Is ANYONE Going to DIE?

I know this sounds crazy but for years we had a standing date at the Urgent Care/ER  every holiday. It never failed we would be at a BBQ/Holiday party and one of the kids would fall and someone would start to bleed and we would be all " Thanks for inviting us we needed to go to the ER now. It was nice seeing you again." As we rushed out of the home of our friends and over to the ER. I am not saying the kids are Klutzes but they are boys. The Skunk Ape took his first trip to the hospital at 9 months you can see that story here. Justin made it until 9 moths too at which time he contracted both the Measles and Chicken Pox at the same TIME! Never go on an airplane with a child under 1 year old is what I learned from that. At one they get all sorts of immunizations that protect them from the diseased people on a plane. I knew were were at the Urgent Care a lot when we walked in one time and the staff greeted us by name and asked " Which one this time?" We have had stitches, sprains bruises and projectile vomiting. Doesn't that sound like fun? One time the Skunk Ape came home with half his face missing. The school didn't EVEN call me. He told them he was ok and they BELIEVED him! His friend was so traumatized by looking at Josh that his mom called me to make sure that he was REALLY okay.

So eventually Agent Daddy came up with a litmus test for our kids. " Are you Bleeding, Barfing or have a Broken Bone? Then why are you crying?" This is how we tell if we need to say our goodbyes quickly at a party or if we just need to calm down a child who is not getting his way, or is being picked on. This evolved in to Agent Daddy explaining before we left for a party " We are having a blood free day today." People would hear us and laugh but you know it is good to have goals. And we have actually achieved that goal on several occasions. And we feel pretty darn good about it.

Now I have completely lost control and I ask myself " Is anyone going to DIE if I don't do this TODAY?" if the answer is no then I know I can wait until later. No use getting all worked up over an artificial time line right. So if you see that I haven't posted for a while then you will know that I asked my self...