Zach scared us tonight... he went upstairs to play in his room, and the girls and I were watching Ransom of Red Chief ("there's never a mongolian horde around when you need one") and Chris was on his computer (only important if you know the layout of our house- because from each of those rooms, you have a good view of the bottom of the stairs). Suddenly, I see a pillow from Zach's room rolling down the stairs, then him running across our bridge back to his room- then another pillow down the stairs... so I'm waiting for what's next, but was very surprised and afraid when I see Zach now rolling down the stairs- yep, Zach, head over feet ROLLING down the stairs!... Since Chris and I both had a good view of him, we are both jumping and running from different directions to get him- The funny part about that was that as I'm jumping and running to get there, I'm waiting for the thud at the bottom- that I didn't hear, so, I'm assuming the two pillows that he initially threw down helped cushion his fall.
So Chris scoops him up and lays him on the couch so we can assess the damage- there are no bones sticking out, or anything gory- that's a good sign. Even though he was crying, it was more of a fear cry than a pain cry- so we assess that he was very lucky and that's he alright afterall. Chris pulls him up to hug him and calm him down- that's when I notice it, the spots of blood on the couch where his head was lying. So we check the back of him, and sure enough, he has a matted patch of blood... so in common Chris fashion, he starts freaking out and talking about stitches and emergency room visits. But before I get to the really weird part, I'll let you know that after we got the blood cleaned up (you know head wounds), it was only a small bump and hardly a scratch. Nothing a little Ibuprofen and some Ransom of Red Chief ("Fluffy!") won't cure. So- now that you know that he's not dying of a flesh wound--- back to the spot of blood on the couch. I didn't mention that right in the center of the blood was a bright green Tic Tac. The funny thing is, none of us has had any Tic Tacs lately... and for the life of me, I truly can't think of how that Tic Tac possibly got there. We would have seen it, if it was there before we layed Zach down... and oddly, it was right in the middle of the blood--- so Chris and I are taking care of Zach- but the girls are in deep discussion about the mysterious Tic Tac, and I have to admit I was wondering myself. So while Chris and I are cleaning him up, I could hear Claire asking Isabelle, "Did Zach break a green bone in his head??" That must be the answer... it's the only explanation! Have a good night!
Naturally, it's a whole lot better in person, but you get the idea. I think it's adorable, and even Chris is trying to find some wall space to hang it (I have the perfect spot, but he needs some convincing... we'll see)
I love the embellishments that I added, eyelets and ribbon for the ties on the boots, hand stitching, buttons, thread painting, blanket stitching, beady eyes...fun!
Here you can see some of the stitching and detail... does this make you want to play with your machine more, Mom? The hand stitch turned out really cute with purple thread... Hee Hee!
And here is the after--- the pillows added the much needed pop of color, and even though I made them for fall, I love them so much, they might just be my new colors for that room...
Here are the pillows close up... and I've trained my kids well- they were ALL excited about them
And here is my mantlescape... it makes me smile! It's so fun having a big blank canvas of a house
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