Since K was born, both the DH and I have needed a trip to the ER, and, of course the dog just went on Sunday night. K, however, hasn't needed to go, thank goodness.

Ellie has been hospitalized twice, which was awful. (abscessed tooth and RSV/salmonella). Frisco went once for a broken arm and once for an ear infection that I didn't want to wait until orningmfor. I've only been for my broken arm in 5th grade.

As sick as Grace is, she goes into the ER less than you'd imagine (KNOCK ON WOOD). When she was at TK and they were concerned about her, they would try to transfer her directly into an ICU because then they could control WHICH hospital she went to.

If you have to call 911, they take you to nearest hospital, which for her then would be Pacifica, which did I mention worst ER ever. Certainly not prepared for pediatric patients on a vent.

She hasn't been admitted into a hospital in over 18 months (AGAIN KNOCK ON WOOD), but she will be admitted in two weeks for surgery.

My favorite hospital for her, at this point, would probably still be UCLA Westwood because the attending staff at the PICU know her already. But I also like Huntington quite a lot. In terms of Children's Hospitals, I still spit on CHLA, but CHOC was nice, plus near the Ducks and Disneyland.

Last month, she saw a new doctor who wanted all her hospitalizations. Man that was hard. I think it goes, Huntington, CHLA, UCLA, Pacifca, Cedars-Sinai, UCLA, (Maybe UCLA again?), Huntington, CHOC, UCLA

Between being an absolute klutz in High School and crazy asthma in my late teens, the local ER knew me by name.

For all the medical stuff my kids went through in their early years, I can only think of one ER visit for Kelly. She hurt herself at a Parks and Rec summer camp. Nothing like getting a call that "your child has fallen from a play structure and is bleeding from the head. We have called 911, meet us at the hospital." Turned out she hadn't actually fallen but had run into a sharp corner and had a small gash in her forehead. Everyone within a 1 mile radius knew she was getting stitches. Poor punkin.

There was a handy boutique ER nearer me that didn't give high doses, but had the shortest wait times. We stopped going there because there was one douche doctor, and they wouldn't tell me ahead of time if he was on duty. When I was admitted there, they didn't just have free internet (like UCLA), but a computer at every bed. Good times. Worst food, though.

I remember you posting from this place!

The winter storm coming Saturday is maybe going to bring 8-12" of snow. Huh?

My weather widget has numbers in the teens and nothing above freezing next week. Do not like.

I need to get some tights/leggings that don't make my slacks bunch funny. Haven't yet removed my gloves and I've been at work nearly an hour.

After the snow, they're saying high temps in the teens for the first half of the week. We haven't even gotten our load of fire wood delivered yet! We sort of slacked on that.

My first trip to the ER was as a teen. It was a heifer-related injury. Nothin' was broken, so it was OK.

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If I'm not mistaken, there's some McWarringles in the second photo up there.

If I'm not mistaken, there's some McWarringles in the second photo up there.

And look how cute they are!!