The Moral of the Story is.....

...pay attention to your child, even if you're on the phone, when he's yelling your name louder and louder.

Conversation:

Mom: (talking to Kristi on the phone) "How long is it?"
(ahem...I was talking about the trailer we're borrowing from them)

Jaden: (somewhere in the background) "Gabe!!! I will get it! I will get it!!!"

Gabe: (also in the background) "Mommy! I have a Hoween eyeinmyeeeeaaaaaarr!"
(I didn't quite get what he was saying because I was listening to Kristi)

Mom: "SHHHHH! I'm on the PHONE!" (not nice, I know....)

Gabe: (still in the background) "Mommy! I have a Hoween eyeinmyeeeeaaaaaarr!"

Mom: ignoring Gabe to the best of my ability

Gabe: "MOM!!! I HAVE A HOWEEN EYE IN MY EEEEAAARRR!"

Okay, Buddy, you got my attention... Translation: My big brother stuck a Halloween eye (googly eye) in my ear. Great. I'm sure the instacare ladies will be happy to take care of that for us...again.

Good news! Uncle Shea held the flashlight and pulled on the ear while I extracted the offending googly eye from Gabe's ear canal. All is well in the Nielson house....for now.