Well this is not the ideal way to end your summer vacation, but alas here we are. My poor buddy was running (overtired; I was moments away from putting him down for a nap.) away from Anders who wanted his toy. I was reading to Quinn and Nora (and simultaneously asking that he stop running!!). Instead of opening the baby gate, he climbed over it so Anders couldn’t follow, and he caught himself funny when he fell. We didn’t even know at first! He wasn’t crying much. But looking at it, it was obvious. Broken bone. Man. We’re thinking about wrapping him in a bubble now. He was so brave at the hospital when they had to set it and cast it (with anesthesia; and we couldn’t be right by his side for all of that…hardest part!!). Send us all your well-wishes for enduring the last month of summer with a broken bone!!
And here’s some weekend reading.
Love this easy top.
The cancer cards a survivor wish she’d received from family and friends.
My sister made these carnitas bowls the other night and they’re delicious. Cilantro is my favorite.
These rings are SHOW STOPPERS. Truly.
Preach, Sandra.
Did you guys see my IG story on the Mom jean? It was so split down the middle. From, “NO GIRL NO. AGGRESSIVE CROTCH.” to “YES, THEY’RE AMAZING. KEEP THEM.” (Spoiler alert: I returned them. The search hasn’t stopped though.) It was hilarious. I had a few of you tell me that these are the ultimate Mom jean. Any other reccs?
This is such a good side salad at a summer picnic.
Florence and the Machine sings to a girl in the hospital. This is beautiful.
Just got this top and loooove it.
I love the bean summer salad! Haven’t had beans in a while, think that’s what I’ll be making soon!
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Broken bones are so hard!!! Bubble wrap his arm and still go to the beach?
Poor Parker!!! I hope it doesn’t bother him too much. What a brave guy.
Those cancer cards are life. I can’t even tell you how many people said things they thought were comforting that actually pissed me off/terrified me.
And that video of Florence and the Machine made me almost ugly cry at work. I love with celebrities/musicians do things like that.
The top that you LOVE. What do you wear under it? or nothing?
so, totally tight enough that you really could go bra-less… and i’ve done both that and a strapless bra!
Agreed on those Levi’s–they’re great!
Poor Parker! I hope he still manages to have tons of fun in the last bit of summer. I’m sure he will.
My daughter (20 months old at the time) had to have hip surgery 5 weeks ago and it was the hardest thing my husband and I have ever done to send her off with the doctors and nurses for the anesthesia and surgery and the casting of the spica cast. It was the first time we’d ever let her out of our sight with a non-family member! So, so hard to think about a kiddo in that situation without mama or daddy’s hand to hold! I totally empathize with how hard it was to not be with Parker the whole time – he was so brave and will have a great story to tell someday. Kids are amazing.
Oh poor Parker! My younger son “accidentally” pushed his big brother Will off the back of the couch a few weeks after Will had started Kindergarten and of course it resulted in a broken arm. And yes, it was his left arm and he is a lefty. He was unable to write for the start of the year. The horror! 🙂 Now a distant memory, but one that I chalk up to life with two boys. ER visits abound! Best of luck, and I hope he feels better soon. Will actually loved his cast because people got to sign it … I wasn’t as big a fan. 🙂
That Florence and the Machine clip was overwhelmingly beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
I’m not a fan of the Wedgie Levi. They actually gave me a mega wedgie, and I need comfortable pants or will never put them on! Lol!
Sorry for your son’s arm! He’ll heal up soon 🙂 My son broke his a few summers back, and he just looked so darn cute running around in that mini cast.
true to the name, they gave you a wedgie! i’m not sure that’s what they intended though…
Poor Parker! And you! Sometimes I feel like those kinds of things are even harder on moms than the kids… Hope it will heal quickly!
My daughter broke her elbow on vacation 2 years ago this past July. I found that if the skin under the cast starts to become itchy…I used a blow dryer on cool setting. Just stick the blow dryer down the cast ( ON COOL) and somehow it helps! I believe a nurse at Boston Childrens told me that tip and it was literally a lifesaver in the summer humidity.
B