Comic Relief

I am not sure I will do any of these stories justice but I will do my best to explain what really happen as best I can.................

Things I have learned in life..........

If you are too busy, you are never too busy to stop and go to the bathroom contrary to popular belief. The other day I did the usual routine. Got up and 5:30am, showered, dressed, got Jack, Katie and Maddie dressed, went down stairs, got every one's coats on, walked Jack and Maddie to the neighbor's, drove Katie to school and made my jaunt to work. Please note I never went to the bathroom. At about 8:00am, I walked to the third floor where my office is and suddenly realized I had to go to the bathroom. As I unlocked my office I realized I could no longer wait. However, my office is the furthest distance to the restroom.

By the time I go to the bathroom I thought I was going to explode. I practically run to the restroom. I sit or should I say slammed my self on to the toilet seat only to discover the cleaning crew had been there last night and they left the seat up. Talk about a shock to the system and excruciating pain. I had slammed down so hard I bruised the back of my leg near my buttock. For the last week, ever time I sit to pee I am reminded of my stupidity for not looking because I the pain I feel in the muscle in my leg. I hit just the right way to bruise the muscle and make it very tender.

Not to be out done by my son.........I discovered that he comes by things in his life honestly. Remember to keep your eyes open all the time.

We, he, Maddie and I, were on our way to a Doctor appointment for Maddie. We were going to The Jeff Gordon Children's Hospital to see one of Maddie's specialist's. Jack has never made this trip with me before and with good reason, but it could not be avoided. Knowing how Jack would be with his 2 million questions wanting to know about everything and that fact that he has never been to this hospital or doctor before I knew it would be a challenge.

Never in a million years did I ever think I would laugh so hard. Everything about the hospital is unique even the parking garage. So we are travelling from the parking garage to the speciality offices on foot on the hospital grounds. Maddie is in the stroller, Jack is behaving hanging on to the stroller and walking right next to me. We get to the front entrance and Jack is truly amazed. There is a turn style type door that starts spinning via motion detector as we get up to the door. Jack thought that was soooooo cool.

As part of the design to the door there is a section of the turn style once you are in and walking with the door that has a little step up. Jack thought he could step up on it and ride it till the opening that lets us inside. Little did he know that the cleaning crew had done such and excellent job this little step up was enclosed in glass, no access to it. As he took a running start to step up it all happened so fast there was nothing I could do. It was like a cartoon. He bounced off the glass and went flying back. I would have paid money for the hospital security video. He is fine and sustained no really injury except his pride. The worse part about the whole thing is that I, his mother, could not stop laughing. I was almost in tears asking if he was ok.

When we left the appointment he never let go of the stroller until I opened the van door to get in and go home.

Last week provided a little comic relief in all of the other stressful chaos. I hope it provided a little giggle for everyone else too.

TTFN~