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Beatrice had her surgery yesterday. She'll wear a full arm bandage for two and a half weeks. Then just the splint. She did so great for the doctor and nurses!

The Finger

We went to the hand center yesterday and they took a few more x-rays. The bone is completely severed and out of place. My heart broke to see that perfect little hand, broken. On Monday, she will have an operation to put the bone back in place and a pin will be inserted to keep it aligned while it heals. She'll wear something like a boxing glove so she can't get to it. Then, after a few weeks, the pin will be taken out and she will just have the splint and tape like in those pictures. The whole thing should be over in 6 to 8 weeks. 

No water parks, pools, lakes or beaches. No bubble baths.

So I guess you are wondering what happened? Well, no one actually saw it happen. I left her at my folks house to take my sister somewhere. A few minutes after we left, Mama called and said Beatrice might need to go to the ER and I should probably turn around. She had gotten Mama's exercise weights (3lbs) and seemed to have dropped one on her hand. It was very naughty of her to be playing with those because they are an established no-no and she knows it, but she can be sneaky sometimes. 

Anyway, I came right back and even though it had happened only like 5 minutes ago, her hand was all swollen and bruised looking. We took her to the hospital and hoped it was just strained or sprained, but the x-rays confirmed a brake.

I love my daughter more than I can say. She is so very precious to me and I hurt for her right now. I also have to be strong for her and make this whole thing seem normal and okay. I don't want it to be traumatic for her. She doesn't even know what's going on. 

Little Bird

Yesterday Beatrice had an accident. She broke her finger! We went to the emergency room and got her a splint. Tomorrow we will all go to the Hand Center to see if anything more can be done.

She had a hard time sleeping last night. But today she is in good spirits :) She wanted to show you her sad little bird finger:

 She says, "look, look. fingey. band-aid." 

At least she's still for pictures now...

Update

Remember that dress I told you about yesterday? Here it is:

I have a red leather belt (vintage) to wear with it. I will be looking for some strappy red leather wedges (or something?) and a necklace of chuncky wooden beads, also red.

Mama seemed to think I was crazy. She said, "wow, that's pretty.... bold." But if I don't live now, when will I? Hmmm? My life is short and I'm going to wear silly things and bright colors now.

Oh, and Isobel actually likes it!

Vera Vague

Swoon worthy looks from my favorite etsy shop of the week, Vera Vague.

"Vagueville is a haunted place, filled with ghosts and anachronistic treasures from the 1800's to the late twentieth century." 

Summer Play Clothes

I am making Beatrice and myself some dresses. James pointed out that it will be obvious that they are made from sheets (vintage! yellow!). And I am okay with that because I like to think of myself as the Maria Von Trapp of the 21st century:

-Do you mean to tell me that my children are running around Greenville in nothing but bedsheets?

-Mmhmm, and having a marvelous time!

Besides, I sing all the time and make songs up as I go to teach my children all their days lessons. Beatrice sings, too. She sings Do Re Me and Aha ("take on meee") and Misty ("look ah meee").

Avoiding the task at hand...

I should be folding laundry, but instead....
I'm playing with Lucy's camera.

The quilt on our bed is one that my sister Isobel made. (I love color!!!) It makes our room so cheerful and bright. So I don't mind folding the laundry, really. But it's that time of day when I don't want to do anything I should do. I just want to cuddle somebody or run away or go swimming or paint a pretty geisha girl on a huge board. When is it not this time of day?