Famous Last Words

We've all done it....said things that within minutes of leaving our mouths, have opened us up for impending.....doom(?).   

"I am looking forward to setting aside money this year....":  time to replace an appliance or get a new car!

"I can't wait to sleep in tomorrow...."  kids are awake at 6:35 and want breakfast!

"I am excited about getting away this weekend......"  and someone gets sick!

So, on the heals of having family stay with us for over 3 weeks  (thus the reason for my hiatus from blogging), I was just looking forward to having a nice quiet week.

Famous.  Last.  Words.

Tuesday evening Maya took some sort of spill, tripped up the stairs we think, and landed on a toy.  The only witness was Riley and neither seem to be very reliable sources at times.   Immediate screams....I meet her at the top of the stairs (with her still standing at the bottom) to see blood soaking the side of her face.....  So, we met Daddy at the front door with a blood-covered kid.  (Welcome home Dear, how was your day?).  Bleeding stopped, child calmed.  But we knew a trip to the ER was necessary as the cut was just above her eyebrow.  Living in the "country" means the nearest ER is roughly 25 minutes, and not really sure we could trust that Urgent Care 15 min away would be open (yup, we are THAT country.....), I packed her up and headed to the hospital. 

She was a trooper....during the entire 2 1/2 hr wait (I swear we hit ER rush hour).  She loved people watching and talking to nurses and the security guard.  She was very excited to see her blood and know what was going happen....and as soon as we got her into a bed (1 hr and 45 min later)....she was super-pumped that she had her very own TV and was asking to spend the night.  (Sorry kid, not the Hilton).  Three sutures later, off we went....to grab fries and a milkshake for our patient (yes, I am that parent who at 10 pm fills their kid with salt and sugar!). 

Mommy's make-shift head dressing (held on with scotch tape)

Loving the accommodations

Head wound

Waiting for the numbing cream to work

All fixed up

So we are 2 days post-injury.  She's her old, chipper self.  Hardly seems to slow her down at all, although I keep waiting for the girls to bust it open when they wrestle.

So, this blog really isn't the creative outlet I was probably hoping to have after month off, but hey, this is a day in our lives.  All I have to say is that I am hoping for a super-busy, ultra crazy, insane, intense next couple of months.  Let's hope those are "famous last words"......