This is a girl.
I want to say she's more than just a girl. I want to say she's a princess, but then you'd get the wrong idea about her.
Why is it a Prince Among Men is all things good, noble, and strong, but a Princess Among Women is almost entirely opposite?
Kick-ass women should reclaim the princess title. Kathryn will be one of the first.
This girl has an arm.
It smells bad.
Until today, it had seen neither soap nor water for eight weeks.
It had not seen the sun, either.
There are few creatures that can survive eight weeks without sunlight. Those creatures probably smell bad, too.
For eight weeks, that arm could not write. It could not do art projects. It could not play at recess. The only thing it could do was suffocate koalas in the middle of the night.
That didn't really make up for the other things.
The arm had some rough times.
But those times are over now. The arm is free. And no matter what I said at the beginning, that arm smells like flowers.
Which is just sentimental crap. It really smells bad.
Agreed. That smell is the worst!
Posted by: Clare | October 17, 2008 at 02:29 PM
Congratulations to Kathryn. Here's to bandage- and cast-free limbs.
Posted by: Sadia | October 17, 2008 at 05:14 PM
Um, why do you guys have a Sai Baba calendar?!?!
Posted by: 3-Martini Jennifer | October 17, 2008 at 07:29 PM
Yippee for Katheryn!
Princesses are highly over-rated.
What she is is a Warrior Goddess!
Posted by: Catootes | October 17, 2008 at 08:06 PM
Poor baby having to go through so much crap! Congrat on the free arm! I hope it is free always and that she never breaks another bone ever again (I of course wish the same for the twins).
Posted by: Cinthia | October 17, 2008 at 09:16 PM
Yay stinky arm! All the better to swat you with, my dear.
Posted by: Amy | October 17, 2008 at 10:28 PM
Catootes nailed it.
Warrior Goddess
Posted by: GDADA | October 18, 2008 at 08:35 AM
Was her arm all fuzzy....ewwwwwwww?
Posted by: Jerri Ann | October 18, 2008 at 09:54 PM
Wow, for eight weeks without water or sun, that arm's looking pretty good to me! Of course, I can't smell it through my screen.
Princesses take lots of bubble baths, though, right? That should help. :)
Posted by: Abby | October 18, 2008 at 10:46 PM
Warrior Princess!
Wielding her powerful stink arm and blinding opponents with her buttery bright hair!
Princesses will take back the long night of high heels and high maintenance! We are a force to be reckoned with!
Posted by: Jozet at Halushki | October 19, 2008 at 12:06 PM
If baby powder doesn't work try mixing some sugar with olive oil with some essential oil or citrus zest/oil. Scrub gently then apply yummy smelling lotion and then wrap with a warm towel. I wish I had known this after my ankle cast was removed.
Posted by: Wendylady | October 20, 2008 at 12:09 AM
This reminds of a wonderful (albeit gutwrenching) poem by Sharon Olds, The Green Shirt.
http://tinyurl.com/6a5r3q
Posted by: virgotex | October 21, 2008 at 01:19 PM
Hi Brian,
Love the calendar dude! And Katherine looks beautiful while crushing that koala. I don't know how you don't just inhale her she's so delicious!
I'm glad her arm is finally better! Phew! At least that's over. Now we just have to wait for Nov. 4th!
Posted by: Amy | October 23, 2008 at 11:42 PM
Where did you get that shirt?! I need one..do they have adult sizes? Please tell me they do.
My husband hurt his shoulder...tackeling bubble wrap and then bouncing onto a concrete floor.
Er...he's a man! That's the excuse I'm using.
Posted by: Just Jinny | October 24, 2008 at 05:02 PM
Just Jinny:
http://www.cafepress.com/brokenbonessk8.136975279
Posted by: Brian | October 24, 2008 at 06:10 PM
when my cousin broke his foot in junior high (or maybe high school...who cares...he was at a stinky age), one of his teachers moved my cousin's desk next to the closet and closed Joey's foot inside the closet to keep the stink of Joey's foot from completely disrupting class. My aunt said when they cut off the cast, and this was those old-school plaster casts, too...seemingly stinkier than these new-fangled fiberglass dealies, that not only did she and Joey gag, but so did the technician.
Mazel Tov on the new arm, though...it looks great. :)
Posted by: Colleen | October 28, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Yay! So glad that the cast is off!
Posted by: Mauigirl52 | October 31, 2008 at 12:43 AM