Couch to 5K to Couch

Yesterday morning I got up bright and early to train for the 5K Color Run I am planning at the end of August. I walked out the back door with my phone in hand setting my stopwatch for the warmup. Not watching where I was going, I stepped on one of the wood borders around our big oak tree and slipped because it was wet from an overnight rain. I landed in a hurdle position on the ground and heard and felt a pop on the right side of my knee. The pain shot down to my right foot and I was immobile. I managed to drag myself up to the back porch and into a chair. I was in a lot of pain. I called Rick and as I was on the phone with him I felt myself getting sick to my stomach and feeling as though I might pass out. I told him I had to go and made my way into the house. I was woozy up the steps of the back entryway and all through the kitchen. By the time I reached the dining room my vision was completely blacked out. I groped my way toward my bedroom and stumbled around trying to find the bed. I knocked something over and reached up and grabbed what I thought was a vase. But I don't have any vases in my bedroom. I actually said out loud, "I don't know where I am." I was really scared, but I didn't want to yell and wake up the kids because I knew it was scare them. About that time I gripped either the headboard or footboard of my bed and gently laid down. I was hoping the bed would be under me. And it was, thank goodness. As I laid down my vision came back and I felt a little better. But, oh the pain! I called Rick back to tell him what happened and that I was, ultimately, okay.

And now this is where I am.

I love my sitting room, that's for sure, but this isn't really what I had in mind for it. I am now resting and praying that my leg will get all healed up by Friday so that I can enjoy our water park and amusement park day we have planned for Brynne's birthday. The throbbing has stopped, and I can put a little bit of weight on the inside of my foot. But, I am hobbling and limping and in quite a bit of pain and am unable to get in a comfortable position. **sigh**

And now I am just hoping that I can walk the 5K. Bummer.

Cells ~ It's What's for Dinner

Dawson made edible cells on Friday. He made an animal cell pizza ... and a plant cell chocolate chip cookie ... He reviewed what he's learned about cells the past two weeks, and I had dinner made by someone else. Win, win!! I am linking up at Science Sunday at Adventures in Mommydom.

A New Year, the Same Me

Happy 2019! It is that day of the year where everybody is up extra early starting their new exercise routine, eating only healthy foods, cracking open the pages of a new planner and Bible study, and debuting their Word for the year. You chuckle or roll your eyes, but you are doing at least three of these things. By the way, so am I. So let's start with the Word of the Year. Mine this year is Lagom. It's the Swedish word for "not too little, not too much, just right". It's a concept of being, doing or having just enough. So let's rewind to last New Year's Day. My Word was Might. And that's how I planned to tackle my year. And, I did. I worked out hard, I mommed hard, I traveled hard, I worked hard. And it was a good season. It prepared the way for this year. I accepted the Challenge I set for myself and succeeded. But, I don't need to keep up that pace. I am at a place in my life where I can kind of sit back and enjoy my life without f...

Science Sunday ~ Hmmm ... Let Me Think About It!

This week in our study of the Human Body , Brynne moved on to the Nervous System . Our first stop was a Pamela Hill Nettleton book called, Think, Think, Think: Learning About Your Brain . As part of our discussions about the brain , and the fact that it's the BOSS of the body, we discussed the importance of the spinal cord . We did a hands on spinal cord project by alternating gummy Life Savers and wagon wheel pasta on a pipe cleaner. We talked about why there was the "squishy" stuff in between the vertebra and how the back can bend and sway because of it. We completed "The Brynne" by adding the stomach, small intestine and large intestine, from our study last week of the Digestive System (although I just realized I have the large intestine coming out of the stomach, when the small intestine should be) and the brain and spinal cord. We are now done talking about the parts of the body and will conclude our study of the Human Body with a two-day unit ...

AudraAugust 7, 2013 at 9:32 AM
What a bummer! Hope you get well soon!
LaurieAugust 11, 2013 at 9:17 PM
You are the third runner in training that has had a random accident that I know!!! My goodness! Praying for a fast recovery.

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