She agreed to this

At least that's what the kids that did this say:

ER visit #9

Nate and I went with Toby to a fireside featuring Randall Wright the other day. Aspen was babysitting for some friends, who went with us. Just as we were leaving the stake center, I got that phone call that I'd always worried about: Aspen called, frantic, with kids crying in the background. Poor Aspen had stepped on a needle and it was stuck in her foot. She couldn't pull it out. It hurt, a lot. We were a half an hour away. So I stayed on the phone with her, trying to calm her down, and the 5 children she was babysitting.

It wasn't just a little needle. It was the kind of needle you tie a quilt with: 2 1/2 inches long and quite thick. It went two-thirds of its length into her foot. It hit the bone and bent a bit.

OUCH!!

Nate pulled it out with some pliers. And it just kept coming, and coming, and coming.

Of course, Aspen hadn't had a tetanus shot since she was 4. So we made a late night trip to the ER for a booster. And though this shot causes most adults to cry for days, Aspen's arm hasn't even been sore. I guess that makes up for stepping on the needle - just a bit anyway.

A Day in My Life

6:50 am alarm goes off, press "snooze"
7:15 am realize I overslept and get up, find that Nate is staying home today because he's sick
7:20 am make Isaac's lunch, do meds, prayers, etc
7:30 am take Isaac to school, go into the school to drop off my assigned crate of water balloons for field day.
7:50 am make Aspen's and Hazel's lunches, console Hazel - who is sad because I didn't come and wake her up (I was dropping off Isaac)
8:00 am convince Hazel that she must eat her left-over dinner from last night (house rule) before she can eat a muffin and/or cereal
8:10 am take Aspen to school (late - her fault)
8:20 am get a muffin for Hazel, get her dressed, hair fixed, teeth brushed
8:40 am assign Toby his school work, leave list for him
8:45 am take Hazel to school
9:15 am work at the popcorn stand at the elementary school's field day
11:15 am come home and shower after a rather warm field day
11:45 am check email, blogs, etc.
12:05 pm correct Toby's homework and finish assigning math and spanish for the day
1:00 pm make and eat my lunch
1:45 pm pick up Hazel from school
2:15 pm stop at the grocery store
2:40 pm pick up Isaac
2:45 pm realize the grocery store gave me someone else's bag
3:00 pm get snacks for everyone, referee kids, watch DVR'd show
4:00 pm pick up Aspen
4:10 pm play connect four, memory, and old maid with the kids
4:30 pm Isaac's meds
5:30 pm watch tv, find some dinner for the kids
6:15 pm go with Nate to the bank, the bookstore, Pho Hoang's (craving some pho), Blockbuster and Best Buy (even though it's just errands, it's nice to be with Nate without tired kids)
8:30 pm put kids in bed
9:15 pm watch a show
10:30 pm go to bed

And start all over again tomorrow.

Hazel's Dance Recital

For the past year, Hazel has gone to dance class once a week. She learned some tap and ballet. Last Saturday was her dance recital. Her class danced to Little Mermaid's "Under the Sea". She did a wonderful job and had a great time.