The Usual

"So, Mindy. How was your day yesterday?"

Oh, just the usual. Kobe had school, Luke had preschool. Ran a bunch of errands. Took Kobe to the dentist and orthodontist. THEN RUSHED KOBE TO THE ER IN THE AFTERNOON FOR SOME STITCHES. Again.

Are you freakin kidding me?????? I once wrote a post about Kobe having a bit of growth spurt clumsiness, but this was not a case of the clumsies. Kobe is destined for pain. He was playing football in our neighbors yard, tripped or got tackled (that's still under debate), and his knee got sliced open on their metal landscape divider. Don't continue to read if you have a sensitive stomach. The cut was so deep that it went straight to his knee cap and sliced it as well. It looked like a big chunk of his knee was missing, but the cut was so deep it just basically opened up his knee. Like a fillet.

It was very traumatic. Lots of blood and screaming. My neighbor immediately tore up all of the metal dividers right after, and if any of you have those in your yard, I suggest you do the same. When we went into the ER, a nurse quipped that those metal dividers keep them in business. One little girl almost lost a toe last week.

We had to stay in the ER for a few hours because we had to have an orthopedic consult because it affected the bone. They numbed the area topically, and then really went at it examining it. I was able to watch the whole time which made me feel pretty tough. I credit all of my blood tolerance to "Grey's Anatomy". I've never looked at bone before, so that was pretty cool. Kobe was, as always, a true champion. Such a tough boy. They gave him seven stitches and then wrapped his leg in some hefty gauze and an ace bandage to keep it from bending. On the way home I let him choose a place for a late dinner. He chose Burger King because he really likes their fries. He says they taste very 'french'. :)

Last night was a beast. I was so exhausted by the time we got home that Kobe and I just immediately went to bed. Kobe woke up crying at 2:00am in some extreme pain. I looked everywhere only to discover we were out of any sort of pain medicine. So I ran to the grocery store at two in the morning to stock up while Jakob gave Kobe a blessing. I got him his medicine, but he was in so much pain that he was inconsolable. But, like the clever mommy I am, I realized he needed some distraction and offered to put some High School Musical 2 songs on my ipod for him to listen to in our bed. He had told me earlier that his favorite song is "Bet On It". He likes it because it's rock 'n roll. :) It took 20 minutes to get it all situated and then he listened to it for an hour. Then more medicine. I've basically been awake since 2 am.

So that was the highlight of yesterday, I hope the highlight of the week. In far less scary, but equally dramatic news, I got stung by a bee last week. We went to the train park again on Saturday, and while the boys were in the stream playing I was walking on the grass barefoot. It felt like I stepped on the sharpest, thickest thorn ever and when I looked down to take it out, a bee was attached to my toe. Denae can appreciate how traumatic that would be. I swatted it off and hopped over to Jakob to have him fish out the stinger. I've never been stung by a bee, and it hurts like a mother! It was throbbing for hours after. I think I totally embarrassed Jakob at the park because I could not get a hold of myself. I kept asking anyone within a 20 ft. radius what I should do to stop the pain.

It's been five days and my toe is still throbbing. It feels like the bone is broken. Is that normal? So we're basically a mess over here, as usual. When my brother called and asked how my day was, I said, "Just the usual." He said, "So you wish you were dead?" He knows me so well. :)