I'll bet you haven't heard this one before...

The front door wildly swings open and shouting ensues -

"EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY! EMERGENCY!"

"What is it Judah?"

"Micah is stuck in a tree!!"

What would you do first? Well, the Parental Procedures Manual clearly states that one ought to look out the window first to verify the information that your four-year-old is screaming at you. Do so with an element of surprise and assume that there is a grain truth from his perspective. In our case, believe that history repeats itself.

First, Aslynn was stuck in a tree and Micah reported it. Secondly, Judah was stuck in a tree and Aslynn was the informant. This time it was Judah's turn to save the day and Micah's misfortune.

It was made apparent by the birdhouse sitting on the ground that Micah was attempting to put it in the tree. On his way down, he wedged himself between the trunk and a limb; the tree had him by the groin. Being male, this discomfort meant any movement from this point forward would be at least futile and at most excruciatingly painful. Therefore Judah came in, as any good male compatriot should, screaming at the top of his lungs "EMERGENCY!"

Mommy came to the rescue once more and saved Micah from his fate. Since I had taken the liberty to remove most of the tree limb earlier this week, it was easier than the Aslynn affair because she could just pull him straight off the nub that was left.

Lesson: TREES EAT PEOPLE. Sounds like something from Lord of the Rings...