Chins, Fingers, Mouse Dog and Auf Wiedersehen

Well it was not a boring weekend, that's for sure. I'll start with the chin -- we were at a friend's birthday party Saturday and towards the end, Corben's chin collided with a little girl's head. Corben's chin must be made of iron, since he only had a small split (not even stitch worthy) that didn't even bleed. The little girl, well she has a nice 2 inch (maybe more) cut on her head that bled PROFUSELY!! They rushed off to the hospital and she was fine after 10 staples. Even better is that they are in the same 2nd grade class - they had good stories to tell today. Corben is now the "crimson chin" or "chin-of-steel." Here is his wound (2 days later)
The finger, well Madison decided last night to test her heat tolerance for fingers on a light bulb -- the bulb definitely won and she has a nice little blister on her finger. As tired as she was, even through the tears, we HAD to read scriptures before she would go to bed, and she repeated her part through the sobs. I'll post a picture after she gets up from her nap.

The dog catches mice! I scored big time with Lexi....there are little mice or voles around this area, and it seems they might be taking a liking to my garden area (which needs to be cleaned out). She has caught maybe 4 or 5 so far, and tries to use them as toys. The first one she caught she played a little rough with, since it's whole back end was paralyzed. I had to take it to a neighbor to quickly dispense of it, I didn't have the heart to kill it even though it's a nasty yard mouse.

(click on the picture to see the mouse at the end of her nose)

So long, farewell, auf wiedersehen, GOODBYE!! Christine has a new home/family and it isn't with us!