Injuries

A is missing half of his fingernail.  The rest will soon follow.  Here is the story:

Last week I gathered the kiddos for a fingernail cutting party (sounds fun, no?).  First J, then N, and lastly A.  He did fine with his first 8 fingers, wiggling and squirming, but nothing out of the ordinary.  However, when I got to this one (his right hand ring finger), he would not let me cut it.  I had to hold him down to let me finish the last 2.  While cutting, I saw that it was a little yellow and blue.  So I've kept my eyes on it.  Ummm, Monday I saw that the nail was coming off.  After a quick call to our personal medical advisor (read, Grandpa), we trimmed it.  While trimming, I learned that it was off all the way to his cuticle.  So we've been trying to keep it covered with a band-aid, so that the rest of it will not be cruelly torn off.  But A wants nothing to do with a band-aid, so we're struggling.  The sad part is, I HAVE NO IDEA WHY IT'S COMING OFF.  NONE.  I'm sure he cried when it happened.  But which crying time was it?  DH says that I need to get used to it.  He is a boy and boys will be boys. So, he's had a black eye that I have no idea how he got, and now a missing fingernail.  Poor boy!

Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

I've been using this website to find little known and often made up holidays to celebrate with the kiddos.  We don't celebrate everyday, but when there's one that looks like the kiddos would enjoy the celebration, we do something.  So, when I saw that there was an Ice Cream for Breakfast Day, I knew the kiddos would love it.  So, we celebrated Ice Cream for Breakfast Day on the 5th.  In an attempt to make it healthier, we included it with waffles and strawberries, with a side of sausage.  The kiddos really enjoyed it!  (The adults did, too!)  We'll be adding it to our calendar for next year!

Artwork Boards

 I recently finished these artwork boards for the older kiddos.  The boards?  $0.99 "as is" shelves from IKEA.  A's was already blue, even.  Talk about simple.  And now, I don't have random pieces of artwork hanging chaotically on my walls with sticky stuff.  Each kiddo is limited to 3 pieces on display.  The rest of it is 3-hole punched and put into an "art binder" for looking through (A doesn't really care.  So his binder is empty.  He knows it's his, but he won't allow anything to be put inside.  Kind of funny).  When it gets too full, it can be slimmed down (with or without help).  N is very excited about her binder.  And her board, actually.  And in a couple of years, it will be easy to create a board for J - unless I come up with something new by then :).