Done yesterday (20090515)

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Up until a little after dinner (which the YD cooked -- delightful) it was a great day. Colleen's scooter arrived, and was all charged up by the time I left work. She decided to keep the red trim, and named it "Rosebud" (partly at my suggestion). In addition to the obvious reference, there's a Rosebud in the backstory to my song The Rambling Silver Rose (and our van is currently silver, though Colleen usually calls it "Princess"). There's also a reference to Rose Maybud in Ruddigore, especially since Rosebud was purchased in May.

I've already posted about the ensuing mishap. I managed to stay calm, kept Colleen's head cradled in my arms, with my hat on the cut on her cheek to stop the bleeding, and kept her mostly calm except when they were trying to get her onto the gurney and causing her some additional pain. A little surprisingly, Kaiser's ER team had her put back together in time for us to come home and go to bed at our usual times.

A pretty good day on the whole, considering the possibilities.