The Puddles

Well it happen. Every mother’s nightmare. Or at least my nightmare. I tripped over a cat scratching post and landed on my elbow and broke my arm. The worst part was that I was home alone with my youngest two kids. Ben And Ainsley were fabulous.  Chris was on his way to Angleton to do his volunteer shift as an EMT. They managed to call dad who then told us to call 911. He said he wished he had done that when he broke his arm Christmas. Then Ben made me a sling out of the same jacket that he used to make a sling for dad. In the middle of talking to 911 Larry  and Shirley Finke came through the front door. I canceled the 911 thinking that we could just drive to the hospital. But as soon as I stood up I realize that I was going to need help to get there.  Before we called 911 the first time I planned on driving myself with the kids. So glad dad talked me out of that one.  

Chris met me at the hospital and I was glad to see him. After x-rays they said that I broke the radial head on my right arm.  There are several fractures but she didn’t think it went all the way through the bone. They put me in a splint, gave me medicine, and sent me home. 

Here are a few things that I learned:

1. Always make sure that your phones are charged. My cell phone was dead, And all of the cordless phones were dead. Luckily we had a 1970 AT&T corded phone in the kitchen, but my kids do not know how to make a phone call on that style of phone.
2. My children are great in a crisis. While I sat on the floor they brought me ice, a bucket to throw up in, made me a sling, put shoes on my feet, plugged my cell phone into charge, and packed my purse.
3. We have great church friends. They were willing to come and sit with the kids at our house until I got back. And even better they helped make sure I didn’t pass out before the ambulance got there. 
4. Right now, we have a great family motto. Our family motto is “suck it up buttercup.” With everything that’s going on in our family lately it’s a great motto to live by. As stressed as we are with all of our drama, we can handle this.