Lydia's Bad Day

Well, we think Lydia's guardian angel is working overtime lately...
Let me tell you about her day on Friday. You won't believe how much trouble this girl can get into!
In the morning, I took some photos of the girls in my parent's back yard, at the edge of the yard that drops down. Lydia was wearing rubber boots, but Robyn was in bare feet, and when Lydia stepped on Robyn's foot as I was behind the camera, they got into a bit of a scuffle, and the next thing I know Lydia disappears from sight...and fell down into the ravine! Thankfully a rhododendron bush was in her way a few feet down and stopped her from rolling too far...but wow, did we both get a scare! I climbed down to get her and we were both soaking wet due to a recent rain, but thankful that she was within reach and unhurt.

Then, for lunch the girls wanted boiled eggs, so I had a pot of boiling water on the stove. Lydia decided to get a chair and get a peek while I was in the other room, and pulled the pot of boiling water onto the floor, breaking the eggs all over the ground but thankfully missing her body by a smidgen...a huge mess to clean up and a severe "talking to", but again, I was just thankful she wasn't burned. It could have been soooo bad!

Then, when Nick came home from school, we decided to sit outside with a cup of tea while the girls played. I was just telling him about my crazy day and how frazzled I was, saying "I'm going to have a heart attack one of these days!" when Nick suddenly jumped up and I heard SPLASH!!! I turned my head and screamed as I realized Lydia had fallen into the pool and Nick was jumping in to get her. We are so thankful that we were only two feet away. She had fallen into the shallow end and was just going under when he got her. Poor Lydia was so scared....and we were all quite shaken.
All this in one day...can you believe it?! We are so fortunate that she was ok after all these things. She sure learned her lesson though...she won't go near the pool and tells everyone "I fell in the pool and my Daddy saved me- he's a Super Daddy!! He's my HERO!!" and "Don't go near the pool!!!! "Don't fall in!!!"

The health of our girls is never something we take for granted. After beating some odds already, it's hard to fathom that something else could take their lives, but that is the harsh reality. I'm going to be one hawk-eyed Mom for a long time after all this...I don't want to find out what other accidents Lydia can get into! It's just a little crazy when so many dangers come their way in just one day! Like my title says- It's Always Something!!