Parker had tried to ride his bike to Grandma’s house to go swimming with Lande, our sitter. He fell off his bike on the way there and scrapped up his knee and elbow, and scuffed his hand. I had to run after them and get him cleaned up and fetch the bicycles. After getting him all settled and bandaged it was almost time to prepare for dinner and to leave for VBS.
Since I was teaching VBS, I needed to leave early to arrange my classroom and get organized. Barry would drop Parker off later. VBS was fun and very entertaining as always. Once it was over, Parker and I were just going to walk home and I would walk my bike too. He complained a little about walking and I offered to call his father to come get him. Then it dawned on me we might be able to ride double on my bike [bad idea!].
I had him sit on my bike seat holding my shoulder, while I stood on the foot pegs and pedaled. It was working until my bike came to a screeching halt! Parker’s foot was mangled in the spokes and bike frame. Instant adrenaline!
I tried reversing the direction of the tire to release his foot. He is screaming! And I am realizing - This is not working! A neighbor came to help. I then remembered that my tires have a release mechanism to remove the tire to transport the bike. This freed the foot and we were able to get in the neighbors car and go home. We decided a trip to the ER was necessary and we drove to the hospital. I feel horrible for suggesting we ride double on my bike.
An X-ray and radiologist report confirmed that Parker broke the very tip of his big toe! His first broken bone, but I am very thankful it was just the tip of his toe injured and not the entire foot.
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Easter
I realize it has been a while since I've blogged last, I have been busy with Grad classes but it was important to me to get this in because we probably only have one more year of Parker believing in Santa, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny so here goes...
Parker decided last year that he was too old to go to the Egg Hunt in town. He was 7 at the time and I was thinking - Are You Crazy? Its FREE c-a-n-d-y and you love candy!
But this year was different, he was ready to go and dominate that hunt! Talking smack about all the candy he was going to get because he is "faster than all the other kids." He did very well at taking is share and doing his part at that hunt.
The next morning was Easter and before bedtime he wanted me to put carrots on a plate to leave for the Easter Bunny. By midnight I was done preparing his basket and nibbled on carrots as if a bunny might do. I left little nubs of carrots on the plate.
The next morning he came downstairs to see his Easter Basket and he looked at the nubs of carrots and put his nose down there at the plate and took a sniff...
"Yep, smells like rabbit breath!!", he explained. I smiled and laughed and then thought, some of the craziest people in the world are 8 year old boys.
Parker decided last year that he was too old to go to the Egg Hunt in town. He was 7 at the time and I was thinking - Are You Crazy? Its FREE c-a-n-d-y and you love candy!
But this year was different, he was ready to go and dominate that hunt! Talking smack about all the candy he was going to get because he is "faster than all the other kids." He did very well at taking is share and doing his part at that hunt.
The next morning was Easter and before bedtime he wanted me to put carrots on a plate to leave for the Easter Bunny. By midnight I was done preparing his basket and nibbled on carrots as if a bunny might do. I left little nubs of carrots on the plate.
The next morning he came downstairs to see his Easter Basket and he looked at the nubs of carrots and put his nose down there at the plate and took a sniff...
"Yep, smells like rabbit breath!!", he explained. I smiled and laughed and then thought, some of the craziest people in the world are 8 year old boys.
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