Next week 2 of my 3 children will be away at camp for the majority of the week. Right on the heels of that, Jeremy and I will leave for our anniversary cruise and just days after we get back, I head back to work. This past week, I have been feeling the pressure of getting the kids ready for their camps, prepping for my trip, and starting with back to school shopping so I'm not super behind the 8 ball when I get back.
In addition to all the prep work of coming events, we had two doctor's appointments for CC this week as we continue to work through her health challenges and it wouldn't be summer if we didn't also sneak in a little fun.
This week, some of the fun came in the from of a church Pioneer Day picnic. They had a bike parade and Elsie enjoyed decorating her bike and leading the parade.
We also went to the pool this week and met one of Elsie's friends for some extra fun.
Yesterday, I planned to wrap up the week by taking Elsie to a birthday party while the two older kids packed for camp. Well, things didn't quite go as planned. Elsie's friend's mom texted in the morning that she and her husband were in the hospital and her husband was headed for an emergency appendectomy, but the party would still go on with the help of her mom and sister. I told her I would stay and help...welp..."the best laid plans of mice and men".
As I was walking into the party with Elsie, I got a call from Jeremy. He said Carrigan had cut her wrist and he was not sure if she needed stitches. She was trying to catch a glass as it fell out of the cupboard. Unfortunately, the glass hit the counter and shattered before her wrist made contact. After a quick FaceTime, we both decided very quickly that she did in fact need stitches. He headed in with her, with Merrick sitting in the back holding pressure on her arm, while I reserved their spot in line and made alternate arrangements for Elsie. I then headed their way.
After several hours and 3 stitches, we were on our way home. Unfortunately, that means that she is a bit limited in some of the activities she can do at camp. We are incredibly grateful her injury wasn't worse. It very easily could have been.