Seriously Bored!

Ok so let's go back a few weeks. On Jan 2nd, I was going down the basement steps to unload the washing machine. I've done this probably who knows how many times, we have owned this house since 1986 soooooo. I have handful of hangers and am trying to get this done as fast as possible so as soon as Dh is home we can take off. It is about 2pm and I still need to get a few things done.

You know that feeling when you know something is about to happen and life goes into slow motion? Well that is what happened. I slipped off of the next to last step and went face first down onto the concrete. I really did it good this time. My right palm was bleeding, my left elbow ripped up, scratches on my back from hitting the doorway on the way down. I just kind of tried to shake it off until I noticed that my ankle was in much worse shape than the rest of me. My foot had slammed the last step and I had twisted my ankle badly. By the time I got back upstairs it was already swelling pretty bad and hurt like h*ll!

If I'd have been thinking clearly I'd have thought to put ice on it right then, but I didn't. Dh got home a little after 3pm and suggested it and also told me that I wasn't going anywhere. He went and did the errands instead. Then spent the rest of the night trying to talk me into going to the ER.

I don't know about you but unless I am dying there is no way I am going to the ER on a Friday night. To say it is not my crowd would be an understatement. Sorry I do not want to find myself in the middle of a disfunctional drunken family fued so I promised him that if it didn't feel better by Saturday monring I'd go.

Saturday morning I had a lovely shade of purple and green going on my ankle and it was about 3x bigger than the right one. Of course Dh started in about when we were going to the ER? After lunch I said I was ready just to get him to stop whining about it, I was sure I had just sprained my ankle badly.

Only took about 45 minutes to see a Dr which completely shocked me. I was sure I'd be there hours. We left here at 1pm and was home by 4:30pm which IMHO isn't too bad. Had a Dr who obiviously had been on duty way too long when he asked me if I "could feel his toes"....then quickly corrected himself and asked if mine were ok. LOL Sent me for an ankle and foot Xray and came back a little later and said he had good news my ankle was just sprained badly but that I had broke a bone in the top of my foot. :(

So was able to see the Ortho on that Tuesday and he gave me a lovely big shoe that has to be worn until the foot heals. My cats are scared to death of it and aren't too keen on the crutches either. I don't think I have ever sat so much in my life. I am so bored and ready for this to be over. I swear once this is done I will be standing for a month! I am not so good with the crutches, they make me feel like I am out of control so have been using my office chair alot to whiz around the house. The worst part is that I feel like a prisioner here. Our front porch has 6 steps to the ground and with the ice and snow this time of year aren't so good for manevering crutches. Whine whine :(

***Day 20 of captivity*** Life sucks and the TV is worse.

Happy 2009!

I truely hope for all of you that 2009 is a wonderful year. :D

Something to Really Worry About!

The title link is real, the movie posted below is a dramatization about what will happen someday. While those of us east of Indianna will probably survive the initial eruption, many of us won't survive the aftermath of what will be a very long winter (decade? longer?) and the food shortages that will happen afterward. Not to mention if the bread basket of America's midwest is not able to harvest grain the rest of the world suffers greatly too. First link plays it one after the other.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF-RKzqNtz0&feature=PlayList&p=83F6492FA7EACDEA&index=0&playnext=1




I'm thinking it will be a canning year for me and probably time to start buying rice,bleach and heirloom seeds. :)

Merry Christmas!

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Merry Christmas!

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas.

Very Very Sad Today

Last Friday we had to rush my oldest male kitty to the vet. He just got so sick so fast. He was afterall 14 almost 15 so we hoped and prayed that we could pull him through this. He spent from Friday until yesterday morning at the vet. We lost our Sapphire kitty yesterday Dec 9th. I am so sad. He was such a big part of my life. It is so quite here without hearing him talk to me all day long. Both of us are broken hearted. I miss you little guy. I can't beleve you aren't here anymore. I hope you are playing in in a lush meadow with your sister now, young again and no more pain. Bye Sahpy cat you've left paw prints all over my heart. I am so sad.

Sapphire March 15 1994- Dec 9, 2008

We Lost One of the Greats

On Sunday we lost one of the greats. We'll miss you George!

The Most Wonderful Weekend

I just had the best weekend ever! I sent hubby off with his best friend to the races and spent the whole weekend by myself without a single thing to do except whatever I wanted to do. Now to some of you this will sound extremely boring but to those of us who have homes and others to take care of, you know what I'm talking about! :)

Sweet man called twice a day to make sure I was ok. Or maybe just to make sure I was home? ;) Whatever it was nice that he was so concerned. I think he gets afraid sometimes that I might like it too much on my own? I always tell him that I do remember what it was like being single and I have no intention of being that way willingly again.

So I ate out of the fridge, slept in the center of the bed, watched chick flicks and the whole series of VH1's "the 80's". Stayed up as late as I wanted to....well more like able to ;). It was really nice to just not have anything to worry about. I just had a wonderful weekend all for me. :D

I'm Still Alive

I have been gone for so long no one probably even stops in anymore? I haven't forgot the place just have been really busy and very occupied. I know I keep telling you that some day I will have a story to tell, well it just keeps getting more and more complicated. Can't really say much more about it right now.

We are buying new bicycles. I'd tell you what brand it is but I don't know. Something Italian that the guys are all swooning over. LOL I only asked why it cost 4X what Walmart wanted and got waved off. I'll be lucky to make it up and down the street twice before I collaspe. I am out of shape. I just know hubby will try to prove how much better shape he is in, guess I'd better get the Ben-Gay ready. :) He hates the stuff says it makes him smell old....I tell him he is old. ;)

Happy Anniversary!

Time sure passes quickly. I can hardly believe that 22 years have passed for us. I don't feel like I should be that old. There has never been a time that I really wanted to walk away from you. There have been a time or two that I'd have loved to give you a swift kick but we won't talk about those annoying guy things today. ;) I'd love to know how many hours we've spent laughing. Glad no one can see how silly we can be together! Here's to another 22 happy years!