Our Week in Color

RAINBOW: Jane and Emma had a fun time playing together before we left. They loaded up 'the boat' for a trip to Uncle Mark's. They had so much fun that I let them do it, but the next time they played together I told them the boat was closed!

PURPLE: The color of Katie Anne's cast! Yep, you heard me. Friday I was packing for our trip to Utah when I heard Katie Anne crying in the other room. (You should infer here that I really don't know what happened.) She wouldn't stop and that just isn't like her. I noticed she wouldn't put weight on her leg so I took Jane to a friend's house and Katie Anne to the doctor. By the time we actually saw the doctor she was not crying, was crawling around and acting normal. We had xrays taken anyway and were shocked when they called back and said she had an undisplaced distal tibia fracture (a broken leg). So, she got a cast on and we left for Utah anyway. Tuesday morning we noticed that her toes were inside the cast and it easily slipped off. I called to see if we could get her a new one and for $350 we decided we would be careful and just come home. We kept her as immobile as we could and drove home between Tuesday and Wednesday, arriving just a half hour before closing time at the doctor's. The ortho was here on his weekly visit to our town and he put on her new cast (see second set of pictures) which keeps her knee at a 90 degree angle. Changing diapers is a ton of fun.

RED: The color of Katie Anne's face when they put on this second cast. She slept almost 13 hours last night and has been very happy today. She can crawl, pull herself up, and still get into everything! I'm not sure what she'll get out of this trial but she's taught me to just deal with the situation and get on with life in a happy way!

GOLD: The color of the mother of the year award which I will not be earning this year! As the lady in Taco Time commented, "A baby in a cast, that's strange!"

SILVER: The color of the truck we bought while we were in Utah. John found it on KSL classifieds and did the research on it before we went up. This isn't the exact truck but a picture of one I found on the internet. Believe me, John took it to work today to show his friends. Only when he was showing it off did he realize Jane's seat was still in it! Luckily we have a backup. So, we followed each other home from Utah. We made it to Beaver the first night before I started seeing double and felt like we should stop. We were in our hotel room by 11:45 but both girls didn't go to sleep until after 1:00! But, we still had a good nights sleep and the next day was better because we were alive.

GREEN: The color of the grass we hope to have someday at the house we hope to buy! Here is a picture of the current backyard. At least there is some green in the beautiful trees at the back of the property. Now, like the end of a good jigsaw puzzle, we just need a few pieces to have everything in place.

BLACK: What we could see in front of our faces when the lights went out during a family party (of 30 people) Sunday night. We soon adjusted and found a few lights to keep the party going. We had lots of rain and I had brought exactly 1 warmer outfit for everyone. I wore my levi's 3 days straight and when we got home they walked themselves into the washer. I went to Target and got a few things for the kids before being summoned home to go house hunting again.

BROWN: I realized as I was driving from the gorge to Vegas why I usually sleep through that stretch. It's all brown!!! Jeffrey saw a for sale sign somewhere in the middle of everything and said, "Look, Mom, the desert's on the market!"

ORANGE: The color of cheese that we'll be eating on the fajitas I'm on my way to make!