Tuesday, September 14, 2010

Bang up day!

My day started like any other. I got to work and started plucking away on schedules and emails. But I got an unusual phone call from Brooke. I looked to see that it was only 7:30 in the morning. Brooke doesn't call me at work! It must be something at home. I quickly answered to find out that Ethan had been in our bed dancing and singing an Alvin and the Chipmunks song, "You spin me right round baby, right round..." when he fell off the bed and hit his head.

I met Brooke at the hospital, luckily I had driven to work because I had a race later that day (hear more on that later). I took Ethan into the dr's for his stitches. Ethan was great! He didn't cry one time! They ended up giving him 6 stitches in his head. What can I say, like father, like son.




But the day didn't end there. I raced a cyclocross race later in the day. Was battling for first when I went down pretty hard. I ended up braking my rim and couldn't finish.

7 comments:

Meg said...

Very nice Brady! Nothing wrong with a little raw meat. And that boy is definitely yours.
Still haven't succumbed to the cyclocross frenzy here in OR but I feel that I may jump on the band wagon this winter. Let me know if you have any races up North. Are you racing B's?
Ben

Betty said...

Like father like son - only you're lucky HE made it THIS LONG!

rachel said...

All in one day??? You guys sure know how to party!

Kirsten said...

Ouch!!!!! Poor Ethan, what a trooper. : ( Sorry you didn't win your race.

Unknown said...

I know that song- he sang it the other day on the swings. Guess he is just telling you that he'll be spinning you right round for the next 16 years!

Brady and Brooke said...

Ben - I am not worried about the raw meat, it's the new rim I have to buy! Ethan is all Cottle for sure. Cyclocross is pretty intense. You should give it a try for sure. I am racing the B's. There will be quite a few races out here in Eugene this fall. Let me know if you are going to come down and try one. I have to wait until I get a new rim before I jump on again.

Rachel - yes, all in the same day! Crazy as it was.

Anaa - Ethan was singing the song the rest of the day. What is funny is that he hasn't even seen the movie, it was a preview.

Christa said...

Wow Brady! That was more thigh than I cared to see!! Ha ha......