Will she get a discount at the nail salon?

Seemed like such a fantastic idea, family day at the ice skating rink. The two older girls had been begging to go ice skating since before Christmas and the Olympics did not make it any better. Todd had agreed to take them but this was not going to be a solo undertaking on his part, he would need help since this was their first time and he was not a proficient skater by any stretch. He googled, found the nearest rink (35m away I might add) and off we went, with Grammy in tow to watch the baby.

Kailey and Maggie were beside themselves with excitement and I have to say it took both Todd and I a good couple laps to get our feet under us. I believe it's been a good 10 years since I've had a pair of ice skates on and maybe the only 5th time at that. Kailey took to it like a duck to water, which is awesome because which I love everything about my oldest... sports don't seem to be her strong point. Maggie seemed to take a bit longer but both seemed to be getting it within about 30m.

Then I heard it.... the cry. I turned around and saw Todd carrying Maggie off the ice and I could tell by his face it wasn't good, it was just the look. I quickly got Kailey off the ice and by the time we got over there, Todd's hand was wrapped around Mag's right ring finger and there was lots of blood. Ugh! Apparently she feel in front of him, put her hand down and Todd ran over her finger. At this point we didn't know anything about the injury. We quickly got some medical supplies and sped over to the ER.

After waiting what seemed like forever (longer to Todd who felt awful as you can imagine). Finally call her back, see a Dr who tell us the finger is still attached but the finger nail is probably gone for good. X-ray is done and now waiting. In the end Maggie has 3 stitches in the nail bed, her nail was ripped from the cuticle bed and it's unsure if the nail will ever grow back (50/50) and a fracture where the skate blade went through the bone. She was so brave and has done so well with everything, she amazes me with it all. I'm proud of her. I'm proud of us for having our first major bloody, stitches trauma done.

(and between you and me.... I'm really glad it wasn't me who ran over her finger with the skate)