Tommy Update & Our Escape

Tommy saw the Dr. this morning, and we have wonderful news: he is expected to heal just fine. They did an ex-ray and saw no sign of a fracture and said that the cut was healing well. The fingernail will probably fall off when the new nail grows in. We need to keep a band-aid on it. He needs to stay on the antibiotics, keep his wound clean, and avoid prolonged time in water. Yay! What a difference from Monday's predictions, praise God!

We ran away to escape the heat yesterday, and it worked. My mom, brother, the kids, and I took off for cooler weather. We didn't find it at our stop in Shelton where the temperature was registering at 109°, but we did pick up some iced drinks there. Further down the road we dropped into the 70°s, and by Aberdeen we had dropped to the upper 60°s. What a relief. From there we took a scenic tour down 101 South to Long Beach, where we picked up snacks and played in the ocean. It was 62° there at about 7:00 p.m. We jumped back in the car and stayed on South 101 until we got into Oregon. That was a fun experience, crossing the Columbia River at the right time of day with just the right amount of fog and mist, it looked like we were driving into nothingness, and it was a little eerie. At the end, the bridge goes up, which reminded me slightly of a roller coaster. Rainbow, I thought of you, and how much you would've hated to be in the vehicle at that point. We didn't stay long in Astoria, pointed ourselves north and east, and headed for I-5 and home. It was a fun adventure, and we really did avoid much of the heat.

Now to deal with today…