June 23, 2010
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Pooping It Out, Part Two
I’m pleased to report that the quarter Liza swallowed is now gone from her digestive system. She had an x-ray last Friday, and they could clearly see it. The doctor prescribed Milk of Magnesia, and at some point over the weekend Liza pooped it out. Through the whole ordeal, Liza remained a brave little pooper–er, trooper–uttering such lines as, “Mama, my poo-poo turned to chocolate syrup.” Yuck! I know. But you can’t make these things up. A follow-up x-ray Monday morning revealed a colon as empty as her grandmother’s purse after a trip to the casions in Biloxi.
The best line came from Uncle Sean, though. When he learned that the quarter had been liberated, he said, “I bet her parents are furious about Liza’s free-spending ways. She’s literally throwing money down the toilet.” Sean–Susan’s husband–is pretty much our family wit, and he teases Liza’s parents about not wanting to waste money–unlike the rest of us.
I wish we had been able to retrieve the quarter so Liza could keep it as “a lucky money.” Alas, such was not to be. Maybe next time.
ED
Comments (2)
Glad to see it passed without complications. Grandma likes to gamble huh…………..how far are you from Biloxi?
Let’s see– Cost of 3 doctor consults, 2 X-rays, 1 bottle of Milk of Magnesia and you didn’t even get to retrieve the 25 cents. I’ll bet GRANDMA does better than that at the Biloxi casinos! Hope you are documenting all this in your granddaughter’s memory book. She will love you for this someday when he tells her childhood memories to a great grandchild. Hope the “gift” from BP Louisiana’s disaster has not impacted the income of the family CAFE too badly. It sounded like they have a great following of “locals” but I am sure the less-existant “tourist” helped. HOWARD