emergency room – Syra's Scribbles

Third ER Visit

The kids were eager for me to start writing about our weekend, but I felt like it wasn’t over and wanted to wait. I was also waiting to find out if Xenia’s eye was going to heal and how that part of the story would end. Mike told Xenia that he hoped she wouldn’t putContinue reading “Third ER Visit”

Second ER Visit

I look for things to come in threes. If a random event happens, it doesn’t bother me, but if two happen, I find myself looking for the third. Stories seem to be complete when there are three events, and experience has shown me that the third topic paragraph in my five-paragraph life essays comes whenContinue reading “Second ER Visit”

First ER Visit

“God loves a trinity,” Russian proverb It was a beautiful weekend in April. The trees all had their leaves, which made our backyard into a lush paradise. This close to the Rio Grande, we hardly know we live in a desert. The flowers of spring had fallen off the trees, and despite the late snowstorm,Continue reading “First ER Visit”