Inspired...

I have to write a 30 page paper for one of my final classes for my Bachelor's Degree. I have been stewing over what to write about, not really feeling passionate about any particular topic.
I have finally decided to write about the impact of global warming and the importance of living "green." I am going to propose to incorporate these ideas into the school's curriculum. I have just begun the research process and rented the movie "An Inconvenient Truth" by Al Gore. I had heard good things about the movie, but didn't really know what to expect. It was incredible!!! I am completely inspired by the movie, and feel more passionate than ever about this issue. Al Gore does an excellent job outlining the facts of global warming and the ever changing impact it has on our Earth.

If you haven't seen this movie...GO SEE IT!!! :)

Boys will be boys...

Gavin decided at the beginning of the week to stick something up his nose (without me knowing it!) I noticed his nose was hurting him at the beginning of the week, but I thought it was just sore from being runny all the time. I asked him about it and he kept telling me "there was a part of his bed in his nose..." I didn't really get what he meant, and I couldn't see anything in his nose, so I didn't think anything else about it.

Well, two nights ago after a very long day of training and traffic, I got home and noticed Gavin smelled a little weird and his nostril was a little red and goopy. I was changing him in his room, and I saw a small piece of foam on his floor. All of a sudden, it all clicked. Gavin has a foam egg crate on his bed, and last weekend we moved his room around. He must have found a piece of it on the floor and stuck it in his nose!! Joe and I tried to hold him down and get it out, but we couldn't even see it. So we headed to the ER...

After about three hours of waiting and two people holding him down- they managed to get a piece of foam (about the size of a quarter) out of his nose...

Oh the joys of being a parent...:)