i had a super fabulous time in san francisco!

of course more pictures are coming...

Yippee! John was right and I did have a seat on the actual airplane :)
In atlanta waiting to board...

what do you do with a 10 year old on crutches?

we're gonna find out...
pulled up to the school this afternoon to pick up the girls and i couldn't help but notice that kaely was in a wheelchair...what?! i was still like 5 cars back and almost ran over three of them to get close enough to where i wouldn't look like a total loon jumping out of the van to go get my baby. her teacher grimly informed me that kaely took a tumble down the stairs while trying to get away from a boy who was harassing her :( and grrr all at the same time. i did some basic first aid until i could get her to urgent care. she told me that she jumped the last two steps trying to get away from the other kid, landed on her ankle, and he and his friends laughed at her and kept walking. o. m. g.
at urgent care, the doctor did an xray of her ankle. the swelling is over the growth plate and his concern is that it may be fractured and that doesn't always show up in an xray. he put her in a splint and gave her crutches. motrin and rest. follow up with her pediatrician next week.

so i've done something new...i bought plane tickets tonight for a trip that begins on friday...gasp! but the fare was too great to pass up. I had some concerns, though, because it appeared that there were not any available seats. i may be sitting in the aisle...literally...i'll ring a bell and announce the beverage cart. just as i was about to call the 800 number, i noticed that delta has a handy live chat feature. i was immediately (after about 2 minutes) connected with john, who probably does not look like the smiling woman in the picture, but whatever. i explained to him the situation and he assured me that i would be able to choose a seat during step three. right..i am currently experiencing step three and i am not seeing seats available for sitting. then he explained that they hold seats until right before the flight...makes sense...then he went on to assure me that i can go ahead and confirm the flight and there will be a seat at the airport. yes i know, but i want a seat on the actual airplane. here's hoping...

so miss smarty mcpants kaely has scored 4 out 4 in math and reading end of grade tests :) kaely wants to do something special to celebrate.
she would also like to cut her hair like amelia earhart.
the best part is how excited and supportive elise and lillian are...or maybe they are just excited about the thought of a celebration...

rawr

posted the photos of our trip to dinosaur world (end of april...what?) over there ------> somewhere.
interesting place. i suggest you go with a good amount of humor and people with whom you like to laugh...

according to lilli

Water is cold and wet.

Just the way I like it.