Random Conversation

Chris (from in the bathroom): What do you call a disoriented ninja? Me: I don't know. What? Chris: Kung-fused. Me: Are you reading Boys' Life again?

Spring is Here

The goldfinches are in town. We put up a new fancy birdfeeder a few weeks ago. So far we've seen goldfinches, housefinches, and cardinals. There are others but I don't know what kind they are. Whenever we get close, they hop right up to the tree overhead and hide in the leaves. Somedays the white goldfinch "sock" is covered with birds but as soon as I get close with the camera they disappear.

Here We Go Again

It all started August 16, 1994 when Caitlin broke her arm. The UPS man had pulled up out front and Erin and Caitlin were running to the front window to 'see.' The sofa was in front of the window and as the girls ran to it to climb up, Caitlin hit it a little hard and ended up with a buckle fracture. Since then we have had 11 fractures in our little family. Caitlin has broken both arms twice (sofa, big wheel, bicycle, hurdles) and her nose (basketball). Jace has broken an arm (falling out of a chair trying to save his graham cracker). Benj has broken an arm (falling out of his crib). Stefanie has broken her leg (toddler fracture--don't know how it happened), a buckle fracture in her left arm (don't remember how it happened), a very bad break in her right arm during Hurricane Rita (the ER was fun that day), and yesterday she broke her clavicle. We were having a pretty good day yesterday. Erin was on the other side of the city at a HOSA competition. Caitlin was on her way back from an orchestra trip to San Antonio. Stefanie was at a friend's house. Jace was at a brithday party. Benj was playing over at a friend's. The house was quiet--it was weird. Chris and I were HOME ALONE. Then, just 10 minutes after Stef had left, we got the phone call. She and her friends had been jumping over each other and Stef had landed on her shoulder. ouch! As you can tell from the x-ray, it was a pretty good break. We went to the Emergency Clinic where they gave her a shot for pain, a shot for nausea, and took x-rays. They also gave us a sling and a prescription for more pain meds. That's all they could do. We have to follow up with our favorite orthopedic surgeon tomorrow. We're going to ask him for a discount.