Tears in Her Ears
Ol' Murphy had my (and the Girl's) number tonight...
On the schedule after school: Dinner, Girl's soccer, Boy's fishing adventure, Overdue hair appt. & Babysitter all lined up to cover for the hair appt. since Hubby is out of town.
Actual events: None of the above.
As I picked the kids up after school, Girlie proudly ran up to me to show off her bandaged finger. No biggie I thought (after hearing there was a little run- in w/ a metal door after school). She wasn't in pain (any more) and begged to still go to soccer.
Gut Says: Check the finger in school parking lot before heading home to be sure.
Gut: Correct. Big gash in knuckle of her thumb. Stitches for sure.
Quick thing, I thought. Who else needs Urgent Care at 5:30 on a Tuesday? Apparently our entire city, that's who. Quick and Urgent don't seem to fit together as well as they should.
FIVE HOURS, 2 bags of popcorn from the pharmacy, 2 x-rays and 4 stitches later, we were finally leaving, and Girlie had reconsidered her 'no big deal' attitude. It was a rough night for her.
Comic Relief for the Clinic: Mom of said patient. Surgeon apparently didn't notice Mom holding Girl's hand while getting closer and closer to the floor (feeling like a schmuk of a mom- good thing it was after Mother's Day). Surgeon suddenly notices her strange style of head-between-the-knees-while-holding-hand form of support and drops girl's hand and yells for the nurse. Yes folks- Mom had become Patient #2, soon to have her own room while Boy entertained(?) all Nurses in Clinic with Twins baseball trivia.
Memorable Moment: Girl's plea for relief after getting the Novocaine shots in her finger (not popular at ALL)~ "Mom, I'm ok, but I have *tears* in my *ears*. Can you do something about that?"
Mr. Murphy, How about if you knock on someone else's door tomorrow... Hubby is still out of town!
On the schedule after school: Dinner, Girl's soccer, Boy's fishing adventure, Overdue hair appt. & Babysitter all lined up to cover for the hair appt. since Hubby is out of town.
Actual events: None of the above.
As I picked the kids up after school, Girlie proudly ran up to me to show off her bandaged finger. No biggie I thought (after hearing there was a little run- in w/ a metal door after school). She wasn't in pain (any more) and begged to still go to soccer.
Gut Says: Check the finger in school parking lot before heading home to be sure.
Gut: Correct. Big gash in knuckle of her thumb. Stitches for sure.
Quick thing, I thought. Who else needs Urgent Care at 5:30 on a Tuesday? Apparently our entire city, that's who. Quick and Urgent don't seem to fit together as well as they should.
FIVE HOURS, 2 bags of popcorn from the pharmacy, 2 x-rays and 4 stitches later, we were finally leaving, and Girlie had reconsidered her 'no big deal' attitude. It was a rough night for her.
Comic Relief for the Clinic: Mom of said patient. Surgeon apparently didn't notice Mom holding Girl's hand while getting closer and closer to the floor (feeling like a schmuk of a mom- good thing it was after Mother's Day). Surgeon suddenly notices her strange style of head-between-the-knees-while-holding-hand form of support and drops girl's hand and yells for the nurse. Yes folks- Mom had become Patient #2, soon to have her own room while Boy entertained(?) all Nurses in Clinic with Twins baseball trivia.
Memorable Moment: Girl's plea for relief after getting the Novocaine shots in her finger (not popular at ALL)~ "Mom, I'm ok, but I have *tears* in my *ears*. Can you do something about that?"
Mr. Murphy, How about if you knock on someone else's door tomorrow... Hubby is still out of town!
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posted by Dawn at
9:47 PM
5 Comments:
OMG what a story - i hope you are both feeling better today. we've definitely been there. (((hugs))) to both of you!
Oh no!! That was quite a night! I hope she (um...and YOU) are doing OK today!!
HUGS!
Man, Oh Man! Why do these things happenw when hubby's are not available?!?! Hope both of you recooperate well! Sounds like a triple scoop night for sure!
What a night! You poor things. Of course, it's when Daddy is out of town -- isn't that always how it goes. I hope you're ALL ;) on the mend by now.
Oh, no!! I missed this! I'm so sorry!!
Reminds me of when my Girlie broke her arm two years ago. In two places. The day before we were to leave for Disney World.
Hubby ended up in gurney across the hall, strapped down and getting oxygen. LOL!
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