October 16, 2009

Dear Diary,

I can't quite figure out how to remit today's activity to you. Occasionally, the educational field provides some unusual circumstances. And today's was one of those occasions. It started at recess when a child was playing innocently on the jungle gym and found herself seconds later bashing her lip against one of the bars on her way down. She hit just right that provided quite a mess to clean up.

I didn't stick around to clean it up. Rather, I accompanied the child inside where we iced the lip and called 911. There was difficulty in determining just how much damage had been done. Soon the EMTs arrived and I was elected to ride with the child.

To allay any fears outright, the little girl came away with no unusual breaks or concerns. She will likely have a swollen lip for a few days, and with her garrulous nature, it may be swollen a tad longer than what might otherwise be expected.

But once we were in the Ambulance and on the way to the hospital, I began to relax. The fellas had her taken care of. She was in good hands. And I had a moment to breathe and reflect on the last 15 minutes or so.

The moment didn't last very long because the driver began to engage me in conversation. I suspect he could see my nerves beginning to wear and was attempting to keep me calm. It must have worked because I was thoroughly engrossed for the rather lengthy trip back to the hospital.

In the small amount of time, I learned quite a bit about said driver. He's from Hawaii. The island of Oahu, to be specific. Sometimes it snows there in the mountains. Otherwise it can get up to 90, but it's not as humid as Florida. He likes living here. He looks a bit like "David" from Lilo & Stitch, and he quickly became as endearing. And he was close to becoming the man of my dreams ...until I learned of his daughter's favorite tv show.

It was quite the whirlwind romance...in fact took about 15 minutes for it to begin and end. About the length of the drive. But he was definitely a gentleman and insisted on helping me down from the truck.

So long "David." Thanks for the ride.

Now on to tomorrow....