Yes, you read that right. My dad was moving something outdoors today and was bit by a copperhead snake. He immediately killed it (to bring with him to the E.R.) and got a friend to drive him to the E.R. (he was working at someone's house). They took the snake with them in a bucket. Gross, huh? Anyway, he is in ICU for observation. I'm guessing they'll let him go tomorrow. We were with him for a while today and he is in pain. Dad has a big pain tolerance....this is the same man that my hot water heater blew up on 3 times and singed his eyebrow, eyelashes, and eye. He is always getting hurt, but nothing ever seems to hurt him. Until Mr. Copperhead came along...... His hand is huge, his finger that was bit is blue-ish, and he has been on antibiotics, pain meds, and of course the anti-venom. I feel bad because school starts tomorrow, so I know Meme's stress levels are high because she won't be there. Keep them in your prayers that he makes a speedy recovery! He should be fine....they worry your body will have a reaction to the anti-venom but it didn't seem to be doing that. On a side note, one dose of that is $5,000. Isn't that crazy? Praise God for insurance!
Other than that, our weekend was quiet. The kids and I played in the rain a bit yesterday, which they loved. It didn't start out that way.....but I kind of promised them we'd go out before the rain.....and then I didn't look out and realize it HAD started raining. I couldn't go back on a promise, for fear of a toddler riot. So......we played in the rain and then Daddy had a warm bath ready for the twins when we came in. Fun.....then we jumped on the bed a while. We broke all kinds of rules yesterday for some reason. It was a fun, quiet day.
Today was a bit more hectic because I went to church, then everything started with Dad. We slept late, so there wasn't time to get everyone ready for church. Dustin is great about giving me chances to get out of the house, so today was one of those times. He's an awesome Dad & hubby! Those little bits of time keep me sane, that's for sure.
Tomorrow is errand day, we have to get our milk, we may meet Amanda for lunch, may go see Dad-depending on when he's going to get released, may run in the little deli here for some lunch supplies for Dustin.....Abbey starts volleyball this week-I'm excited. You know how our family loves a ball game! Hunter is 3 now so he's going to play soccer. He's so cute....Amanda asked him if he wanted to play on a team and he said...."Me, on a team?". He's asked everyone in the county to come watch him play-he's so excited. It should be interesting! :-)
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