Frozen in Time

LG woke up in the middle of the night with a fever and had it off and on all day. She slept a lot and was pretty mellow, which, if you know her, is unusual. I dosed her with Tylenol and Ibuprofen throughout the day after I got home from my hair appointment.

While I was at the salon, our neighborhood fire truck made its rounds in the neighborhood. Mike carried LG outside to see it when it came down our little street and made its 3 point turn in the cul-de-sac. The driver spotted them and stopped so that one of the other firefighters could come over and give her this little bear which she calls “Fire Bear”.

I guess you could say I grew up in the fire department. My dad was a firefighter even before he and my mom got married. His dad was a firefighter and three of his brothers-in-law were firefighters as well. There’s even a picture of me as a baby sitting on the back of a fire truck on top of a stack of turnout coats with my hand on my dad’s helmet. It was always a source of pride for me that my family was so well represented on the Phoenix Fire Department, so knowing that they made the effort to make my daughter smile today, on a day when she didn’t feel very well, makes me smile, too.

Taken April 29, 2008.

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