Daily Archive for July 2nd, 2007

Breaking News! This just in…

Published on Monday, July 2, 2007 in Claire, From the offline blog and Parenting 101. 0 Comments

Missing: One Barbie Band-Aid
Description:  Hot pink

One hot pink Barbie Band-Aid has disappeared.  Band-Aid was last seen on forehead of toddler prior to and during afternoon nap.  Band-Aid disappeared sometime during afternoon nap, and all attempts to locate said Band-Aid have failed.

Searchers have scoured the entire crime scene, and no trail has been located.  They fear the worst.  The diaper changing crew has been put on full alert and will notify the authorities if a gruesome discovery is indeed found in the next couple of days.

We now return you to your regularly scheduled program, already in progress…

A reluctant expert

Published on Monday, July 2, 2007 in Are you bleeding?, Drama, From the offline blog and Parenting 101. 0 Comments

My sister (who actually has FOUR boys) jokingly called me an amateur. I told her I don’t care. I don’t want to become an expert at handling bloody & gross situations. :) I found out that I can keep relatively calm in an emergency and react appropriately, and that’s all that matters. I don’t need tons of hands-on practice to hone my skills. Isn’t that why we have movies and the Internet? :)

Speaking of being calm, when they got to the house, the firefighters made me sit down, because I was shaking! I didn’t even realize I was. It wasn’t until Claire was asleep that night that I finally broke down and let myself cry. It felt so good to release all that pent-up emotional energy.

My sister said that she’s shocked by the things that don’t bother her anymore. If I had that many kids, I guess something would have to give, and it would be my sanity!