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Tucker's Big Day of Firsts! PART 1

Tucker's first "first" of the day was fishing! He had never been before and Grandpa Tom and Grandma Karrie wanted to take us out to a lake. Dad got the pole all set up and Tucker loved it! He never caught a fish on his own pole but whenever we would catch a fish, we would let him reel it in. He didn't want to touch the fish or the worms, but neither do I, so I don't blame him.

We didn't get rained on, and other than the wind, we had a really good time....UNTIL.....

Tucker's Big Day of Firsts! PART 2

We made a special trip to Providence Hood River Hospital! Tucker fell down on a rock and hit his head, HARD! This is his first ER trip for injury. It was very traumatic...more for me than him, I think.

He was fishing with his new Spiderman fishing pole when it started to fall into the water. He tried to save the fishing pole when he lost his balance and fell down on the rock. His head was not bleeding, but instantly swollen and bruised. I was freaked out and he was screaming! I realized after a minute of screaming that he was screaming about his Spiderman fishing pole...not his bruised face!!

He is fine and the doctor just sent us home with an ice pack and a list of warning signs of concussion. I think in the end, Tucker enjoyed all the attention from me and the doctors. Here are a few pictures and videos of our time at Providence Hood River!

Ice cream made his head feel SO much better!

My Dad ordered a large ice cream cone and THIS is what they gave him. None of us had ever seen an ice cream cone this big before! I had to take a picture of him with that half gallon of ice cream on a cone!!

Here are 2 videos I took of Tucker while we were waiting for the nurse and doctor. He is telling where he was and why we were there. The first video shows why I'm pretty sure he enjoyed all the attention, despite the splitting headache I'm sure he had!

Vietnam Veterans of America

This isn't my usual post with cute pictures of the kiddies and funny stories about their mischief.  I wanted to let you all know about something that I have discovered and feel very strongly about and would invite you to join me if the services are available in your area.  I have started donating (everything I would normally take to Goodwill) to the Vietnam Veterans of America.  You can schedule a pick-up of your goods online, super easy, they come right to your house and pick it up for you.  My bags are sitting at the end of the driveway right now.  I have donated to this organization 3 times now and this is SO much better than the Goodwill for several reasons.

 1. You are donating your goods to be sold and the money goes to support Veterans.  

The website says this:

"The VVA is a critical support service for our returning veterans. VVA became a membership organization in 1979 and set to work on the issues it remains committed to today:

• Improving the general welfare and hospital care of all veterans, especially homeless and disabled veterans
• Assisting veterans suffering from Post-traumatic Stress Disorder and other disabilities
• Working closely with veterans of other conflicts
• Taking the lead on women and minority veterans' issues"

2. They take EVERYTHING!

Items accepted:

• Clothing of all types & sizes (men’s, ladies, children’s, baby’s)
• Clothing accessories – purses, belts, ties, wallets
• Shoes (all kinds)
• Baby items
• Housewares, glassware, and home decor
• Books, toys, bikes
• Stereos, radios, and other electronics
• Bedding, linens, draperies, curtains
• Kitchenware
• Usable small furniture & rugs
• Small appliances
• Tools (all kinds)
• Jewelry and cosmetics
• ALMOST ANYTHING!

3.  They pick it up at your house...so no more excuses why you haven't dropped that junk off at the Goodwill!  

Schedule your pick-up here!

Zoo Day Fun

I'm not even sure how these pictures are going to look because it just looks like a free-for-all!  I guess this is the part where I give up my perfectionist needs/desires and just write about what a great time we had and forget that my pictures are wacky!  Maybe I'll say I did that on purpose and that it was my vision to "scrapbook style".  Are you buyin' my lies yet?  :)  

We had a great time at the zoo!  It was busy and pretty hot, but we still had fun and got some super cute pictures out of the day!  I didn't take my camera out very many times because I feel like we have a ton of pictures at the zoo, but these weren't very zoo-y, so I thought I would post them.  

Must Save Memory of Mother's Day

I didn't post the Mother's Day stuff I was going to because I just got too busy to do it, but there was something that I remembered today that I can't let go undocumented.  

It was Mother's Day night and Tucker was in his bed, I was across the room in the glider nursing Addie.  Tucker sits up in bed and says, "Happy Mother's Day, Mommy."  That just warmed my heart beyond words and I said, "Thank you sweetheart.  That was really nice of you."  "Your welcome, Mommy."  So he lays down and settles into his sheets.  A moment later he sits up in bed and says, "Mommy, you say Happy Mother's Day to me too?"  With a giggle so soft that he wouldn't hear, as not to embarrass him to think he had said something wrong, I said, "Sure, Happy Mother's Day, Tucker."  He thanked me, cuddled up in the covers again and fell asleep.  

Comedian?

Today we met my Mom for lunch and when Tucker saw her he said, "Nana, I tell you a question?" She said yes and he told her a joke!  I didn't know he knew any jokes, and this was a real, and sort of funny, joke!  I was laughing so hard.  

So here's the joke:

Why did the banana go to the doctor?

Because he wasn't peeling well.