THREE FEET

Yesterday was a beautiful day in the lovely Verde Valley, with temperatures only reaching into the mid-eighties, sun shining bright and beautiful, and a calm breeze to keep you cool in the sun. It seemed a great day to meet friends for a picnic in the park. ( Cottonwood-Oak Creek School district is on Fall break, so friends are out of school and available to play).
When we arrived at the park it was discovered that they had recently been watering the grass, a lot. New sod must be watered continuously. So there is a lot of mud, and puddles, and slick sidewalks. I think to myself as I slip a little(without actually going totally down, thank you very much)that someone is going to get hurt in all this mud. The kids get dirty, of course. Seven children between the ages of 1 and 7, mud is their best friend. We decide to stay and play, even with the hazardous conditions.
Of course the place I thought would be our downfall was not. No, no one got hurt running down the sidewalk into the giant puddle of water. No one got hurt slip sliding down the hill of mud. It wasn't the swings either, always a place of worry for moms with little ones. No, it was the slide. Falling off of one actually. Off the top you think. Why, no. Actually off the bottom. Three feet, max, from the bottom of the slide to the ground. Only three feet could not have hurt anyone that bad. If you think that, then you do not know Anna. Mild concussion. Doesn't sound that bad does it. It is pretty scary when your 4 year old tells you,"I can't see!", while trying to focus on you and not being able to. It is also rather worrisome when I spent hours with Anna in Doctors offices and she just sat, on my lap, or in a chair. Anna, little flity, never landing, Anna. But still, mild concussion, nothing to do but wait and make sure she doesn't develope other problems. O.K., no problem. What's that Doc? An x-ray of her wrist! She only fell 3 feet!! 3 feet!!! Did you hear me, 3 feet!!! MAX!!!
Hairline fracture of her right wrist--cast for four weeks.
This is the life of Anna. All this pain for THREE FEET!!!

Looks like a normal scrape doesn't it.

She is still full of sunshine!!!