We need to buy a cigarette for our first aid kit!

Ok, so the day we visited Francie and the girls was a day of great fun. When we first arrived the kids were able to play in the sprinklers with cousin Emily. I guess Everett thought his swimmer impeded his ability to run through the water. Love the bum!

Next day Natalie went with Emily to a friend's house to play for a little. On their way back across the street, Natalie was stung by bees THREE times. Two on her left thigh one on her right. Francie and cousin Amy came to the rescue, applying wet tobacco (thanks to a neighbor's cigarette) and covering with a band-aid for half an hour. After the half hour passed, Amy removed the band-aids and tobacco, gently scraped with a credit card to remove any remaining stinger. The miracle of it all, those stings did not swell at all! They remained three little red dots. I was AMAZED. I had been stung last year driving home from the lake. The thing stung my inner thigh, which subsequently reddened, hardend, swelled, and burned for well over a week. Had I known about tobacco's healing powers I would have never suffered so. Natalie with three stings played as though nothing happened (once all the crying and shock wore off).

Thanks to the girls for the lesson learned.