Today started quite ordinarily.  I had today off work to look after my two girls and my friend brought over her two kids, a girl and a boy, to play for the day (we do swaps of our kids in the holidays).  Most of the day went really well.  After lunch we went to the park just outside our back gate - all good.  Came back home. Went inside with BF for a minute and the kids were all outside playing on the deck.   Then I hear the girls calling for me and I go out - expecting to break up a fight.

Instead, I see my friend's little boy sitting on the deck, crying, with blood pouring down his face.  I called to BF and he comes out and gets some paper towels to stem the blood flow, then calls the ambulance.  Then we tried to get hold of my friend - she wasn't answering her work number or her mobile so I was asking BF to call the number of anyone I knew who worked nearby.  Finally got hold of her and said we'd meet her at the hospital.  The ambulance arrived and had a look and agreed it would be a trip to the hospital - there was a huge chunk out of his forehead (I swore I could see his skull) as well as some superficial grazes near the side of his eye. 

I got in the ambulance and so did his sister.  I left my two girls at home with BF (I was so glad he had today off work!!).  When we got to the hospital, his mum was waiting for us - and I've got to admit I was glad to hand over the reins to her.  She asked her daughter to wait with me in the waiting room.  Her daughter was so reluctant to do so, but eventually agreed to come with me to call her dad as long as we went back to her brother after.  We did exactly that, but by the time we went back, he'd been moved elsewhere.  As we didn't know where, I took her back into the waiting room.   Poor little thing, she was getting so distressed at being away from her brother.  Eventually her dad arrived, but even that didn't help.  She just wanted to be with her brother.

Not long after, BF and my girls arrived and took me home.  Later tonight I heard from his mother.  He's chirpy and happy now - and when his sister got to see him, she was a lot better too.  He had a number of stitches - and in a zig zag shape so his dad dubbed him as having a "Harry Potter scar".  But no sign of concussion or other issues, though they'll be keeping an eye on him.  Apparently once he was stitched up, he wanted to come back to my place to play!  So at least he doesn't seem traumatised in that way.

My girls aren't quite as lucky.  My eldest has had trouble going to sleep tonight cause she said she keeps seeing him falling and all the blood when she closes her eyes.  I've had her listening to CDs so I'm hoping that will distract her enough to go to sleep.   My youngest hasn't said anything directly to me about it, but has been difficult to get her to stay in bed tonight. 

As for me, I've been feeling pretty shaky to say the least.  I keep discovering blood on various articles (such as on the sleeve of my shirt) that I hadn't noticed before.  BF has been helping out tonight which I've been very grateful for.  I hope I sleep well tonight.  I'm going to need it.

I just realised after the girls were already settled in bed that today is their dad's 30th birthday.  I had meant to get them to give him a phone call, but with all the other trauma, I completely forgot about it.  I hope he doesn't mind too much.  Hopefully he'll be having too much fun and it will have slipped his mind that we didn't call.

Went to the doctor today about my knees that I hurt when I fell down the stairs.  She poked and prodded as they do.  Apparently I've torn some ligaments in my knees.  With rest they should repair in 4-6 weeks, though I may need some physio.  As she was telling me all of this all of sudden I started getting really faint.  I ended up having to put my head between my knees and later on ended up lying down.  The doctor said that fainting like that can be a reaction to pain.  Wasn't much fun.  So she told me to take the rest of the day off.  I'm glad I am cause I just feel like all the energy's been taken out of me right now.

On the positive side, I finished my last exam for the semester yesterday, so that's pretty cool.  Now I've got just over 3 weeks off from uni.

As I was leaving work today, I tripped on the one of the top stairs and fell all the way down the flight of stairs.  By some miracle I didn't hit my head, but I damaged my knee and it's pretty sore.  I'm feeling pretty strange though - maybe it's just shock.  I'm not sure.

My computer power cord is completely broken and the batteries dead so I can't use my computer to get online at the moment. I miss it!  BF is trying to get me a replacement part, but we're having trouble as it looks like its been discontinued.  I really hope we find one!  I like my own computer with my own savings and settings...

Had one of the big assessment pieces for uni due yesterday.  Looks like our group did reasonably well, so that's a load off.  Then this morning I had my daughter's 6th birthday party at our house.  18 kids running around our house.  Luckily we had a great day for it and we were all able to be outside on our huge deck and huge yard. 

My daughter had wanted a "snake" party.  So I had the kids do a "snake hunt" where they had to find all these rubber snakes I'd hidden in the yard.  Then we played "musical snakes", where all the rubber snakes were in the middle and when the music stopped everyone would have to grab a snake, but there would be one left out.  And then after each round I'd take another snake away (like musical chairs).  And "pin the tail on the snake" and I also made a "snake cake".  I'll try and upload a picture when I finally get my computer working again (I'm on BF's computer at the moment).

As far as uni goes, I've got one major model to do that's due on Tuesday, and then an exam on the 24th, which is reasonably simple, and then that's it for the semester which is good.  I also found out officially last week that I'm doing  higher duties at work for 7 weeks, starting Monday week.  So that's a good thing too, but I just have to get stuff sorted out this week before I leave for this other job.  Then when I get back from higher duties, they're putting me in charge of a larger section (no pay rise for that unfortunately) so that will be an interesting change of scenery.

Got my wedding shoes in the mail on Thursday morning.  They're white with silver diamante buckles, strappy, and have 4-inch stiletto heels (BF is more than a foot taller than me, so I could go on pointe for the wedding if I wanted and still be shorter than him!!).  I had a go walking in them and realised I was going to need some practice.  It's been ages since I wore stilettos. 

Definitely in a better frame of mind as I've gotten past this birthday party - I think that's been the main cause of my stress.  All the other stuff I've been planning for and had worked into a schedule.  Hosting a kid's birthday party is out of the ordinary and just on top of everything else - which is full enough at this time of year.  The good thing is that I got my house really clean and tidy, and I just feel so much more relaxed when my house is that way.