Monday, March 31, 2008

A Saturday to Remember

Baylee's 5th birthday party was on Saturday and that day turned out to be one day that I will never forget. Robb and his dad had been working very hard all week to make sure that the porch would be done by the time of Baylee's party. When we woke up Saturday morning it was raining, we checked the forecast and it said that it would rain the whole day. Great! I had planned for an outside party, so now we had to move it inside. I was ok, it was no big deal, I started cleaning and Robb and his dad worked on the porch while it was raining (it was off and on). I took the kids to Wal-mart and got all the food for the party and came home to finish cleaning and blowing up balloons. It was about 12:45 and I was doing the dishes when Robb's dad yelled at me to come outside. He said "Robb's cut his finger!". So I go outside and Robb is hopping around trying not to yell, I asked if he cut it off and he said no (he has already cut the tip of one of his fingers off, that is why I asked). He had cut it with the table saw and needed to go to the emergency room because he was bleeding so bad. So his dad took him while I stayed at home with the kids. By then it was 1pm and the party was at 4. I really wanted to cancel it because I was freaking out about Robb, but I didn't. So now I am left with the kids to now clean up the yard (which is full of lumber that needed to be moved onto the truck that was in the middle of the driveway) and the rest of the inside of the house. My friend Sarah came over early and was able to help me which was a major blessing! I wouldn't have got it all done without her. Finally Robb got home about 4:20, just in time for the party. He had to have 5 stiches and a round of antibiotics because he cut his finger down to the bone. Poor Baby! I felt so bad for him, but he is so accident prone.
But besides that, the party turned out wonderful! As soon as I get the pictures I will post them. Baylee had lots of fun and got a lot of cute clothes and other stuff! It certainly was not what I had planned but turned out to be a day that I will not soon forget!

2 comments:

Amy said...

Miriam's day was not quite as eventful, but the rain did dampen her party. I hope Robb's finger heals quickly!

Paisleyand Polka Dot Patterns said...

Oh Abbs! Hope he is feeling better! Ya gotta laugh reading it now.