Maderville

A black eye and the slap disease
On our way back to Jackson, Jadeen called me and told me that she was going to take Landry to the doctor because she woke up with a pretty bad rash. I was a little alarmed but I would rather her take her in than not because she seemed pretty concerned over the phone. I talked to my doctors office from the airport and they were going in at 11am. I would be just getting into Houston about that time. I found out that Landry had the Fifths Disease also known as the 'slap disease'. She looked like a speckled trout. She was covered from head to toe with these red spots. On her cheeks were raised whelpy bumps. When I talked to her pediatrician, she warned me...Renee, I am going to go ahead and warn you. You are going to freak out. (WHAT!?) She looks pretty bad but it will go away. I promise, it's not going to scar.(Are you freakin' kidding me?!)....those are the words I heard while I was sitting on a puddle jumper of an airplane getting ready to take off from Houston. I was not a very happy camper to say the least. When we landed, I send Mike to get the car and I said I would get the luggage by myself. He kinda knew not to argue with me. He just did it. I got the two big bags and was waiting for him by the curb when he drove around. I couldn't get home soon enough. I wanted to get my hands on that kid of mine so badly I could hardly stand it. When we drove up, they weren't there yet. I just started pacing back and forth. They were there within minutes and I about flattened Mike getting out of the door to greet them. When she saw me I heard the greatest words on the planet....Maaa Maaa. I just held her so tight. She looked like a hot mess too but I am very glad I was warned. She had red splotches from her toes to the top of her head. I really didn't care about that when I saw her. I had her smushed up against me for so long that I didn't even see if for a while.
Flashback a few days....I am not exactly sure how the event took place only to say that they butted heads. Not in the way that one would think two females might. They actually butted heads and poor Momo go the worst end of the deal. Apparently, Landry's hard head hit her right in the eye. It hit her so hard that she had a goose egg come up on her eye and Dave had to put ice on it. It was really bad. The worse part was the 4 rings of purple that she ended up with around it. It looked like she went 10 rounds with Mike Tyson. I felt terrible for her. Dave said he wanted a signed, sworned affidavit saying that he did NOT hit his wife! She was such a trooper about it. This family has the type of servants heart that I long to have. I know that I do many things to the glory of God but I pray for the type of heart that they show every single day. I love these people like my family and they truly love us. I heard that Landry just went nuts over Paw Paw when they came to pick her up and that makes my heart smile. She was so good for them and they both really enjoyed their visit with each other. Momo, Landry said that she was really sorry she blacked your eye. She said she loves you and would never ever try to hurt you on purpose. I think we are all in trouble if that is any indication of how hard-headed she is going to be!
After two days, she is pretty much back to normal. It comes and goes but she isn't contagious and has never been ill or grumpy. She has such a great attitude and is so loveable. How did I deserve such a beautiful gift?