keepin' on...

lately, life with lu has been panic-inducing. at first, she was nervous to move her arm or let anyone touch it, so she chose to lie low... or maybe the hydrocodone had something to do with it, but anyway... life was "calm." the kid would chill with her arm elevated and iced, and eat dinner and chocolates (courtesy of aunt jan) while relaxing.

 

 

posies and chocolate from aunt jan!

 

lyncoln reassuring her sister that she was going to be okay

 

since the kid has an unbelievable tolerance for pain, we stopped giving her the pain meds around friday evening/saturday morning. it's also around this time that she rediscovered her spunk and was up to her luey antics. the girls tore up the playground during rhys' cross country practice!

 

 

 

 

 

last friday morning, we returned to the hospital to meet with the orthopedic surgeon. initially, in the er, they said that she was supposed to be full arm casted on thursday, then possibly friday, and then this coming wednesday, but it turned out that it will be done this friday afternoon. the unknown is whether or not she will be put under for the procedure. had it been done at her follow up last friday, it would have been done in the or and she would have been knocked out. so, we wait. ugh.

 

checking in for her follow up

 

in other news, my delicious days of freedom are numbered. it's funny, how, when faced with the end of rest and relaxation, I decide to rediscover my blender. we have been haunting farmer's markets, and, sometimes i need something quick to do with the veggies, and my blender provides the perfect answer!

 

kale!

freezing kale for smoothies!

 

carrot, pineapple, banana smoothie

 

purty!

 

two thumbs up from c, r, and l. q was not impressed.

 

with the hustle and bustle of school starting back up, i also decided that I need more peace in my life. so, I dusted off the ol' Himalayan salt lamp, plugged 'er in, and ahhhhhhh... another way in which we are preparing for upcoming "stuff", was to buy c a nifty leaf/branch/debris vacuum/chipper/mulcher. only the best gifts for my girl!

 

out with the negative, in with the positive, ommmmmm....