My vacation starts out with a bang....

Well, I was aggravated with all the rain we were getting here in GA due to Tropical Storm Arlene, and was mad that it was gonna ruin my vacation. Instead, we started our vacation with a trip to the emergency room, and then the plastic surgeon today... My boys were outside playing baseball last night when all of the sudden I heard the blood curdling scream come from the garage.... First Nick (my 8 yr old), and then Josh (my 14 yr old). I jumped up to check to see what was wrong, thinking they had gotten into a bee's nest or something. They came running in the house, and blood was going all over the place... I finally got it out of them that Nick did his major league swing, and the bat flew out of his hands... and hit Josh just below his eye.... I got him some wet paper towels, told him to hold pressure to it, and off we went to the ER. He got 15 stitches, and luckily no breaks to the orbit. When we got home last night it looked pretty good... However by this morning, it looked like he could have been a boxer... Good Lord.... Anyway, I have posted a picture to my profile for anyone who wants to see it... It is towards the bottom, so you will have to scroll down. Poor thing... I am hoping it will start to go down soon.... We are keeping ice packs on it, and working very hard to get the swelling down. Y'all keep him in your prayers.... Loni, I guess one of my kids had to get a sympathy black eye so your daughter would not feel alone there... Susan

Susan, I'm so sorry to hear that your son got hurt. Your message made me laugh, thanks. Hopefully the swelling will go down soon. What a guy to do this so a little girl wouldn't have to go through this alone, give him a hug for me. To bad we couldn't get a picture of them together. Have a great vacation, you deserve it. Take care, Loni

Oh Susan! His poor eye! I hope that the swelling goes down VERY soon. OUCH!!!!!! Kathy

Poor guy! My daughter hit me in the eye with a golf club a few months ago so I know what he is going through. I still have a lump and a bruise. I hope he feels better soon! Melissa

OMG! His eye looks awful. So sorry this happened. But boys will be boys right? I bet Nick felt so bad for accidently hitting his brother. They will have a great story to tell when they are older about their childhood. I hope he is feeling better today. Kelly