Archive | November, 2007

Adding insult to injury

Now that expression has a whole new meaning for us. We were caught off-guard by child abuse accusations and investigations. Our thoughts were focused on helping Dominic get through the awful pain he was experiencing when he broke his leg, and on helping him get the best medical care to have the best outcome possible. [...]

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The saga of the broken femur

It’s amazing to me that a two-and-a-half year-old’s running stumble on the family room carpet could result in a spiral fracture in his femur. As a result of the investigation by the county’s family services and Henderson Police Department Dominic has now undergone a head-to-toe set of x-rays and CAT scan, Eliana was pulled from [...]

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Dominic’s broken leg

Where to start? It’s 2 a.m. and I’ve been up for 21 hours. Dominic has a circular fracture on his left femur. The injury was self inflicted as he ran around the living room after dinner tonight. I was washing dishes. Vickey was making salsa in preparation for her home show tonight. Eliana was in [...]

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Dracula teeth from America’s oldest candy store

While we were in Philadelphia Vickey found America’s oldest candy store. She brought back these wax Dracula teeth for the kids.

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Halloween block party

It’s our tradition to gather with our neighbors on Halloween night and enjoy barbequed hot dogs with all the condiments. Vickey makes the chili and our kiddy corner neighbor, Gary, does the hot dogs. We had a very large crowd this year. I think word has finally gotten out that Gary’s place has food. I [...]

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