Grant gets stitches!

Got the dreaded call yesterday while meeting Brian for lunch-the Singapore American School Nurses office. My heart dropped.... it's Grant....he's slipped in the cafeteria and has a cut on his chin that should be looked at by a doctor!!

Brian and I went to school and picked him up, he looked ok and seemed not too upset. We were told that when he saw all the blood on his white uniform shirt, he asked where the red paint came from. When the nurses told him it was blood, that is when he really freaked out. He cried of course when it first happened, but the visual of the blood was too much for him. Poor boy. They got him a clean uniform shirt to change into because he couldn't stand the sight of it.

We went to the ER and he received 5 stitches under his chin. So bad that...look away if you are squeamish....you could see his bone! YUCKY! YUCKY! I had to leave the room when they cleaned it, thought I was going to pass out.

He was so brave and only yelled at the doctor to "STOP IT" when he was cleaning it thoroughly, and when he was received one of the 5 shots to numb it he got VERY upset. That must have hurt! He will have the stitches in for 7-10 days depending on how it heals. He was so brave, we took him to ToysRUs and he picked out a new Transformer. Brave brave boy-with no tears while we were at the hospital.

First stitches for us Sibley's, sure it won't be our last! :)

He is home from school for a few days to make sure it stays clean and dry (with no sweat-are you kidding?? It's 85-90 degrees here!). He will go back to school on Thursday. The biggest bummer for him....no swimming for a few weeks! He is not happy about that.

Late post-Halloween Singapore style

I realized after a friend emailed me, that I did not put up Halloween photos of the kids. As most of you know, I love Halloween and love planning/helping with Halloween parties! :) I was feeling a little sad that this year I could not do a Halloween Dance, like I did the last few years for the PTA, but that all changed when I joined The American Womans Association Children's Committee and I joined a great team of ladies planning a Halloween event! YIPEEE!!! It was so much fun, and very odd to be soooo hot on Halloween.

Our street here in Singapore has many expats and locals who love celebrating Halloween. It was amazing to see all of the crazy decorations on the gates outside the homes, and the amount of effort they all took for the kids. All of our neighbors met at the pool, set up "camp" with dinner, drinks, and tons of candy. We all invited over friends who lived on streets that didn't participate, so we had a good group from our complex.

It was fun to see how the locals celebrate and what they gave out to the kids...boy did we get some odd looking things! :) Some locals didn't open their gates to their houses, but instead stood on the other side and passed the goodies through the bars. And then other locals surprised us by being all dressed up and very festive. :) The kids had a great time and ran around like crazy up and down the street-they were dripping wet with sweat when the night was over. After we tucked the kids into bed, the adults met back at the pool and we celebrated Halloween (had fun cocktails and ate the kids candy out of their baskets! ) ha ha

Dr. Jane Goodall visit to SAS

We ran into Dr. Jane Goodall one day last week afterschool at SAS (Singapore American School)!! What an amazing surprise it was for us!

I went to school to pick up the kids, and as we were walking to the parking garage....up drove a car and she got out! WOW! Madeline recognized her right away, they have studied her work in class.

Dr. Goodall came to SAS to speak to the High School students who are part of a group called ROOTS and SHOOTS-which is local groups that are worldwide of kids/adults who want to make a difference in the future of the world and the animals that live in it.

Then, just TODAY as I met a friend for lunch at The American Club I got into the elevator to leave and who was in the there?? But Dr. Jane Goodall and her "bodyguard/escort"!!! It was just the 3 of us...and we rode up 3 floors. I just HAD to talk to her some more (you all know I can't shut my mouth). So we chatted and she was just lovely. It made my day! As she got off the elevator she was bombarded with lots of folks, it was amazing to see the turnout to hear her speak.

She was lovely to meet and one of the best highlights of living in Singapore so far!!!