Purple Eye

Monday morning was an interesting day but a good outcome.  I send the kids off on their bikes several minutes before 8am so they have time to play with friends at the school playground before the bell.  About 10 minutes after 8am I see there is a call from the school... In my mind I'm already rehearsing, "she will be fine, she can go back to class..."  This time wasn't one of those times.  The nurse had called telling me that I need to come down because she will need stitches.  Got my attention, but still a little skeptical, because it could still be just something little.

I get there but to my dismay, blood stained clothes from a huge gash above her right eye helped me realize I was very wrong.  Bleeding had stopped, but she was pretty upset at the word "stitches".

Swinging on the bars at school, she had slipped one hand and dangled with the other causing her to crash into the bars head on.  She said she hurt, but didn't think it was too hard, until he put her hand up to her eye and her hand was all red with blood.

Waiting at Urgent Care and the numbing gel on her wound.

Ammon was playing my phone and snatched this one of the doctor working his magic.  Although Tarin was still pretty shaken up with "stitches" being put in, she didn't feel a thing when the doctor mentioned he already put one in...that was when she stopped and realized she was ok.  She will say that the shot jabbed multiple times into her gash was pretty painful, but was glad it did the job.  She ended up with 11 stitches!  I think Jarom had the family record of 7...Tarin is the new record holder.  Let's hope for no more record breakers!  Overall, the day turned out pretty good despite the pain and anguish.

Stopped by Orange Leaf for some ice cream to make 'everything better'.  Ammon was pretty happy about that.  I enjoyed the time together more then any of them.

Next morning, she was still feeling pretty good, but looked pretty beat up!  Drainage had swollen the eye and painted some pretty colors.  I though it was kind of cool, but she was embarrassed to go to school looking like this.  Subbing her class half day, I was able to see her mid day and she was in good spirits.  I think she knew it was ok and that it wasn't that big of a deal.

Had to post this too.  She was trying to put ice on it before school, in hopes it would go down.  Trent had the idea to use this head band to hold it in place...pretty funny.  But as you can see she wasn't laughing...poor girl.