THE BEAN

Mommy let me glue black beans onto the letter "M" for an art project last tuesday... but then I found one on the table after dinner, and it looked just the right size to fit in my ear.

I think about my ears a lot 'cause they used to always tickle me.

Well, it did fit. And I couldn't get it out! I told Mom that I put a bean in there. She could only see it when the light shined just right, cause it was all the way against my ear drum.

Well, we spent from 8 until midnight in the ER. That'a not the Doctor, its the hospital. They gave me medicine to make it hard to talk, and to make me sleepy, but I didn't want to go to sleep, so I just watched a show about funny pets, and people doing weird things.

Daddy wouldn't let me even have one bite of a cookie until we left. Benny was fussy so Daddy took him home for bed.

The Doctor could not get the Bean out. I did NOT want to leave until he did, but he only tried once. So I screamed for 2 hours, while Daddy came and got us and then half the night.

In the morning, I woke up and asked Mom if the Bean was gone. It wasn't, but I didn't mind so much now.

Mommy took me to a new doctor, not Doctor Cooper, and they had wagons for Mom to pull up the elevator and all around the building. Ben and I had a fun time waiting for the new doctor. After beating around the bush for a long time, the intern put a little camera in my ear and we could see the bean!

I decided that I didn't want him to reach in there and get it though, so I screamed even though Mom was holding me. Then Ben screamed. So 5 mmore Doctors and nurses came in. One held Ben, the others held me down on Mom, and I screamed and kicked until they had a second to reach into my ear, and then it was out.

My cheeks were a little RED. But they let me take the bean home... I didn't want it at first, but then I liked seeing it. I got 7 princess stickers. Then we got to go and meet Dad at school and eat Badger Ice Cream by the lake. It was a great adventure:)

Now Mom's phone getting put in the toilet by Ben, Mom falling and hurting her ankle, and Mom and Dad not sleeping for 5 days to finish a project... those are stories for another day... What a great few weeks at the Blakesley house:)