Washingtonians Come Together! Washington Peeps

[LaughingFeather]

Believe me - after campaigning for 7 years to get one, there will be some very strict rules associated with it. The multiple child jumping on the trampoline thing won't be happening. When my youngest had in-home therapists, we were told by the Autism center to get one. DH opted for a bounce house instead. When that thing is set up, no more than 2 kids are allowed to be on it at a time. My kids have gotten pretty good at taking turns. When they go to friend's houses, they'll even come in and whisper to me "Mom... they have (instert # here) kids on that trampoline at the same time" and I just remind them they know what our rules are and they will play by our rules.

I remember about 25 yrs ago I was jumping on one, went wrong direction and wound up with my legs split between the side attachments between the frame and tramp. My toes grew an inch I swear. I almost had a split personality. Learned my lesson well.

 

[itsren]

Oh my gosh, I know. I think my DH gets worried, because he sees a lot of himself in Logan. We haven't had any problem with the beds. Not too long after we moved in, Isaac was making the beds and Logan was "helping", by throwing the pillows up onto the beds from the floor. He threw his smaller pillow pet and knocked the shade off of the ceiling light, which smashed into a million pieces on his head. We ended up in the ER with several stitches and some super glue on his head. And of course, both us and him being questioned endlessly. I know they have to, because of the state of the world, but it sure doesn't make one feel good.

My youngest is extremely accident prone. Most accidents happen at school or at Cub Scouts - when he's around other rambunctious little boys. One day the school called me to come get him. He had run into a brick wall on the playground (again - for the umpteenth time). He has a visual stimulation issue and tends to turn his eyes to the side and watch the line of something beside him instead of watching where he is going. So, I picked him up from school, and took him to Urgent Care (again). The doctor looked one look at his record and said "The last time he was in here was for a head injury, and the time before was for a head injury, and the time before was for a head injury... I need to talk to your son." I handed him the note from the school, the doctor told me in a very stern tone "That won't be necessary" - he needed to talk to him anyway. He took my son aside and asked him how he got his head injury. My son looked up at the doctor and said "I was running and a wall jumped out in front of me!" Thank goodness that wasn't one of his moments where he refuses to say anything!

 

[itsren]

The worse was when they rode their BigWheels down the hill we lived on (in Baltimore City), a concrete street that was approx 200 yards long and steep, and then a power slid at the bottom. All the moms thought that was just great. I could not sit on the front porch and watch, no way. So I had to go inside or embarrass their mom and them.
Yes, I still hear about it today. Humrumpt!

Oooh! Oooh! Oooh! I did that all the time when I was a kid!!! It was SO MUCH FUN! It was even more fun when the back two wheels fell off the BigWheel. The hill was steep enough it was still easy to go down. I was so sad the day the plastic seat wore through and discovered it wasn't very fun riding with my rear end dragging on the street.

 

[itsren]

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Ouch! That sounds painful! My only trampoline accident was jumping too close to the edge (these are the days before safety walls) and I flew right off the trampoline into a pile of pebbles that had just been delivered. The pebbles were smooth and were actually a pretty soft landing.

 

[mikeyb]

I'm trying this again. 1934 MW

 

[nikki1]

Snow is my shoulder buddy. DH thinks I'm crazy for calling her Snow. Oh well, he knows me best.

She was named Snow, because, as a baby chick, she was "fairest of them all". She had a very pretty face with bright white eyebrows.

Edited... to fix the auto-correct from my iPhone. My writing skills have significantly degraded ever since I started using my iPhone. Sigh.

I had to laugh! My daughter likes me to tell her stories at bedtime, but she likes me to make them funny and relevant. The current favorite is "Snow Corgi and the 7 Chickens." A past favorite is "Goldilocks and the 3 Skunks." You can imagine how that one ends!

--Nikki

 

[itsren]

My pretty Penny, with Blackie, the 2nd, in the background.

I have to chuckle. I put my chair out in a nice area of the yard ... a nice, poop-free place to relax. Within a matter of moments, I am surrounded by birds. A few minutes later, my chair is surrounded by a ring of poop. I made a comment about that my husband, and his response was "A dog wouldn't do that." Sigh.

 

[ChickAudie]

Hi guys!!
Don't mind me, I'm just loading these here so I can add them to my coop page. Can't seem to figure it out on mobile.

 

[LaughingFeather]

My pretty Penny, with Blackie, the 2nd, in the background.

I have to chuckle. I put my chair out in a nice area of the yard ... a nice, poop-free place to relax. Within a matter of moments, I am surrounded by birds. A few minutes later, my chair is surrounded by a ring of poop. I made a comment about that my husband, and his response was "A dog wouldn't do that." Sigh.

So true!

 

[itsren]

Snow is my shoulder buddy. DH thinks I'm crazy for calling her Snow. Oh well, he knows me best.


She was named Snow, because, as a baby chick, she was "fairest of them all". She had a very pretty face with bright white eyebrows.


Edited... to fix the auto-correct from my iPhone. My writing skills have significantly degraded ever since I started using my iPhone. Sigh.

I had to laugh!  My daughter likes me to tell her stories at bedtime, but she likes me to make them funny and relevant.  The current favorite is "Snow Corgi and the 7 Chickens."  A past favorite is "Goldilocks and the 3 Skunks."  You can imagine how that one ends! 

--Nikki

That's cute!