Well it's been an eventful evening, cum night, cum morning!!!

I take the kids "down the coast" for a swim and pizza and icecream every Tuesday - it's our "thing"... We had a lovely time & I called it for out of the water time and let's wash off and get icecream... I had Finn's friend with us & everyone was having a whale of a time...

Lucy started crying & I looked down the path to the beach (I was ahead with Gloria (dog) & Immy...) & Lucy was on the ground... I yelled out "hop up and let me have a look"... She cried out that she cut her leg... I thought she'd knocked the top of a mozzie bite...

We washed it off when I saw this laceration about 10 cm's long and so deep & wide I could clearly see the bone. Blood was everywhere as it is... So I tied it up with a towel & shouted for everyone to get in the car... Lucy fainted... She was bleeding quite a bit so I had to get Finn to hold the compress on her leg as I drove to Nambour (about 20 mins)... Ruby is absolutely hopeless in these situations - she panics and can't stand blood and vomits... So it was a fun trip... Oh and we had the dog too. So 6 kids & a canine in a busy ED - gorgeous!

At around 9pm my friend came and picked up everyone & took them home & stayed until we got back half an hour ago... So I don't think school is happening for anyone tomorrow!

We were seen immediately but then triaged as a major accident came in... Anyway they xrayed and the bone was intact thank goodness but they thought they'd take her to OT to suture as it was such a large gash & the skin was obviously left on the beach...

But, it was decided after consults that sutures would suffice.. Thankgoodness. Poor Lucy, it hurt so much & she was incredibly brave... They gave her laughing gas that was just hilarious - we could hardly concentrate she had us in stitches... (scuse the pun! ) Then she told the Dr that he would be a nice husband for me & was he interested???? "she's very pretty & she cooks really well - she likes children & animals & sh'es smart!!!!!"

It was hilarious!

Anyway we are now home after 6 hours... Whilst she was resting after the suturing ordeal I found headlice in her hair.... Just to top it off eh????

So, I might be a bit scare tomorrow/today due to tiredness!