SOOO, in usual Jaybird fashion, what was supposed to be a fun Memorial Day spent hanging at Six Flags having a great time:
Yep. BTW, this is child #2. The very SAME child I just had at the ER last week for a broken toe. Ugh. You can tell from big sister Faith's crossed arms and ANGRY BIRD facial expression, she was less than thrilled to have our Day-O-Fun end in such a spectacular fashion. But end it did, with child #2 (Farrah) passing out due to heat exhaustion..
Happy to report, after taking a little rest-a-roo in the air conditioning, and drinking lots of Gatorade and water, she made a full recovery. Me, not so much. It was my turn to wilt. (No pictures necessary of that disaster!) Anyhow, that's the last time The Husband and I will wait on line, in that kind of heat, just to "validate" our season passes. Never again. What a nightmare!
Hope all of my fellow Americans spent Memorial Day weekend in a much better place than I spent mine!
Congratulations on the awards. I think your blog is fantastic and you deserve them.
ReplyDeleteOh no, sorry to hear you and your daughter got heat exhaustion. I'm glad she's feeling better now though, and that you had a good Memorial Day weekend despite that.
Thanks Clare! I had all the kids sit in the shade, drinking water, while The Husband and I waited in the sun, but I didn't realize how hot she still was until it was too late. And that was just sheer stupidty on my part. Despite all of that, somehow, we did still wind up having a wonderful weekend.
DeleteOh no! Sorry your day didn't go as planned, but I hope you and your daughter are all better now. The heat has been crazy here too!
ReplyDeleteHey Kyra- yeah, we are all better now, thank God. I feel like an ass though, I should know better!
DeleteI'm surprised to hear it's been hot across the pond as well. Do yourself a favor, stay indoors and enjoy the air conditioning. LOL
Funny that Robin gave you an award the same time I did. Did you know she's one of my CP's?
ReplyDeleteI'm so sorry for the heat exhaustion drama. I hope you guys are doing better (and that toe, too).
Thanks- and no, I didn't know she was your CP. How funny! You guys are the best.
DeleteLOL! Your poor daughter. Talk about a day gone to heck. I hope you managed to have a little bit of family fun.
ReplyDeleteYes, we did. She is doing fine now. Not too excited about going back to the amusement park though.
DeleteThe more crazy the times the better the stories.
ReplyDeleteThat's for sure. We were laughing all day long, despite the drama. :)
DeleteCongrats on the awards! And I'm glad your daughter is alright. Ah, the reality of family fun! :) The weekend had me wilting too. I'm not a hot weather person.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much. And, it wasn't just normal NJ hot, it was Africa hot! Hate that kind of humidity, no wind, stiffling kind of weather.
DeleteOh, poor child #2! Glad she's feeling better. :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the awards and thank you so much! I will try to get this posted soon. :)
You're welcome Rachel! She's totally fine now. I know this because she is back to being a sassafras..LOL
DeleteThanks very much!! And I love everyone's facial expression in that photo. Glad she's okay.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome Mike. You deserve it. :)
DeleteMy oldest daughter's face says it all. LOL
Yikes! That sounds like such an unlucky day! Hopefully she gets better very fast.
ReplyDeleteHi Leslie- thank you so much for the follow! Welcome to the Bird's Nest. So glad you popped in.
DeleteThank you, she is back to fighting with her sisters, so I'm pretty sure all is back to normal, LOL.
Glad she was all right. That's another reason I'm not crazy about amusement parks. It's too hot to be outside!
ReplyDeleteThanks Alex!! She is much better now. No more amusement parks for us, for a long while!
DeleteOh you poor thing.. more poor thing to you rather than your kids because the thought of dragging my butt around an amusement park on a blistering hot day. It would have totally been me on that hospital bed! I think I'd rather slice my wrists and bleed to death rather than go to Six Flags.. maybe even shove matchsticks under my fingernails... maybe even, ok, I can't think of anything else. Except to say THANK YOU for the tremendous award! You rock, Jaybird, and you're such a better mommy than me.
ReplyDeleteYou are too kind! Not feeling the good mommy thing right now; I totally should have known better! My poor kid... And I got sick as well. (I am usually better in the heat than the rest of the fam, but man, it was freaking AFRICA hot that day!) Learned my lesson though, NEVER AGAIN!
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