Cause, I was expecting an important call but had to run to the bathroom. I didn't take the cordless phone with me because that would have been intelligent. Even though I was in the loo for maybe 20 seconds, the phone rang while I was in there and I ran for it, well as much as one can run when something is 8 steps away. I was wearing my drawstring pajamas and somehow failed to tie the drawstring or maybe even pull them up at all because I tripped over my OWN CLOTHES and fell very hard to the carpet, dropping all my weight on one knee.
So, I lay there for a moment, stunned. My first thought was about how painful it was. My second, almost immediate thought was ' if I have to go to the hospital Paul is gonna kill me and how will we afford it?', my third thought was 'oh crap, my bare, white bottom is gonna be the first thing that Josh see if he comes out of his bedroom now'. So, whimpering, I tried to pull up my pants while still prone and then discovered that I had rehurt my slowly healing back. I screamed out loud with annoyance at myself and Smeagol retreated under the bed.
I told Paul about it when he got home but I sort of fibbed and said that I had tripped over the cable cord. He was rather irritated at me for hurting my back again. But later, I felt guilty for lying so I told him the actual story and he laughed so hard that he nearly hurt his own back. "What is WRONG with you?!" is Paul's mantra these days. In bed last night he kept trying to lick my shoulder cause he knows I hate that. I pointed out that I could just push my elbow back and it would collide with his nose. His reply? "I wouldn't, you'll probably injure yourself."
Anyway, my back isn't too bad today. I probably pushed my healing back a few days but its not as bad as I thought. I may have to post a picture of my knee though. It is spectacularly swollen and purple/red. I would also like to point out that it's not -solely- because I'm an idiot that I fell, I also have had -maybe- 6 hours of sleep all told in the last four days and my flu will not go away (possibly because I can't sleep!) so I blame the fall on my confusion due to fever and lack of sleep. WAH! Enough! This is all supposed to sound funny, but instead sounds...pathetic. Hmm
Anyway! Good news - I checked Immigration today and they are moving ahead in fits and starts. They are now working on cases filed on March 3 and we filed on April 25. That's not too bad! I'm psyched when I just see that things are moving along, even if it is slowly. It's when they don't move at all that I think it's hopeless. So, yay!
And it is only 17 sleeps til family visit. YAYAYAYAYAY!
3 comments:
God, Jenn, you are hysterical! (Not because of the falls, bare butt-shows, back pain, flu stuff, etc.) I would never laugh about anyone's misery/illness. But this is the stuff that made the Keystone Cops and Charlie Chaplin funny. Even the Three Stooges had their share of pratfalls and slapstick comedy. I'm glad that you didn't hurt anything too badly that you're bedridden in pain. Also glad that immigration seems to be progressing smoothly. We leave on Thursday for another jewelry show, South Dakota. I'll read your blogs next week when we return! Take care, love to all. Mom2
Oh hon, I'm sorry you fell and are hurting again. I can't imagine not sleeping they way you've been going. Yeah, motherhood takes sleepless nites, but not all the time, etc. etc. I can't function well without sleep at ALL!
Hope you feel better soon.
And YAY for immigration!
Thanks for the support :) I'm glad that I can take my silliness and klutziness and make a few people laugh. The sleeping situation has remedied itself. And my knee and back are slowly but surely getting all the way better!
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