A Series of Unfortunate Events

Trust me, I would rather be blogging about what an amazing time we had at Aspen Grove, Everett learning to walk, or even Hudson learning to make his own bed, but unfortunately I have to blog about another broken bone. You ask why I have to? Well, several reasons really. 1. Word gets around and people ask details, so it saves me time (selfish, I know) 2. Sadie would ask years from now why we journaled Hudson's broken arm and skipped over her broken leg 3. We would look like abusers if we tried to hide it.

I now feel I have every reason to be totally paranoid about my kids getting injured. But what am I to do? How can I predict these unfortunate events? Is the solution for them to never jump on a trampoline again? Maybe I am doing something wrong, it can't be milk or calcium, they both drink plenty of milk, but maybe not enough of something else? Their genetic makeup? Somebody tell me because if I hear the word fracture or broken come from a doctors' mouth one more time I am going to lock us in the basement! Or at least take Mike up on his idea of making bubble wrap clothing for our children.


Alright the story. We were loving our vacation at Aspen Grove with Steve's family. The place is a dream (more on that later). After picking up Sadie from her day camp on Wednesday we noticed Sadie wouldn't put weight on her left leg. I thought at first that it might have been cramped or asleep, but it persisted. I asked Sadie and she said, "my friend hurt me and that wasn't nice, and they wouldn't stop jumping." I went to her camp counselor and asked if they knew of a time when Sadie fell or hurt her leg. The counselor said that on the tramp Sadie started crying and they thought she hurt her ankle. (She didn't fall off, these tramps look impossible to get injured on). She didn't complain after they picked her up and then they went down for naps and were picked up by parents. Adam assessed and said if she didn't put weight on it in the morning to get an X-Ray.


This morning I took her to urgent care and the doctor said "cortical compression fracture of the tibia". There are two hairline fractures, one by her knee and the other close to the ankle. We see the pediatric orthopedist Monday that we just discharged Hudson from last week. Unbelievable, I am in shock, but could be worse.

Tribute to Dad

There are three wonderful Dads I need to acknowledge today. My own Dad, Steve's Dad, and my kids' Dad.


Ten things I love about Dad
1. When I was a child gave us piggy back rides to bed
2. I don't think I would have learned to water ski with any other Dad. He is VERY patient and determined.
3. He taught me how to throw a softball, and I was always amazed how he never used a glove.
4. He would take us to the track to run together.
5. He taught me about money and how to use it.
6. He is always there to talk politics with me.
7. Always believed I could accomplish ANYTHING. It was never uncommon for him to say "I think you would be great at that".
8. My favorite words of Dad's are "phenomenal" and "skiwampus"
9. He loves my children
10. He ran marathons



Ten Things We Love about Tom
1. He will be there in times of need. I can remember Tom showing up in the middle of the night more than once.
2. Takes the kids on nature walks
3. Loves to hike, bike, and cross country ski
4. Teaches us about finances and budgeting
5. Extremely charitable.
6. Tells THE best jokes
7. He creates memorable experiences for the whole family (ie Aspen Grove)
8. If we ever have a family history question we know to go to Tom
9. He is extremely organized. Steve has borrowed many scout plans/activities from Tom that he has filed. These plans include map, packing list, and activities (all from things he did in the 80's and 90's)
10. Loves his grandkids




Ten Things we love about Dad
1. He absolutely adores his children. He is always saying, "Sadie's my girl" or "Everett is so handsome" or "Hudson is such a good kid"
2. He plays nonstop with the kids.
3. The kids love Daddy Day b/c he takes them to McDonald's, swimming, and they work together.
4. He works hard to provide for us
5. He explains how everything works to Hudson.
6. It is not uncommon to hear Hudson say, "Daddy needs to come home and fix this". If anything breaks Daddy always seems to figure out how to fix it.
7. He loves to play loud music and dance with the kids
8. He is goofy, usually having to do with dancing or playing his air guitar. He can get H and S laughing so hard to the point of wet pants.
9. He creates memorable experiences (Disneyland, Pinetop, Camping...)
10. His favorite thing is to be with us.

We love you Dad!