Wow I just feel drained. Leia had to be at school this morning at 7.30am for choir practise, I had to go to Walmart for a few things, and then I had my carpool responsibilities for Nathan and his two little friends. By the time I had finished all that it was about 3pm and I was about to relax. It was my birthday yesterday and a package had arrived in the mail containing a present from Gary. It's a novel that has long been out of print and so I've really been looking forward to getting it. I suppose I wasn't really thinking and just grabbed a knife from my block to slice open the tape on the box. It slipped and I cut my thumb in an awkward spot. I stopped the bleeding as best I could but I couldn't bend my thumb without the skin pulling open.
Of course you don't always think of these things as blessings at the time but Gary literally walked through the door at the moment when I was scratching my head about how to deal with it. We had a friend who agreed to meet the kids off the school bus and we headed to urgent care with Nathan in tow.
So here I am, three stitches, one tetanus shot and a thumb splint thing later. I feel nauseous. I have had cold sweats and been sitting by the toilet but no throwing up yet thank goodness. I think the fact that on my car pool day I have to eat lunch at 10.45am has contributed to this feeling. Since I couldn't cook dinner, we ordered pizza and it's still not here at 7.30 after being ordered an hour ago. 7 and a half hours without eating doesn't generally agree with me even when I'm not pregnant but the feeling that sent me to sit by the toilet bowl seemed a little different.
I looked up side effects of the tetanus shot online and it seems to fit. Hopefully after eating (if that ever happens) I will be able to rest and maybe have a look at that book. It's called Wyllard's Weird by Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Kind of a gothic Jekyll and Hyde type of mystery.
But I'm REALLY tired. Will I be able to keep my eyes open?
3 comments:
So sorry about your thumb!! You were really excited about that book, weren't you? :) I just wanted to let you know that I was thinking of you--that's why I called. Great timing huh? Happy birthday anyway!!
xo
Yikes! I am sorry about your thumb! Is it healing okay? And on your birthday, too! That isn't fair!!! I hope you are doing okay. Miss you! xoxo
What a day - I have no doubt that you managed to keep your eyes open for at least 30 minutes to delve into that book - I can't think of anything that has ever kept you from a good book!! Hope the thumb is doing better. Love you x
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