Feeling Better

For those who care, I am feeling much better today. I must have had a sinus infection that was putting pressure on my very sensitive teeth and gums.

I went to a dinner for my husband's school last night. We go because it's free. I like free. Plus, I get to dress up. This year, Splitcat hosted a table, so my sister and her husband came, My grandmother, Splitcat's parents and brother, and two strangers(one was a mom of a student). This is a fundraising dinner. Last year the speaker was Oliver North. This year was Zell Miller. I was a little confused why Zell, a Democrat, was speaking. But after he spoke I understood. He was very good. He spoke on the loss of morality in today's society and how that affects schools. He supported christian education because it allowed the teaching of moral standards and general decency. He apparently got reacquainted with the Lord in recent years. He was still uncomfortable talking about his faith, but he realized how important it was to share, and not hide his light under a bush. I am fairly good at detected falseness, but he was so completely genuine, it was refreshing. It is amazing how a relationship with the Lord can change a person's life.

The food was ok. It was free. A former student gave a testimony and sang. It was really beautiful. So, a nice time was had by all. And Splitcat and I had our pictures made with Zell. With my heels on, I was taller than both of them.

Guess where I went today...

If you are a faithful reader, you'll know. Yes, I went to the emergency room. Except this time it was for myself. I started having an excruciating ache in my upper jaw yesterday. Normally I can take some pain reliever and it's ok. And that worked the first time. But shortly after going to bed, it wore off. My mouth started throbbing so I got back up out of bed and took some more medicine. This time it didn't help. So I was up all night. I found some boots I want and got to watch Bend it like Beckham. But mostly I tried to refrain from hysterics. The pain would occasionally subside, then come throbbing back worse than ever. By this morning I was in tears everytime the pain started up. Since I have a pretty high level of pain tolerance, and it was reducing me to tears, I decided I better go to the er. They weren't terribly helpful. Their best guess was an infection of some sort. Which was my guess, since the pain is above where I had extensive dental work done last winter. So they gave me an antibiotic and some percoset, which has me pleasantly giddy and 97% pain free, so if my writing seems strange, that's why. Soon I will be blissfully asleep. If I still have pain in 3-5 days I need to go to the oral surgeon. So all you people who pray, please pray that I don't have to go, that this antibiotic will kill whatever the problem is. If you like creative miracles, feel free to pray for three new teeth.

In better news, I gave my husband a digital camera for his birthday, I also got a photoprinter that will be virtually free once I send in the rebates. It is a compact, 5.1 mp camera. It made him very happy. He's been snapping nature pics every chance he gets. so now I can post photos more often of different things.

Well, the eyelids are drooping. So I best be going. Peace

Tagged Again!

I've been Tagged...

1. Delve into your blog archive.
2. Find your 23rd post (or closest to).
3. Find the fifth sentence (or closest to).
4. Post the text of the sentence in your blog along with these instructions. Ponder it for meaning, subtext or hidden agendas...
5. Tag five people to do the same.

Well, my last entry was my 23rd. So let's see.....

It sounded like her "P. just took something from me" scream.

Hmm, hidden agendas and subtext. I sense a sigh of resignation that my child likes to utter ear piercing, glass shattering screams with or without provocation. Obviously, P. takes her stuff pretty frequently, since that situation has its own scream. I'm not sure there is any hidden meaning to the sentence.

So... I tag......

4boydad
Splitcat Chintzibobs

I don't know anyone else who blogs.

Guess Who Can Reach the Kitchen Counter! OR Another Exciting Unplanned Visit to the Doctor

For my husband's version go here

Here is my version

It was a typical day trying to get everyone out the door to take P. to school. I issued orders to wait at the top of the stairs while I got my shoes and P. some socks. While looking frantically for the previously mentioned items, E. started screaming. Since she screams about everything, I assumed she was just mad. It sounded like her "P. just took something from me" scream. So being the loving mother that I am, the first words out of my mouth were, "P.! giver her back my purse!"(cause she was holding my purse, and now she wasn't) He handed it back to her, but she was still screaming and rubbing her eyes. As I approached the unmistakeable scent of orange cleaner wafted through the air. Sigh. Yes, she sprayed herself in the face. Later in the day I questioned both children, because I realized that P. may have done it. But E. said he didn't.

I am typically calm in an emergency situation(unless it involves vomit or roaches), so I quickly stripped her and threw her in the tub. I ran water down her face for a couple of minutes, then ran and phoned the dr. They gave me the number for poison control. The atlanta poison control people are very nice. I was relieved to hear that the cleaner she used was not caustic and would not burn. But I was told to flush her eyes for another five minutes and to call back if they didn't show signs of improvement in 30 minutes. Then the man told me how to flush her eyes.

I had to wrap her tightly in a towel and lay her in the tub. Then I had to pour tepid water over her eyes. This sounds easy. But a 36 lb 2 yr old is a formidable foe. It also didn't help that all I kept picturing in my mind as I poured water in her eyes, was a framed picture of Ophelia by John Everett Millais. This was heightened by the fact that I had kept the water running and a loose toy was preventing the water from draining. I was concentrating on keeping the water out of her nose and mouth, so I saw the water rising, but wasn't overly concerned until she suddenly starts freaking out(well, freaking out worse than she already was). I guess it hit her ears. At this point she also managed to free her legs from her towel wrap. Have you ever given a cat a bath? This was a similar experience. And it hadn't been anything like five minutes. Once I got the tub drained, she laid relatively quietly again.

I was impressed at how well she took it. She even kept her eyes open for me. So when the phone rang(the nurse at the dr. office) I decided we had all had enough. I don't ever want to do that again. Thankfully, she hasn't held it against me. But that night she kept whimpering in her sleep. I told my husband that she was probably dreaming about me drowning her.

A not very quick trip to the dr. revealed no lasting damage, but they did a cool test where they put dye in her eyes and used a black light to see if her eyes were scratched. Thankfully, they were not. A trip to McD's soothed all our souls.