Rapid Response...

Ellie fell down the steps. I could tell by the cry that I had time to finish stuffing a sugar cookie in my mouth before I had to respond. Kate, however, was much more rapid in her response to the situation. She grabbed her doctor's kit, put on a bandage, and checked Ellie's blood pressure before I had a chance to grab a second cookie run around the corner and check on my wee small child. Kate determined that Ellie was very sick and might need to go to the hospital.


Ellie wasn't too happy with Kate's assessment. Poor thing. That's where I came in, and assured her that we didn't have to go to the hospital, at least not until we all had another cookie!