Friends called last night and Monday morning their fifth child, 17months old, drowned in the bathtub. It is so incredibly sad. If you think of it, please remember the Shores in your prayers. The mother is completely blaming herself. The 9yo son was the one to find the baby and he carried her to Mom. The other children are all girls, 11.5yo, 6yo and 3yo.

Please don't leave your young children in the tub (or near any standing water) unattended, even for a minute, even if you're just in the next room. The stakes are too high.

I hurt for this family. I hate being 1000miles away - not that I could *do* anything to make them hurt less, but would just like to be able to step in and help, practically.

sorry to ramble. just too much death, too much loss this past year.

From what Laura (mom) said, this will be the second child this year to be buried with a blanket that I made for them. That's really depressing.

the news article. http://www.kten.com/Global/story.asp?S=5715016

The past few years, this family has gone through an awful lot. Two years ago, about this time, they lost most everything in a house fire. The following year his sister lost everything in a house fire. The school system was failing their son miserably and she pulled him out to homeschool. Then the school retaliated by bringing up truancy charges for another child (due to tardies).