OK, so daughter Maddie sliced her foot open Thursday night (on the deathtrap, wet, front walkway) – she slipped on the wet tile and the edge/side of the tile filleted open the bottom of her foot – OUCH
For once Paramedic hubby was NOT on duty, so he cleaned it with peroxide and then used medical super-glue (dura-bond) to close up the gash (NOTE this is NOT the same as over-the-counter super-glue!!!)
Friday it looked bad and so I took her to the ER (Nils on duty so met us there – and yes we got star treatment!!)
Turns out she SHOULD have brought her to the ER the night it happened (within 6 hrs of accident) cos NOW they have to make sure it does not get infected before they stitch it up…
So they numbed up her foot (8 shots – OUCH!) and then SCRUBBED the living bee-jeez-ers out of the cut (opening it back up) to super clean it. Gave her an IV anti-biotic … RX for more anti-biotics and pain meds. We have to return on Sunday to check progress to see if it can be stitched.
OK so all THAT to say – TODAY when hubby got home from Firestation, he went to town to REMOVE the tile, no more deathtrap
Wanna see the gruesome foot pics?? – you can see them here …
http://bertelsonfamily.com/fam/misc/mgb_foot_102408.jpg
First Day of School – L-R
Kenzie (11 – 6th grade)
Maddie (12 – 7th grade)
Melanie (17 – 12th grade – a SENIOR!)
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We (minus Matt 
all went to the Golf driving range on Father’s day so Dad could give his 3 girls lessons in how to play golf (first time for all 3)
we had fun, lots of laugher and smiles 
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…. to ME
…… and to all the (as my pastor once said) “Mothers, Grandmothers, whatever kind of Mother you are” out there on Flickr
This is what was brought to me this morning by my 4 children … cooked by my oldest (19) son Matt – I didn’t finish it all!
Melanie aka “FelonyMelanie” on Flickr (almost 17) gave me the book “Extra’s” by Scott Westerfeld.
I have already read “Uglies” & ““Pretties” and Specials” (she is currently reading Specials)
The inscription inside the book…
“Mom, I’m so grateful to have a mother I can talk to about anything and everything that’s going on in my life. LOL
I really don’t thank you enough for all the things you do for me.
Happy Mother’s Day & Happy reading
I love you, Melanie.
P.S. finish quick so I can read it 
“
Maddie (12) gave me a B&W framed photo of her and her big sister (it’s actually in Melanie’s flickr stream HERE) and a hand-made card card that said …
“Dear Mom, Kenzie (10) gave me a lovely hand made card that said the following ….
You are a great mother who deserves appreciation. You have about 3 special days and today is one of them. You are to be catered to, pampered, fed and honored. For all the hard work and money you give to us, U deserve today. We all love you Happy Mothers day,
Love your 3rd daughter, Maddie”
Kenzie (10) gave me a lovely hand made card that said the following ….
“Dear Mommy,
I know I get you mad a lot, but you know I love you and I’m sorry. Thanks 4 being my mother, I am really thankful,
I love you, Kenzie”
Church was GREAT today – we had a parent/child dedication on stage – always a tear jerker, but while they were up on stage, Genie sang the Sara Groves song “You cannot Lose my Love” … I just cried the whole way through it, It just rung so true to me … here are the words. – you can listen to the song HERE
You will lose your baby teeth.
At times, you’ll lose your faith in me.
You will lose a lot of things,
But you cannot lose my love.
You may lose your appetite,
Your guiding sense of wrong and right.
You may lose your will to fight,
But you cannot lose my love.
You will lose your confidence.
In times of trial, your common sense.
You may lose your innocence,
But you cannot lose my love.
Many things can be misplaced;
Your very memories be erased.
No matter what the time or space,
You cannot lose my love.
You cannot lose,
You cannot lose,
You cannot lose my love.
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You all know how much I love matching numbers!! LOL
Here is ALL four of us together
then individually
I know Maddie doesn’t look 12 does she! and she looks SO much like Melanie now – there is 4.5 YEARS between them and only 1 inch of height difference!!
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Today is their Daddy’s birthday!
School Photos
Left to Right, Melanie (16) Madeline (11) and Mackenzie (10)
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Just the 3 girls now – kinda weird only sending 3 back to school, as I’ve been sending 4 back for at least 7 years now!! (and all on the same day as all at same school)
Matt was still in bed asleep when we all left at 7:15am (he doesn’t have to be at work till 9am)
Maddie is not wearing the ‘newly introduced this year’ sunflower gold shirt as she’s ‘not into right colours’
Melanie and Kenzie were thrilled to be wearing it!
Can you believe that Maddie is almost as tall as Melanie (who is already at least 5′ 6″ herself)
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Another photo (well 2 really) from dinner at Chili’s last night.
Melanie (16) kisses Kenzie (10) on left
Melanie (16) kisses Maddie (11) on right
I liked the mirror effect !
Have I said I love my girls yet? !
So similar, yet SO different !
Went out to dinner (Chili’s) tonight with the 3 girls tonight – waiting for our table to be ready – well the photo says it all!!
Kenzie, age 10, Blue 4GB ipod nano,
Maddie age 11, White 30GB video ipod,
Melanie age 16, Red 8GB ipod nano
I love my girls!
…… this photo I took of Maddie [11] and Melanie [16] last week pretty much portrays the situation in a sad, haunting but beautiful photo of them both.
Maddie is currently very unhappy with her life and self, she wishes she was everything BUT what she is, older, cooler, …the list goes one …. she basically wishes she was her sister
If only she could see how beautiful she truly is, and that she doesn’t have to pretend to be someone she isn’t or grow up too fast ‘to fit in’
I think being a kid these days is SO much tougher than it was for me – so much peer pressure and exposure (internet, technology) to what is out there, making one want and ‘covet’ what one doesn’t have.
