Nuggets Along the Trail: December Part 3

Over the years, we've always compared our family life to a wagon train heading west. Just as everyone had to do his part to get to Oregon years ago, so everyone in our family must do his/her part to make our journey through life successful. If somebody climbs in the wagon and lets the others do the work, we just don't make any progress. We all have to pull our weight and work together. Along the trail we find lots of pebbles that make for a smooth ride and some bigger rocks that jar us a little; we hit the occasional pothole that can slow us down. But if we purpose to search diligently, there are countless gold nuggets and precious gemstones along the way as well. This journal is an attempt to preserve some of those precious moments for our children, and our children's children, as together we travel this trail called life.

Thou wilt shew me the path of life: in thy presence is fulness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore. Psalm 16:11

Monday, December 23, 2024

December Part 3

Sunday 12.15

Monday 12.16

Tuesday 12.17

Wednesday 12.18

Thursday 12.19

Friday 12.20

At a skate at the Pekin rink that night, Josh had a pretty solid crash into the rink wall. He didn't remember anything and his stomach felt funny; so we took him to the ED to rule out a brain bleed or something worse than a concussion. It was a really long night.

This was the bright loud waiting room where we initially waited for a CT scan.

After Josh puked a few times (due to the bright loud???), we were ready to take him home for quiet dark rest when somehow they found for us a quiet dark room which helped hugely. No more puking until they took him for the CT scan, which thankfully showed nothing serious, so they sent us home with a concussion diagnosis.

Saturday 12.21 2:33am

3:44am

Very thankful it wasn't worse... with all the hours kids have spent on the ice over the years, it's kind of amazing that this is our first ED visit.

Yes.

Very thankful.

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Mom-isms

When you've got a lot of irons in the fire, sometimes you're gonna get burnt.
Much gain comes to him who hustles while waiting.
Good intentions produce little.
Efficiency is utilizing effective but careful shortcuts for the sole purpose of making more time for the next productive pursuit or service to others.
Laziness is utilizing shortcuts, careful and effective or not, for the sole purpose of making more time for the next selfish or nonproductive pursuit or activity.
Never try to multi-task while giving haircuts.
Carelessness hurts.
I've never met a mess that can't be cleaned up.
God made dirt not to hurt.
When you go on a walk, take gloves and a bag for trash.
Shortcuts usually aren't.
A job done right has been done twice.
When sick children are almost better, we always regret taking them anywhere.
When sick children are almost better, we are always glad we kept them home.