
Last night Lauren got a behind-the-scenes look at our fire department,but she was not thrilled about it to say the least. After work last night, I went to pick Lauren up from my mom's. I put Lauren in her carseat and as I was saying my goodbyes to my mom, Lauren started crying! I looked in the car and she held her finger up to show me that she had put a small washer part (I have no idea why this was in my car) on her ring finger and it was STUCK! Mom and I quickly brought her in the house, tried soapy water, vaseline,ice....nothing was working at getting this thing off! I called Dan who was coming home from a long day at work as well. Mom had the great idea to go to the fire deparment, so off Dan, Lauren, and I went to the fire house down the street from us. The firemen tried several different tools and were unable to break the washer piece...so another fireman stepped in, lubed up her finger and twisted and pulled until is was finally off! whew!! He did such a great job, there was not even a cut on her finger! Lauren was crying throughout the process, but as soon as it was off she stopped and smiled! She left with a fireman's hat on and a stuffed puppy they had given her. Thank you Peoria Firemen!! You are heroes for sure!

3 comments:
It seems Lauren stole your word for the year, Mardi. She was a very brave & fearless little girl through all of that ordeal! And now she has a story for her next Show & Tell at preschool. Love, Mom
What a brave girl!!! I would have never thought to go to the Fire Department. What a great idea!
A washing machine part in the car??? Who would have thought....oh the joys of parenting!
Jenny does stuff like that all the time and I just know one day we are going to have to get someone else to help us out. I'm glad she was okay!
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