Two Peas in a Pod

After a long week, this is all this momma needs to look at to feel blessed and happy.  I LOVE my two girls. 

This week started out with me getting called in not once, but twice on Saturday night for work.  I got there the first time at 7PM, got home around 11.  Was just starting to roll over to go to sleep when my phone rang again... UGH.  Turns out the case was for a very little girl, so once I was there, did not care one bit,but just wanted her to feel better.  Got home around 2AM, got a random phone call around 3AM (thought it was work again), finally fell asleep only to have Avery wake me up to eat at about 5.

Then Sunday afternoon, unbeknownst to me, I left my wallet on top of my car while I was pumping gas on my way to a shower at church.  Didn't figure this out until Monday afternoon when I felt like my purse felt lighter than usual.  Awesome.  Credit card, insurance, license, etc.... all gone.  I blame it on how tired I was from the night before, but if I'm being honest, I probably might have done it either way. 

Tuesday morning, I left my breast pump at home and M had to drive an hour in traffic to come bring it to me before he went into work.  At this point, I'm thinking, "seriously, what is wrong with me?!"  He did say it gave him a better appreciation for the traffic I have to deal with going to and from work. :)

Had to get my license replaced Tuesday afternoon... You would normally think this would be an annoyance, but it actually ended up being a fairly ok experience.  Last summer when we got our licenses, we waited for FOUR hours.  This time it only took me an hour!

Now this brings me to yesterday afternoon... I was on the phone with mom while slicing potatoes on our mandolin slicer for some yummy scalloped potatoes... when it happened.  Yes, I sliced my finger, not the potato, like the whole tip of my finger.  I knew at that moment that it was way too deep to stop bleeding on its own, so I call M, knowing full well he's in an afternoon conference.  I tell him that's he's gotta come home, I need to go to the ER.  He's at least 45 minutes away, so I call Kelly and she's a bit closer.  Thankfully, Avery has been down for a LONG nap during this entire debacle.  Kelly arrives, we put Avery in her car, she drives me to the Urgent Care place and waits with me until M arrives, then takes Avery home with her.  Could she be a better friend?!

Unfortunately, I had no skin left to stitch.  So the doc had to burn my wound with silver nitrate to stop the bleeding.  He said, "You have two options, I can numb up your hand with 4 little injections at the base of your finger and then do it, or you can just go for it..it will take about 20-30 sec."  I just went for it... and it hurt....a lot.  After it was all said and done, M looked over at me and said, "Well baby, this has just not been your week."  No, no it's hasn't. 

Thankfully the week is almost over.  If I can just make it to tomorrow night unscathed, we will be golden.  Hope everyone has a great weekend.