So we're having a glorious 65 degree day here yesterday and, after 90 minutes of biking around some of Berry's 27,000 acres with my buddy Chris, I pick Pee Wee up from pre-school (located here on campus), get his training wheel equipped bike out of my car's trunk, and let the tot loose. A mere 5 minutes later, he has broken both bones in his forearm (it was obvious even to this kind of doctor) and we're headed for the ER. He was a trooper about it (hardly any crying--plus he thought X-rays were pretty cool), and the folks at Floyd Medical Center took good care of him.

But let's make some lemonade from Pee Wee's lemons. I'm opening the comments section for a game of "Guess that Doctor's Bill"! Yup, take your guess at how much it'll cost (the total bill not merely my responsibility net of insurance) for Pee Wee's arm repair. The services include an ER visit, 2 sets of Xrays (before and after setting the break), a visit from the orthopedist to set the break, some local anethesia, a fiberglass cast that comes up to the elbow, a dose of tylenol or similar pain med, and an icepack (I hope I haven't forgotten anything). In addition to the total tab, let's speculate on the tylenol price. My guess is $1,500 for the total tab and $10 for the tylenol. If the co-pays etc. don't set me back too much, I might just send some Berry College paraphenalia to the closest guesses.

ADDENDUM: I have a few other posts on my mind; hopefully regular blogging will resume this evening after junior goes to bed.