3/18/15 The day was planned out because
Luke did not have school. I scheduled the kids and I to go help with Meals From
The Heartland. When Jayden went out to feed horses she came in and told me ACE
had a cut on his foot. I inspected it and saw a good sized gash. At first I
thought it was probably superficial and would heal in time. After seeing her
horse try to walk and seeing how sore he was, I knew it was more serious. He
was also swollen. We called the vet. Jadyen decided she would stay home while
the vet came and I should go on to Des Moines. I didn’t feel right about it,
but Jayden insisted I go. The boys and I arrived late because of poor
directions. I still don’t own a GPS or use an iphone or google maps for
directions. I take the old way and use the address to find my way. I drove to
it, however it was a lot farther South than I thought. In being late, we didn’t
get a job packaging right away and had to put stickers on bags. The last half
hour we packaged. Luke did rice and Jacob dried vegetables. I felt like we were
just getting started when they told us our shift was over. We were bummed and really didn't do much. I told
the kids how great it was that they help and to make meals that will provide
for so many. We made a donation and took a bag home to cook. Later we made the
meal of soy, rice, and dried veggies. I guess I would survive just fine in
Africa on that food. The rest of the family, not so much.
Once we finished our shift I called
Jayden for an update on Ace. Mark was with her taking Ace to the ISU vet
school. Her horse had to have dye run through his leg to see if the cut hit his
tendon or tendon sheath. An ultrasound showed it missed it by a mm. We are
very thankful and had prayers answered, it could have been a lot worse and
may have needed surgery. Ace got to spend the night at the hospital.
The boys and I finished the night taking
Luke to taekwondo. He is loving the new class with sparring and board breaking.
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