A crack in the road

Well, there we were trying to get through another bad cold and fever that the little monkey caught once again this winter.  She was on day three of the fever.  We were hopeful that after putting her to bed on day three all would be well and that her fever would break.  Well, it did indeed break, along with a curious most important bone in her body.  

The little monkey fell out of bed that night, so we think, as I met her in the hallway four hours after putting her to bed.  She was crying and screaming saying her arm hurt.  She wouldn't move it.  I asked her if she fell and she said "no".  We stayed up all night with her thinking it was a cramp or muscle issue because of the two pillows she had been sleeping on. I even gave her a warm cloth for her neck. (which by the way you don't do with a break)  In the morning we took her to the doctor.  They immediately took an X-ray and the results were shocking and immediate as well:  she had broken her collar bone / clavicle on the right side (of course her dominant side!).

So here we are on day two of the broken bone chapter of Allie's young life.  She has to wear a sling type straight jacket which we are not to remove (and really can't without rendering useless) for three weeks until we return to the doctor. She is to not go to school for three weeks and she is to stay quiet for two weeks.  HA HA!   Today, I caught her standing on a chair shouting "to infinity and beyond" after the Toy story movie, getting ready to jump.

We cancelled our trip to the Italian Riviera which was scheduled to begin Saturday...which completely puts me in a mood, but then things happen and you deal with them the right way.

You have mom/grandma come out!