She's on Fire

Literally. 

Monday November 1st, 2010 - I walked to Fresh & Easy with some coworkers, bought some Pumpkin Spice Soup (seasonal flavor!), and walked back to heat it up. It was a hot day, but the flavor sounded so good! Directions: Place container on microwaveable plate. Remove lid. Replace lid lightly back on container. Heat in microwave 100% for 3-5 minutes...what is 100%? Anyway...when I pulled the plate out of the microwave, it folded. The container of soup spilled all over my hand and wrists, jeans, and the floor. I thought I went to wash it off right away, but my coworkers say I stood there staring for a short bit, then I went to the sink for cold water. There was no ice in the freezer, a bunch of people helped clean up the soup...I wanted to help but when I tried to dry off my hands, they burned so painfully! John opened the burn gel for me and Rick gave me his frozen vegetables. I sat down in the kitchen since I felt weak and then I felt nauseous. Erin suggested I let her help me to the bathroom. There, she turned a small trash can upside down so I could sit by the toilet. My breath was short, my body started to really sweat, I was dizzy, and I felt like sleeping. A couple other coworkers called 9-1-1 and asked me questions - all of which I was experiencing - and that is when I realized this was worse than I thought. The LAFD checked me out and approved for Erin to drive me to the hospital in lieu of taking the ambulance. Erin spent the rest of the day with me in the ER until they released me and gave me prescriptions and wrapped my hands. First and second degree burns, a few days off work recuperating, and paperwork. Thank heavens that Workman's Comp is covering it! Hallelujah!

Day 1

Day 3 - so much better

Adam's Truck

To add to the insanity, Adam's truck was hit in a parking lot on November 3rd and my kitty cat Bailey was attacked by some crazy animal late that night. After her ER visit, she could barely walk and refused to eat or drink. Poor baby! On top of that, my grandmother is very very sick.

In attempt to preempt any questions:

1 - No Adam's accident was not a hit and run. He is in talks with the insurance company.

2 - Bailey got some pain killers and she is eating, drinking, meowing, cuddling, and recovering...

3 - My hands are getting better. My left wrist is almost healed - I'm guessing it will be close to gone by the end of the week. The back of my right hand looks gross, but like it's healing. I would give it maybe two or three more weeks of Silvadene cream and bandages before it goes away. That one might scar. My right palm is pretty much healed now as is my right wrist with the exception of a few small circles. The worst part is the itching and occasional stinging.

Day 5 - Skin doing weird things, but healing

Luckily I have had people to wash my hair and give me baths. My mom will be washing my hair tonight and feeding me delicious Chicken Tortilla soup leftovers. Soooo yummy!

Another positive note - I got a new calling teaching the Sun Beams, a.k.a. the three year olds, at Church. Not only is this perfect because I am studying childhood development, but also because I love kids! I taught my first lesson yesterday and it was about the sacrament. Basically, I tried to make sure they get it that when we take the sacrament every Sunday, we need to be quiet and reverent and think about Jesus. This was the gist of it and I tried to say the same info over and over in different ways and with games and a story. To finish out the time, I had them color a picture of two children reading the scriptures. It said, "I love to learn about Jesus." When they finished, the parents still hadn't come yet, so I told them if they sat nice and reverently, I would call on them and I would draw a heart for them on the back of their coloring page. As each one came up, I asked if they want a heart because they love Jesus or a smiley face because Jesus makes them happy. Here is the sweet part: this little boy Jake asked me to write on his paper, "Jesus, I love you." That made my heart flutter a sweet symphony reminder that we are to be as the little children. It was the most endearing thing. LOVE.

Oh! And Shane & Ashley Harder's sealing was so wonderfully beautiful! I loved seeing an easily excitable man like Shane get more excited and joyful than he's ever been! Congrats you two!