How did this happen???

I know I have been absent for the last few days, but truthfully it has been hard for me to type. I am very slow if I have to type with my left hand only. Why am I typing with my left hand you might ask? Well, it is a very interesting story:

Most of you know I am a nurse working in a post partum unit. This means the only patients on our floor are those that have very recently had babies. Normally an awesome place to work with minimal drama. Lo and behold this week we had a patient that became combative. Somewhere in the scuffle of attempting to calm the patient and diffuse the situation I was injured. My right hand was twisted and my wrist became swollen and very painful. After a trip to the ER it was determined that I either had a very severe sprain or a hairline fracture on my wrist. After mutilple xrays without being able to get a good view of the painful area the physicians decided that with either diagnosis the treatment would be the same: splint, ice, anti-inflammatory drugs, and no use of that arm.

That is why it was been difficult to type. I am right-handed and not using my right arm causes so pretty interesting situations. The swelling is down alot now and the soreness is starting to be tolerable, so I am well on the way to recovery.

It's been a long time since I have been in a fight, maybe I need to sharpen my skills!

In happy news, Kelby had his first football game of the season last night. As I have previously posted he has played for the youth association since he was 5 years old but this is the first year that he has played for the school. For those of you reading that are not from Texas, football is BIG here. When you are finally old enough to play on the school team (7th grade)you have passed a milestone.

Here's Kelby in his middle school debut (he's the one in white carrying the ball):

Kelby plays wide-reciever. He is smaller than most of his teammates but he is the one of the fastest and most aggressive.

The boys played awesome and even though they lost 6-0 they did a great job.

Kelby after the game!!! Good Job Boogie!!

Needless to say while cheering at the game it was very hard for me to remember that I am not supposed to use my right hand. We are a very vocal family at ballgames and cheering is a full body sport.

I am off now to have lunch with my MWL group. I will post again either tonight or tomorrow with pictures of that.

Hope everyone has a great weekend.