Feelin' like a pirate

As in, i feel a constant stream of "arrrrgghhh!!" today. Work was a bear, as i anticipated, but even more so because there were many timecard issues which i had NOT anticipated! LOL still, when i left at 5:30, i was feeling good about what was accomplished and what i'd be working on tomorrow. I was looking forward to getting bret to prayer & coming home to my jams and csi:miami. Alas, that was not to be...

just when i got to my house, jen called & asked me to take her to the hospital.  phil needed to sleep before going to work, because he'd had to get up to pick leyton up from the sitter's, because jen couldn't move.  she threw her back out!  OUCH!  she said it'd been feeling outta whack for a couple days, but then she had a really big sneezing fit at work & pretty soon she couldn't even move.  :(  ack!  so, i picked her & leyton up, phil went to bed & anthony was on his own (well, phil was there, just sleeping, and since anthony is 12 & all, that's fine!).  

when we got to the hospital, the rescue helicopter was on the helipad, having just delivered a patient.  leyton was entranced, but worried about his mom.  we drove up to the ER door, and i went in to get her a wheelchair & some help getting into it.  the lady at the front desk was like, "we're swamped," when i asked if someone could help get her into the wheelchair.  she seemed kinda short w/ me, but as soon as i said leyton was in the car (well, i said her 3 yo son), she said, "oh, a little one," and went to find someone to help.  : )  jen got into the ER & leyton & i went to park the car.  poor kid was scared, and didn't want to leave his mom, but i finally convinced him it would be okay & we were just going to park & then go see her!  oye, that kid can tug at the heart, i tell ya!  (speaking of - later, he was upset w/ me because i had been trying to get him to put his PJ's on & go to bed, and then phil got up & finally convinced him (sternly, like a dad, LOL) & he called me up there to read a bedtime story & say prayers.  when i got up there, leyton said, "my heart is broken," and i said, "oh, no, why?!" and he said, "you broke my heart, aunt carrie."  d'oh!  idk where he comes up with these things!!  then we talked & i said, "give me a hug & it'll be all better," and he said, "yay, my heart is mended!")  

oh, yes, i do adore him, even when he's being difficult.  

anywhoo, we stayed w/ jen in the ... not triage, but the prep room or whatever.  triage was first, then they moved her to a room behind the security doors.  made her put on a gown & gave her an IV of meds & planned to take her to X-Ray.  i tell ya what, she was being a real trooper, too!  leyton was doing alright; he had his new vtech games to play.  we were there about an hour, i think, and then mom came so i could take leyton home so anthony wouldn't be alone when phil went to work.  leyton didn't want to leave, but i promised him donuts (yep, aunt carrie bribes, but i prefer to call it "distracting!") & so we went down to the vend-o-land & got donuts & OJ.  and i let him eat in the car.  i haven't looked, but i bet there's powdered sugar in his car seat that i'll need to clean up... lol  

we got home a little after 8 & hung out for awhile.  anthony was watching wrestling (WTG Miz!  i'm so proud of him - he's the man to beat in whatever competition they were having.  i loved him (and coral) on the real world/road rules challenges, and he was always talking about how his dream was to be a pro wrestler.  and now he IS!  i just think it's awesome, even tho i don't follow wrestling that much!).  leyton was of course tired & started pesticating anthony, and i really didn't feel well (long day starting to catch up to me, being at the hospital where daddy passed away always gets to me, and i didn't know what time i was going to get home.  combine all of that w/ certain tummy issues (sorry)) and ... well... i just didn't feel like fighting too hard w/ leyton about going to bed, but i knew he needed to go to bed... *sigh*  thankfully, phil had time to calm him down & get him PJ'd before he left for work.

then, while i was up reading the story & talking to leyton before he went to sleep, anthony called up to tell me that phil's boss was giving him a vacation day & he'd be back soon so i didn't have to stay.  hallelujah!!  

God is good, and so is my brother.  : )  

so, that's all i've got for now!  time to give in to my exhaustion & go to BED, i think.  i'm not even going to read all the blogs, just going to zzzzzzzzzzz.... 

ttfn & i hope everyone's first day back at work was blessed!