Sprained Ankles and Potty Training

What do the two have in common? Pretty much nothing except they are both occuring at the Jobe Abode right now!

On Monday, Gracie (wearing the too big flip flops I told her not to wear on her bike) and flying down the neighbor's drive way turning way too sharply (as she had been warned not to) crashed on her bike. She sprained her ankle pretty badly. (No, the words "I told you so" have not actually come out of my mouth, although a good lecture on doing what Mom says has!) She has spent the last three days with her ankle propped up, icing under a bag of frozen peas. She is learning to latch hook to pass the time. She's actually been a good sport about the whole thing.

Potty training is Charis, sort of. She is determined not to. But we are working on it. She doesn't go in the toilet too often, but she stays dry for longer and longer periods of time. She doesn't like being wet, so that is in our favor. We put a pull up over the undies, so she feels wet, but my carpet and couch don't! I highly recommend that technique. The good thing is that Ella is intrigued by the whole thing and is spending her fair share of time sitting. We've had at least one in diapers for 8 years. It would be so nice to not have any!!