Viagra: And How I Almost Had a Heart Attack

This week I took one of my favorite little people, Henry, out for ice cream.

We landed at the local Dairy Queen and sat down in one of their old-fashioned booths.

I asked Henry about all manner of little people things, like soccer, school, toys- you know, the usual stuff.

Then we talked about buying his Mom some flowers on the way home.

Our local Dairy Queen has one of those large flat screen televisions on the wall, so while I was in mid-bite of my ice cream, Henry suddenly exclaimed, "Ms. Beth!  Look!"

I looked up to the television where Henry was pointing only to discover a commercial for the medication, Viagra.  I'm sure my face turned beet red, as I slowly turned back around to face Henry and figure out why he was so excited about a Viagra commerical.  I tried quickly to figure out answers in my head to the questions I was sure were on the way.

I was already a little nervous driving around someone else's treasure of a child in my car about town, so this almost sent me over the edge.

I looked at Henry next with my eyes raised and slowly said, "What is it, buddy?"

"Flowers," he said with a smile.  "Like the ones we might buy Mommy."

The old man on the bicycle happily riding off into the sunset on the commercial, due to Viagra, was holding flowers- like the ones we were going to buy Henry's Mommy.

WHEW.

I may or may not have had a mild heart attack right there in Dairy Queen with my dipped cone.  I remember praying that I will never EVER, please, dear Jesus, one day have to explain to my children what Viagra is for and why all the old men seem so happy about it, as they ride off into the sunset.

The nurse decided this week maybe she's not ready for this thing called motherhood- so many near calamities could happen- in the name of eating some ice cream.

Have a great weekend, everyone :) 

See ya back next week with another patient story or two, some easy and healthy Smoothie recipes, and tips on how to avoid the Emergency Room.  Obviously, STAY AWAY from the television with small children if you want to avoid some mighty strong heart palpitations :)