Adam's Best and Worst

"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Dickens' lines seem apt for Adam's life this week. Wednesday was a great day. He called me right before school got out to tell me that he won a bike! The kids at school have been reading tons of minutes for the chance to be entered into a drawing for bikes and other prizes from Ken Garff - a local car dealer. Adam was one of the lucky ones, and he's thrilled with his cool new bike. That was the best.
Who was to know that the worst was on its way? Thursday morning, while walking on the field at morning recess, he somehow tripped and went down. He caught himself with his right hand, and something snapped. His teacher brought him crying into the workroom where I was. After getting a sub for myself, I took him to the doctor to confirm that his wrist was broken. It was a "buckle" fracture- not too serious. He'll have a cast for three weeks, which is exactly the rest of baseball season. So no baseball- it looks like we'll have more free evenings (an unexpected plus). He's doing OK now. It still aches a little, and itches, and he can't be as wild as he wants to be.
As one sixth grader said to me- "When he won that bike, I thought, 'what a lucky kid,' but now I'm not so sure." As for the new bike, it's sitting safely in the garage for a few weeks.


Adam's cool new bike!




Sporting the new cast