Happy Labor Day... that'll be $40!

Did you know...

• Labor Day was first observed on 09/05/1882 by the Central Labor Union in NY
• It became a federal holiday in 1984 following the deaths of a number of workers during the Pullman Strike (nationwide conflict between labor unions and railroads)
• At first celebrated with a parade and speeches by a few prominent men and women
  
• Symbolizes the end of summer and the beginning of the football season
• Family pictures NEVER run smoothly, even if you are having a great day
  
• Beads that have been lodged into the nasal cavity can quickly be retrieved with pressure on the virgin nostril and a quick, powerful, breath into the mouth of the victim

Have I got your attention?

First, I must say that this for the most part was a nice holiday weekend. The kids were feeling much better, I got some cleaning done and the weather was beautiful. Second, I was pretty excited to have our family pictures done this afternoon. Justin's grandma and grandpa Marcusen are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary and the "daughters" thought it would be nice to have one, huge family picture done of all their children, grandchildren, great-grandkids, etc. Considering there were 50+ people to manage (most of them children), it went surprisingly well and I am excited to see how they turned out.

Anyway (I am getting ahead of myself), things were going well at my house getting the kids ready and I thought we were all going to look smashing and be on time for the event when... Jace started crying and throwing a fit. Justin called for me to come and help, and told me that Jace had shoved something up his nose. It was 2:30... pictures at 3:30... I was almost ready...

Sure enough, when we held him down for a closer look, we discovered a purple bead up his nose. Just like this one...I didn't think it would take much to get it, maybe just some tweezers and if Jace had been calm and not wriggling and kicking, we probably could have gotten it out. Nope, I tried and Justin tried and Jace was NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT. I threatened him with a trip to the doctor and he called me on it... "I want to go to the doctor." Seriously? 2:45... I finished getting ready and we left for the emergency room... Jill and Dax were to meet us for pictures (if we made it)...

Apparently, the ER doctor had seen this too many times. He took us back and told Justin to put pressure on Jace's unplugged nostril and then blow into Jace's mouth real fast. Sure enough, after a couple of tries, out popped the bead! Who knew? 3:05... After 5 minutes (tops), we were off to meet up for pictures!