The First Day of Spring Break

Isn't this a lovely building? Not so lovely when you spend 5 hours in it. This is the New Emergency wing of Silver Cross hospital. Last night, at about 6:30, right after dinner, and before 7pm bedtime, the kids were playing outside in the back yard. Jimmy fell down and cut his head. It wasn't as bad as last time he cut his head (back in October), but it was still a little gapey.

So, I loaded up all 5 kids, and we headed out the door. Brent was off work for the day, he being sick. About 20 minutes before, he had left for the doctor. His cell was turned off. We got checked into the ER a few minutes before 7pm. Luckily they had a kids waiting room. The had a kiosk with 3 different video games that the kids could play. They had a TV, which of course was turned to something other than what children would want to watch. And they had a play table for little kids. If we had to wait somewhere, this was the place to wait.

We finally got ahold of Brent, and he came up to get the kids at 9pm. Jimmy was so upset that his Dad had finally come, but left him there. He was crying and saying "Mama...mama.. (pointing at the door) Dada....Dada.. Poor thing.

Then, Jimmy and I waited. And waited. And waited. Finally, at 10pm, he fell asleep. We were called to the back at 10:30pm. The doctor came to see us at 11:20. The nurse washed his wound at 11:30. The doctor decided that it needed only medical glue, not stitches. We got the glue at 11:40. We were discharged at 11:50. We were home by 12am. Wow, that was fun.

"Tell My Father"

Silly Faces at Lunch

Here's Pirate Tom. Ahoy matey!

Here's Eme making a funny face with the green ballooon!

And Tom with an Apple Face.

Joe's tonsils!

Jacob didn't want a silly face, just a nice on to show Aunt Sue.

And Jimmy is always silly, even if he isn't trying.

Civil War Presentation

Today, we went to A.O. Marshall Elementary school and did a presentation on the Civil War for the 4th and 5th graders. Well, mostly Brent did. I just went to wear my dress. It was pretty fun. He had a whole power point presentation. It was very nice.

Here are a few of the student in the class. They are the 4th graders, Jacobs class. We gave him the camera, and told him to take some pictures.

And here are a few pictures of me!

And Jacob, thank you so much for the extreme close-up of my nose! Way to go, son.

We're Going on a Walk!

Jimmy on the Table

Biscuits and Gravy

Eme on the Trampoline

Jacobs 2nd Orchestra Concert

Jim

What a precious face, even if it is messy!

I'm Dirty, and I Don't Care

So Whatcha Got Under Your Hood?

Army at the Auto Show

Auto Show Video

Weird Al Song

Flute guy

Jims Smile

He saw the camera, and gave me his best smile. OK, so it's not the best pose, but he was trying!

Posed Fight

No, he wasn't really getting them. They just like to play around. Silly boys.

Stairing down the Barrell

Jacob and Tom liked this picture, and thought that I should post it. That would be a scary site to see in real life, eh?

Civil War Underpinnings

Check it out. Here are the underpinnings that were worn in the Civil War Era. First, you have the chemise. It's like a big undershirt/slip thing. Then, you have the drawers (like bloomers, but with an open crotch). Those go over your chemise. Then, you have either a Stay, or a Corset. I made a stay. It's the precurser to the Corset. More comfy. Look how big my butt looks with all the layers!Next, you put on your petticoat. It's like a big waist slip. Then you add either a hoop (cage), or a corded petticoat. I made the corded petticoat. It's starched to stand out. Much easier to deal with camp and kids. Then, you put another petticoat over the corded petticoat to hide the lines of the cords. Then you have your dress. Then your apron. Holy cow! What a lot of layers!

But it sure makes a nice shape when you get your dress on!