You would think we like to complicate things

Over Memorial Day weekend we headed to visit my sister in Akron. 2 hours away, no big deal, we'd be back before dark and Sean could go to work on Monday. It was not meant to be. After enjoying a beautiful day with the family, we played catch with the baseball and frisbee, even roasted some marshmallows. Then we decided to head over to this place called Virginia Kendall Ledges. Really cool, even has a bat cave. There is an easy trail down to the bottom, which is about 40 feet straight down if you are standing on the top ledge. There are also big rocks in the middle that could conceivably be used to jump on and make it to the bottom...."the easy way." Sean decided he wanted to take the easy way. It didn't end well. He got about half way down, went to jump onto a lower rock and slid off. Hit his head, may or may not have flipped (I say he didn't, but my sister says he did. Weird that we were standing right next to each other when we saw him fall). He managed to fall the last 10 feet in a sitting position, landing on his butt. And that's where things got really fun. My sister, along with at least 2 other people, called 911, and I took off down the trail to find him. When I got there he was in some serious pain and there was blood all over his head. We got the bleeding stopped and he was flat on his back and no one would let him move. Luckily he could feel and move his legs and arms. Then the park rangers came and the fire and rescue squad, he was carried out on a backboard. The trip up was not as quick as the one down. The rescue people were worried about his head and breathing. He was holding his breath because of the pain but they kept peppering him with questions. He said he really wanted to tell them to shut up :) Because he kept holding his breath to fight the pain they thought he was having trouble breathing and decided to med-evac him out of there. We gave everyone a Memorial Day to remember. I wasn't allowed on the helicopter so Candy drove me over to the hospital, then took Gregg and the kids home. By the time I got to him they had taken several x-rays and a CAT scan. He only had a minor concussion but did have a burst compression fracture in the L2 vertebra. They were going to admit him for observation for at least the night to make sure no pieces had broken off or anything else crazy was going on. Then they also told us that he couldn't leave without a fancy new back brace. Because of the holiday they could measure him for the brace on Monday, but wouldn't be able to make it until Tuesday. Sigh. So we got to spend 2 days in the hospital. I had been trying to figure out what to do since we were 2 hours from home but my sister only lives 5 minutes from the hospital. Then we found out that we would be there for 2 days, so I decided to drive home. Oh, yeah, and they cut all Sean's clothes off, so he needed some new ones to put on before he could even leave the hospital. He would have fit in Gregg's (brother in law) things, if I had decided to just stay, but now we didn't need to do that. So on my way home in the dark the bugs were awful! I haven't had to deal with bugs on the windshield like that in a long time. but that's beside the point. When I was about 5 miles from home the check engine light came on along with the 4wd light. Awww CRAP!!! I was hoping it was nothing. I got home safely and then the next morning I packed what we needed and headed out. And the check engine light was still on. sigh. I stopped and put some coolant in it, hoping the light would go off. no such luck. So then I turned around and went back home and switched cars. The other car is not nearly as comfortable for Sean, but it was all I had. I finally got back to Akron and went to see Sean. We were able to get in touch with a Bishop in Akron so the Elders in the area where able to come give him a blessing. Not sure how much he remembers, he was pretty out of it. I was actually there for about 4 hours and he slept the entire time. They gave him some serious drugs. He was flat on his back and they weren't giving him any solid food, he was on liquids for 2 days. On Tuesday he seemed a little more aware and they were telling us we would be out sometime in the afternoon. One of the gazillion doctors that came in decided that he could have his bed raised to 30 degrees and he could have some solid food for lunch. Then the guy with the brace came and the PT people wanted to make sure he could walk with it on. Once he did that we were allowed to go. He was detached from all the tubes, given a prescription for some more pain meds and wheeled out the door. Sean was able to get in the car, the truck would have been easier, but eh, we got home. Sean actually slept the majority of the trip since he took some pain pills before we left. I don't even want to think about the bills for this one. I was able to take the truck to the shop and they found out that one of the valves is leaking and it's going to be a major project to fix. sigh, just what we need. On a good note, we have another buyer that gave us a solid offer, so we should be able to leave by the end of the month. We should know for sure in 2 weeks how the wind is blowing on this one. Something has to go right for once!!