Seven Snippets: My Son the Artist and Halloween Costume Flashbacks

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In case you missed the update yesterday, we got great news about Sarah Kate’s burn. On Monday, the doctor indicated it would need to be debrided again – in fact, they sent her directly to the procedure room when we arrived, rather than an exam room – but upon examination she said it looked great and should heal nicely on its own without further intervention (other than finishing the antibiotic and a little Motrin for the inflammation).

So… good news.

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In addition to that reprieve, she was cleared to play in her softball game on Thursday night, which was a VERY good thing for the team (so we thought). A few of the girls were gone on an all-day field trip and couldn’t make it back for the game, so without Sarah Kate they wouldn’t have had enough to play and would have had to forfeit.

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But … then when we showed up at the field, our team had been given the wrong game time. So it ended in a forfeit, anyway. Oh, well.

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My son is an artist! His medium? Poo. I discovered his talent as a poo-formance artist on Thursday morning when he covered himself from head to toe and then slid across the floor of the living room. After I returned home from taking him to preschool and Sarah Kate to the doctor, I discovered a lovely poo-casso masterpiece on the wall in the hallway.

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But his talent doesn’t end there! When I picked him up from preschool, he had at some point absconded with a ballpoint pen and was sporting an impressive array of body art on his legs. Remember, too, that he is the only kid in his class right now, with a teacher and a para (that I trust completely, in case you were wondering).

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Speaking of quick and … ahem … talented children, I’m working on Halloween costume ideas. Which is to say, I’m thinking about them, not actually doing anything. Devotees will recall that the kids have previously dressed in coordinating costumes.

I’m thinking either Mary Had a Little Lamb or Violet and Dash from “The Incredibles”. Nathan has the “Dash” part down already. He even has the right hair.

And of course Sarah Kate still has the wig from the Harper Lee costume in the “famous Alabamians” play at school last year, although it looks less like Violet and more like Edna Mode.

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Sarah Kate didn’t win the Most Beautiful Eyes Contest. Boo! But she is still the state winner and will receive a few goodies for that honor. Thanks for voting!

Have a great weekend!

This post was inspired by and is linked to Conversion Diary‘s 7 Quick Takes.