A frog & a fairytale

One may wonder how this title all fits together. It is a story to be told. I may have to consume deep breaths while typing in order to get thru it. You may have to consume alcohol to even feel like reading.

Faith has been at Lamar each day this week for the Superkids program so Will's nap schedule was off. She gets out at 3:00 and Lamar is a trek compared to Regina or Trinity so he needed to nap from about 1:00 -2:30. Well, he decided that idea kinda suxed so he was kinda pill-ish for naps all week. By Thursday, he hit rock bottom. I think he just decided the answer was no.

He screamed and cried when I put him in his crib and before I could turn around, he was at my side. Over & over and over again, I put him in his bed. I was actually very patient! (I know, I was shocked as well.)

On of the many times he got up, he told me he hit his ear jumping out. I caught him once, he looked like a frog leaping out. His ear was red but I did not fall for it. 30 minutes later, it was time to retrieve Faith from camp. As I buckled his happy-not-to-nap-self in the car, I noticed blood on his left shoulder. I gasped as I looked at his ear, it was oozing blood. I told the doc it was gushing but my forever friend Kristi said, "let's call it oozing." I was so thankful she was across the street at her Mom's.

While on the phone with the pedi, they called an ENT and got us in right away. After 2 packs of gum, a busted eardrum, some ear drops and Dunkin Donuts, he was fine. The doc said to give it a week to heal and hopefully his tube did not get pushed further in and his hearing is not damaged. (Please pray!)

Once again, I felt like a super mom!

The bigger problem was the sleeping situation. We put him in the big bed that night, he finally fell asleep but it was pete & repeat for hours between 2 -4:30. I thought he was fast asleep and at 6, I went to check on him, he was passed out on the COUCH in the den. At the moment I did not care, but decided I needed drugs for my head to cope, as I walked in the kitchen, I stepped on something sticky. The child had opened the fridge and eaten watermelon - all over the floor! When I asked him about it, he said, "I tried to clean it up, it was a mess!"

Needless to say, I was a zombie Friday, where was my sweet sleeper? On a happy note, I did not miss Faith's Superkids performance this year like I did last year. Glad I did something right!

Now for the fairytale part, the kids went to the lake with my in-laws. Craig & I ran errands all day and then ate dinner at Suga's . Between the divine food, atmosphere and the new diamond for my wedding ring Tiger bought me, I nearly forgot about Prince William turned frog! It was such a special evening (and 11 years!!!)

We headed to the lake late Friday night and went fishing the next morning. Tiger & frog were discussing sleeping in a big boy bed and probably catching fish too.

The 3 insisted on lily pads! Hmmm...interesting!

Speaking of little miss independent, she is in the trundle bed in Will's room and he is in the big boy bed next to her. Takes one to know one! She should know how to train him, she has done some hopping herself!

Time will tell who is a true Captain!