Unvailing and recasting

Somewhere under all that padding is a leg. Somewhere!

All that padding for this? LOL!

The 'U' mark is where they broke his ankle... the stitches are, well, where the doctor went in!

about three inches of remainder stitches that were left out.

I have no idea why... but they were long!

Pooled up blood new his heal- lots of bruising :(

Looking at the surgery site from top/side.

It was super swollen and bruised- but you can't really see the bruising in any of these pictures.

I offended the tech by taking tons of pictures- so I didn't take any while Tom was getting the new hard cast on. Bright pink! Whata man!

I have never seen a cast be put on- so it was pretty cool to watch. First the tech put a larger sock over Toms leg- cutting out the toe part and part of the top of the foot. The he dipped the casting into water. Next he wrapped Toms leg. Four castings later and a top pink cast, and he was done.

Everyone back home got to sign his hot pink cast!

I like mine the best!

\"Ouch, this is what happens when you mix alcohol and mt. dew" :D

Priceless!

I just love this photo... that's all!

Haystack gets a trim

So she doesn't have the longest of hair and is not a great candidate for the most hair cut of the year award, but she did have a haystack on her head that was nearly impossible to work with. So she got a trim. No, it wasn't much. Just enough to make her cry because she was out of her element and get a nifty certificate.
We decided to go to Cookie Cutters to get her and Abby a trim. They were super friendly and reasonable in prices. $17.00 got Isa a trim, 'style' and a first haircut certificate, photo and hair clippings.
OK, OK- so she was not all that happy!

She started out in a pink car- but we quickly moved because it did not have any straps to keep her down. Since she loves air planes, I figured she would do well in the plane. Not so much. Oh and the straps that I wanted so badly... they didn't help. She still found a way to crawl out and grip on, like she was fighting for her life, to the nearest person she felt comfortable with!
She survived the ordeal though and I really don't think we will be going back anytime soon. At the rate her hair grows, she might get the next trim about her 4th birthday! LOL!

After these messages...

...we'll be right back.

We have had a lot going on. I will post since the end of August shortly :)