Jimmy Stewart in Rear Window

[porphyry]

These are Andrew's latest toys, which, I am pleased to be able to say, he actually likes. Who knew that one would be able to get such nice things anymore?



The large one is a de Haviland Mosquito Mark VI. I was compeletely flabbergasted when I saw this one on offer on the web.

The Blue one is an F-18 Hornet painted in air-show colors, which Andrew thinks is Big Jet from the Little Eisnteins (if you don't know what that means count yourself fortunate). Big Jet is really an F-15, but since its painted blue, Andrew more easily accepts this as him than he would have the actual F-15 in the series which was painted in desert camoflage. The next one a German Comet from the War (really a rocket rather than a true aeroplane), and finally an A-10 Warthog; this he knows from a video I showed him on you-tube of an A-10 shooting up tanks on a fireing range with its gattling gun after he enquired about Big-0's gattling gun.

Comments

[stefanie-bean.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, my brother and I loved Speed Racer.

Ouch - stepping on a toy. Good for you, not dropping the baby. We at one point had so many toys strewn around the floor, it was a miracle something like that didn't happen to one of us.

Yup, Anna got her plate and screws because of the location of her fractures; apparently there's not too great a blood supply on the distal ends of the tibia and fibula.

It's probably better in the long run that you didn't go for a wheelchair. Crutches are hard work, I imagine (from watching Anna!) and the less muscle you lose, the better - and the easier it is to get functioning back.

[malkhos.livejournal.com]

I saw on television there's a Speed Racer movie coming out in May. I imagine Andrew will want to go see it.

Crutches suck! But you're right--my arm muscles certainly strengthened but what was better was I didn't lose aerobic capacity; my mother is quite concerned after being so sedentary for so long that she won't be able to do much without getting exhausted! She'll be having PT, though, whereas Andrew won't need that. The doctor at Cardinal Glennon said kids his age bounce back pretty fast.

[stefanie-bean.livejournal.com]

A.'s PT is to re-establish the flexibility, stretch, and strength in her ankle and calf. The MD thought she needed it when he asked her to rotate her foot around at the ankle, and she had some difficulty. I like her PT, though, and she's making progress, so it's good.

I know what your mom is saying; I'd be worried about that too. I hope everything is going OK with her.

Yeah, we saw the trailer for Speed Racer this afternoon - it looks pretty tolerable. Lots of CGI; seems halfway between animation & live action (but a lot better job than Beowulf.)