Update time

It has been a long time since I did any blogging. Since I last checked in, Melody and Patterson had their first birthday (and Patterson took his first steps!). So yay twins.

On the personal side I have been sidelined a bit. First was a sickness that I couldn't shake for a little over two weeks. Nasty chest/head infection and a sore throat that all but stripped me of my voice. And then, just as I was getting better I went and fractured my rib.

I was running in the rain and took a spill on concrete. Landed on my elbow and side and got the wind knocked out of me for a minute. It hurt pretty bad at first, my elbow being the worst of it. Over the next few days however, the elbow felt better (lots of nasty bruises though) and the chest began to feel much worse. So I went to the doctor and got the fractured rib diagnosis.

For those who have never had this injury, I will do my best to describe it. The following is a list of  things that hurt when you have a rib fracture:

Standing, sitting, reaching, bending, walking, talking, breathing, laughing, sneezing, coughing, watching television, typing. lifting, eating, drinking, reading, going potty, driving, and anything involving even the slightest physical activity.

The following is a list of what doesn't hurt with a rib fracture:

Sleeping.

It's been about two weeks since this happened and I am feeling better, The rib (7th rib, left side) doesn't hurt constantly anymore, just when I move it too much. I suppose the 400 milligram Ibuprofen and Vicodin have helped, but I've been weaning myself off of them here over the last few days and things are going pretty well. Some days are better than others but it's getting there. The doctor said that my fracture is minor and should take about six weeks to heal, give or take. All I can say is that if this what a minor fracture feels like, an official "broken" rib must hurt like hell.

So that;s been my life here recently. Oh, yeah, and Jake went to the vet because he was scary sick, even the doctor thought it might be really bad. So after a freaked out dog, stressful morning, some missed work, and $375.00 he's perfectly fine and it was no big deal. Which on one level is kind of annoying, but I'm glad he's okay.

See you soon.

P.S.-In the intrest of honesty and integrity, when I said I was running in the rain, I wasn't out getting healthy or anything, I was carrying McDonald's across a parking lot and trying not to get wet. Sounds better the other way.