Slide and crash and burn...

Last Tuesday, Mommy had an awesome idea. There was fresh snow on the ground and it was our first chance to go tobogganing down our favourite spot, the driveway. Our driveway is a cool curvy hill that ends down by our bridge... that's where the trouble all started.

Everything was fun while Mommy and me cruised the driveway together in one of our sleds but then I had a thought: What if I rode solo??

Well, after some consideration, Mommy decided I could try sledding by myself, with some precautions. So, we went halfway down the driveway so I wouldn't zoom so fast, then she put me on the little slippery surfboardy sled with the handles. I grabbed on for dear life and off I went.

It was sooooo cool zipping down the bottom part of the driveway all by myself but just when I thought I'd be stopping, the sled had another idea.

At the end of the flat bottom section, beside the bridge, there's a steep embankment about 20 feet long that drops down to our creek. My sled, and Newton's laws of physics (which Daddy promises to explain to me someday), decided I should explore the embankment that day. So, over I went, dropping from Mommy's sight. Later, she'd say it made her feel nauseous... I think that means happy. Lucky for me, my sudden highspeed acceleratation was cut short by some soft friendly branches, rocks and blackberry bushes before I made it to the icy creek. Boy was I lucky!

Mommy called Daddy to tell him the exciting news and we all met at the Emergency Room to celebrate. A nice doctor wrapped me up in a blanket and gave me three presents he called 'stitches'. It seemed nice enough until he said he was taking them back in a week. That made me cry! Daddy said we could go out for lunch to celebrate some more and I had a chocolate milkshake; nothing else... but Mommy and Daddy didn't seem to mind.

The next morning, my left eye decided to sleep in and he didn't open very much that day. He musta been tired. Daddy said I looked like Rocky after some guy named Mr. T smacked him silly. Anyway, I still think tobogganing's fun and I can't wait till next time. I hope we get to celebrate again. Mommy says we'll try a different hill.