Spencer's New Adventure ...

It really isn't an adventure at all but I couldn't think of anything else to write.  Maybe I should title this Spencer's new trauma, new accident, or new spill.  In any case, it is an adventure when it involves him.  

Scott left for Florida on Sunday and the kids and I headed to play Ultimate Frisbee with tons of other families and teens.  Did anything happen?  Nope!  You would think he might have gotten squashed by some 16 year old.  No PROBLEM!  It was the best.  Our Monday was great and we had a wonderful day getting some things accomplished.  Tuesday is our busy day and it went great as well.  The real "fun" began Tuesday evening.  

We went to dinner at the local Chik-Fil-A where I once again got ripped off for dinner.  I have yet to have a good experience at this particular store by our house.  And I am a huge fan but this store is the WORST.  We arrived home and it was absolutely beautiful outside.  So I said to the kids, "Let's take Chip and go for a walk."  The boys were very excited and wanted to ride their skateboards.  So off we went after picking up a couple extra neighborhood kids and their dad who skateboards as well.  

We are headed toward the big hill and the boys were all talking about riding down the hill.  I told them, "Absolutely not will you ride from the top."  They asked, "Can we go half way?"  I said, "Yes, you may go down to the fire hydrant and ride from there."  Then Erica said, "Mom, I wouldn't let them do that.  It is too fast."  And I said, "They will be fine." And Erica says, "I can't watch."  

So ...... they head down.  Spencer gets to the bottom of the hill fine.  But the part where he started to wobble and jumped off the board was when it went bad.  His momentum was going to fast and he couldn't keep his feet under him so he ended up in this very hard, fast football/somersault roll.  He immediately jumped up to his feet and it looked so graceful.  But he immediately grabbed his shoulder and started yelling.  He went from yelling, to crying, to talking, to growling over and over.  "Take me home, I want to go home.  Take me to the hospital, I want to go to the hospital."  

Brad was skating towards us and I yelled for him that Spencer was hurt and I think it is pretty bad based on the pencil like bump I could feel in the top back of his shoulder.  I was pretty sure that wasn't supposed to be there.  Brad ran back to the house and got his car with his wife, Dina. And they drove us back to our house.  Brad got Spencer in my car and off we went.  

Five xrays and three doses of morphine later, the conclusion is Spencer has broken off the tip of clavicle (collar bone) and we will see the specialist on Thursday.  This picture was taken today, Thursday.  Yesterday, he was in a LOT of pain.  Today he is working it out and it is definitely better.  And Scott NEEDS to come home!!!  Spencer's modesty is a real inconvenience!!!  :)