August 11, 2007

• Not the day I expected...

  I had good intentions....   My day was SUPPOSED to go something like this...

  • Take a shower and wash my hair, shave my legs
  • Go to therapy and let the physical terrorist do her job
  • Stop by the store for the milk we forgot yesterday
  • gas up the car, it's just about empty
  • Call my granddaughter and wish her a happy first birthday  -DONE
  • get some lunch for hubby
  • try to convince the kids to get their chores done
  • find some time to ice my ankle

  This is what actually happened...

  • Take a shower and wash my hair, shave my legs - Done
  • Go to therapy and let the physical terrorist do her job -   I was walking out the door when my son called...  The car overheated and he was stuck out in the middle of nowhere, he had walked a mile trying to find someone with a phone, (his cell phone wasn't working properly) a construction worker stopped, picked him up and drove him back to the car and let him use his phone so he could call me.  A quick call to therapy to reschedule my appt and I was out the door to get him...   I took 2 gallons of water, called hubby and told him where I was going.  Son was fine, he poured water into the radiator which was cool by then and we headed home.  Hubby said if the car managed to get home ok to bring it over to him at work so he could look at it.  I followed Alex over to town and figured I only had 3 hours to kill til my rescheduled appt, so I stayed in town...
  • Stop by the store for the milk we forgot yesterday -  I forgot the milk in all the confusion and had Alex go back for it...
  • gas up the car, it's just about empty   -  I stopped for gas and only put $20 in the tank since money is tight til next week..  ($2.75 a gal) and continue on to do errands.  I drove back past the gas station on my way home  $2.69!!!   I am sure thats what all the giggling was I heard as I went by!!  At least I didn't fill up!  So the laughs on them
  • Call my granddaughter and wish her a happy first birthday  -DONE
  • get some lunch for hubby - Stopped at McDonalds and had a hamburger with Alex and hubby.
  • try to convince the kids to get their chores done -  HA HA HA!!
  • find some time to ice my ankle - Finally had time around 9pm

  I got to therapy about 3pm after I took Alex to the cell phone store and replaced his crappy cell phone.  Now he has one he can actually call me on and I wont have to worry about him having car trouble and walking for miles hoping to find a phone he can use to call me.  He was so happy cuz he paid for the new phone himself.  He has been working for one of the farmers around here and he had just gotten paid friday so he had some money.  He is probably broke now though after going to the street dance last night  

  My ankle was pretty swollen (whats new?) when I saw the therapist.  She stretched it a bit and had me ride the exercise bike for about 8 minutes and then she pulled out the torture device...  it is some kind of machine that has a boot on the end of a hose that you put your foot into and it completely encases your foot.  Then she turns it on.  It circulates ice cold water thru the hose and the boot and compresses and releases your foot.  All designed to take the swelling down.  I sat in that thing for 15 minutes...  after about 5 minutes my foot was completely numb and when she pulled it off it my skin was all red.  The swelling had gone down a little bit.  She fitted me for an ankle brace that comes up like a high topped tennis shoe.  It laces in the front and then has straps that cross under your foot and back up to the opposite ankle the way football players tape their ankles and then a strap that wraps around my ankle.  All of it can be adjusted so if I am swelling I can loosen it and if I am ok then I can tighten it as needed.  I put it on and then put my tennis shoe on over it.  I have come to realize there isn't enough room for my swollen foot, and ankle brace in that tennis shoe.  I completely undid the laces and it was still too tight.  But I wore it anyway.  The idea is that I wear it anytime I will be going out of the house for the extra protection and support of my ankle.  I don't know if this is an indefinite thing or only til my ankle is better.

  Sara and Miranda went to spend the night with their older sister, Catie.  Catie is the one getting married next Saturday.  Today they are going up for the final fitting of their dresses.  Alex went to the street dance last night so that only left hubby and I at home.  We went to Davenport to pick up a part he needed for the car and then stopped by the mexican restaurant we like and I had shrimp fajitas   mmmmm   no margarita though.  I cant bring myself to pay the prices they want for a margarita at the restaurant.  I would just as soon have hubby make me one at home.  So we had our dinner, came home, I put some ice on my foot, took a shower and climbed into bed.  We watched about 30 minutes worth of tv and went to sleep.  Not much for fun and excitement on a friday night huh?

  So now I am sitting with my foot propped up on a chair, Alex is outside taking the timing cover off the car, hubby is at work.  The parade for our little town celebration starts at 10am and he is wanting to go watch it.  I intend to finish this post and get dressed.  I wont be going to the parade though.  I don't feel like all the walking around.  My sister just stopped by to borrow $20 so she could take her kids up to the parade.  The parade is free but the drinks and eating afterwards isn't. 

  That is about the extent of my day today.   Tomorrow hubby needs to go take some papers to his boss so he asked me if I would like to ride with him.  He is going to take the bike so it will be a nice ride.  His boss is about an hours drive a way so we'll do that and then hubby will have to go into work tomorrow afternoon. 

  I woke up  this morning and my shoulder is killing me.  it is the shoulder I sleep on so I tried staying off of it.  I had to put a pillow under it to sleep though cuz it hurts pretty bad every time I use it or let it hang down. Just regular movements right now are hurting it.  I hope it straightens up before I have to drive the school bus in 2 weeks....

  Alex just came in and washed up.  He still looks like a grease monkey    He is on his way to the parade, it will only last about an hour and he will be home again...    I think I will wander thru the house and check out all the messes that haven't been cleaned up.  I am sure there is laundry that needs to be done etc....   

  Have a great day everyone

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