In public with a broken foot...

(a passer by says...)
*gasping* "Oh my! What did you do to your foot?"

(my response...)
*smiling* "Oh, you see...I was chasing my two year old after church, and I put my foot half on and half off the sidewalk, which caused my foot to buckle over and break."

A few moments later...

(a passer by says...)
*gasping* "Oh my! What did you do to your foot?"

(my response...)
*still smiling* "Oh, you see...I was chasing my two year, and I put my foot half on and half off the sidewalk, and CRUCH....it broke."

A few moments later...

(a passer by says...)
*gasping* "Oh my! What did you do to your foot?"

(my response...)
*half smiling* "I was chasing my two year old, and I put my foot half on and half off the sidewalk, and CRUCH."

A few moments later...

(a passer by says...)
*gasping* "Oh my! What did you do to your foot?"

(my response...)
*fake half-smiling* "I was chasing my kid, and I broke my foot."

A few moments later...

(a passer by says...)
*gasping* "Oh my! What did you do to your foot?"

(my response...)
*not smiling anymore - just slowing down a bit to say...* "I was chasing my kid, and it broke."

A few moments later...

(a passer by says...)
*gasping* "Oh my! What did you -"

(my response...)
*cutting them off - did NOT stop at all...actually sped up - definitely NOT smiling* "Broke it."

A few moments later...

(a passer by says...)
*gasping* "Oh my! What did you do to your foot?"

No response.

Lisa ;o)

The Broken Foot....one week later

These pictures were taken on Sunday, a week after the terrible tragedy. Went to the dr. yesterday and was told to stay off of it for another 3 weeks!!!!! OHHHHH! Have I mentioned I really hate these crunches crutches???? Maybe I should take a picture of the raw skin on my under arms.

Can you tell which foot is the broken one? I honestly can't believe how swollen it still is! Believe it or not, I did use to have an ankle on that foot.

Still quite a bit bruised, too.

~Lisa

How To Decorate A Boot...

1. First, show love, tenderness, compassion and concern.

2. Then, get the stickers out and get creative!

3. Stand back and... Voila! The finished product!


4. And, and don't forget to put on a happy face, of course.

Love,
Lisa

Maybe we should call it "Life In A BOOT"??

A boot? Yes! A boot. That's what I'll be "living" in for the next few weeks. I was chasing Mark around after church, trying to keep him out of trouble (I've decided that's next to impossible), when I stepped half on and half off the sidewalk and buckled my foot over, which apparently broke it (my foot, not the sidewalk). I felt a crunch and then slammed fell to the ground as if someone snatched my legs out from under me.
We have a few firefighters and EMT's, as well as a nurse at our church. No need to call 911. :o) Within minutes I had ice on it and young men helping into my van, and an EMT and firefighter assessing the tragedy. No one could determine whether it was broken or not, but shortly after getting home, the swelling had gotten worse and my foot turned a beautiful shade of blue. So, off to the ER we went where the nurse referred to the swelling on my foot as a globe. OK, it really wasn't that big.
X-rays were taken and it was determined my foot was "busted", as the dr. put it. I got a pretty black boot and shiney silver crotches crunches crutches and they turned me over to the ever loving care of my wonderful husband.

This morning, Anna, Erika, and Jonathan were disappointed I didn't have a cast for them to draw on, so they have decorated my boot with about 1000 stickers (pictures coming soon).

What a way to start the week. My sale is in about 3 weeks. Hopefully, I'll be done with the crotches crunches crutches by then and will be able to hobble around with just the boot.

Here are some photos of my foot and me being pitiful in the ER. Enjoy.





Lisa