Other Title ideas: Different ER, Same Child, The Rarest Shell: The Earshell
See where this is going? Maybe this photo will help.
So, my son is in summer school and Jenn has to be at work by 2. I get a call from the school nurse at 1:20. She *tries* to tell me that my son has stuck a seashell in his ear...without laughing. She's hiding it well, but I can tell it in her voice. I know she's concerned...but c'mon people, this is kinda absurd. She said that he'd told her he "wanted to see if he put it in one ear, would it come out the other." That's when I started laughing. My son...is a dork, lol.
Jenn calls into work to tell them she'll be late, and I hear laughter when she tells them why.
So I pick him up and we head to the ER, and the whole drive there I'm trying to tell him how important it is that we not stick things in our ears.
Ike: What about for safe keeping?
Me: What? NO...that's why you have pockets...or even a box, I'll buy you a box for stuff like this. Just don't put things in your ear!
We get to the ER. I walk to the desk and tell them why I'm there - they laugh. Yeah, I know, just give me my paperwork so I can begin the long wait that you are famous for.
Obviously they got it out, with no real trouble. Isaac kinda freaked when he saw the forceps, they were shaped like scissors. On the way there he asked if they'd have to cut his ear off - you can see why this did not go over well.
I have to pick up ear drops tomorrow (just remembered them, d'oh!) and probably take Lylli to the doctor. She's had a fever for a couple of days and been sleeping a lot. No visible sign she's sick, like runny nose/cough...just the fever. I'm pretty worried about her.
