Summer Blues

Yes, we've got the blues here! But not in a bad way. It seems like only yesterday that her bedroom was decked out in pink, she wore pink cowboy boots, and loved Sleeping Beauty. Not anymore. Blue is the only way to go for this girl! Oh, well. Blue is good, too. (Go cougars!)

As for the blue cast... it seems that field day is a very dangerous thing at the elementary school. And it seems that the potato sack races are quite treacherous. Oh, yes, and doing the potato sack races backwards is a broken arm waiting to happen!

Did you know they make casts waterproof now? It hasn't slowed her down much at all this summer. She still plays softball and has even gotten a few hits with the cast on. She rides her bike and scooter, swims, slips and slides, and the works. She did give me a dirty look a few days ago when I found her putting her wrist guards on top of her cast in order to go rollerblading.

"But, Mom! Why not?" Oh, I don't know. I guess I'm just overprotective. Not overprotective like going to the school board and insisting that field day be done away with forever. I'm sure somebody else's mom will take care of that before too long, though. Can't you just hear the whirrrrrr of the helicopters every time you go to the elementary school?

And here at our house, we only have four more days of "summer blues" and then the cast comes off. At that point I'll gladly let her back on her roller blades and we may even have a few potato sack races in our backyard. Backwards? Maybe!

Oh yes, we do live on the edge here!