Priya's Surgery and Mirinda's Unquenchable Cheerfulness

One more surgery down for Priya. Poor kid. Thankfully this surgery was much easier than the last surgery on her hip. This one was to take out the metal bar and screws that were in her femur to help strengthen it. All weekend she told me she was scared. I don't blame her. Especially after the last one and how hard it was she had a right to be scared. We talked a lot about it but it didn't really help.
We had to be at Shriner's Hospital at 6:30 Monday morning. There's nothing quite like waking 2 kids up at 5:45 on a Monday morning to take them to the hospital for a surgery. It would have been nice if we were going to the airport to go somewhere fun. Instead we were driving in the snow to let them cut Priya open. I have to say she handled it like a champ. Mirinda and Priya rode with me because I needed to take Mirinda to kindergarten later on. Priya was crying in the car until I suggested we sing some songs. Once we started singing the tears went away. Honestly the biggest help in all of it was Mirinda. She has an unquenchable cheerfulness about her and it was so much help in the car.
It was almost instinctive for her. She knew she was the older sister and she needed to take care of her little sister. She was singing songs with Priya, making her laugh, and getting her mind off of what we were doing. I couldn't have been more proud of the two of them.
We got to the hospital and Priya was still pretty cheerful. The nurses came in and started to prep her for the surgery, but Mirinda got in the hospital bed with Priya and cheered her up. I was amazed constantly by the whole thing.
Before taking Priya into surgery they gave her something to help her remain calm and holy crap it was hilarious. Priya is already pretty chill most of the time but she was extremely chill once it kicked in. They got to roll to the surgery prep room in the bed together and when they got there they both got a lion stuffed animal. It was so cute to see them together. There's a video of it on Facebook.
The surgery went really well. It took a little longer then they said it would so I had started to stress out. The reason for it was some of the bone had began to grow over the metal bar and they had to chip some of it away. That's a good thing. It means the leg is becoming very strong and is healing really well. That is such great news to hear.
They warned us that she would be made when she came out of the anesthesia. She was. Super super mad. She cried a lot but eventually fell asleep again. Once she woke up she was her normal cheerful self and was so proud of herself that she had done the surgery. I was so proud of her. After she was awake and the pain was under control they let us go home. It's amazing to think that they actually chipped part of her bone away and a few hours later she was home.
She was in pain for the first few days but the pain killers helped it. Two nights ago she started taking steps again and last night the bandage came off. Now it's just her little body healing up and she'll be good to go. So another surgery down.
Hopefully that's all the surgeries for the year. She has to have ear surgeries next year so that will be fun and exciting.
One of the things Priya was upset about is not being able to do Just Dance. I told her I would hold her while we did just dance. That's an even bigger workout then before. It's really difficult to hold a 27 pound kid and be a solid gold dancer at the same time. Somehow I manage.
For some time Priya has been asking for Elsa powers. She wants the ability to freeze people. I love the imagination she has but it's really starting to concern me for two reasons. One is she told me if she gets Elsa powers she's going to freeze my heart, then take me to her castle that she built. There she will spank my bum and eat my eyes. I've seen a lot of crazy stuff in my life but holy crap that stuff is terrifying.
The other thing that is concerning me is she is dead serious (pun intended) about getting these powers. She's told me that Santa Clause will bring them to her. She's also asking for them for her birthday. I don't want to disappoint the kid but come on. I'm trying to think if there is a science kit or something that will let you create ice. My sister suggested dry ice but with Priya's tendency towards cannibalism I don't really want to give her the tools to make a bomb. If anyone has any suggestions please let me know. Either to let her have Elsa powers or to satiate her blood lust. I'm open to suggestions. 
The year of January is finally over. Now we can get through the dark days of a day longer February and we'll be into Smarch. At least in Smarch if it snows it will melt the next day. We will see the sun again. Believe it. Just believe.
I'm so into this healthy thing I can't believe it. It's super super fun. Last week I went through all of my shirts that haven't fit and a ton of them fit now. I've got a whole new wardrobe and I really dig it. Just keep going.
Thanks for all the prayers and good vibes for Priya. Let's get her all the way better and enjoy not being in constant dark and cold.