Apply medication then grab a brown paper bag!!

Saturday night we had a major meltdown by Parker (and yes he gave me permission to post about it). You see earlier in the week he was hit in the mouth by a baseball at practice, which caused a huge blister on the outside of his lip and a huge canker on the inside of his lip. He has been miserable all week. So on Saturday, we were at Meranda's softball tournament and Aunt Jackie and Uncle John came up to watch. She asked what I was doing to help Parker's lip feel better to which my answer was "not much". She suggested getting an OTC medication called "campophenique" (not sure of the spelling) that you apply to the sore and it numbs it and takes the pain away.

Well - we bought, we applied - and then Parker read the warnings on the box - BIG MISTAKE!!! "If swallowed, call poison control". Because it was applied to his lip - yes it got in his mouth and yes he thought he was going to DYE!!!!!!!!! No guarantees by Mom, Dad, Meranda made him feel any better and he started to hyperventilate - so I grabbed a brown paper bag, demonstrated how to use it, and gave in to his begging to call poison control. The questions they asked and I answered were

What is your son's name?

How old is your son?

How much does he weigh?

What is the medication expiration date and lot code on the box?

All the while - Parker was sitting there with panic on his face.

The nice lady at poison control was very calm and told me to tell Parker that...

He would be okay....

He would have to swallow a "large" amount of the medication for it to harm him...

Try get his mind on something else....

PHEW - that was a close one - he did live - but he woke up Sunday morning with a very large "swollen" lip - I guess from the medication. I told him movie stars pay thousands of dollars to have their lips look like that - He didn't laugh.....

Happy Birthday Meranda Kay...

I didn't forget Meranda's birthday - just forgot to update the blog.

Meranda Kay Wood turned 19 on Saturday, June 20th. She was supposed to be born on June 10th, but her strong will prevailed even before she was born, and she arrived 10 days late. It was a HOT summer day and she was born at 2:00 p.m. - just after General Hospital was over (that's when I use to watch the Soaps).

She was born in the old Holy Cross Hospital (run by the Catholics) and I was a little bit concerned about that. My room was in the non-smoking section - and the smoking section was the room next door.

I was so happy that our little "cabbage patch" was born healthy and strong. The miracle of birth never ceases to amaze me!

I am so blessed to have Meranda for a daughter! She is smart, funny, pretty, patient, loving, helpful, athletic, spiritual, honest, self-motivated, fiesty, humble, etc., etc., etc. SHE'S THE BEST!!!!!!

Upward and Onward

Happy 6th Grade Graduation to Parker! He survived the year with Mrs. Shepherd - barely!!!!

I knew teachers like her existed. She didn't seem to like Parker from the first day - maybe it was his good looks, his quick wit, his popularity, or that he always did the "butload" of homework she assigned - in any event here comes 7th Grade!!!!

Way to go Parker!