Our First Broken Bone--Maybe

Last Wednesday, Maggie came home from an evening ballroom rehearsal saying that she had popped her elbow out and back in. Understandably, it was sore. By Saturday, she was having tingling in her fingers and pain going up her arm. By Sunday night (after the Super Bowl, of course), we were at our After Hours care and then off to the hospital for x-rays. They came back normal and we were told again to just use some ibuprofen and ice. On Monday, I called her pediatrician again to say that it was getting worse. By Tuesday, we were at an orthopedist (recommended by our pediatrician) and we came out with her arm in a soft cast and sling. She has a probable fracture of the radial head and torn ligaments. Because she has the big Andrew Lloyd Weber concert this weekend (a fundraiser for the choir), she needs to perform. We have a follow-up appointment on Tuesday where they will probably long-arm cast her (from the shoulder to below the wrist) for 10 days.

Today? She got up, ready for school, and all the bags she needed for work (immediately after school) and another late rehearsal with the choir. I just hope we make it to next Tuesday!

March 29, 2010: Maggie's Ballroom Dance Concert

Maggie LOVES ballroom dance. She started with a club in junior high and then tried out for the ballroom team at MVHS. She didn't make it and was going to take a class instead, but dropped it. This year, she put it back in her schedule, and did I mention that she LOVES it? This was the spring concert. It's really hard to get pictures in a dark auditorium and quick movement. She did such a great job and you could see how much she LOVES doing it. She will be trying out for the team again this year.

The very best part of the night was between two of the dances, a banner dropped down with the following:

In case you can't read it, it says, "Maggie Prom? Kamiron" John and I looked at each other and said, "Do you think that's OUR Maggie?" It was, and Maggie had a date to prom! During the intermission, she brought him up and introduced him to us. What a great evening!