Bloody Monday

Yesterday morning was fabulous! Although it would have been better had Mandy let us outside to play because it was beautiful outside. She only opened the windows with screens on them because she said the paint was still wet. Bummer.

Mandy decided to clean the windows yesterday, when something awful happened to her. I'm not really sure what happened, since I was in the other room. She started on the inside since the wet paint kept her inside too. I was sitting in the kitchen window when Mandy came rushing in. She started running water on her finger and called Sam. I could tell in her voice that something was wrong. As soon as she hung up from Sam she wrapped something around her finger and sat down on the floor and started making awful sounds. I came rushing over to look at her, but the loud noises she was making scared me. Peyton came into the kitchen and we calmed her down enough to get her to the couch. She sat crying and holding her finger above her head.

It was then we figured out she wrapped paper towel around her finger but it was turning red. It was very gross. Peyton and I sat a ways away from Mandy and watched her. It wasn’t long after that when Sam came home. Boy were we glad to see him! He held Mandy until she stopped crying and he looked at her finger. It was gross and Peyton and I left because it was really nasty.

Sam was able to clean up Mandy’s finger and calm her down. She was shaking all over and I could tell she hurt. Sam made her lunch and sat with her until she went to sleep. Then he went back to work.

Peyton and I gave Mandy a lot of space hoping she would sleep a long time. When she woke up I stayed with her all day. Whenever she moved around I jumped up and tried to stop her. I sniffed at her finger before I would give her permission to go on. Sometimes I would push her back to the couch and make her sit back down.

Last night Sam changed the bandage on Mandy’s finger and said it was looking a little better. Today we are watching Mandy. I have already tried to move around the window cleaning supplies to keep Mandy from finishing up. She hasn’t made an effort to continue cleaning the windows; perhaps she will do something else today. I believe that would be the best thing.

Oh look! Mandy opened the doors for us! I’m going outside to play!!
Elway