Crazy Times

I am taking a Master Gardening class through a local university extension that is 3 hours long, one night a week. Each class member signs up to bring snacks at least once. This week it was my turn to bring snacks and our class topic was vegetable gardening. A friend of mine has a cupcake cookbook that had this Garden Cupcakes recipe. I decided to give it a whirl. I also brought a veggie & dip tray and cheese & crackers.

I took my 5 year old boy into the doctor because he wasn't feeling well and had a strange rash. The first thing she did was look in his ears. She looked in his right ear and said,"his ear tube is coming out, I'll go ahead and get it out. "

Me: "But, he doesn't have ear tubes."

Dr: "There is something blue in there!"

Me: "Maybe he stuck a blue marker in there & colored the inside of his ear."

Dr: "No, there is an object of some kind in there."

Me: "Really??? Son, What did you put in your ear?"

Son: "Nuffing."

The doctor proceeded to pull a small plastic ball the size of a pencil eraser out of his ear. It looked like a ball of dried glue that was colored blue. We still have no idea what it was, how it got there, and how long it has been there. ( possibly as long as a year). I told my son not to put things in his ear because he wouldn't be able to hear very well. He said, "but mom, I can hear just good." I still hope he learned a lesson.

We were not sure what to do with the 4 kittens born in our compost barrel. The last thing we need is more stray cats in our neighborhood. Luckily, the mother decided to move her kittens to a new home somewhere in the woods. The only problem was that she only took 3 of the 4 to their new home and left one little sad kitten behind. I called the vet, friends, anyone I could think of to help us save the kitten. The vet told me how to feed it with a dropper, but I wasn't really prepared to raise a kitten. I have a slight allergy to cats, and I'm not particularly fond of them. Since my kids have failed miserably at keeping the dog fed, I knew we weren't suited to be kitty foster parents. I decided to call the local University Extension office to ask if a 4-H student wanted to raise the kitten as a project. The lady who answered the phone visited with me for a few minutes and I explained the situation. She then reluctantly mentioned that she had a barn cat with a new litter of kittens that was a very good momma. She offered to pick up the kitten and give it a try. I was so relieved and grateful for her kindness. I saw her in town later that evening and she told me that the adoption was successful. The kitten was accepted and fed by it's new mother. I was so happy to be able to report the good news to our kids.

Another photo from Easter morning, featuring or lovely picture of Jesus appearing after his resurrection. I had to take the photo laying on the floor to get this shot.

We hope you all had a wonderful Easter too!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpFhS0dAduc

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Have a HAPPY EASTER!!!

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The latest on a story I blogged about in February. Here's the link http://www.ky3.com/news/local/42495442.html

And if you missed the original story, follow this link http://www.ky3.com/news/local/39424892.html

I thought the comments on the news story were pretty funny! Naked motorcyclist in the winter, only in Arkansas!!!!

I'm actually happy that this was all the damage that was done, bruises and scrapes on her face, elbow, shoulder, and knee. My darling girl took off on her bike to go to a friends house, down hill from us, without permission. She asked me a few minutes earlier to take off her remaining training wheel on her bike. One fell off on it's own, but the one left behind made it a real challenge to balance on the bike. I told her to wait until I was finished cooking dinner, then I would find the tool for the repair. She had a friend over and they took off across the yard pulling the wagon. I thought they were still giving each other wagon rides when I got the phone call....."Your daughter is over here bleeding & crying, she had a bike wreck." Her sister was with her so I said, she'll be fine, just push the bike home. "But, she's bleeding a lot!" So, I grabbed the baby & jumped in the van to go rescue her. She had not only left without permission, but also without her helmet. I was really worried that we would need to make a trip to the hospital that night. I looked her over... luckily, there was no need for stitches or a cast. She was in one piece. Thank goodness!!! Her punishment was, no more bike riding until all her wounds heal. She learned quite a lesson, that I hope she will never forget. I am glad it all turned out good, but now I am even more adamant about the helmet rule. Kids!!!!