The Cast

The cast is not slowing Lance down a bit, and should only have to be on for 2 weeks!

The Fracture

Yesterday Lance fell off the bench at Costco while eating lunch. He landed hard on the cement floor. Nightmare. He wouldn't stop crying. We knew he was hurt, but didn't know where. We took him to urgent care, where they were most concerned about his head. They gave us the all clear and we went home. When we got home, he was still having fits of crying, and Matt noticed he wasn't using his right arm. It was limp. So, we took him to the ER. They x-rayed his little arm and saw some swelling in the elbow. They decided there was probably a small fracture in the elbow and put him in a splint. It's so sad. I feel horrible. Luckily, he seems to be feeling OK. The splint bothered him at first. He kept saying, "stuck!" He wanted the thing off! Today he seems normal. He's doing all the stuff he usually does, just with one arm. He's a little trooper! Tomorrow he goes to see an orthopedic specialist. I am hoping he won't have to be in a cast for too long. Lance wants you all to know, "Just because I have a fractured elbow doesn't mean I can't kick your booty at Connect 4! I rock!"

One Man's Trash...

I filled my whole van at the stake garage sale yesterday. It was a garage-saler's paradise over there! So fun. Luke's favorite thing was the radio and headphones that I got him. Lance loved the circa 1970's Fisher-Price airplane and motorcycle (both of which he brought with him to the ER!). Matt had the exact same ones when he was little, which I thought was neat. The new trucks and cars helped ease the pain a little when Lance returned from the hospital.

Better Late Than Never

Luke finally decided to put on his Halloween costume! I guess that means I should make his costume for this year NOW so that he'll wear it THEN.

A Year

Look at how a year has changed my Lance!

Happy Earth Day

Today is Earth Day, but I am not all that happy. It is HOT and my allergies are all flared up. I never knew allergies until I knew Fairfield. Misery. I can't go outside without becoming a sneezy, snotty, itchy, crabby mom. We did go to the park this morning. I needed to wear the kids out. They have been bored=irritable=fighting all the time. They had fun at the park. My eyes watered the whole time and I sneezed 5 times in a row, which I have never done before. Luke chased squirrels. Lance found a big stick and hit everything in sight. Luke smelled the flowers and Lance whacked the flowers. Luke looked for sprinklers. Now they are sleeping and my Claritin is kicking in a bit. I guess I am a little bit happy!

Whoops!

Luke convinced me to buy him a whoopie cushion at Party City today. I did. I shouldn't have. I am really tired of blowing the thing up, and even more tired of hearing it's noises. Lesson learned. No good can come from buying a 3-year-old a whoopie cushion.