Carpe Datum

End in Sight

We just got back from Daniel's broken leg check-up appointment, and the orthopedic surgeon gave us great news. Looks like the little guy is going to get his cast off in three weeks, so that means only six weeks (instead of 7-8+ like we feared) since the leg was broken. We have the calendar marked for Tuesday, April 5 at 9am. He's gonna be real sore for a while after that thing comes off, but at least we'll be able to bathe that stinky body. Michelle will undoubtedly update about this tonight or tomorrow sometime if she can find time among all of her work responsibilities.

Now we're home, and since the kids are on Spring Break (so am I), they're helping to keep Daniel amused. I've got them playing with Daniel in his room in 30 minute shifts this afternoon, and he seems very happy with the attention. The three older siblings don't really seem to understand how much Daniel wants their attention, and it is easy for them to hide in their rooms with video games/movies or hide outside playing in the yard while Daniel struggles to make his way around the house and find things to do. It's not really the kids' fault that they don't play with him much. They just don't think to offer. Daniel got such a kick out of seeing the three of them in the hospital, and just now when Justin went in to play with Daniel, he was rewarded with "Ja-da, Ja-da!" very loudly.

On a completely different subject (DAMMIT QUIT TRYING TO GET INTO MY LAP ISABELLA) I also read in the paper today that Air America will at last be coming to our area within the month. It'll be on a crappy low power station, of course, but it comes in ok at home and in the car (and on my walkman), I'm looking forward to tuning in some of the other shows besides Franken's more regularly, especially when the local sports station doesn't have anything good to talk about.