Halloween was a big event at our home as usual. Unfortunately my hubby started feeling under the weather as the day went on so I had to take my 6 year old ninja trick or treating by myself. As the night went on I got adventurous and ended going to a neighborhood that I have never been to before. Long story short, I took a spill and ended up with a fat lip, bruises and a skinned knee. I thought he was running into the street and I moved too fast and didn’t see a step/curb so landed flat on my face. Looking back now it’s really quite funny.
What I learned from my fall is a couple things:
First, when blood is involved late in the evening on a holiday, wounds look much worse than they really are. That night I thought I was dying and they were HUGE. Now a couple days later, still sore they really aren’t that bad at all.
Second, taking a fall at my age is like getting hit by a car. I could hardly walk the next day. My arm still hurts to lift over my head. My kids come in with cuts and scrapes all the time and after wiping away the tears and a little hug it’s all forgotten. So it really does suck getting older.
And lastly, I really do have a great husband who in the call of duty takes good care of me. Even if I was convinced I was a mess and going to die (well not really but there was a ton of blood), he let me cry and complain and just smiled while cleaning me up. He treated me like the big baby I was and loved me regardless.
So I hope everyone had a Happy Halloween. Now on to planning the rest of the upcoming holidays, hopefully with no more accidents.
