Kentucky, Stitches, and Bison

Our Labor Day weekend started off GREAT! We had planned to stay home, do nothing, and just lay around the house. Saturday morning, Jules woke up wanting to call her MiMi. Jules: "Mimi, will you come and get me; I'll pack my bags; I love you." in the sweetest voice every. You would think that we beat our children the way they never want to stay home. Both love spending the night at anyones house--I almost think a stranger could take them and they wouldn't care. So, of course after the pitiful phone message, we decided to pack our bags and head to Water Valley, Kentucky.

We got to Eric's parents, unloaded the van and then, of course, made our trip to Wal-Mart. I promise that is the scariest Wal-Mart I have ever been to in my life. The lady at the checkout counter looked like this or maybe this . Both of these pictures are by far better, and less scary than the lady checking us out.

Saturday night, we spent having dinner at one of Eric's family's homes. Wonderful food--fried okra, cream corn, salad, baked ham, sweet tea--yummy!! But, after eating homemade ice cream--some kid (not sure who he belonged to) came screaming out from behind the barn with blood running down his face. He had taken a line drive to the forehead. They calmed him and the mom's down and then proceeded to take him to the dinning room table to super glue his head back together--yes, you read that right. They super glued his head back together!!! With regular super glue they found in the kitchen junk drawer.

Sunday, we spent the day hanging out at the in-laws and just doing nothing. Later, we took a trip to Columbus Belmont Park (Eric's mom is the park manager there) and had supper of corn dogs, cheese fries and milkshakes. The kids played putt-putt and just ran around chasing each other. Then it happened. Jules took a tumble and busted her chin open. As soon as I saw it, I knew we had to go to the ER. Well the park is about 100 miles from any type of civilized hospitial. With Eric driving though, we made it in about 30 minutes. I was more worried about a freak out with senior pictures in about 14 years and a gapping scar than any real permanet damage. The staff there was amazing. As soon as we got there they immediatly took us back. Jules was a nervous wreck and I wasn't that great either. She was very brave and let me take a picture and even smiled.
I think I cried as much as she did when they gave her the shot so they could stitch her up. Four tiny stitches, three Hannah Montana stickers, an a sponge bob sticker later, she bebopped on out of there telling the nurses that she was never going to hurt her chin again. (I'll have some good shots later of the stitches). She was very brave and hasn't complained at all about any pain. Her biggest concern is what type of band-aids to put over it next.

And the bison--we made a pit stop on the way home Monday to see the Bison and Elk at LBL. The kids loved it (I think Eric did too). We didn't see any Elk, but saw a ton of Bison cooling off in one of the ponds. It was neat to see them up close.