On June 13, 2008, Friday the 13'Th of course, my friend Jacquie and I went for our normal walk at Windemere Park here in Cumming. It was rather warm and muggy as it had rained the night before. Teddy was running happily and seemed to be getting a bit tired so I decided to walk over to the creek and let him cool off for a few minutes. I was standing on a small incline of about a foot or so and I notice that I had sunk a bit into the mud. I didn't think much about it as I was just standing still looking at Ted playing in the creek when I noticed a water bottle that someone had dropped and left there. Being a nice person, I thought I should pick it up and carry it out of the park with me. As I bent over, the mud slid out from under my feet and down I went! I thought I might have heard a sound like bone breaking, but quickly sat up to assess the damage. I could move it around without too much pain so I figured I had just sprained it. Walking the half mile didn't seem too bad at first, but the pain gradually increased and I began to wonder if was only a sprain, but kept hobbling on saying to myself it would hurt more if it was broken! Jacquie walked part of the way with me, while calling for Skippy, but of course, Skippy comes when called according to Beagle time, which is usually not quite as quick as we would like it, so she had to go back and wait for him to come. Fortunately for us he was pretty tired too, and came along fairly quick. I found someone to go over to the where a park maintenance man was working and Ted and I were able to get a ride over to the parking lot with Jacquie and Skip meeting us there a few minutes later.
Fortunately, Jacquie and I had decided to take just the one car since it was my right ankle that was injured and I was able to hobble into the house with the aid of a hockey stick in the garage. Steve came home, not quite willingly as he is a bit of a work-a-holic, and took me to the Dr. and x-rays confirmed my fears. The Dr. did tell me that, If I was to custom order a broken leg, I ordered the correct one. It should heal without much of a problem. I've been wearing a big, ski boot type contraption and I go back to the Dr. on the 14Th of July to hopefully get something smaller to wear to protect the bone, but allow me to drive the car. At least that's what I'm hoping for!
Friday, July 11, 2008
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Resolutions 2008
OK, so the new year came in quietly cause that's the kind of life we lead. I'm not complaining, too many times excitement means something bad is happening. But so far the new year is not looking financially prosperous so my number 1 resolution is to remember to be happy and thankful for what we have and to learn to conserve. I really want to try not to find a job for a while since I'm enjoying not working outside the house-believe me when I say I do work, because if you don't think cleaning a house, paying and organizing your home finances, cleaning out a garage and basement and closets isn't work you can come here and do it for me! So here, in order, are my 2008 resolutions!
l. Remember Happiness is a choice-Bhappy and Thankful for what I have. Many people have less!
2. Keep focused on the goal and get organized. Time and money is wasted if you can't find something.
3. I want to lose weight, but more important I want to make changes that will last and to stay healthy. So I will continue to walk 2-3 miles with the dog at least 5 days a week. Make healthier food choices as often as I can. I won't beat myself up if I succumb to eating a cookie or a snickers bar for lunch, but try hard not to do it too often!
4. Save money toward a new sofa for the living room and try to buy it with cash but first get rid of all credit card debt!
So there it is. Hopefully they are doable and worthwhile goals. I will only add one more (an old but continuing resolution!) to the list and that is to remember to ask God for help with these goals. I often get so caught up in my daily life (or caught up in reading a good book) that I forget to ask God for help. I tend to take for granted that God has my best interests at heart and forget that life is easier when we remember that God is walking beside us so you might as well enjoy His company and talk to Him once in a while!
God Bless us all in 2008. Walk with Him and we will all have a great year!
l. Remember Happiness is a choice-Bhappy and Thankful for what I have. Many people have less!
2. Keep focused on the goal and get organized. Time and money is wasted if you can't find something.
3. I want to lose weight, but more important I want to make changes that will last and to stay healthy. So I will continue to walk 2-3 miles with the dog at least 5 days a week. Make healthier food choices as often as I can. I won't beat myself up if I succumb to eating a cookie or a snickers bar for lunch, but try hard not to do it too often!
4. Save money toward a new sofa for the living room and try to buy it with cash but first get rid of all credit card debt!
So there it is. Hopefully they are doable and worthwhile goals. I will only add one more (an old but continuing resolution!) to the list and that is to remember to ask God for help with these goals. I often get so caught up in my daily life (or caught up in reading a good book) that I forget to ask God for help. I tend to take for granted that God has my best interests at heart and forget that life is easier when we remember that God is walking beside us so you might as well enjoy His company and talk to Him once in a while!
God Bless us all in 2008. Walk with Him and we will all have a great year!
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