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Carolyn on her bike

My lady rides her own.

Arms and hands

His arms are developing muscles, and his hands have strength, the pads of his palms and fingers are thickening, like a man's hand. My little boy?!?

Emmalee's Helmet

Emmalee models her new motorcycle helmet. the helmet was a hand-me-down from her brother. when john got a new cool helmet with stylish graphics, Emmalee lamented the plain white helmet the had been his. fortunately they make a clever helmet covering that decorates a drab helmet. She picked out a suitable cover. and happily shows it off here.

Photo History

Now all pictures from our blog can easily be viewed as a slideshow, here.

My boy

John in his element. outdoors, building something.

Emmalee dances with the birds

Emmalee and John are watching a video of a dancing bird.




Emmalee couldn't help but dance along.

Bike parts

I sold a bunch of spare motorcycle parts on ebay after Carolyn's old bike was sold. raising money for parts for Carolyn's new bike. ebay has been a big part of our motorcycle experience. all but one have been bought and sold there.

Treehouse Physics

The whiteboard was filled with equations when i asked my coworker . . . who has a Ph.D in Physics . . . about computing tensile strength and sheer strength in trusses.

Yes, this is for a treehouse.

Sky Fort

John builds a fort atop the swing set. this was a temporary arrangement: too dangerous to leave it intact for very long.

No breaks

No breaks. The doctor said he should take Ibuprofen, apply ice, and keep it elevated. he said that if It's a stress fracture it won't feel better in four days. stress fractures don't show up on Xrays for three or four days. so if he's not better he'll go back to be checked again. john's a trooper. he's in relatively good spirits. but he's not happy. just entertaining the nurses with his long soliloqueys about how much it hurt and how long they were taking to treat him. he also really warmed to the idea of rating his pain on a scale of one to ten. he was able to provide specific details about how much it hurt at the time of the incident as compared to just the moment that they asked about the pain. he elaborated on the various positions, and the effects on pain level of touching or moving it.

Xrays

John in Xray. checking to see if his foot is broken. he was helping his mom with yard work, pushing the trailer back behind the shed . . . in his bare feet. the tongue of the trailer ran over his foot. hurt too much to clean it up. so he went barefoot to the Medcheck. dad carrying him everywhere because he can't walk, and because Medcheck can't find their wheelchair.

still climbing

John climbing a tree with his gimpy foot and crutches below.

John demonstrates his uncanny ability to climb a rope or chain with his toes.

CDC Warning

CDC Warning: Do not do this.