The kids were supposed to write a short paragraph about what they did over President's Day Weekend. Brooklynn did not mention that her grandparents came to visit, she did not mention that her cousins came to stay for a couple of days because there was a swim meet. She didn't even mention that we went bowling as a family on Monday after all of our out of town visitors left! Ever want to know what left a lasting impression on your child? Ask them to write a short paragraph about their weekend and you'll know! But be prepared, you may not want to hear it!
Here is what Brooklynn wrote, word for word. I didn't change spelling or punctuation. A translation will follow. Be prepared for laughs, or gasps, or both."On Presidints day I my little brother puncht me in the eye the next day my sister therw a pesse of wood and it hit me in the head it hert The next day I got a naill stuck in my foot I got medisin that tasted like wadermelen mixt with unyins."
Translation: "On President's Day, my little brother punched me in the eye. The next day, my sister threw a pice of wood and it hit me in the head. It hurt. The next day, I got a nail stuck in my foot. I got medicine that tasted like watermelon mixed with onions."
Explanation: All of these things happened! They are all true! However, Matthew didn't mean to hit her in the eye. They were playing on the trampoline, and he jumped and she jumped and his hand happened to be in a fist and as she was coming down he was going up and his fist met her eye. Ouch! BUT...it was an accident! He didn't just swagger up to her and lay her out flat!
Rachel did indeed throw a piece of wood and it did hit Brooklynn in the head. Again, another accident. We are demolishing our barn, and Andy had all of the kids outside helping. They were stacking wood slats, and burning the thin, light, small wood shingles. Millions of them it seemed. It was actually one of these small, thin, and light shingles that Rachel tossed over towards the fire, the wind caught it and it hit Brooklynn in the head. Again, ouch! Again, an accident! Rachel did not pick up a 2x4, say, "Hey Brooklynn!" and then whack her over the head with it!
Brooklynn did also step on a nail. You could definitely say that it was not her weekend. She WAS however, wearing boots when it happened. So, I was not a terrible mother sending her outside barefoot! She was wearing boots and just happened to step on a board that had a nail in it. The nail went completely through her boot and into her foot. I immediately checked her immunization record and she was current on her Tetanus shot, got it just last year for Kindergarten so she was good. A few hours later when the pain was still pretty bad, and I noticed that the wound started to look like infection was spreading, I had Dr. Thuernagle prescribe an antibiotic to make sure that no secondary infection could happen. So thus, the yucky medicine that tasted like "watermelon mixed with onions." But hey, at least her foot started feeling better the next day and no more infection!
So. I wonder what Mrs. Clarke must think about our household. From punches coming out of nowhere, to flying wood, to sharp objects impaling little feet...to horrible tasting medicine...it really doesn't sound like that great of a place to be!
Brooklynn is such a crack up, she is hilarious!
Anybody need us to watch their kids? ha ha ha!!!!
