So Sad

My little guy sustained his first big injury last night. Just as we were walking in from a Super Bowl party in the late evening, Gavin's finger got caught in the door of our building. I have never felt so helpless in my life.

The poor child cried for 30 minutes straight, screaming, "H-h-h-help me, Mommy!" I now truly believe that the worst feeling in the world is seeing your child in pain.

We called the doctor on-call and he said to ice it and give the little guy a pain reliever. Gavin's poor finger swelled up and turned red and then blue, but after a time he could wiggle it, so we were relieved it wasn't broken.

Of course we let him have a cup of apple juice, four M & M's, and the special treat of falling asleep in our bed. By the end of it, I think we felt worse than he did since we just wanted to hold him close and lavish him with love. He went to sleep talkative and happy at 11 p.m. We went to bed drained and exhausted.

Ah, parenthood.

Reviewing

I've become a book blog reviewer for Thomas Nelson Publishers recently, and it is great fun. I just received my first book, so look for my review in the next week or two. And if you love reading and writing as much as I do, you, too, can be a reviewer. Well, if you have a blog, that is. Check out Book Sneeze for all of the details.

Humiliation At Its Finest

Do you ever forget that other people can read what you post on Facebook? Well, today I did. Big time. I relayed what I thought was an interesting little anecdote in response to a comment made by my friend, Juan. Juan is working with formerly-of-D.C.-Talk musician Kevin Smith (he now goes by Kevin Max) on an illustration project and made an off-hand comment about their work together.

Did I mention that I used to have a big-time crush on Kevin Smith/Kevin Max? Of course, this was back in my 20's. So, check out the following humiliating conversation thread:

Juan Carlos Baez: Just got off the phone with Kevin Max. Big things happening with Fiefdom of Angels!

Me: Oh, I thought he was so cute back in the day! I met him in Detroit when I worked for Promise Keepers since D.C. Talk was one of the bands playing at the conference. He asked me where I bought my cool glasses and like a dork I said, JC Penny."

Juan Carlos Baez: Knowing Kevin I can just imagine his reaction! Must've been priceless! At least you didn't say K-Mart. That would've killed him!

Kevin Max: "Back in the day." I'm even better now darlin...

Me: Humiliation #2...