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Did you think you had missed the posting last night about the red mite situation? No, I didn’t post it yet, other events overtook the evening.
Jessica was head-butted by her horse as they were standing waiting to go into the lesson. The horse, now named ‘Evil Blackie,’ was in frisky mood and tried to eat Jessica’s coat. When she was told off about that EB reared her head up, straight into Jessica’s mouth, making lots of blood-spurting and scream-yelling malarkey. There were several people on hand to help dish out some first aid, one of which was a dentist who advised xrays should be taken. I got a phone call at home from Jenny, the riding school owner, but had to explain to her that I had no car, Iain was walking the dog and would be back to pick her up in ten minutes. But I misremembered the time of the lesson and was out by 30 minutes.
I’ll not tell you the whole comedy of errors that saw me starting to run into the village, trying to flag down my ‘it’s against my religion to carry a mobile phone’ husband as he should have been driving past the shops on his way back from walking the dog, then standing waiting for him for 10 minutes, then watching Jenny drive past me with Jessica in the passenger seat, and me having to run practically the whole way home again.
Sigh.
We finally met in the middle with big hugs for a sobbing Jessica.
Almost 4 hours we sat in A&E last night! It wasn’t all that busy with only a couple of people waiting in reception. The evening did have its high spots though – like the wee old lady who just walked out of the A&E door and on out through the main exit doors. One minute later first one nurse, then another nurse went outside. Three minutes later the nurses returned with her and hustled her back through the other doors again.
We think she was making a bid for freedom and FAILED.
Much later the woman’s daughter arrived and sprung her so at least she did get home, albeit later than expected!
We were eventually taken, she was assessed, xrayed, and superglued back together! The main cut that wouldn’t stop weeping was the only thing they wanted to touch, they weren’t concerned about broken teeth etc, preferring to leave that to the dentist next week. She definitely has a chipped front tooth and we aren’t sure if perhaps a couple others have been knocked loose or not. I am desperately hoping there hasn’t been any cracking of roots which could lead to discolouration.
A simple drop of superglue was all that was needed to make sure she didn’t end up with a scar above her top lip.
We made it home by 12.45am and needless to say Jessica wasn’t in much form for school today so I have had the pleasure of her company here all day. Yay!
Red mites tomorrow – I promise!