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What To Do With A Broken Leg

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The grandkids had dinner with us last night and, as always, it was a nice time. A couple of days ago, Lukey took a tumble down a set of stairs with his mom... all appeared fine except for some minor swelling in one area of his leg. The following morning he still wasn't putting any weight on that leg so it was time for a doctor... then the hospital... then after some x-rays, it was determined that Lukey had indeed broken his leg! For now, he has his full leg in a splint. He will, however, be getting a cast shortly (the hospital had computer problems while he was in the ER so they could not view the imaging so they just splinted it for the time being.) So... what does a three year old boy do on a hot summer day when his leg is in a full leg splint? He plays with Papa's trains! Of course, he would probably be doing the same regardless of his broken leg but now his activities are a bit limited. (It is a good thing we already spent time at the lake!) Sitting on the floor and