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I fell down.

I told Jess my falling down story, she asked if I blogged about it. Yes, I did, but on MySpace, so because she doesn't read my much happier blogs over there (I save the sad stuff just for ya'll!), she said I must post it here.

I picked Gabby up from her dad's, and on the way out the car, I stepped on a crack wrong...twisted my ankle and went flying through the air. Almost literally. Well, that makes it sound graceful...maybe just tumbling and rollilng describes it better. All the while thinking in slow motion, "You're falling. You're really going to fall, dumbass! How did this happen? No, really, you're actually tripping and falling!"

I twisted my ankle bad, but I've iced it...as well as my wrist, and the pain as subsided a bit. On top of that I have a scab on my knee...I scraped the skin off a couple of toes, and the nail polish off my big toe. I think there might be a scrape on my elbow as well. How does this happen!!!??? It was quite embarrassing, especially when all of Gabby's aunts and cousins came running out...oh, yea, and when the guy across the street got in his car and drove by, then leaned out the window to ask if we needed help...that was humiliating as well.

So, that happened after I had a pretty good day. Saw 27 Dresses...and had a White Cherry Icee!

Going to bed. It's late...and I just think about stuff too much on the weekends. I need my weekly structure...BADLY! I can't wait to go to work tomorrow!

Comments

Anonymous said…
You must be getting older....no, wait, that's me!! What is today anyway? February 12th? Why does that date ring a bell?? Hmmmmmmmm I wonder............
I don't know, should it ring a bell? I know someone who's birthdy is today, but it's not a Birthday GIRL!!!???
Anonymous said…
Ouch!!!! Birthday WOMAN just doesn't have the same feel to it! Birthday Schwenk---love it! I survived another year--praise be to God!
I was all sorts of confused!!! Now that I know that's your birthday, I WON'T forget! Jess' husbands b-day is the 10th, and I knew I had forgotten it!
Anonymous said…
I can't believe that you forgot! Zook's is tomorrow and we ALWAYS celebrated our birthday's in the office. We LOVED it--so much fun. Like my 30th when they completely covered my car with black crepe paper and put signs all through the halls--and hung the buzzard over my desk. Classic.
Jacq said…
What you talkin' bout woman! I fall down all the time!!! I'm SOOOOO CLUMSY!!!

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