Are you kidding me?????

So remember this cute little rat from the darling movie "Ratatouille?" Well...read on my friends, read on.

7:50 - Arrive at Margarita's house (Lily's babysitter)

7:51 - Walk to back door, knock at back door, wait....

7:52 - Door opens, "Ah! Buenos Dias Arturo (Margarita's husband)."

7:53 - (cue rat) Me thinking "Oooo, ouch, what was that little......"

7:53:11 - I look down...try to imagine a stream of mormon friendly expletives mixed with screams of fear and horror.

7:53:13 - Push poor Arturo out of my way into the house and run to the kitchen with Lily.

7:53:15 - Margarita starts screaming in Spanish to Arturo and I pick up, "Rat, rat, rat!"

7:54 - Look at my toe, yes it is bleeding....yes it is true.....I was BIT BY A RAT! ARE YOU KIDDING ME????????

7:58 - Arturo kills the rat.

7:59 - Margarita puts lime juice on my wound (a remedy from her Guatemalan Grandmother) then alcohol

8:00 - Lily is standing staring at Mommy

8:00:11 - Mommy is nervously laughing trying not to show her true feelings to the little one

8:01 - More frantic Spanish between Margarita and Arturo

8:02 - Lily says, "Bye-bye Mommy...kiss....hug"

So, I'll stop the time line now....it's true people. I left Margarita's, and called Ryan in hysterics. I talked to the current intern who very calmly gave me some medical advice (calm down and breathe) and he went to notify Ryan in the OR - with his surgeon buddies who now joke about Ryan's wife having rabies...nice.

I drove to the ER, met Ryan there, and was so relieved to hear that rats do not carry rabies. So there guys! I spent two hours in the ER, left with some antibiotics and a tetanus shot. Plus side, Ryan and I got to have lunch together! I saw him more today than I have in a week!

Moral of the story....rats do not make delicious soups in a charming cafe in France! They bite, so watch out!

By the way, the bees are good :)

More family and the Fourth of July!

It was a busy month, but a fun one for sure! After Papoo and Grandma left, Papa Ron came to visit, followed by Grandma Debbie, Aunt Kristy, and cousins Chandler, Lincoln, and Noah. Lily loved playing with her cousins, and when everyone left her first question was "Where the kids go?"

So the Fourth of July was great! A bike parade, with Lily on and off and on and off the bike (you can tell by her expression that she was super excited about this event!). Dinner with great friends, and the cutest little Fourth of July hats you have ever seen! The day ended at 10:30 pm for Lily...what you may ask????? Amy let her kid stay up until 10:30 pm? Yes it is true folks, and man did I pay the next day. I'll just say two cases of forced throw up in nursery due to screaming and crying for Mommy was my reward. I continue to stand by my defense of early bedtimes :)

Summer is humming along. The lovely month of July has hit in the east and we are spending lots of time outside in the "pool." I must say, watching Lily run through the sprinklers and play in the water on a hot day brings back the greatest childhood memories. Happy summer everyone!