Bumps and Blessings

The trampoline has been wonderful for our family. It draws the kids outside, provides exercise with play, and even makes friends eager to visit. For the most part, it has been a blessing. But this week it brought with it a bump.

On Monday evening Jon was jumping with the kids on the trampoline and Gem came down as Jon went up. She rolled her ankle and spent the next three hours on the couch with ice on her elevated foot. The swelling on one side was considerable, so we decided to take her in first thing in the morning if it didn't improve.




On Tuesday morning the swelling was just as bad. We made an appointment with a sports doctor for the afternoon. Tuesday is our homeschool group day, so we packed up backpacks and put one kid on my back and attended as usual. She was a trooper.

The doctor took an x-ray and immediately put her in a walking boot--removable cast that you can walk in. She'll be in the thing for 4 weeks while her slight fracture repairs. Oh, joy!



I'm still glad we have the trampoline even if it bounced back this time.