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Seven- Publisher and Tecla Emerson Murphy W Editor-in-Chief [email protected] year-old Juliet had a bit of a traumatic life Tecla Managing Editor Mick Rood experience--the kind that can age parents [email protected] Emerson and grandparents in a heartbeat. Her Operations Manager Cynthia Rott Murphy [email protected] reaction and response serves as a lesson Publisher and Art Director Marie E. Bialousz Reed Graphics, Inc. that is worth repeating and remembering, Editor-in-Chief [email protected] especially at this time of year. She had Columnists Victoria Duncan [email protected] written to let us know that she'd been Ryan Helfenbein helping her mom open some tightly sealed [email protected] Henry S. Parker cardboard boxes. Her mom was not aware that she was doing this. In a moment of [email protected] enthusiasm, Juliet slipped and stabbed herself in the arm with an exacto knife. There Legal Team [email protected] was lots of blood and a quick trip to the emergency room. She wrote to tell us the story: Contributing Writers Melissa Conroy Hello Mooma and Poppy I hope you'r having a good time on the boat so far. I [email protected] miss you so much I wish I could see you live. Just wait until I see you when you'r Penelope Folsom [email protected] off the boat. I got stitches can you believe it! So far life is going really great. Tricia Herban LOVE YOU'R PAL JULIET [email protected] Pat Jurgens Medical emergency or not, Juliet still views life as good. (And to stop the avalanche [email protected] of letters to the editor and child protective services, no, Juliet's mother did not know she Peggy Kiefer [email protected] was using the exacto knife and she certainly wasn't aware that she could get access to it.) Ellen Kittredge EllenKittredge.com Juliet's intention was to help her mom by opening the packages; the knife slipped and Leah Lancione pierced her arm. In one of those moments mothers have all experienced, the thought of [email protected] passing out at this dreadful sight was the first reaction, but mothers aren't allowed such Kater Leatherman [email protected] indulgences. Juliet's mom allowed the lightheaded-ness and nausea to pass and scooped Kathryn Marchi up the child and ran out the door. It was the door to her shop and shopkeepers don't [email protected] Peggy Markham close down easily. But as luck would have it, Juliet's 14-year-old brother was on hand to [email protected] take over. Neil Moran [email protected] "Don't tell Dad!" said Juliet's mom as she raced for the car. Dad doesn't take these Maureen Smith things lightly. After all, this is his only daughter as well as his youngest child. So as Juliet [email protected] was rushed to the emergency room, her brother did exactly what he was told not to do: Louise Whiteside [email protected] he called dad. He told him Juliet had sliced an artery and that there was a knife Account Representative Anna Marie J. Musterman hanging out of her arm and mom was rushing her to the hospital! It wasn't an artery, it [email protected] 410-268-9089 was a bad gash but his story was a lot more interesting as he explained it to his dad. (I’m Mary Kramer glad I wasn’t on the call list.) Eastern Shore [email protected] Juliet was taken to Righttime Medical Center where she was promptly seen and 410-725-6350 stitched up. When we returned from our journey, Juliet proudly displayed the Band-Aid Circulation Jack Hovey [email protected] on her arm. We made sympathetic noises as she proclaimed, yet again, that, "Life is still Photographer R.C. Murphy good." [email protected] Imagine that? This sweet child sharing such a positive spin on life. This may have Website Coordinator EliteWebStudio.com been one of the most traumatic moments in her entire seven years. Well, I hope so, Subscriptions S. Hill because there are certain things you don't tell grandmothers. [email protected] $24.95 per year According to Juliet's mom, she never shed a tear. Not through the trauma of the Bimonthly (6 issues per year) stab wound or the Novocain shots or even when the stitches were sewn in. This child Contact OutLook By The Bay 626-C Admiral Drive, #608 came out of it saying life is good. Annapolis, MD 21401 410-849-3000 Isn't it wonderful that we're so often reminded in so many ways of how great it is ISSN# 1948-044X just to be alive? Trauma seems to come and go, but we still hang on to what is good. OutLook by the Bay is distributed throughout Anne Arundel County, in sections of the Eastern Shore and Baltimore. It is When Juliet analyzed what had taken place, she probably available free in senior centers, county libraries, hotels, realized her arm was OK and that which was most coffee shops, doctor offices, supermarkets, senior communities, book stores, restaurants, private clubs, real important to her was still there -- mom, dad, home and her estate offices, health clubs, hospitals, at all of our family. It was a count-your-blessings moment. The message advertisers and mailed to select homes in the Bay area. is especially meaningful now during holiday time as we're OutLook by the Bay is published bimonthly by OutLook by the Bay, reminded that yes, regardless of the traumas and ups and LLC. No part of this magazine may be reproduced in any form without express written consent of the publisher. 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For the Eastern Shore, contact [email protected] Features 9 Decorations Done in an Afternoon Holi2d010ay 18 Cast Your Dice for the Right Articles Cooking Equipment 12 Sisters and Girlfriends, 19 Books Bound by Love Like Fine Wines, Get Better 20 Relax: Celebrate the Holidays with Age with Mindfulness 14 Libraries: More Than Books 24 Twelve Gifts of Christmas on Loan 35 Ballet Theatre of Maryland’s 17 Pine Cones for Holiday 2010-2011 Season Unveiled Decorations 39 Holiday Downer: Seasonal 26 My Trophy Kitchen Affective Disorder 27 AACC Offers a Vibrant 43 Gingerbread Men are Tasty Learning Community for Older Adults 34 Is It Time for a Change of Lifestyle? In Every Issue 35 The Art of Doing Nothing 40 The Natural Cure for the 6 Your Thoughts Common Cold 16 Pursuing Your Passion 42 Navigating the Medicare 21 Games People Play: Table Topics Maze 30 TechKnow Challenge: Latest and Greatest Technology Gadgets 31 Your Legal Team Departments 7 Bay Gardening: Gifts for the 36 Art View Gardener 41 Straight from the Heart - 8 Bay Finance: Teaching Children the Dear Vicki Financial Facts of Life 44 Books: Old, New and Obscure 10 Bay Health: Literally Keeping Your 45 Ask the Undertaker Wits About You 46 OutLook for the Bay - Lights in 11 Bay Heath: ‘Tis the Season for Your the Bay Flu Shot 47 Crossword 22 Bay Dining: Try Coffee for a Warm Winter Treat 23 Bay Travel: Still Time to Book that Winter Cruise 28 Bay Connections: Share the World On the Cover: with Your Own Travel Club Decorating their home for the holidays, Ed and Nancy Frey are looking forward to holiday visits from their grandchildren. Three 32 Bay Dining: Your Holiday Bird years ago they were enticed to move permanently to the Eastern Shore after having enjoyed many weekends at their Grasonville 33 Bay Nutrition: Are Organic Foods home. Ed had retired after 35 years with the apparel industry followed by four years of substitute teaching in Westminster. Nancy Really Better for You? taught for a few years before becoming a homemaker and mother of two daughters.