Right now, today, at this very moment, it is Sunday evening, August 12, 2007. Since I have posted since January, let me try to recap some of the major things that have been shaking.
Frankie Takes a Tractor Ride!
Uncle Larry gave Frankie a tractor ride at his estate outside Forest Lake, MN.Frankie Goes to the Playground (again and again)
This is a shot from early spring at the playground in Linden Hills.
The Night Before ...
On a beautiful Monday night in June, Frankie strolls near the Lake Harriet bandshell....Frankie breaks his leg.
Sometime on June 26, 2007, Frankie broke his right leg. Luckily, he didn't have to get a full cast. He just got stuck with a "Wee Walker" boot.
So our summer plans changed a little bit. Instead of swimming 3 or 4 times a week, we found other fun things to do. We attended lots of concerts at the Lake Harriet bandshell. We made picnic dinners and sat on a blanket, taking in the scenery and the tunes.
As you can see, Frankie adapted to walking on his boot pretty quickly.
We saw RATATOUILLE and then had dinner at Hooters. Long story ....
We visited the Como Zoo in Saint Paul. Frankie's favorite part by far was watching the polar bear swim. We probably watched that polar bear swim and do flips for 30 minutes.
During this time, we kept track of the days until Frankie got his "boot" off with this calendar. We were hoping he would get rid of the boot on July 23. At that time, though, an x-ray revealed that Frankie had healed well, but that his bones still needed time to finish mending.
So we got the green light to take off his boot while he was at home and while swimming. You can see a video of his first time swimming in a separate post.
That's where we are tonight. Frankie goes back to the foot doctor tomorrow (Monday). We're hoping he'll politely hand the boot back to his foot doctor and say, "Thank you."
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