Our favorite Saturday morning routine... Gymboree
Good Friends sharing a wonderful holiday dinner...December 20th arrived and we had a very full day. Our morning was spent at Gymboree then lunch at the Palace Deli...Then while Grace napped I did a little shopping. Then we were going to meet our friends for our annual Christmas Dinner in the evening at 6:30 (we are all mostly parents), & we were all meeting at the Melting Pot (a neat fondue restaurant). My sister was babysitting for Grace but she needed us to bring Grace up to her house. After a lot of running around, getting ready, packing up Grace’s stuff, wrapping presents in the car, and dropping Grace off. We arrived at the restaurant on time and I relaxed and had a wonderful evening.
It was now 10:30 ( I never dreamed that we would be that late) and long past Grace’s bedtime and my sister (K) did not have a pack and play or crib for Grace. So we got in our car and started up to K's. About 5 minutes into the drive K called. “Where were we???” “We’re on our way I am really sorry that it’s late.” “"Mom" get here as fast as you can Grace has been bitten by Gizmo (her 12 year old dachshund) in the face.” To be quite honest the very logical side of me kicked in and I call the pediatrician’s office. Since it was so late the call was directed to the local children’s hospital after hour’s line. So we left a message for a nurse to call us back. And Dad did his best to get to K’s in one piece and without a speeding ticket. (Looking back I never did look at speedometer.)
When we got there Grace looked bad but not to bad, most of the scratches where superficial with just a few little puncture wounds. K told us that Grace had been walking (she gets a little punchy when she’s sleepy) in the kitchen when she tripped and landed on Gizmo, who had been sleeping. Thus this was a TRUE accident. As we where leaving Grace blew K a kiss and my sister lost it…
So we rushed her out to the car and off we went to Eggleston (the most wonderful Children’s Hospital on the planet).
When we got there Grace looked bad but not to bad, most of the scratches where superficial with just a few little puncture wounds. K told us that Grace had been walking (she gets a little punchy when she’s sleepy) in the kitchen when she tripped and landed on Gizmo, who had been sleeping. Thus this was a TRUE accident. As we where leaving Grace blew K a kiss and my sister lost it…
So we rushed her out to the car and off we went to Eggleston (the most wonderful Children’s Hospital on the planet).
Unwrapping presents on Christmas Eve...
How is she doing now? Poor little girl :(
ReplyDeleteBut she does not seem too upset by the photos.
We pray that she will be OK!
Tim