THE UNEXPECTED

   I am the kind of person that usually has most of my day planned out because I like to be productive. I know I am not the only person out there that does this!!!  So, when something unexpected happens, it really throws me for a loop....
   On Monday I did the usual get up, drop my daughter off at preschool, run errands, pick her up from preschool, come home get the kids lunch, play a little, then off the kids go to nap.....then it's my turn to get my projects done or relax (o.k. so the relaxing piece doesn't seem to happen that often!).   I had just put my son down for a nap and was starting to walk into my daughter's room when out of the corner of my eye I saw her run to her bed and trip over something hitting her head on the wooden base of the bed.  The crying immediately followed.  Now my daughter is somewhat clumsy and tripping and falling is not out of the ordinary for her.  Usually I pick her up quickly, look her over to make sure there is no blood, etc. and then we cuddle until she calms down.  This time when I picked her up and looked at her I saw this...

   So....I freaked out for a bit!  Yes, I am in the medical profession, but when you see a gaping wound on your daughter's forehead, all logical thoughts seem to go out the window.  I did have enough sense to put pressure on it, but now what?  How do I get her and my sleeping son in the car and drive to the ER?  I frantically called my neighbor to see if she could watch my son, but she was not available.   Then I remembered that my husband had a half day at school (Thank you Jesus!).  I called him and he came home immediately.  While waiting for him, my daughter and I both calmed down and once he was home, I took her to get stitches.  Took two of us to hold her down and I have to say this little girl is stronger than I thought she was!  She was back to her normal self on the way home and at 4:30pm she finally got her much needed nap!