh. He's eating me out of house and home.

You may remember my earlier post about my dear Betty. Betty is my Expedition. I love her. She was sick. Luckily, she has insurance, so we only had to pay a 'copay' to get her fixed. (Thank goodness for extended warranties!) Well as hubby and I are tooling around town in Lucy (his Jimmy...she's a redhead like Lucille Ball....that's why I named her Lucy..yes, she used to be mine before I got Betty....I digress...) Anyway, as we're tooling around getting our errands done, Lucy decides she isn't feeling well either, and starts doing all this clunking and clamoring. Now mind you, I've been telling hubby about that Service 4WD light for TWO YEARS!!! "But it's just the light.." he says..well now Lucy is stuck in 4WD and we can't get her out. It's not good to drive her on pavement in 4WD, so guess where Lucy went..yup...to the car hospital. Lucy, however, does NOT have insurance. We just got the estimate yesterday...EEEEK!!! It's four digits (not including the cents!) Needless to say, I'm hoping for some very good sales this weekend! LOL So in the mean time, hubby takes off in Betty whenever he feels like it, which is good, because it gets him out of my hair for a bit, but bad because I can't stand when he drives my car. He never puts anything BACK...grrr...

Anyway, couple all this with a planned camping trip to Myrtle Beach, SC to ride go carts for my youngest, Autistic child. Guess what it's doing right now...raining. Guess what it's supposed to do all weekend? Rain. Guess where we'll be? Stuck in a camper (much better than a tent still, but eeeewww..three kids, two adults, a big fat dog, stuck in a camper, listening to the sound of the rain on the metal roof. Nary a craft supply in sight......

I'll update you when we get back Sunday afternoon...if I survive the trip.

Have a great weekend everyone!