Today, Shailyn went on a field trip to Classic Skating! She was so excited, she worked very hard at school this past month to earn this field trip.
After school my phone rang as it usually does, and I was excited to hear about how her field trip had gone. Unfortunately the first words out of her mouth were "Mom, I need a ride home." I proceeded to tell her I was at work, and couldn't come to get her, that is when she started bawling. I stopped mid-sentence and asked her what was wrong, turns out she had a horrible accident during the field trip and fell down the stairs in her rollerblades. She couldn't put any weight on her left leg! I called my Mom to see if she could run to the school and grab her (mainly because she lives much closer to the school than I work) and her response was, well I just started the washer and my dishwasher is running. (Seriously?!) Then she proceeded to offer to call my Dad to see where he was at and ask if he could go grab her. Luckily, he was able to, thank heavens for my Dad! I left work immediately and headed to meet them, when I got there Shailyn's knee was about the size of a grapefruit! So we were off to Insta-Care, and luckily nothing is broken! However they asked we come back in a couple days so they could check her ligaments.
On the way to there I was questioning Shailyn what had happened. Unbelievable, that is all I can say!
Shailyn's teacher had to help her get to the bus from the field trip, when they arrived at school another 5th grade teacher helped her into the office. They gave her an ice pack and told her to sit down until she saw her class come down for lunch. When she saw her class, another student came to help her get into the line. Her friend Danielle helped her through the line, and got her food. After they were done eating, Danielle helped her outside where they sat on the portable steps until the bell rang. Then she helped Shailyn get up the stairs and to her seat. Mrs. Laver, Shailyns Teacher asked Danielle to pass out Shailyn's birthday treats because she couldn't do it herself. Then at the end of the day, Shailyn was dismissed to WALK home.
HELLO?!? Did it occur to anybody that she couldn't walk? or that her parents were completely in the dark about this? I was so furious! It is a good thing this happened right before spring break because I can only imagine the words that would have come out of my mouth had they been given the chance.
On another note, did you notice how colorful she looks? We stopped by my house to grab her some sweats because the jeans she wore to school that day wouldn't be good for a doctor's exam. I grabbed the first things I saw (yes, purple pants, green shoes, and an orange jacket!) all to go with her blue hair that she got at Classic Skating. I didn't realize that I had just created such a hideous outfit (a little Punky Brewsterish). Even the radiologist commented on what a rainbow of colors she was.
