My ''half'' thumb

A very sad thing happened . I cut my thumb with a can of referred beans. AND IT SLICED HALF MY THUMB OFF! I screamed 'I HATE BLOOD!! They held on to my thumb tight , it was still stinging. when they took it off I screamed again ! for it was terrible ! about at 8:00 they said I should go to the hospital ops, I turned that white so just put that,

oh never mind it's hospital so anyway I said ''what!'' mom said'' at the very least you'll get stitches'' ''I'm

still not coming '' ''You'll get ice cream'' ''I'm coming!,I'm coming! '' s o we went and the doc said You'll get stitches. for the second time I said W H A T ! so I got 6 shots and 4 stitches. I will never forget this moment off pain.

Okie-Dokey Daddy Day

Okie-Dokey Artichokey!

Today was kindergarten Okie-Dokey Daddy Day.

Nina has been counting down the days to this for weeks. She got all dolled up in her best

cowgirl duds and got to bring her favorite cowpoke (that would be Dave) to school with her. They looked mighty spiffy. I must add that I am proud of Ninas western fringed vest that I made for her. I just cut the sleeves off of a too-small and rarely-worn jeans jacket, added some fringe and viola, or I should say, yee haw, a cow girl vest to get excited about! They also were the only cowkid/cowdad pair to have matching large handmade aluminum foil belt buckles. That Dave wore his with a smile is a tribute to how much he loves his daughter!

At the event Dave was serenaded by wonderful cowboy songs, they hokey pokied together, had a barrel race, ate some cowboy grub (biscuits and gravy) played cowboy games and generally had a rootin-tootin good time. For the barrel race the Dads were the horses and the kids were the riders. The kids had picked names for their horses (Dads) and made name tags. Dave was lucky, he got a cool name, Flash! He said he felt very sorry for the less fortunate Dads who had to wear name tags with Cupcake or Cookie written on them. When the Dads were all worn out a real horse even came to take their place.

Rachel asked what kind of games cowboys might play and I said that they might have lassoing or shooting competitions. However, Rachel thought I said tooting competitions, and for the next ten minutes there was a whole lot of giggling going on as we imagined those rude cowboys with their tooting competitions. I guess that is why Dads were invited today and the Moms had to stay at home.

A Calendar Photo

This year in the Fife family calendar we had May and November and I got to do May. What I came up with has nothing to do with May but oh well. Nor could I think of a decent caption- I wanted something like 'It Came From Dimension X!'

Dad and Grant's Walk-a-thon Outing

Every month I try to take the kids out and do something special with each one, one on one. Last month, Grant and I's outing was to explore the area around Lake Hefner, a huge, local man-made lake to the northwest of Oklahoma City. There's all kinds of boating on the lake, a scale lighthouse, etc. And a walking, running, biking path around the whole lake. We just went on part of it- Missy dropped us off and we started down the trail intending to meet up with her and the kids at a playground a little ways a way.

We walked forever and saw some neat things. We fed the ducks, went on a kind of fishing dock floating in the middle of an inlet, and had lots of fun being together. I think we walked about three kilometers. As we neared the end, Grant broke into a run so I of course had to too.



I had lots of fun and can't wait for this month's outing- we're going to learn about electricity. I'll let Grant tell how it goes.

Guess what Grant brought for Show and Tell. . .

We figured if his classmates could bring their puppies and other various pets when it was their turn for show and tell, Grant could surely bring his little sister.

Happy Halloween!

Pumpkins are all heavy with candy- check. Fingers, hair and clothes all sticky- check. Stomaches are feeling a bit sick-check check check. (Grant actually vomited after gorging on candy at our ward party last night) Looks like Halloween is taken care of for this year!


Grant made a great ninja- a natural poser. Nina was a lovely bride. (Don't ask me who it is that she wants to marry, I promised I would not tell.) Rachel saw Nina's costume and wanted to be a bride too, but I thought two brides were just too many. So we convinced Rachel to be a butterfly. Eventually her costume evolved from a butterfly to a fairy to a butterfly fairy princess, complete with magic wand. A costume is always better if you have a long stick to hit people with! Meg was just cute being herself.

Any one have any advice on how to get rid of the kids halloween candy fast?

H1N1

Swine flu makes me angry. OK, that's not accurate. I am frustrated by such different messages we're getting. We just had a baby a couple months ago and in her 1 week appointment the doctor told us all to get the seasonal flu shot but actively discouraged us from getting the H1N1 vaccine. She said the symptoms can be so mild, that she couldn't say if we'd already had it, and if so, taking the vaccine could be worse for us. Fine, we thought. We went in for a checkup for us parents and the doctor railed against the media for their misplaced emphasis on swine flu, saying that they just wanted something for the news headlines. Great! No worries then.

A couple weeks ago, everyone but the baby and I (we think) took turns having a fever. Mild symptoms. We didn't get it checked or anything, so we're not sure but it's likely that it was H1N1. But of course we don't know.

And yet, the media continues the furor. Doctors are trotted out saying yes, go get it. (This is between stories of how there are no doses available). They're not our doctors! Why should I believe them over the doctor I pay to take care of my family? Or should I only listen to medical advice on the news?

The school claims they will be offering free vaccinations soon if parents want them. (To which I say- how did you get any doses if there are riots outside these places when they run out in 10 minutes? I think our principal has been out of town raiding clinics for doses.) I don't know. Of course I don't want our kids to suffer. What are you doing about H1N1?