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Katherine’s Broken Fingers

On Sunday Katherine crashed on her scooter going down the driveway. She fell on her left ring and pinky finger. We immediately iced the fingers and they started to swell. Later in the evening we tried to immobile the fingers with a split but Katherine said it hurt too much. Monday morning arrives and the fingers are still sore and swollen. Dad decides to call Pediatrics Associates and have them examine Katherine. We arrive for a 9:40A appointment. Pediatrics Associates takes some x-rays and determines that Katherine has broken her left ring finger and possibly her left pinky finger. They refer us to a orthopedic specialist as the break is near the growth plate and want to make sure the bones are set properly.

Off we go to a 10:30A appointment with the orthopedic surgeon who decides to take another set of x-rays. Katherine is a champ throughout the process. They determine that Katherine has indeed broken her left ring finger and her left pinky. To immobilize her fingers, Katherine must have a cast for 2-3 weeks that goes up right before her elbow. She gets to choose a color and decides on hot pink.

After the doctor’s visit we visit the drug store to stock up on Tylenol as Katherine is still in a bit of pain. We go to Katherine’s basketball practice but she’s unable to participate. We had to also cancel her piano lessons. We stop her gymnastics classes for the month of July.

The afternoon and evening is spent getting used to having a heavier left arm. She’s able to take a bath with the cast double bagged. Katherine finally falls asleep. Mom and Dad are tired. Long day.

Purple fingers

Katherine’s timing was impeccable. She has practiced all week for her piano lesson tomorrow. She’s also been playing basketball every day, sometimes two to three times a day, running drills that she learned last week. So, what did she do before dinner?

She rode her scooter down the driveway post-walk with Rosie. She fell and crashed on her left hand. The #4 and #5 fingers are purple and swollen to 1.5x their original size. Katherine has been dipping her fingers in ice water. We even gave her Advil before bed. There is lots of drama – “My finger is going to fall off…I can’t bend it…etc.”

We’re going to stay on schedule tomorrow. It’s going to make for an interesting week…

Gift Tags and Lemonade Stand

Katherine and Allison decide to create a gift tag and lemonade stand on a sunny Sunday afternoon. The original plan was to sell just gift tags but they felt they need sometime else to attract customers.

They made $12 but spent $6 on lemons at Costco. Their net profit is $6 which they divided evenly. Now they’re discussing whether or not they should share the profits or allocate the profits based on who sold what. Christine and I get to explain how business partners share in the profits and losses.

Grandpa’s 71st Birthday Celebration at the Space Needle

Grandpa and Grandma invited the Bush and Olbright families to the Space Needle for lunch to celebrate their 71st birthdays and wedding anniversary. Although it was a cloudy and rainy day, everyone had a great time.

The day started out with an elevator ride up to the Space Needle. Grandpa is afraid of heights so he wedged himself into a corner. The elevator operator said the elevator goes 10 miles per hour up to the height of the Space Needle. We had good views of the Pacific Science center and Seattle waterfront.

After ordering, the Grandparents opened their presents from the Olbrights and our girls. Katherine and Allison were very proud that they made and/or purchased their gifts with their own money. Katherine gave Grandpa a bird house and Grandma some bath stuff. Allison gave a bee candle holder that she picked out.

Lunch arrives and everyone digs in. The girls eat a good lunch as the dessert at the Space Needle is very special. For dessert, everyone got a Lunar Orbiter. A Lunar Orbiter is a two scope ice cream sundae on top of a bed of dry ice. The wait staff pours hot water onto the dry ice right before serving to make the dessert start smoking. It’s quite the special experience.

The Bush family had to leave at 1:30P as Steve had a Qi review at work that he couldn’t be late for. The Olbrights and the grandparents went upstairs to the observation deck to take in the rainy sights.

Rosebud Training and Father’s Day Weekend Fun

Rosebud, Christine, and Katherine have started to attend weekly puppy school. All three are responding well to the training. As part of the class they have homework such as getting Rosebud to obey commands. The girls thought it would be fun to teach Rosebud how to jump through hoops. Sunday was Father’s Day. The girls decided we should take Rosebud for a walk to burn off some energy and get her some practice with her new harness. Along the way we met a local neighbor who has a Black Lab who is about Rosebud’s age. They had a good time with puppy play.

Tonight we’re having some friends over to celebrate Father’s Day with a backyard BBQ.

OWS Last Day of School 2012

Katherine’s last day of school for 3rd grade with Ms. Iverson and Mr. Shuel. Allison’s last day of 1st grade with Mrs. Sorenson and Ms. Grijalva at Open Window School. Both girls had wonderful teachers and years. We couldn’t have asked for a better teacher in Ms. Iverson for Katherine. She was able to work with Katherine, reinforcing her strengths and working on her areas of needed growth.