First Pony Ride

Well, I have quite a bit to write about today...

Last week, Chris was on a mission trip.  His mom came up for Josiah's birthday party and stayed a few extras days to help me with the kids.  She left Wednesday morning, and my mom and niece arrived Wednesday night.  We got up Thursday morning and headed to Dunkin' Donuts for breakfast.  My plan was to stay close to home on Thursday because Josiah has been very interested in going potty on the toilet.  I probably should have stuck to my original plan, but the weather was so beautiful that I couldn't resist being outside.  It was the first time in days that it wasn't in the 90's and you didn't sweat as soon as you opened the door.  We decided to go to a local animal park for a little bit.  We got there and fed some of the animals and even petted a few.  They had a pony ride that was part of the entry fee.  We headed over to the pony ride next.  There were a few kids in line waiting for their turn.  I asked Josiah if he wanted to ride the pony and to my surprise he said he wanted to.  I thought as we waited in line that he would change his mind.  He is a little timid when it comes to new things.  Well, it was his turn to go, and he still wanted to ride.  I got on the other side of the horse to spot Josiah.  The handler started leading the horse and when she did Josiah started to wobble.  The horse started coming towards me and when she did it made Josiah lean to one side.  The handler was trying to correct Josiah and when she did, it made the horse come towards me even more.  I wasn't quick enough and the horse stepped right on top of my foot---did I mention that I was wearing flip-flops?  It hurt like crazy, but I didn't want to make a big deal about it because I didn't want Josiah to be afraid of the horse.  So I walked around the ring two times so Josiah could have his pony ride--by the way he LOVED it!!!  By the time we got done with the pony ride, my foot was the size of a tennis ball and some wonderful shades of blue and purple!!!   I called Chris on his cell phone and told  him I was heading to the emergency room.  I quickly explained what had happened and hung up because I was trying to feed Sophie while my mom was packing up the car, getting ice and filling out an accident report.  I called Mimi and Bob-Bob (they are our VA grandparents who watch Josiah and Sophie once a week, so Chris and I can have a date day) to see if Mimi could come watch the kids.  She was a lot more rational than I was because she suggested that my mom watch the kids and she could take me to the ER.  Why didn't I think of that?  Maybe, it is because I just got done having a few hundred pound animal step on the top of my foot!    So, Patricia  met us at our house and brought me to the ER.  I walked in and was taken right back to a room.  I was so impressed at how quickly things were moving.  Patricia and I were commenting on how quickly we were moving, but I guess we spoke too soon because we ended up being there for about 3.5 hours.  The longest part of the wait was waiting for the radiologist to look at the x-rays.  They said that I didn't break anything, but I'm not too sure about that.  As much pain as I'm still in, makes me wonder a little bit.  I go back to my doctor on Tuesday, so we will see what they say.  I have my foot in a soft cast and have crutches to get around on.  It's not much fun, but Josiah had a blast riding his first pony.  I'm a bit sad because Chris and I were going away for the night for our anniversary, but we won't be able to now.  We are going to try to reschedule it for my birthday weekend in September.  I have no idea what Chris had planned, but he said that I probably wouldn't enjoy it very much.  We are going to try to go to dinner and see Toy Story 3, but we will have to wait and see how my foot is doing.  I went out baby shower shopping for a little bit this morning and my toes swelled up like crazy.  All I can say is that I'm paying for it now. 

Please be in prayer for us as we try to figure out what the next week or so is going to look like.  I can't do very much for Josiah and Sophie because I'm pretty much laid up on the couch.  Chris is the only pastor here, so he has a lot of responsibilities right now.  We know that God is good, and He will work everything out, but it is always nice to be covered in prayer