That is, until Julia was, in her words, "trying to write all the symbols for Writing Workshop and Quiet Reading" on her fingers before getting to this gate:
Now, you might think the impending fence-crash would stop one from running, even if she hadn't finished writing on her fingers, but, alas, not in this case. Julia wound up slamming into the gate, slipping on the wet grass, and falling onto her back with both legs through one of the gate slats. Much wailing and sobbing ensued.
Sigh.
I mean, I get it. Writing the symbols for Writing Workshop and Quiet Reading - whatever that means - is super important, right? Some might even argue that it's worth risking a body-plant into a metal fence in order to finish counting them all. But, looking back, was it REALLY worth the cuts and bruises on Julia's shins to throw caution to the wind in order to finish her count? Could the finger-writing have possibly continued on her round-about back through the sprinkler? Or could she have WALKED through the sprinkler to allow herself more time before reaching the fence?
I guess we won't know the answers today, as sprinkler fun has been halted, although, thankfully, the injured party seems to be up and about on two working legs once again. And *hopefully* we have learned a valuable lesson about what to do next time one is fast approaching an iron fence.
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