The Family Side of Fire Life
The exchange this morning:
FireMom: Do you know what today is?
BigBrother: *yawn, stretch* No.
FireMom: It’s the twenty-eighth!
BigBrother: *big smile* Oooh!
FireMom: Do you know what that means?
BigBrother: I GO TO SCHOOOOOOOOL!
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After he got dressed and was ready to go, way ahead of schedule.
BigBrother: Can we go now?
FireMom: No, we’re waiting for Gramps and Grandma to come watch [...]
That’s right. BigBrother is starting preschool. On the 28th of August. Okay, well, that first day is just a short orientation to turn in all of his paperwork, re-meet the teachers and “get acquainted” with one another. He heads off for two and a half hours on September 2nd. He’s excited. I’m nervous. LittleBrother is [...]
BigBrother is home from the hospital. Diagnosis: croup. He got a popcicle and is happy… back in bed. Picking up medicines tomorrow. Please keep praying that he has a speedy recovery, that LittleBrother doesn’t get sick and that I can handle all of this recent chaos in our home.
FireDad just rushed BigBrother to the local hospital. His “innocent” cold turned into a respiratory problem sometime between 7:30 and 9:15pm. He woke up, hysterical, coughing and unable to breathe very well. While our hospital of choice is in the next city over, FireDad didn’t want to chance the trip. Yes, he sounded that bad. [...]
