I could be a nurse, except I don't want to.

Sarah asked me once if I was a Doctor.  I told her I was a mommy doctor and that was way better than a regular doctor.  Mostly because I have the power to kiss things and make them better and I haven't met a doctor yet who could do that.  Besides, they don't teach that particular skill in medical school.  Too bad, it works every time.

Friday night I was called upon to don my mommy doctor robe and help Daniel.  Our street was having an ice cream party and so everyone was out enjoying the evening.  Daniel and his friend Kenady were jumping their bikes off the bike ramps they share while her father and I were discussing which of our kids would have to go to the ER that night.  We were just joking around, but Daniel won!  He hit his final jump great but turned his handle bars on the landing and biffed himself.  The fall was very stuntman.  He looked good going down.  Coming up off the ground he was in shock however and I haven't jumped up that fast in a long time.  I ran to him and he was hurting so bad he couldn't cry.  He just whimpered and said he thought he broke it.  We went inside and I held him for a minute and then Alan came in and we assessed the damage.  Thankfully, for Daniel and Alan and I, we have seen this injury before.  Jacob has broken each one of his arms in the past in the same place as Daniel so it was easy to see that we were going to Urgent Care.  (I learned a long time ago that they do the same thing no matter where you go with a broken arm.  So may as well find the cheapest route to x-ray and splint) 

 Sarah, who is very sympathetic towards her brothers was crying a bit and didn't want Daniel to be mistreated  or hurt further by the doctors.  Jacob was at scout camp still so we didn't have him to take Sarah.  So we all piled in the car and headed out.  
Once we arrived the staff was very excited to see us.  It was a slow night for them and a broken arm was just what they wanted.  They hurried Daniel to the back for his x-ray and it was definitely broken.  Then, he was seen by two Dr.'s.  One splinted his arm and then the other came in and did it over.  I guess he didn't like the way it looked.  Daniel has a buckle fracture-pretty common-and he will be fine.  We all got home by about 10:30pm and went to bed.
The next day we had many phone calls and visitors to see what the outcome of the previous night's entertainment was.  All of our neighbors saw him fall so they were concerned.  Daniel has been eating up the attention and doesn't mind at all being the center of it for now.  We have the best neighbors in the world.  They have all been so nice.  Kenady even brought him a piece of pie with a get well note on it.  
He is going to be fine and is thrilled to have his red, waterproof cast for all his friends to sign.  I just feel bad because he is going back to school tomorrow and is going to be miserable trying to work.  Luckily he broke his left arm-he writes with his right hand.  Jacob laughed to see his arm broken and can sympathize with Daniel's situation.  He has been good to talk to him about what to expect.  It has been an emotional weekend!