We decided to head to Seattle for a few days...ya know, get out of town, clear your head, just relax. We had a great time - swam in the pool, went to the zoo, the locks, Bell square, etc...all good & fun! We also planned on an adventure day.
We decided to get up crazy early to catch the first ferry out of Edmonds at 5:45am, so we could drive for 2 hours to explore the tide pools on the coast (well, nearly the coast anyways). SO, we wake up at 5 am and throw on our clothes (that we had, of course, set out the night before...as no decisions can be made at 5AM...yuk!). We then wake the kids & get them dressed...still half asleep as we expected. So, we arrive in Edmonds in time for the ferry (phew). It’s still dark (of course) so the kids are confused...is it morning? Where is the sun? How can it be morning without the sun? We decided to go up to the viewing deck of the ferry...it’s dark, but who knows - maybe we’ll see something anyways. The kids are excited about it - we’re on a boat...it’s the middle of the night...it’s exciting stuff, right?! So, as we are headed up the stairs, Roz falls & is crying...she hurt her finger...then Jehu is crying...what the heck? sympathy tears?? Nope - he tripped too...now there’s blood. He wants me to hold him, but there’s blood starting to almost gush from his mouth & I don’t really want to be covered in blood all day...so I am searching for the few wipes I have in a baggie in my purse. I find them, and start to wipe his hands first because Jehu is getting more freaked out by the second just seeing his own blood on his hands. The wiping is quickly followed by hugs, of course.
I have my ’super calm’ voice now - trying to calm the situation. By this time we have climbed to the viewing deck to at least sit down & really see the wound, and settle down. Aaron is now starting to freak out a little bit too 'should there be this much blood? I don’t think there should be this much blood...you have to be more careful Jehu...’ So, now I am using my super calm voice on Aaron too...'everything is fine honey - you’re not helping right now...the mouth is a big bleeder - it always looks worse than it is...everything is okay (and so forth).’ Jehu is starting to calm down now - holding the last wipe to his lip, which is starting to slow way down (thank god). A few moments later - Jehu is wimpering again, then suddenly stops & says in a very chipper voice 'hey, can I go play that video game?’ My response was of course 'sure' (relieved...quick recovery, huh?) I get a look at his teeth & both front/top 2 teeth are hanging by a thread now. They were just loose before the blunt force, but the fall just expedited the process.
Everyone had a juice box & was in pretty good spirits by the time we get off the ferry. We even made a couple of jokes about not tripping on the way back to the car...can’t afford to lose anymore teeth. So, now we’re on the road...it’s getting light out by now & Jehu pulls his teeth all the way out...he thinks it’s pretty cool & starts talking about how he can’t wait to show his friends. He has a fat lip, and is talking with a lisp now with no front teeth...it’s pretty freaking cute. (he can’t wait to th-ow hi-th friend-th).
A while later Roz starts wimpering & saying how she doesn’t feel good. Aaron & I both figure it’s just about the early morning & we haven’t really eaten much yet and tell her to try to sleep for a while. Well, after about a half an hour of random warnings from Roz - she infact throws up. Thank goodness we had given her a nearly empty chip bag just moments before. Aaron is driving, and I am turned around trying to help Roz hold the barf bag - anticipating more puking (and I was right), but also starting to feel a bit queasy myself...all the while Noah starts in on wimpering too...oh boy, this could be interesting.
We finally get to a town for breakfast...which was the entire problem to start with: early rising, acidic juice & nothing else in the stomach + a ferry ride & windy roads = barf central :-) Incidentally, Roz is MUCH more perky after she threw up. We all get out of the car & I spill a little of Roz’s puke on my jeans - yuk! At the very same time, Noah threw up - a little on Aaron’s arm as he was quickly trying to turn Noah from facing Aaron to facing the ground (he must have heard/felt the pre-puke convulsion or something...TMI, sorry).
Thankfully, we are laughing at this point...what else can you do really, but laugh. The kids are feeling great now - just hungry while Aaron & I have had our fill of blood & puke for the day & it wasn’t even 8am yet. We all had breakfast & everyone was feeling right as rain when we left the diner. Jehu made sure to eat soft food (or th-oft food as he said), and all was right in the world. We were off for our day of adventure...and adventures we did have.
It was great to get away, but it’s always wonderful to come home too! Just had to share a bit of our time with you all, as you know - it’s never dull with the Allen’s!
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