We had such an amazing time in Port Ludlow
with Jason and Rebecca and their kiddos!! We played at the lagoon (where the
kids – especially Kayliana – enjoyed rowing in the little raft). We searched for sea glass at one of the
beaches in Port Townsend. The guys took
all the boys to the pool while the girls napped and Rebecca and I sat on the
deck enjoying the beautiful scenary and talking…and talking…and talking. It’s funny how even when we spend five days
together it’s just not long enough and we never run out of things to say!
I seriously never wanted to leave; it was
such a great vacation. But, alas, we had
to. Mike had this annoying commitment
called “work” that he had to go do the next day. I had piles of laundry awaiting me and a
camping trip with the kids and my dad next week to prepare and pack for. We came back and discovered that the 16 year
old neighbor girl across the street had NOT (as we’d requested) rolled out the
garbage can, had not watered the plants, had obviously not cared for
Scout-the-Bunny very well, but HAD used our master bathroom toilet and shower
and had left the sink running. She’d
also watched over two hours of TV on the Netflix. Um, awesome.
Wednesday (yesterday), I just could not force
myself to get up and go for an early morning run. I finally dragged my post-vacation butt out
of bed and was looking forward to an at-home day. (Let me clarify: an at-home day, while
relaxing in the fact that we don’t have to go anywhere, is usually a crazy thoroughly
productive day for me. I was going to
get caught up on all of the laundry, do dishes, do some music class planning,
camping prep, meal planning, grocery list making, etc. The kids were happy to be reunited with all
their toys and would have a lovely at-home play day….or so I thought).
I was still in my pajamas, getting caught up
on news and email and was enjoying my morning coffee, the kids had already
breakfasted, and I was about to get mine ready when…BOOM. SCREAM. CRY. Kayli had been running (as she tends to)
and tripped (as often happens) and fell (nothing too new here) hitting (this is
the bad part) directly above her left eye (thank God it was ABOVE and basically
in the eyebrow area) on the corner of our stupid Ikea-sharp-cornered coffee
table. Poor Matthew – who was witness to
this – was beside himself at how obviously injured and upset Kayli was. I took one look at her sorta-deep-gash and
said, “Hmmm, we should probably all go get dressed. I have a feeling this made need stitches.” Matthew totally started crying which got
Kayli going even more. I called the
doctor, got dressed and got us out the door in 20 minutes or so. (I didn’t
bother changing Kayli out of her stellar outfit of pajamas and princess dress
accompanied by rockstar pony tail bedhead). They were able to get us in right away, and
Kayli was an AMAZING brave girl not whimpering once the whole time we were
there (nor did she afterwards). She came away with three stitches and a Dora sticker. We left the doctor and headed to Burger King
for ice cream cones.
Today was going to be another at-home day for
the kiddos. Mike works from home on
Thursdays, and, because of this, I scheduled a 1:30 meeting today with the
director of the new Montessori school that I’ve landed. (Woohoo!
I’ll now teach my music classes at two Montessori schools on
Mondays). After my meeting, I stopped at
a store to pick up some groceries. I
didn’t have my watch so I pulled out my phone to check the time. It was 2:20.
I noticed that Mike had sent me a text message at 1:56pm stating: “Calling
[the doctor’s office] again Kayli had another fall and will probably need more
stitches.”
…
…
… (indicating my moment of shock. In the middle of the store, in the middle of
the cracker/cereal aisle, I did a kind of honk-laugh ARE YOU KIDDIN ME?!-
shocked gasp combo. I bet it was rather
strange sounding). I called Mike and he
said that, the doctor had just told them that this time, they might send us to
the ER. I told him I’d get there as soon
as I could and ditched my cart in the middle of the store (I figured I had a
valid excuse) and pedal to the metal-ed to the doctor’s office. I walked into the waiting room and found our
two sweet boys sitting in the same place they’d been sitting at yesterday. YESTERDAY.
Kayliana had her first stitches YESTERDAY. Now, it’s TODAY and we’re here. Again.
For stitches. Again. Twice. In Two Days. Is this a joke?!
This time, it was poor Zachary, who witnessed
the injury. Kayli had been dancing (as
she does) and fell (as sometimes happens) and hit the low Ikea-stupid-sharp-cornered-TV
table just BELOW her right eye (so the other one to, you know, even things
out). Unfortunately this gash was
definitely longer, deeper and bloodier.
My poor boys (Mike included). And
POOR KAYLI!
Most likely due to this one being worse AND
the recent events of yesterday, Kayli didn’t handle things quite as well
today. The doctor had suggested the ER
because they have ‘stronger’ stuff to help Kayli calm down (and this was just
the upsettedness from the bandaid removal). Thankfully, by the time I arrived,
she had settled down considerably (though the sweet girl started to cry the
second she saw me).
We had a different doctor today who was wonderful. After seeing how deep this gash was, she
decided to bring in another doctor for a second opinion before beginning. She came back with…our sweet doctor from
yesterday who, upon seeing me, opened her arms wide and gave me a big hug! She went on and on about how perfect Kayli
had been yesterday (which was true)…unfortunately, she may have been getting
the hopes up for today’s doctor. Here
Today Doc thought she’d have this mellow two year old…mmmm, yeah, not so
much. Half way through the stitches
Kayli flipped out and began squirming (despite the super tight papoose board
holding her still). I don’t know if the
numbing stuff had worn off or what but it. Was. Awful. Today Doc eventually
stopped and they gave Kayli some more of the numbing stuff (but through a
needle and it DEFINITELY got worse before it got better). Once the meds kicked in, Kayli settled down
and totally fell asleep. This certainly
made the rest of the procedure easier!
We left the doctor’s office today with five
stitches, a different Dora sticker and then went through the McDonald’s
drive-thru for dinner. I’ve decided that
Ikea (due to their stupid sharp cornered furniture) should cover my fast food
AND medical bills.
When we got home, this picture was waiting for Kayli (made by Zach). When she saw it she said, “It’s me! With no owies on my two eyeballs!!” Let’s hope she gets and STAYS that way. OWIE-FREE.
Boys' slumber party room
Um, how do these things work?!
Up the creek...so to speak.
Yeah, this water isn't QUITE deep enough for snorkeling.
It's still fun though!
Beauty shot.
Row, row, row your boat (she did sing it).
Zach and Veronica having a cuddle.
Sandy butt shot.
The younger Clan ladies enjoying a moment on the deck (before Rebecca and I kick them out of OUR seats).
Day 1 outfit at the doctor's for stitches
Day 2, not looking quite as awesome
All passed out on the papoose :(
Happier heading home.
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