Triskaidekaphobia

So, remember yesterday when I said "The first 2 got ready and for school surprisingly well... makes me wonder what I will have to deal with later since they were so well behaved at 7am.".  Um, yeah... That.  I must say though, it really wasn't anyone's fault but it sure was a hell of a day.  I am now a new believer in the powers of "Friday the 13th".


First off, we couldn't find our kitten Benny for several hours.  He is only 11 weeks old and doesn't ever really leave my side, much less go outside, so this was unsettling.  At least I knew he was in the house... Somewhere.  (A little background... 3 months ago one of our other kittens disappeared, for good, and it was and still is difficult for the kids... and I.  No way was I telling them it happened again.)  Well, after much searching I found Benny in the Monkey's bed all curled up under the covers.  My first thought was, how adorable he looked and then relief from finding him.  It quickly turned to dread when I realized he couldn't walk and was feverish.  He was also in such pain he cried out before my extended hand could even touched him.  I called the vet immediately and, after explaining to 2 different people why we needed to be seen ASAP, I was told Monday was the soonest.  Apparently, that was suppose to be a "favor" since Monday is MLK Day.  Gee, thanks.  We are lucky though, there is another animal hospital very close by and they were so sweet to us.  The veterinarian couldn't figure out exactly what was happening with our poor Benny boy but he was so kind and very encouraging.  After giving Benny a full exam and a shot of antibiotics we left with more meds and plan in place.  
Yesterday was very worrisome for the littles and I... Watching Benny was so sad.  He never left his bed, unless it was in my arms.  He did allow us to hand feed him though, which the Monkey took on as his main duty in life.  If I'm being honest, I really feared he wasn't going to make it through the night.  I worried that the Monkey would take too much of that on himself... He's so empathetic and affected by everything.  Benny did it though!  What a relief!  He's getting stronger... He even got up on his own twice today!  The Monkey and the Princess have been so patient and helpful nursing Benny back to health... I'm so proud of them.  I am so thankful we were forced to find a different veterinarian practice.   Oh, and the vet techs at the new place have called us twice today to check on Benny and have given us terrific advice... Love them!
Incase that wasn't stressful enough for one day the Princess some how banged her head hard enough that she ended up with a mild concussion.  Seriously.  There were 4 other kids in the room and 3 adults upstairs and yet none of us can figure out what in the hell happened!  The Princess just keeps saying... "Mama, I was just sitting there and then my head was hurting so bad and I was crying.".  I cannot believe how quickly she bounced back though.  She went from confused, slurring her speech, and very lethargic to practically normal in an hour and a half.  Kids may just be invincible!
Oh, wait... I almost forgot!  One good thing did happen yesterday.  We were visiting a friend and while there I volunteered to run out and pick up lunch.  Just a few minutes after I pulled away a gust of wind sent their basketball hoop crashing down... Right where my car had been.  Thank goodness for small miracles!
And to think there's 2 more Friday the 13ths this year...