Tragic Calamity

T suffered a tragic calamity while baking cookies last night with Aunt Dotty. She burned her finger, resulting in a blister. I believe this is the first incident of prolonged pain that T has ever had to suffer.

And suffer she did.

With all she was worth. With every fiber of her being.

Oy.

The kid needed a frozen ice block, a bowl of water with ice cubes to soak her thumb, an umbrella to sheild her eyes from the glaring light, pillow and blanekt, and popcorn.

Throughout the night she'd make dire pronouncements, like "I'm going to be stuck here the rest of my life." (in a dramatically pathetic voice) or "My thumb will never stop hurting as long as I live". This went on basically the whole night, as she watched Tv. Finally, just about bedtime, like flipping a switch she was all better.

She announced today that her bubble on her thumb is almost gone and all is once again right with her world.