Sprinkler

This morning I had a doctors appointment; I took Madi with me and Chris was leaving soon after us with Emma so she could lay on the couch in the lobby at church while he was working.  He carries her downstairs and out the front door and sets her down so she can lean on the post in our walkway (see entry on April 21, 2009 our home).  Within the 20 seconds it takes him to unlock and open the car door the sprinklers spring on scaring Emma so bad she jumps and screams touching her casted leg to the ground; she is not suppose to put any pressure on it.  Chris comes running to get her before her cast gets wet.  Chris then carefully carries her to the car while getting soaked trying not to get Emma's cast wet.  He has to put her in behind the drivers side because of how her leg sits in the car, which of course is on the side where the sprinklers are (see same entry on April 21, 2009).  By the time he got her safely in the car not getting her cast wet, his backside is soaked.  His pants where still wet when he got to work.  

Update on leg and house

Emma is doing well.  She is being a trooper hanging out on the couch.  She does get frustrated at times, but has been enjoying lots of movies.  Thanks to Glen and Linda for lending us their wheelchair; it has been helpful to use as we have gone out a couple of times.  Emma is scared of her crutches, do to a fall she had the first day she used them.  At this time we are not using them, because she is not to put any pressure on her leg.  We don't want to risk it.  So with that said, we would be cooped up in the house without the wheelchair.  Thanks Glen and Linda.

Wednesday through Friday we were putting offers on a house.  Yes, the same day Emma broke her leg.  Friday we found out that they accepted and we are currently under contract.  I didn't think as much as I should have about the house during those three days... now I am processing this big decisions.  Prayers are much appreciated.  This house is way bigger then all the others we have looked at and in a beautiful neighborhood.  It is the same cost (in some cases cheaper) then the other houses we have been looking at.  Why, you ask?  Well, it needs lots of care.  The story is the renter was evicted.  He was angry so he decided to destroy some of the house and leave it a mess.  The major damage is in the basement, where he decided to cut out the electrical outlets and leave holes in the walls with no electricity.  Thinking of all that needs to be done is overwhelming to me.  It is also not as close as I want to be to the church.  On the other hand, I like the floorplan, it is in a beautiful neighborhood,  and we have people that have already offered to help. 

We have a cast

When we arrived at the hospital, Emma was greeted with three visitors (Mike, Carol and Karena) with balloons. What a huge blessing they were to us. They hung out with Madi while Chris and I helped Emma get prepared for "surgery." The time went by so quickly with others to talk to. All the staff was great. They prepared Sparkles (her bear) for surgery as well. She got to be with Emma the whole time. Emma did wonderfully; she held still for the I.V., with few tears. She was most upset with getting wheeled away from Mommy.

When Emma woke up, Sparkles had a pink cast on as well. Emma thought that was cool. The doctor showed us the new x-rays; they looked great. They were able to alien the bone just right. He was pleased with everything. They also found a piece of bone broke off by the ankle bone, but he said it will heal just fine. So she broke it in three spots. I still can't believe it. Anyways, Emma is doing well. She is enjoying the movies Madi picked out at the library. She is taking medicine for the pain, so she is in some pain, but not too bad. The worse part for her is the itching.

Broken Leg

Yes, you read that correctly. Emma broke her leg in two places (on the big bone and small one) about 4 inches above her ankle. When you look at it you can see it bow out. What did she do you ask? She was racing her friend to her class line from recess and she ran into a boy that was walking. They both fell on blacktop.

We took her to urgent care this morning, who put this brace on, then sent us to an Orthopedic doctor this afternoon. The concern is the more severe break (on the bigger bone) is not aligned correctly (hence the bow leg). So she is going in at 7:30 AM tomorrow to have it set and put in a full cast (up to her thigh). They will be knocking her out to do so. She already picked out the hot pink cast. Please pray for the doctor to be able to put the bone back correctly and a peace for her as she has a long road ahead. She has had a long, scary day with all the unknown and it is continueing on tomorrow with the "surgery". She has been very anxious, and of course in pain. She also has been very clingy to Chris. She does not want him out of her sight. You are wondering why? He can carry her and she feels safe in his arms. Me on the other hand has a harder time helping her around and don't even mention our 15 steps up to our townhouse. Chris is working from home tomorrow and having the weekend with us, but then starting Tuesday, it is me only. Please pray for both Emma and I to both feel safe ( I have a bad shoulder). She is also going off track starting next Tuesday for three weeks, which is a huge blessing. She will only miss school today and tomorrow.

My Little Gardener

This last week we had a Garden themed teacher appreciation ice cream social at the church. Madi won a prize for her garden outfit. She is wearing a Strawberry Shortcake outfit that says "growing sweeter."

News on the offers

Sunday I posted news on two offers.  We heard today that our 2nd choice, the foreclosure, was put under contract with someone else.  We are sad, but know that the Lord is in control.  We still have our 3rd choice offer to hear back on.  We are also looking at another house tomorrow.   

Discovery Gateway

We were invited by another family at the church to go to a children's museum on Saturday. We had a great time and got good pics of the girls. This first one is of Madi and her Kindergarten friend, Katie working on a construction site.

Emma posing as a firefighter. They all had fun dressing up as different characters throughout the day.

Madi posing as a rodeo girl.

Emma's favorite time was spent on the plastic horse. She went to the market and bought food for her trip and also at one point had the hay on the back of the horse riding into the sunset (pretend of course). Robby, Katie's younger brother, is waiting for his turn.