What a week!

The past week was a week of firsts for the McCutcheon family.  On Tuesday, we experienced the first broken bone by one of our children.  Suprisingly, the broken bone came not in our dare-devil, jump motorcycles, pop wheelies, three sport, climb what you can child.  The broken bone came not in our slightly clumsy, walk into walls, trip over her own feet child.  It was our baby, the littlest McCutcheon, Kallie, who broke her arm.  She broke it while jumping on the trampoline.  She was not doing any crazy tricks or flips like her brother.  Kallie was simply doing a "butt drop" and landed on her arm wrong.  Needless to say, Mommy, who by the way has training in the medical field, panicked and whisked her baby off to the local emergency room.  After having Kallie's obviously broken arm splinted and x-rayed, we waited and waited before being told that the hospital does not set bones and apply casts.  Huh.  Good to know.  My poor husband had to drive little Kallie to a doctor in a city an hour and a half away.  Luckily, Kallie is one tough cookie and was quite excited to get her pink cast put on.  She did not want a shot, so my little girl had her bone set with no pain medication whatsoever.  Good thing my husband took her because I would have fainted on the spot.  Kallie was not too happy with the doctor after he duped her with conversation about the Easter bunny and then pulled her arm to set the bone.  She wouldn't so much as look at him again.  Can't say I blame her.  She is doing well and has adapted to using her left hand for everything quite nicely.  And if anyone messes with her, she socks them with her cast.

The next first for the McCutcheon family was on a much happier note.  At the Loretta Lynn's Area Qualifier at Ballance MX in Kentucky, Cael earned his first outdoor victory.  And I must say, it was in very exciting fashion.  After almost getting the holeshot in the first moto, Cael managed to take the lead in the 50cc Stock Shaft-drive class.  The lead didn't last long though, as Cael's bike quit going into a turn.  By the time he got the bike re-started, he was in next to last place.  Cael fought back to finish second in the first moto.  When it came time for the second moto, Cael was pumped.  He bounced on his seat waiting for the one-two card to go up.  When the gate dropped, Cael got the holeshot and took a commanding lead.  His lead increased slightly when the boy in second place wrecked in a rut.  Being the good sport that he is, my husband happened to be in that turn and helped the boy get back on his bike.  The race was going great for Cael until he failed to slow down for some breaking bumps. Did I mention it was the last lap!?!  He hit the breaking bumps going full speed, downhill no less.  Cael was launched off his bike, did a front flip in the air, and landed on his chest.  How he didn't break his visor for the fifth time, I don't know.  Luckily, Cael was unhurt and the bike was fine also.  By the time Cael got back on the bike and got going again, the second place boy was even with him.  That boy passed him and lead until the last turn.  Cael railed the turn but the boy caught him on the face of the next jump.  It was neck and neck until the final jump.  Cael barely squeaked out the win by a front wheel.  It was the most exciting race I have ever seen!  But I might be slightly biased.  I thought I was going to have a heart attack.  My heart was pounding.  You would have thought he was racing for the win at Loretta's.  We are so proud of him!  

We have qualified in two areas so we are taking this weekend off.  As always, my book "Riley goes to the Races" is available for purchase on my website, motomombooks.com.  To everyone who is going racing this weekend, good luck and stay safe!