Ouch :(

No stitching for me tonight or maybe tomorrow or the next day or the next! The HORRORS!!! Why you may ask? Well after my last entry, I got myself together and got DS's stuff ready for tutoring. I put it and DD in the van and went to shut the sliding door. I had already opened the driver's side door. As I was sliding the back door shut, I realized the books would go flying if I stopped suddenly so I left the door leaning at my right side and put my right hand in and fixed the books. I never paid attention to my left hand which had left the front door and was now holding the side of the van WHERE THE DOOR CLOSES!!!! ARGH!!!! I moved my body and I actually watched as the door shut on my left index finger. It was one of those delayed moments where it takes a bit for the pain to register. By the time I got DS from FIL, I was in tears and was feeling very nauseous. Oh and underneath my fingernail turned a lovely shade of blue and the pad of my finger is now twice the size it normally is. There went the rest of my day. I managed to get DS to tutoring and came home and laid down with ice on my finger. That helped a bit and then after I picked up DS, I came home and made lunch and then downed a couple Motrin and got more ice and laid myself down the rest of the afternoon. 8 hours later and the pain is still horrible and I can't stitch to relax. I am left handed and stitch with my left hand. I am managing to type this and I have to tell you that it has taken me a bit to get this much written. I am approximating 10 minutes at this point. DH and the kids have been great. I think I scared the kids as they have never seen me cry when I hurt myself and I have managed to break a toe and slice a finger in the past. Actually everyone is on their best behavior which is a strange thing in this house.

So there you have it. I just had to tell people who would understand not being able to stitch. DH said I will probably feel less sore by the weekend. That doesn't help. :) I want to stitch now. If the throbbing goes away by tomorrow, I will try to stitch with my thumb and middle finger. LOL Where there is a will there is a way! Right now my entire hand is hurting or otherwise I would try.

Well there you have it. I can't stitch!! At least I can type even if it is slow. I will keep you all posted about my finger. This is going to be one ugly healing process that I don't even want to go into. YUCK!!