December 19, 2008
And It’s Not Even Friday the 13th…
2008 can kiss my arse. Seriously. I’m so ready for 2009, and I’m clinging to the hope that next year will be better. It just has to be better.
You see, things haven’t been going well lately. I’ve dealt with infertility issues. I got the period from Hades (complete with monster cramps that were just crabulous, really). I had the 24 and a 1/2 hour flu. I was feeling a little depressed after the chaos of this week, and I was really looking forward to the weekend.
Then, this morning my internet connection died several times, making it difficult to get my work done. I believe the internet was protesting the snow we’ve been getting. Six to ten inches of fluffy white crap. Oh, how I loved it. Loved being the key word.
Because of the snow, my husband woke up early to head outside and shovel. I’m so lucky he does this mostly without complaint. He tackled what he could and then left for work.
Since we live in a bi-level house, and our main floor bathroom is still in disrepair (Side Note: My husband swears he’ll start the remodel “sometime” next year — after five years of living this way, all I can say is he better get on that task or I’ll lose it), we use the bathroom downstairs.
On my way down to the bathroom I slipped on something wet (freaking melted SNOW from my husband’s boots!) and fell down the stairs in the most pretzel-like position you can imagine — one leg in front of my body, the other underneath my rear end, arms flailing as I tried to grab the railing or the wall or the hand of God…
The pain was awful, and I seriously thought I had broken my leg. As I crab-crawled on the floor to the phone, I dialed my husband and screamed at him for not wiping up the floor before he left.
The “good news?” The doctor says my fall caused a minor tear in my lateral meniscus (outside ligament of the knee), and as long as I keep the knee iced and elevated I shouldn’t need surgery.
So I figure this little incident can work in my favor. My husband feels terribly guilty and I’ve decided to “let him” get the rest of our holiday preparations done. He can finish the shopping, the wrapping, the cooking and cleaning and then he can wait on me, hand and knee (ha ha), for the rest of this dreadful year.
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December 19th, 2008 at 12:57 PM, Candace Says:
Gee!! That is just awful
I’m glad you are ok and don’t require surgery at this point. I tore my ACL in early 2007 and had to have knee surgery.. and get this.. it happened while I was playing Dance Dance Revolution on the Nintendo Gamecube. UGH. Paid $50 for a game to only have to turn around and pay $25,000 for some new tendons in my knee. Lame!
Hope your knee feels better soon. And hope this year ends well so that you can get on with 2009 already!
December 19th, 2008 at 2:51 PM, Dana Says:
Thank you, Candace….at this point, I just want to crawl under the covers and hide for the next twelve days…this year sucked.
December 19th, 2008 at 5:05 PM, Headless Mom Says:
Oh sweetie! Hope you feel better soon!
2009 HAS to be better, right?
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December 20th, 2008 at 2:47 PM, Rachel Inbar Says:
Poor you
I’ve fallen down the stairs – very scary. I hope your knee gets better soon and that 2009 brings you lots of happiness.
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December 21st, 2008 at 4:17 PM, Christine @ Boston Mamas Says:
Yikes, when it rains it pours…
I hope you recover soon; meanwhile, definitely enjoy the “benefits” that come with being laid up!
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