Our first Broken Bone

We went this morning to the Ortho to follow-up on Reece's little trip down the trampoline.  She did great, as always.  She does have a fracture.  The doctor called it a ripple on the radial head bone in the elbow.   She has a beautiful hot pink cast that she thinks is pretty.  While I was talking to Mom this morning, I mentioned how cool it was to watch them wrap it up. (I have never broken a bone and have no cast experience)  Reece corrected me and said that it wasn't cool, it was pretty.  

She has a sling (she calls it her arm purse) to help her carry the cast.  It covers her whole arm from the fingers to her shoulder.  The location of the fracture is near the area where they see injuries from swinging kids by their arms.  If her arm was to dislocate, then we would be looking at surgery.  To avoid the twisting and dislocation possibility, they wrapped her wrist to keep it from moving.  

How did this all happen?  She was just being a kid.  Things like this happen.  She was hopping down the long trampoline to jump into the foam pit, and got ahead of herself.  She stuck her arms out to break her fall and landed wrong.   That is it.  Something that I am sure she has done 100 times without getting hurt.  I am sure that we will go back to a gymnastics party again.  I am sure she will fall again at some point.  I am sure that this will not be that last time she will be hurt.   Hopefully, this is our only broken bone.  

Grab some coffee and sit back

Let me start off by saying that I can hear all of you yelling at me to update the blog.  I know, I know.  I haven't been in a blogging mood.  So beware, this may be long.  

Two weekends ago, all of the Court kids and their SO and kids went to Bryan for a family reunion.  Chad and I weren't sure when we would leave but decided that we would leave Friday so that we (I mean I) could eat our (my) way through the day on Saturday.  I am happy to report that I accomplished my goal.  We had some kolaches for breakfast with some Shipley donuts.  Lunch was at Pepe's.  It is this total unremarkable building that makes great tacos, queso, and chips.  And it is cheap.  I would compare it to a homemade Taco Bell.  I did miss my little meat market and did not get there before it closed but I might be able to convince Mom to stop by before she comes up in a couple weekends.  But the BEST meal was Wings n More.  I am a big boneless wing eater but not here.  Just orginial wings please.  There is just something about their wings that make them sooooo good.  Maybe it's all of the garlic.   I left with real pretty stained fingers.  I just blended in with the crowd.  

The reunion was good.  It was nice to see everyone and all of the new faces.  The Emola family is my paternal grandmother's family.  My grandmother was one of 9.  All of the siblings had children, (my parents), and they had kids (us) and then some of us have kids (the girls).  So there was 4 generations there.  There are 3 children still living and 2 SILs and one BIL.  The only living couple just celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary.  So sweet.  I don't have any great pics from the weekend but I will share one when I get it.  I would guess there was about 100 people there.

This week has been nuts with just day to day stuff.  I have signed up to be the room mom for Reece this year.  Lucky me, her teacher is the lead teacher for pre-k so that also makes me the lead room mom.  We have a field trip at the end of this month so I am trying to find volunteers.  

I am sure that I have mentioned this but if not - Reece is in the dual-language program.  That means that every other day is in Spanish.  They work on 2 letters a week as well as shapes and colors.  It has been so much fun listening to her come home and "talk" in Spanish.  She is also teaching Addison as she goes and that is always entertaining.  The dual language program has an annual fundraiser for scholarships for the program and it is in 2 weeks.  She will be preforming a couple song as will all of the grades.  Then there is a fair that happens the same evening.  They serve all different Spanish foods as well as a hot sauce contest.  What weekend is this you ask?  It is the Saturday of Layne and Mitzi's couple shower that is on Friday.  You know the one that I am co-hosting.   I am not complaining.  Just saying if anyone wants to come and take the girls for a little while on Friday and Saturday, I am up for it. 

This week....was one of those weeks.  Poor Reece.  It just hasn't been great for her.  While at Mom and Dad's house in Bryan, she and I went outside to play for about 10 minutes.  She was just attacked by mosquitos.  They just went to town on her legs.  I know that she is so sweet that they can't resist.   And I know better and should have put bug spray on but it's OCTOBER!  The bugs should be dead by now.  Well come Monday her little legs were bright red and had heat, so off we went to the doc.  We got some medicine and she was good to go.  But not after we got "Please be sure to watch Reece for systemic changes such as high fever and red streaks up her legs.  This is a sign of infection.  You should call immediately.  If it is after hours, just take her to the ER and have them call us. "  Thanks Dr. Bill.  No panic.  She was fine the rest of the week.  

I have been planning with the other Maywalds this week to have pictures of all of the little cousins together.  We only have a picture of Reece and Blake when they were 4 and 7 months old.  We were way over do.  So we all met in Fort Worth.  Next time, I think I will suggest an outdoor on location shoot.  It is not in any one's best interest to try and get 4 toddlers to all smile and look cute all at the same time in a studio.  We got one that was OK and we'll take it for now.  I will let you all see it when they come in. 

We opted to stay in Fort Worth for the night.  My girlfriend's daughter's birthday party was today in Keller and it was just easier to stay than drive.  The party was at a gymnastics place and the kids had a really good time.  Addie tired to keep up with all of the other 3-6 year olds and I will have to say that she was holding her own.  Reece was doing awesome until the very end.  She fell on the long running trampoline and tried to catch herself.  She cried.  We blew it off and tired not to make it a big deal.  I thought like every other time, she would forget about it in 5 minutes.  She whined until we left and crashed in the car before we even hit the highway. She was still complaining about it when we got home.  We put her to bed to continue her nap.  It didn't last too long.  She was up and crying every time we touched her elbow.  

