Pulling The Big Red Switch #2

Kouryou-chan, the three-year-old, had a visit to the emergency room this evening.

Our schedule this day was so screwed up from all the running around that we didn't get to making dinner until about 7:30pm, at which point I was out of ideas for cooking, so I asked the kids what they wanted and both of them piped up, "Hotdogs!"

So I put some water on to boil and dropped the hot dogs in while I defrosted some rolls and got out the cheese for Kouryou-chan's dog, since she won't eat it any other way. Six minutes later, I went to pour out the water just as Kouryou-chan, who knows she's not supposed to be in the kitchen when cooking is going on unless an adult tells her so, wanders right in and for no reason I can fathom reaches up and touches the heating element on the stove.

( And we're off to hospital! )

Friday Fives of Ancient Days

Because I joined LJ late and because I was underwhelmed by this week's Friday Five, I'm going to go back in time and do the very first Friday Five.

1. Laying on your back and facing the ceiling, which side of the bed do you sleep on?

The left.

2. Do you have to have covers (blankets and/or sheets) at all costs, no matter the weather?

Yes. Absolutely. And if it's even a slight bit chilly, lots of them. The operative word in my life is cozy.

3. Sleep nekkid or no? Why?

Yes. Just habit, I guess.

4. What's under your bed?

Right now, a box of summer clothing. T-shirts, shorts, stuff like that. Dust bunnies, too. A few lost children's books.

5. If you have pets, do you let them sleep with you? Why or why not?

One cat, and she sleeps in our bed whether we want her to or not. Of course, the same thing is true of the children.