Dance, Bee Sting, and Relay!

Yeah...all together...what a weekend!

Malin had her dance recital yesterday (2 of them!). So, we had stage practice on Thursday, Dress rehersal of Friday night and 2 recitals yesterday. Needless to say we were home no earlier than 10:30 on any of those nights, and up at our regular time! Can you say crazy!

Her recital was very nice. She danced to "All Through the Night"...the lullaby version. The slide show is from that.

Doyle had the boys while I attended the dance events. Friday night he went to Nana and Pappy Tom's to swim with the boys. He had blue-eyed boy and backed into the side of the pool where some flying, stinging object got him. He said it really hurt, so he got out, and took some benadryl. By the time he got home, and got the boys to bed, his armpit was swelling. Remember I am at night 2 of marathon dance stuff... When I get home, I just want to get to bed...long weekend ahead. Well...Doyle says..."Come here and look at my armpit...it's the size of a grapefruit." WHAT???!?!?!?!? Yeah...when I turn the light on...I see what he means...and his face/neck were also swelling. I called mom and she headed in. Then, we called the doctor...yeah...we know who to call first! Anyway, the dr on call said he would probably be ok, but we might want to go in and get checked out.

Malin was all concerened and asked Doyle what stung him. He mumbled something to her along the lines of "I don't know, I couldn't see him." She heard "a cam sam." So, she told everyone that a "cam sam" stung him. Remember...she had been up 3 hours past her normal bed time for the second night in a row and Doyle was in some sort of allergic reaction state. I was mad because I just wanted a nice soft pillow and instead I had to drive to the ER!

We were actually in and out rather quickly. Doyle was given a shot (I was a little bit disappointed in the size of the needle...it didn't even really qualify as a needle) and some benadryl. They observed him for awhile and sent us on our way. We were home by 1AM. He will the be proud carrier of an epi-pen now, too. I heard those suckers hurt...I hope I am around to give it to him if he ever gets stung again...but, lets hope that doesn't happen. In case you were wondering, I am trained to give them...I had a class on them when I taught at Willow Hill. I may even have a certificate to prove it!

Early to rise on Saturday...we headed to Lewistown for Relay for Life. It was stinking hot...like Georgia hot...like 102 and humid hot! I walked 2 laps and called it a day. I bought a snowcone and watched the others walk! It was so hot that I think attendance was way down. But, they still raised a good bit of money to fund the fight against cancer. It makes you think just how much impact cancer has...we walked on the team that was started by Deb Tabb in memory of her husband, George, who died of cancer. We love to participate in this event. I hope the kids are understanding what this is for...they love to see the activities and play the games people have, and eat the food that is for sale! We hope they never have to realize first hand what it is all about, but we do hope they demonstrate caring for others and help others fight their battles.