So off to Acute Kids urgent care.  As we walk in, the guy be hind the counter says "head" .  The lady says "arm".  I said "Are you guess what is wrong with my kid?"  They said yes.  And I said, it is her arm.  We laughed it off and signed in.  No one else was in the waiting room so we went straight back.  A couple of x-rays and a Popsicle later, ladies and gentlemen, we have a fractured elbow.  It was confirmed by the radiologist this evening.  I am making an appointment tomorrow and will update you when I know more.  We will see.  She has a soft cast and a sling.  And some good pain medicine.  

I hope this week is easier than the last couple.  I am exhausted and I know the month I have ahead of me.  It is book solid and I need a weekend away.  Can I just go to work for one of you tomorrow?  

Adult Funny in G-rated World

It's not that naughty.  I just like a little adult humor in my G/PG rated world.  If I didn't have any kids, this might be my Fall Decor.  It probably would have been 8 years ago.  Oh - what a difference a couple years make. 

Can't wait any longer

You would think that the girls were sick and that's why they were laying on the kitchen floor.  They have pillows, blankets, and each other.  But that was not the case at all.

They were waiting for the cookies to come out of the oven.  

Late Entry...

I have been is lala land for a couple of days.  I just can't get it together.  So here is my very late entry on some things that have been going on. 

It seems like months ago that I went to the Maroon 5 concert with a couple friends.  We left early afternoon and checked into a hotel near the concert.  We grabbed a bite to eat at Uncle Julio's on Oak Lawn.  I am so happy they are putting one in Allen.  We had a couple drinks, and headed back to the hotel to catch a cab to go to the concert.  I don't remember the last concert that I went to.  It has been YEARSSSSS.  Anyway, the concert was good and it wasn't too hot.  My friend had a great post on her blog about the night and what we "learned".  Check it out for more details and pictures.  I am so glad that I went.  I must do more girls' nights.  

This weekend, Chad was in Fort Worth so it was just me and the girls.  We meet a friend in downtown McKinney for Oktoberfest.  It was busy but the kids had a great time.  Here are some pictures from the afternoon.   It's starts with face painting.  Reece is obsessed with cats right now so she became a pink kitten and Addie had a little butterfly crown.  They loved looking at each other and themselves in the mirror.  They did a little painting.  Reece tried the jump house but there were too many kids for her.  We stop at a really cute popcorn and candy shop.  Then headed for the ponies.  Everyone had their fill of the event and off we went to Chick-fil-a.  We did get a few looks because of the face painting.  Overall, a great afternoon.  

Dear Disney,

The time is drawing near for you to release yet another princess movie.  Please know that we will continue to shell out the money for the latest and greatest movie at $18.99 and for a limited time.  I would like to make a few suggestions for the main character.  Can it please be a princess that wears glasses?  It would eliminate many meltdowns in my house. If you could also make sure that she scrapes her knee, elbows, or legs.  This will help me explain to Reece that yes some princesses wear glasses and yes some princesses get boo boos.  She feels that she is not a princess when she wears her glasses or has a scrape.  

And the other request for the movie:  keep the mother ALIVE!  And don't make it a mean step mom.  Please keep the Queen Mom alive in the movie.  I know that you feel that the saddest story line is one in which the mother is not around.  I get it.  But I am starting to think that you have an issue with us.  I don't even care if you make her fat, with a bad haircut.  But let's review the movie list in which there is not a mom.

Cinderella

Beauty and the Beast

Snow White

Little Mermaid

Nemo

Aladdin

Sword in the Stone

Peter Pan

Alice in Wonderland

The Jungle Book

Robin Hood

Winnie the Pooh

I haven't seen Mulan and I know Nemo was a colabration with Pixar.  But I really can not come up with a movie other than The Lion King when a mom is in the picutre.  But you killed the dad!  

These are just a few simple request when you start thinking about the next movie. If you feel that I deserve credit in the movie, I won't object.

Works like a dog

We have some really sweet neighbors, Larry and Doris, that live across the street.  They are in their early seventies and but you would never know.  They are the most active couple I have met in a long time.  Let's face it.  I have spent some time with the older population.  Larry and Doris both are retired but work with their grown children at their pizza shop.  Larry is constantly working in the yard or washing cars.  (I think Chad will be this way when he is older).  I see Doris every morning pulling weeds or dead heading the flowers.  They have gone a ton of work to the house since moving in this summer. 

Recently Larry and Doris have added stone to their front flower beds as well as extending the flower beds to the side of the house.  If you have ever done this, you know that it is a ton of work.  Pulling up the grass, placing the stones, filling in with dirt, planting all of the plants.  I am tired just thinking about it.  

Well, Reece has found a friend in Larry.  I don't know if it is his grandfather like approach, his fountain in the back yard, the golf cart he lets us drive around the neighborhood, or the fact that she is just a good judge of character.  On severaloccasions now, when we are outside as well as Larry, Reece will say "Can we go talk to Larry?"  How do you say no?  So we go over and last night was no exception.  

Over that last week, we have been going over to check the progress of the gardens and plants.  Chad and the girls went last night for a quick visit while I had a few minutes of peace.  When they returned, we started baths and I asked if Larry had anything good to say.  Reece piped up and said, "He works like a dog". 

I just laughed.  I know that Chad and I have both said that in reference to Larry.  Not knowing of course that Reece had been listening the whole time.  Hopefully, she will say it about us one day.