Can You Hear Me Now?

My little bug got tubes in her ears yesterday morning.  We had to be at the hospital at 6:15.  In my attempt to ease her fears I told her that she would be getting a mask on her face just like they did when she had Croup and that would be it.  Well, to say she freaked out would an understatement.  I think I may have just added to her anxiety over the whole ordeal.  She cried and cried through the whole informational intake portion of the trip.  She was not the least bit happy about the hospital gown and only perked up a little when that silly doctor came in to she her and the nurse gave her stickers and put Sponge Bob on the TV.  The staff was just wonderful with her when it was time to take her from us for surgery.  They brought in a princess crown with pink feathers all over the base of it and asked if she would like to wear it (that got her attention).  Then they asked her if she would like to ride on the bed and pretend it was her carriage.  She excitedly agreed.  The anesthesiologist entered the room and bowed while saying "my liege".  As they wheeled her down the hall and away from us all of the staff they passed either bowed at her or did the princess wave.  She left us with an excited smile on her face....I, however, did not have a smile on my face.  I was very relieved that the procedure did not take very long.  We were called in to see her as soon as she woke up.  The nurse said that she did a great job.  When we came in she opened her little eye's and said "I didn't know I was still at the doctor".  She immediately asked for a Popsicle and a movie.  We were released right away.  Evangeline and I spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon relaxing, napping and watching TV.  She asked for pancakes at lunch time and I happily made them.  She was back to her old self after her nap.  Ammie surprised her with some flowers, which she really enjoyed.  Ammie and I found her later curled up in her window seat with her flowers sitting in her window.

Evangeline had a May Basket for me when I picked her up from school on May 1st.  It was such a pretty day and they had spent a good deal of it playing outside.  She was filthy.  We played some more outside when we got home.  She loves digging in the rocks in our yard.  We planted the flower from her May Basket.  We had fun.

We also colored with chalk.  She told me that she practiced all day learning how to draw chickens.  She thinks anything to do with a chicken is just hysterical.  Particularly chicken fingers and chicken pocks.  When she is being silly she will just yell out the words "chicken pock" and then just crack up.  (I never want to forget the time last fall when we went with Ammie to the Mexican restaurant in town and I read the menu to her.  As I was listing off the kids choices I read the words "chicken fingers" and she just burst out in laughter.  It took Kyle, Peggy and me a minute to figure out what was so funny.  Oh my goodness, it was priceless.  She just thought that was the most absurd thing.)....Anyway, the other day I was explaining to Evangeline what Chicken Pocks were and that Mommy and Daddy had them when we were little, but she probably would never have them because she got a shot to protect her from Chicken Pocks.  I could see her little wheels turning and she asked, looking very confused, "they shot the chicken?"

Kyle and I have been going nuts around here lately with all of Evangeline's hair accessories!  She has so many bows and hair ties in addition to her jewelry that I haven't quite figured out how to organize.  She loves to get them out and play with them.  We find them all over the house and car.  Just when I think I have them all corralled, I find another pile.  I keep telling myself that I'm going to put them up somewhere, but then again, I hate to stifle her creativity.