The Official Blog of Joseph Baker

I think one of the most prevalent experiences as a parent is when something happens to your child that scares you more than it does them. I also think another experience of loving anyone really is when you put not only their safety but state of mind before your own. I had both of those experiences today.

My family and I recently moved into a new house and with moving comes putting stuff together and moving boxes. After I got off work I had dragged my body (and wheelchair) upstairs to take a shower. I was heading for the bathroom when my 8 year old daughter was walking towards me and then she screams. I'll save the gory details but she stepped on a nail and I went to go and take it out of her foot.

Earlier that day in my Physical Therapy I had been working on using my legs somewhat so, I hadn't completely lost my mind when I got out of my wheelchair but, my body didn't want to cooperate and I fell down the stairs and landed on my arm twice. I heard my arm broke and by this time my oldest daughter had taken care of Leanna who despite the screaming a dew seconds before was doing just fine. I didn't want to alarm my children so I called my doctors and everything and I have one of these things now but, at that moment it took a lot out of me not to throw out every word in the book or to start crying because it hurt like a bitch.

Now I am doing fine, I'm just tired and I am starting to miss that beautiful girl I am married to at the time. I do wish she were here with me right now because I feel like such a loser and I really just want t be around her right now, the things she does for me make me feel so much better.

But, I am glad it is Saturday so I have all day off and I will be recovering and getting back to work.

I am working on a new project, but it's very different than what I normally do and I'm not sure where it is going. It is one of those this is a crazy idea I had kind of stories.

Totally Random Sidenote -- Jill told me someone spelled my daughters name Leighanna or something somewhere and I think that looks so much nicer, I may just change it.