Cedar Creek

My eldest son and I went camping this past weekend to Middleton, VA with his Cub Scout Pack.  This has become an annual camping trip to Cedar Creek where part of the American Civil War took place on 19 October 1864.  It's hard to imagine, that on all these rolling acres, so many lives were lost, while fighting for what was considered basic freedoms.

It was an enjoyable time with my son.  It was probably the most time we'd spent together, without his brother, in 5 3/4 years.  We spent a lot of time just hanging out and walking around looking at the living history exhibits, learning about cannons, and watching different aspects of the war being re-enacted.

It had been forecasted that it would be cold, so both Friday and Saturday nights thermometers were set out.  Saturday, we woke to cool weather, cool enough to go through a lot of hot chocolate.  Sunday, though, it was 31 degrees.  There was frozen dew on the tents, a wet dish cloth was stiff, and the scouts had earned there Polar Bear Patch.  The warm air in the van, on the way home, felt wonderful.  Being clean and a nap that afternoon was a welcome change.

Three More Weeks

Kevin had his follow up, Orthopedic appointment today.  2 - 3 more weeks in the cast (although the two week appointment ended up being at three, go figure).

Current Events

Just got back from the Orthopedic's office; it is a good news/bad news thing.  The good news is that Kevin will not need surgery.  Bad news is the cast stays on for 6 - 8 weeks and he'll probably end up with arthritis in his ankle.

The doctor mentioned that after the CT Scan on Wednesday, the radiologist called up to say something like "you wouldn't believe all the small fractures" and the doctor did because of the swelling.

Current Events

The past week (roughly) has been rather stressful, here at the Brock Household.  While we were cleaning the north side of the house this past Saturday, the ladder slipped and Kevin didn't make it down without having to practice his dismount.  No official score given, but a trip to the ER was his prize.  We left with him in a splint, crutches, and a prescription for pain killers. Tuesday (the earliest we could get in), he saw our family doctor who referred him to an orthopedic doctor.  Today, we went there for about 3 1/2 hours.  Most of it was in the orthopedic's office while he was being seen, having more ex-rays taken, and getting his gray walking cast, which he gets to wear for a month.  We then had to go to the first floor, so that a CT Scan could be done, on his ankle, to determine any damage that wasn't seen on a normal ex-ray wouldn't show.  Friday afternoon, we're back to the orthopedic doctor to see what else needs to be done.  Praying for no surgery.