Flip Flops in the ER

We had a very eventful weekend in the Hunt House.  Hayleigh and Halsey both had friends over Friday night.  It was a lot of fun and everyone got along really well...well, maybe Hayleigh and Halsey could have been nicer to each other.  Hayleigh and her friend went to a birthday party Saturday morning, so my mom and step dad took Haddon, Halsey, and her friend to a volleyball game.  I have to take a minute and just say thanks to my mom and my grandma.  Harley and I don't know what we would do without them.  They are never too busy to help with the girls.  Almost every day Haddon asks to go to Memaw's house, and she always wants Granny to pick her up from Jeannie's.  We are just so blessed to have so many people that love our girls.  I don't know how parents raise kids away from family.  I hope my girls don't move too far away so we can be the kind of grandparents they are! 

This brings me to Saturday afternoon around 4:00pm.  Harley had just got home from his class, a little early thank goodness.  Halsey had gone home with her friend Rayleigh to play for a little longer.  Hayleigh and Haddon had gone up to the barn with Harley to milk the cow and feed the baby cows.  I was dozing on the couch in the first peaceful moment I had had in a while.  My phone rings, Rayleigh's mom Mandy says "I think Halsey just broke her arm."  After she convinced me it wasn't a joke (and I could hear Halsey crying) I was out the door in about 30 seconds.  I drove by the barn and told Harley what was happening.  I went on to meet Mandy in the high school parking lot to take Hals on to the emergency room.  Harley would come up when he got everything finished and the girls dropped off.  Hayleigh decided she wanted to come up to the hospital because she was worried. 

I don't do well with broken bones, or even the idea of broken bones, but I did look very quickly at Halsey's arm and it was obvious something was not right.  When we arrived at the emergency room it was very crowded.  We checked in and they actually got us through triage fairly quickly.  A crying 6 year old might have helped move things along.  Luckily x-ray was free so they took her back after about 10 minutes.  They asked me to leave the room - I know it was because of the radiation or whatever it is that does the x-ray, but I was glad because it was very painful for her and I was starting to tear up a bit.  The x-ray tech told the nurse with her back to me that she needed to get in a room.  I took that as confirmation that it was broken.  The only problem was that there was not an open room, but they stuck us in a triage room so we didn't have to sit out in the waiting room.

The nurse gave Halsey and IV and then gave her some pain medicine.  She actually fell asleep in the wheelchair while we were waiting for a room.  Harley and Hayleigh made it up about this time.  We waited about 20 minutes until they took us back - through a back entry. I think we bypassed some people who had been waiting much longer than us.  Things went pretty quickly from there. 

Long story short - she dislocated her elbow and as it moved, part of the connectors broke off too.  They have a technical term, but I don't remember what they are.  Anyway, the orthopedic doctor reset her elbow and took another x-ray.  The piece that broke off did not move back, so he wrapped her with a splint and we will go see him on Thursday for her hard cast.  She will need to wear that for about two weeks.  They put her out for the resetting process.  She was funny coming out of the medicine.  I took a little bit of video - Halsey has enjoyed watching it and laughing at herself. 

Here are some of the pictures I took after everything was done.  You can almost see her getting better and better as the medicine wore off!  

 Hayleigh was worried about her sister.  As much as they fight, they really do love and care for each other.  Haddon was very attentive when we picker her up too.  Although she did jump on Halsey's arm yesterday. 

She walked out of the ER on her own.  A little pale and queezie, but pretty good overall.  Things have gone pretty well at home.  She has rested fairly well, and did not complain much about pain today.  I kept her home just for an extra day of rest and to see how her pain would be.  She will be back at school tomorrow. 

Her friend Rayleigh called her yesterday to check on her.  They talked for about 20 minutes - I think they hung up on each other a couple of times...funny girls.  I have to say thanks to Rayleigh's mom too.  I know she feels bad because it happened at their house, but I am grateful to her.  They always take care of Halsey when she's there.  The only other time I teared up during this whole thing is when I could tell Mandy was tearing up about it.  I don't want her to feel responsible at all.  I'm surprised no one has been hurt at our house, and it could have happened anywhere.  Anyway, we love them and if it didn't happen here, I'm glad it was there just because they do take such good care of her.  

That's all for now!  This was a much longer post that I thought it would be.  Thanks for reading.  Hope everyone has a great week!

It's Not Quite Time to Put the Flip Flops Away

It is still prime flip flop weather in Northwest Arkansas.  In fact, there has only been one day since school started that I have worn regular shoes to school.  That was low thirties in the morning and didn't get much higher than the low sixties.  We are back to perfect weather this week though.  I surely have a good four to six weeks of flip flop wearing time left!

Lots of stuff has been going on in our family.  Harley is in the last weeks of a law enforcement class he has to take for his job as Fire Marshall.  It has been tough.  Class meets every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday nights until 9:30 and then all day Saturday until 5:30.  It stinks,  the girls miss him, I miss him, he misses us.  It's almost over though...we can make it two more weeks.

So add in Harley being gone a lot with me being in grad school, Homecoming last week, and all the girls activities...all I can say is thank goodness for my mom and grandma!  They never hesitate to help me when I need it, even when it is not convenient for them.  I know they have even changed their plans just so they could help me with the girls.  I try to tell them thank you as much as possible, but it does not seem like near enough.  They would never ask for anything more either.  

Anyway - here are a couple pictures of the decorations we did for the Homecoming Pep Rally.  This was basically my Thursday night.  I wish I would have taken more pictures of the stuff that went on Friday.  

Hayleigh's 3rd grade had their musical a couple of weeks ago too.  It was awesome.  The focus was character traits, and it was just really fun to watch.  Hayleigh actually had a small solo part that she surprised us with.  That's her waving at me from the second row after the performance.

 Mom and I also took the girls to the zoo one Saturday when Harley was at class.  We had a great time!

I am also one week in to a low carb diet.  It has not been as bad as I remember, but it is early on...lol!  I have not lost much weight, if any, but I'm hopeful I will see some results soon.  I have not cheated yet either, which is pretty good for me.  Pinterest has been a great resource for low carb recipes and things.  Here's a shot of my Low Carb board:

Probably the biggest thing to wrap my head around is that this is a long term thing.  It is a change I will have to make and stick to in order to be successful.  At the moment I think I can do it...talk to me next week and see if I'm still there though! 

Well, that's all for now - It's late and I have a big day at school tomorrow.  It never seems to settle down, which is a good thing, but a bad thing too.  I'm ready for the overwhelmed, not enough time in the day feeling to ease off a bit.