And double ouch. I got a call from the school nurse about Penguin Girl on Monday. The school nurse calling is never good news. Penguin Girl got her index finger smashed by a door while leaving a classroom. The nurse said it was quite painful and suggested I pick up Penguin Girl if I could. When I arrived, the bleeding had slowed down. It seemed that she was in good spirits. Her condition must not have been as awful as her finger looked because she was able to recount for me the name of each child that had visited the nurse's office during her stay and almost all of their ailments. She also very gamely told me that she'd still be able to practice piano with her right hand.
The nurse said she thought the fingernail would fall off. Neither Car Guy nor I have any experience with this type of injury so we shall see what happens. Penguin Girl is definitely on the road to recovery. She went to a birthday sleepover last night and participated in a pillow fight. Since she has no problem in using the injured hand for vigorous physical activity, I presented her with a rubber kitchen glove so she could resume her dishwashing duties.
