When I wrote the last update on the kiddos’ pumpkin patch, I left out a detail that seemed unimportant at the time. While carrying a full watering can, Sissy tripped in a hole and did a 9 (out of 10) face plant in the yard. Now Sissy is a decent athlete and dancer, but grace isn’t always her strong suit… especially with the random holes found in our yard (apparently Pip thinks there’s a bounty for each mole she brings to the front door). She could put weight on it and there wasn’t any immediate swelling, so we iced it and she was moving on it pretty good the next morning. Fast forward to the following afternoon and Sissy missed a step and (again) a 9 (out of 10) face plant. This time she was completely off the ankle and ended up sitting in a waiting room for a couple hours waiting for a doctor to decide if the fine line on the x-ray was a fracture or not.

Not The Original Summer Vacation Plan

In the end, it doesn’t matter. Sissy is on crutches for the next week and can slowly work on putting weight back on the ankle over the next two weeks. It will sideline her from her summer plans for a bit, but not as bad as a cast and a broken ankle. And as any good business lady would do with a lesson learned the hard way, she made a change:

No More Watering Can