Stitches

Normally, if I called a Blog "Stitches", one would assume I meant............

.......... the 72 stitches I would cast on for a sock - like this pair that Mommy picked this year.  But this time it is something different..........

............. here is your clue!  This is little Curtie sitting in the ER after an unfortunate event.  He had some friends over and they were all playing and having a wonderful time.  Our little superhero jumped off the sofa - slipped on his way off and did a head plant into the coffee table!  By the time Mommy got to him, he was bleeding profusely from a head wound.  A mop up was done, some gauze and adhesive tape were applied and he was bundled into his coat for a ride to the local hospital.  After getting the gash cleaned up by the kind staff at the ER.............

...... it looked like this - ouch!  But - look at how brave he is being - not a tear (or a smile).  After waiting for a while for some freezing ointment to take effect, and some more help from the ER staff.....

..... the deed was done and our brave little guy had four stitches!  He got a bandage put on before he was released.  Mommy says he has a bruise on his nose and a black eye ( I think we can see the beginnings of that in the pic), but other than that seems fine.  Yesterday, since the boys are on March break this week, Mommy and Daddy were taking the boys on a trip to the city they were born in to see some of the sights and maybe do some shopping.  Today Mommy and Daddy were having a March break and left the boys at the day care to get away for a romantic visit to Niagara Falls.  So.... I haven't heard from her - which probably means all is well.  Meantime..... it has been.........

..... absolutely marvelous being in Florida the last couple of weeks.  The temperatures have been in the high eighties and a couple of days ago we saw a 91F!!!!!  Poppa has been taking advantage of the wonderful weather to catch up on some reading, and............

.... Crunchie and Squeegie joined him!  What else has Poppa been up to - well more on that later!