Two weeks later . . .

**Warning: Grant's Fingers Ahead**

Now, I'm not grossed out by his healing fingers. Some may not share the same opinion. The only time his injuries made my stomach churn was when it first happened. Spencer came running to me with Grant in his arms, holding out his smoking fingers. There was black, gooey plastic melted all over his fingers and in his wounds, and yeah, I just about lost it. That's when we knew it was time to call the doctor. It's surprising, I'm not that squeamish anymore. I remember when my sisters would throw up and I'd feel like heaving, too. I'd wonder, "How does my Mom do it? I couldn't scoop up barf and NOT lose my own cookies!" And needles, ugh, I could hardly look at one when someone else is getting poked. So naturally, when I'm pregnant, I need lots of shots. Rhogam, etc. Now, I just roll up the sleeve (or pull down the waistband) and take it! Bloodshed? I'm fine. Grant's bitten through his lip again? Wipe it up and give him a popsicle. My kids have done it all: stitches, casts, IVs, burns and bumps. I don't know if I've reached the point where I can give a shot to one of my kids, but I can at least look at the needle or blood and not feel faint.

This was supposed to be a complete collage. It is not. See the little blue, blank space in the corner? That's where the "healed" picture was supposed to go. I haven't been able to pin Grant down and get a non-blurry one yet. And if I don't post this, I never will. But, he has healed up nicely. He's got a wicked cool scar on his left index finger. It wraps around from top pad of his fingerprint down to around the front of his second knuckle. It looks very Frankenstein-ish. The left thumb and right index finger & thumb have these little windy valleys on his fingerprints. And really, I don't think these scars will last past his teens. I got burned once on the underside of my arm when I was 7 or so. It was big, blistery, yuck. I had a scar about the size of a silver dollar. It turned silvery and when I'd get cold or in the pool, it would turn purple. Vividly so. Then, late teens came I noticed that it had gone away. Poof! So, we'll see what's left in 10 years. I did read somewhere that women are more attracted to men with scars. Rrrar.