a life lesson, a nice moment, and my grumps

my first born, was hit by a car on thursday. she was quickly taken to childrens hospital. she is ok with a broken fibula and tibia.

it was quite nerve racking as one can imagine. she was crossing a side street after a volleyball game at another school. one of her friend's dad dropped her off from the back of the school to the front where i was parked and tending to our newest. she said she looked quickly and ran across the street where a car made a right turn onto the street and hit her.

the elderly gentleman who hit her was so upset and stay with us and a crowd that had been gathering until the ambulance and police came. we had a lot of help and support, but most of the event was a blur.

this is a lesson for all of us. the street was packed and there was no where that the suv that dropped her off could park. mistake. she got out of the car and crossed behind the suv. mistake. school zone with 30km signage everywhere. mistake.

each of us had a responsibility, each of us knew better. the key element is that we all took responsibility for our parts, a big, but thank goodness not a fatal lesson.

her leg will have to be elevated for a week at least, thus no school, though i'm going to see her teachers about homework. she will not be able to continue volleyball, ballet and soccer, probably for the rest of the season which is very sad for her. brightness though is she's getting pampered with lots of attention, love, wishes, presents etc which helps her very much.

on a brighter time, today, ambrey played against her old burnaby team. she was very happy to have scored 4 goals. she was very nervous the day before, and wanted to do well. her old team was really great, and the group of parents are a very warm and amazing group of people. however, this new club is much nearer for practices and home games, and although the previous coaches were extremely nice, she learned all she could there and was looking for more training. this league is also more in line with what we were looking for.

i'm very grumpy nowadays, with hormones and going through the post pregnancy stages. it's like a roller coaster ride ( i actually love roller coasters but not this one.) one example is my hair is falling out like there's no tomorrow, thank goodness i have gone through this before and have lots of hair in general, because it's a bit unnerving. I won't elaborate on all the other stuff. dan is also working 24/7 and weekends on the latest releases, which has added to my witch-like state..:( i am more house-bound, with more yucky to do's now with the recent event, so just a warning to everyone...i'm a bit volatile...