I had just sat down after getting my exercise in,
and started downloading a Beth Moore audio session for the current study I'm doing,
because I missed Bible study yesterday because...
these little guys weren't doing well.
Riley, the crab, wasn't acting normal,
and Tanner Riley wasn't handling the possibility of death too well.
As I was watching the green bar move, waiting to get the audio file downloaded,
the phone rang.
Jeff was on a bike ride with the kids.
I guess the plans were to stop by the dirt hills and let the boys do a few jumps,
ride to the park and let the kids play,
while Jeff reviews his message for Sunday,
eat a little snack
and then head back home.
They got to the dirt hills,
but no jumps were made.
From my understanding, Kaylie was off of her bike,
and somehow tripped,
(possibly on her RED cowgirl boots that are 4 sizes too big)
and then somehow the handle bar,
with the rubber part pushed back and the metal exposed,
came in contact with her face, right under her eye.
Jeff didn't see it.
A passer-by, who was walking her dog,
(which could be a reason Kaylie was getting up and maybe moving to fast...
you know her fascination with dogs!)
was coming up and saw what happened.
This lady, Bonnie, just happened to have moved here this past month,
and just happened to be a nurse.
She immediately put pressure on Kaylie's eye,
that was bleeding profusely,
and said she needed to get somewhere quick and get stitches.
That is where the phone call came in.
I had to change clothes,
grab things she may need, ie paper towels, ice pack, etc.,
plus things I may need, ie phone charger, book, make-up,
thought about my camera but didn't and later kicked myself for not.
(My plans were to stay around the house today, so no make-up, no fixed hair, bed-head in a clip, with sweats.)
Out the door I rushed to head down to the end of the bike trail by our house.
As I was pulling up, Landon was waiting, and Jeff carrying Kaylie,
Bonnie walking her dog and pushing Jeff's bike,
and the other two boys came around the corner.
Kaylie was thrown gently placed in the van,
and off I was to head to The Children's Hospital's urgent care.
We ended up with THREE stitches.
Kaylie gets to wear them,
but the rest of us were right there with her the whole time.
(1) The yellow around her eye is not bruising, it's from an eye drop that helps to see if there is any damage on the eyeball.
(2) Kaylie "icing" her eye to keep the swelling down.
(3) Her sparkly band-aid she received at TCH,
and the leftovers of her treat for doing so good, around her mouth.
Praise God...
there was no eye damage or bone damage,
that a nurse was right there,
for the kindness of another passer-by
who gave a handkerchief to apply pressure with on her eye rather then a thumb.
