Today was one of those days when a few minutes of quiet was hard to find. As many of you reading this know, I babysit a child during the day. Having two girls of my own, she adds another wonderful gift of excitement to the Perry house. I have also recently begun picking up another child after kindergarten pick-up at school and bringing her home with us for a few hours. I babysat her from 6 weeks-3 years so she's just another member of the family. Well, today I had one more addition. My 18 year old cousin is the older brother of the one I babysit daily. Trying to explain the family tree here would be confusing so just roll with it....anyway, he had a propane accident yesterday at work and got frostbite on his hands/fingers. Propane is stored somewhere around -98 degrees and it leaked onto his hands. His fingers have such huge blisters on them that with the gauze and wrapping, he can't feed, dress or care for himself. I had the wonderful privilege of being his caretaker today. I used to babysit him as a little tyke so it was kind of fun to care for him again. This afternoon I had 5 people to care for...it was loud and busy and FUN and WONDERFUL!!! Sometimes I think I should have a house full of kiddos. We'll see ;) Keep my cousin in your prayers that he won't get any infection or long-term affects from the frostbite. He sees a burn specialist tomorrow to see what happens next. I would post a picture but it's pretty gross!
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