Williamsburg, Home and Hospital....

All in one day!

Oh my goodness.

We were just one vehicle of many on 

Interstate 95 today.  It took a very long

time to get home from our amazing days

away.  We arrived back just in time for 

Jonathan, Mikey and Chelsea to head into

Lancaster for Rollerblading....

(The many faces of Chelsea.......
taken on  Monday at the Beach.
These are not in the running for 
her senior picture but I love the different 
expressions, nonetheless.)

They were so happy and excited to go
rollerblading together again.
Today was Mikey's last day as a seasonal
employee at Longwood Gardens.
He has just over a month before he
returns as a student.

Anyway, both Chelsea and Mikey were hopeful 

that we would return in time for them to 

get to skate this evening......we did!

Before long, though, a call came.

Warren and I were to come 

to the skating rink immediately.

Chelsea had fallen and had a serious

cut on her chin.  She was awake and 

talking so they would wait at the rink

for us.

It was a very long ride from our home

in the Southern end of the County to 

the city of Lancaster.  

Warren was tense.

I could tell....he was very worried.

Of course it goes without saying that 

I was wondering if Mikey 

had told me everything. 

We arrived and Warren dropped me off

as close to the front door as he could get

and went to park the car.

I found my girl, surrounded by her brothers

lying on a carpet covered bench.

She was bandaged and holding ice to her chin.

There was no point in removing the bandages 

there to look.  We were headed for emergency 

treatment.  One of the employees at the skating

rink is a nurse.  She had been the one to do the 

first aid treatment and said that Chelsea would 

need stitches.

At the Emergency Room 

Chelsea got so scared...

but she was great during the treatment.

The doctor was very, very impressed!

She got three stitches inside 

and about eight or ten on the outside.  

Poor girl.

This has been a crazy day.

From Virginia this morning

to the Hospital this evening.

We are thankful that stitches could

make it all better.

We are also very proud of all three
of our children.
For sticking together in a time of
difficulty and showing
genuine caring and concern.

My heart was so blessed when we walked
to the car....
one brother on each side of
Chelsea.
Holding her steady.
So gently.
She...and we...are thankful to have
such special young men in our lives.