Peter called as the boys were just finishing their breakfast and asked me if I could get Jerome to the Orthopedic doctor in about 30 minutes. Sure! Sweet Jane had just moved home the night before and was available to come over and babysit the little boys. What a blessing for us to have her home after five years! Love you, Jane!
The dr. we were scheduled to see wasn’t on schedule, so another dr. took all the patients yesterday morning. He was really nice, but very busy. From looking at the x-rays and palpating Jerome’s arm for a minute he concluded the same diagnoses as Tim, a radial head fracture. And he prescribed a full arm cast for 2 1/2 weeks. Jerome chose red. 🙂 The nurse wrapped it like a pro and we walked out of there 40 minutes later with Jerome’s first cast. He’s been such a trooper! Poor guy was in tears a few hours later with the itching, so we scoured the house for all the scratchers we could find and he said that helped a little, but the best help was distraction. The boys listened to a new Patch the Pirate story Jerome got from Auntie Anna over and over today, it was perfect! Thanks Anna!
This afternoon after I had spent a while working at the computer trying to finish up the July wedding, I spent a couple hours in the kitchen making two chicken pot pies to take up to the Barlows this evening for dinner. Seth LOVES pies, and enjoys licking the flour off his fingers and eating all the scraps of pie dough that he can get. It’s really fun to have him in the kitchen. He thought the Crisco was cream. 🙂 When they were baked and cooled a bit we loaded up in the car (I’m having to strap three boys in and out since Jerome needs help now) and backed down the driveway to check in with the Jones’ for a minute before leaving. I was longer than “just a minute” and Seth and Jerome both got out of their seats and straps to come get me and when I got back to the car I discovered both pies with footprints in them! I can’t really blame him since Seth is only three and I shouldn’t have left him anyway, so I decided to laugh instead of cry. 🙂 The pies were both still edible since they were covered with towels, it just looked like I was bringing leftovers instead of two beautiful pies for dinner! Peter brought Gigi and we were all able to stay and eat together and enjoyed a lovely evening catching up with each other’s lives.
My heart is full of thanksgiving and praise! For God’s wonderful design and provision and protection, and for the family he has placed around us.
