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Abigail smacked her foot into a cement block yesterday and ripped the nail off the 4th toe!

now, I don't have a weak stomache for blood and gooey stuff, but even this grossed me out!!

It was one of those

Make my bum tingle, ewww, Hmmm..now what do I do with a half hanging bloody toe? moment

So off we went to the Emerg and sat and soaked her toe in a dish that looked like it was filled with pee to try to get the embedded teeny tiny bits of cement and dirt out.

After 3 hours, the doctor came in and frooze the toe (needle was way bigger than the toe itself!) Abigail tried to convince her not to freeze it, she figured the needle was going to hurt way more than the actual removal of the nail. But the doctor really had to cut around it and manipulate it and it was soo gross, so when the offer of valium came around, I freely accepted it!! I felt much better after that! Although Abigail did have to drive me home!!

We made it home in time for a late supper, with a frozen nailess toe and our (my) pockets stuffed with bandaids, oinment, gauze, an IV pole and a neat kidney shaped metal pan... you never know what you'll need!

It's my birthday!!!!!

It's my birthday!!!!!

Which means I get to choose my birthday dinner!!

I've been thinking about this for months.........

Today's menu:

to start:

Margaritas

Hummus

Scallop and shrimp Cerviche with cilantro and peppers

Gravalax (that frank started 4 days ago..) yum

Red wine

Roasted fingerling potatoes

Duck confit

micro greens with Alan's famous dressing

Old fasioned layered chocolate cake with Expresso balsamic strawberry reduction and cream.

oh yeah baby!!!

Ouch!!

Abigail gave herself a good smuck to the head tonight!

Doing this:

...a roundoff....

...back hand...

..spring...

...back layout..

something she's done hundreds of times I'm sure,

this time she landed on her back instead of her feet! Giving herself a good little bang to her head. She blacked out for a sec, but really thought nothing of it. The coach thought differently and called me to get her! lol

She's fine, she has a headache (go figure) and her neck is sore. She took some Advil, and has been icing her head.

She's all set to go back to training tomorrow as she is heading off to Halifax for the Eastern Canadian Gymnastics Championship on Thursday.

(the only reason I know the full title is because the forms are sitting here beside me! lol)

I'm at the "if your kid hurts yourself you can't sue us part"

oh..apparently she does that layout with a twisty thing added to it now!

Great.. let's add more dangererous things to it..lets add flaming torches...cause your mother isn't already stressed out enough!!!

HAPPY EASTER EVERYONE!!

We had our Easter Egg hunt yesterday, Abigail (aka the bunny) did all the clues. She did a great job and the kids had so much fun.

There were clues hidden in the cat's cage, and in the cellar!

New Swords and new sneakers were found!

And new rubber boots! Notice the black thread attaching them?

and of course, what is Easter with out an elaborate Easter Cake made by the older sisters!!

They did a beautiful job.

They molded the eggs and bunny out of Rice Krispies and even

included bunny poop!

Happy Easter everyone!

My god-daughter Lucy was diagnosed earlier this month with ALL, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. she is only 19 months old!

While she was at the IWK, her brother spent about a week with us! He had a blast, and so did we.

Lucy is doing much better, and is home now. It will be a long 2 years, with Chemo, but she is so strong and has so many people praying and loving on her!!

I made this video for Max's parents while they were away.

Hey Erica and Alan this is for you!

Here is a link to Five Chili Peppers! They are having a fundraiser to bring home thier sweet little boy, Toby. He is 23 months old is in Jiangsu China.

Go on over and show your suport!

Georgia in the hood!

This cat is so weird!!

When she wants to cuddle, she wants to be in your face, carried and spoiled!

Abigail must of carried Georgia for about half an hour!!

Hanlin lost his front tooth this weekend!!

He doesn't quite like the feel of it and asked me to "put it back in"..

ummm.. sorry, no can do..

He's a handsome devil!

With or without the front tooth!