We broke her already!

I know everyone was hoping that I would regale you with detailed and witty descriptions of recent life events, but I am down to bare minimum functions as a tired incubator and somehow blogging doesn't make the list. 

Splint and sling she got from the ER.

 The biggest news would be our little monkey's buckle fracture.  Yep, we broke her already.  And somehow God is trusting us with another child!  She was bouncing around on a chair at a friend's house and when I told her to sit down she sat with excited defiance on the arm and her momentum took her over the edge.  She fell just right (or wrong) to cause a green stick fracture (bending a new twig in the spring: the bark breaks, but not the fresh green part in the middle).  Since kids this little really do have soft bones, her bone just bent.  She has a cast for three weeks to protect it, but should be just fine.  She has been a champ the whole time and hasn't let the cast slow her down at all.  I don't think this will be the last ER visit with our energizer bunny.

Stylish purple cast to sport for three weeks.

In other Monica news, her vocabulary and mental abilities continue to amaze us.  Right now she is obsessed with belly buttons, puzzles, Curious George (hey, this pregnant mamma needs a distraction), singing songs and saying no.  We've tried several times to capture her genius on video, but surprise surprise, she doesn't do everything we tell her to.  She must think she's her own person.  One of us is in for a rude awakening . . . unfortunately, it's starting to look like it will be me.

5 Reasons I'm Grateful . . .

To Be an American.

Blogging has been at the bottom of a long list of to dos and since life has been busy lately I haven't made any progress on said list.  A while ago I said I was going to post about being thankful.  Clearly that didn't stick.  But since Facebook has been alive with what everyone is thankful for I was reminded that I intended to post about thankfulness regularly. 

1.  I am grateful for this country that is "of the people, by the people, for the people."

2.   Even though my opinions rarely match the popular ones, I am grateful to live in a country where we choose our future through a free vote.

3.  I am grateful for all of the brave men and women who have given their lives in service for this country.

4.  I am grateful that we have an all volunteer military.  Because of the freedom to say no, their yes means so much more.

5. I am grateful that the American dream is still a reality.  Hard work and perseverance can bring you to your goals.  We are limited only by ourselves. 

It's not a complete blog post without a picture.  My little patriot and future veteran.