Such great heights.

Dylan fell off the ladder for the high diving board today. It was scary, we called 911, went in the ambulance, the whole shebang. He is FINE - he will be sore and have a headache tomorrow, but it was still scary. Some highlights for you:

* He asked the EMT to tell him all about Tasers while strapped to the backboard.

* On the drive to the hospital, he and the EMT spent a few minutes trying to figure out how to spell "consciousness." If Dylan, strapped to the board with a possible head injury, had figured it out before the EMT, I would have been frightened.

* Our ambulance got honked at by someone who was irritated that we cut in front of them. WHO DOES THAT??? Our EMT simply remarked, "People are stupid." Sadly, I agree.

* The ER doctor who initially examined him said, "He must have a really hard head." I said, "You have no idea."

* Dylan told the nurse when she asked him if she could cut off his hospital wrist band, "No, I'd rather just rip it off." 2 hours later, he ripped that sucker right off.

* Dylan was very careful to point out which injuries came from his diving board fall and which injuries came from a run-in with the tree in our front yard.

* Dylan wanted to make SURE that he got to choose the movie for movie night. He chose "Transformers." MMMM, I needed some Shia tonight!

* We got to witness true positive sibling attachment tonight. When we got home and we were eating our pizza, Lauren said, "Dylan, maybe you should get up on the couch." He said, "Why?" She replied, "Because you were at the hospital."

* He was mad at me that I didn't remember to bring his shirt and shoes with us in the ambulance. Sorry honey, I thought your brain was going to swell and make you a vegetable, so making sure you had your clothing with you was not a priority!!!

* Advice: Make sure you always carry your wallet with you, no matter how short the trip. I do not recommend going in an ambulance or to the hospital without a wallet. Forget the clean underpants, bring the wallet. Thankfully Joe met us at the hospital so I ended up getting what we needed.

Let me repeat... forget the underpants, bring the wallet.

Always look eye.....

We have pizza and a movie every Friday night at our house. It's become a great ritual and we all look forward to it. Sometimes the kids pick the movie, which can result in "Zoom," starring Tim Allen. Yeah. No need to follow through on that one.

But then there are the nights when WE get to pick. Tonight, we chose "The Karate Kid." For those of you who remember the magic, you KNOW you cried when DanielSan threw The Crane. In honor of tonight's Thompson Movie Night, please allow me to give you the gift of the best movie music montage EVER.



Dylan is totally mesmerized by this movie and we could not be happier!

GET HIM A BODY BAG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The humans are dead...but I may have a future.

We have "Flight of the Conchords" fever here. The only song that has the least amount of dirty words in it is "Robots - The Humans are Dead." Here it is for your viewing pleasure. There are a few times where I cough at *just* the right moment.

Lauren lost her first tooth 2 weeks ago and then lost her second tooth two days later. It was so exciting!

Dylan received his Bear Badge at a Scout Ceremony. He worked hard for it and was very proud of himself.

Gran and Poppy came to see the big event!

They also came to see my big event - I graduated from my Master's program. Don't be too excited. They had us graduate but we still had 2 months left. I had a great time, but driving in to work on Monday morning as if nothing had happened was SUCH a downer! Amongst a group of incredible people in my cohort, I was fortunate enough to win the "Sheldon Louthan Outstanding Graduate Student" Award of my class, and I am graduating with a 4.0 in the program. Those of you who know me from my early academic days, please feel free to roll on the floor with laughter. I sure am!

I have 5 classes left. I can't believe it! Here is a pic of me and Joe celebrating. I'm not sure who is more excited. I think he's more excited. I'm more scared!

So much has changed over the past 2 years. I'm learning how to live by this quote by Carl Jung,

"As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being."

Thanks for helping me with my light.

Speaking of light, here is beautiful daughter volunteering to help peel cucumbers.