He hurt his ankle during basketball practice so we took him to the ER for an x-ray, just to be safe. It was just a sprain but he was in quite a bit of pain from it.
His birthday was spent at home, missing school due to the pain and not having crutches in time. Dad brought home a mid-morning "birthday present" of crutches just his size. The novelty of it was very cool at first. He even insisted on quickly getting ready and heading to school late...which I talked him out of.
He was most disappointed to miss his game last night. We took him so he could support his team from the bench. (I had planned for him to have a big crowd of family & friends cheering him on, as he had a game on his birthday but that plan quickly changed!) His team tried really hard for him, giving him high fives, telling him "this shot is for you," and throughout it was a tied ballgame but in the end, they lost.
We came home from the game, just the three of us, and I made his favorite supper - Shrimp Alfredo...complete with a surprise Banana Split dessert. We let him open one present and a card (which I'd planned to hide in his backpack, had he gone to school!) He'll have his party on Sunday....we hope Crutch-Free!
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