~A XMAS STORY~decorations, crowds, pixies..AND A BLOODY NOSE~ACTUAL UPDATE 11/9 p190

[punkin413]

Ouch! That looks like it hurts.

I hope the baby comes in time for you to get over and see it! That's so exciting! Let's hope for Friday so you have a few days with your fam!

yep - no fun!

i'm keeping my fingers and unbroken toes crossed that i get a call sometime today!

I hope the baby comes soon so you can go - how exciting!

Ouch on the foot - that looks painful! Quick healing vibes to you.

i'm hoping so too! thanks!

Yucky bruise. Pretty toes!

thanks.

xanax?? are you not a good flyer either??

nope, i HATE flying. i haven't done it since 1996. not on purpose - it's just that everywhere we've gone since then has been within 10 hours driving and that means i'm not flying if i don't have to!

Yeouch!!! Poor you, Dawn!!

Your poor little toe! You must have really smacked it hard!!

But yay!! You'll have a little niece soon!! I hope you get to see her on the weekend. How exciting!

i did smack it hard. leave it to me! i'm hoping i get to meet her this weekend but we will see!

Ouchie Dawn!!!! Your witto toe looks very sore.

it is! thanks for the sympathy.

Sorry about your toe Dawn!!!Keepusposted n your toe and the NEW arrival!!!

thanks! i will keep you guys posted!

Aw Dawn sorry about your foot!

thanks!

Just checking in for a baby update....

comin up....

I just noticed the updated title...babies & toes. Cool how it rhymes with bloody nose.

i didn't even do it on purpose!

OMG Dawn, SO sorry about your toe! I've nailed my toe before, but to break it IN HALF Wow, hope it heals quickly for you!
Keep us updated on the baby, doesn't get any better than holding a newborn.
Lesley

thanks! she said about a month for it to heal. i can't wait to hold my new niece!!!

 

[punkin413]

update!

well, really there's nothing to update.

last time i talked to jordan, which was about 10:00 last night, she was the same. just having contractions about every 9-10 minutes. the only thing is they're not constant. she'll have them for like 4 hours and then they'll stop for an hour. she says she's really tired but she can't sit still. she's nesting and getting everything ready for the baby but she knows she needs to rest. anyway, that's the update. i'm keeping my fingers and all unbroken toes and anything else i can manage crossed that she will go into full-fledged labor today or tonight so that i can go up there for the weekend. next week at work my schedule is horrible. the only day i don't have a job right now is next friday. monday and tuesday it's possible that i could get someone to fill in for me. but wednesday and thursday we have like 8 jobs on the books and there's only 5 of us! so they will definitely need me those days.

as far as the toe, here are some updated pics. i took these for my mom because she's worried about her little girl's toe.

these were taken yesterday afternoon.

as you can see, the light bruise has spread down the top of my foot. i have no idea why i bruised in such a large area. this morning that bruise has faded but the little toe is more purple, which i expected. it's not too painful - just when i step on it wrong mainly. but i am getting really tired of walking on the inside of my foot. i can't wait until i can put some weight on it. you don't realize how much you use your pinky toe until it's unusable!

i will try to keep you guys updated! keep your fingers crossed for me that i get a phone call sometime today to start heading to tennessee!

 

[MagicShell]

Ouch! It looks like that would have really hurt. I hope it feels better soon. I am also hoping that your niece arrives this weekend. I know you are excited.

I enjoyed your update. I wanted to see Scrooge but we didn't make time for that.

 

[troobabiee7]

Ahhhhh That would freak me out! I'm the world's biggest hypochondriac and would get dizzy every time I looked at it Did you have a doctor check it out??

 

[KristinAnne]

I hope your phone starts ringing soon!!!

 

[VandyFan10]

Your poor toe

It doesn't look as bad as I had invisioned, but from seeing that crazy bruise from the first picture I was thinking your whole toe would be black (that's actually what happend to mine when I broke it ) That bruise will prob stretch down your foot and turn all nice colors....blue, green....yellow

I'm sorry I really thought I had responded to this, but I think I had sent you a text message instead ....my brain is fried

I hope the baby comes soon....or holds off to a good time for you to be down here. I know how badly you want to come

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Come on out baby!!!​

 

[punkin413]

it's now 11:32 p.m. in georgia (no matter what time the disboards says it is) and still no phone call. i'm not worried yet. the good news is next week has calmed down a bit. the deposition i was supposed to do on monday cancelled so i'm off. tuesday i will probably have a juvenile court hearing but i'm in the process of trying to get someone on standby to fill in for me if needed. wednesday and thursday are still crazy but not as bad as they were because some stuff has cancelled. so only time will tell!

in other news, i received a package from amazon.com today that contained my copies of pinnochio, twilight and a new workout DVD. i watched/listened to pinnochio while i cleaned my house. yes, i cleaned my house with a broken toe - just call me super domestic goddess. and i watched about 3/4 of twilight later tonight and i had to turn it off. i hated it. there were a few scenes that i liked but it strayed so far from the book on some key points that i just got disgusted and turned it off. i hope the new director does better with "new moon."

oh, and my toe is now stinging. i guess that means it's healing?

 

[tinkgurl]

Okay Dawn, you are awesome! Cleaning with that foot?! So you didn't like Twilight? I haven't seen it yet...I'm still debating on whether or not I want to watch it.

 

[AussieAngel]

Good news that next week is calming down a bit! Hopefully you'll get to go meet your new little niece!!

You go, Dawn! Cleaning the house with a broken toe! What a whizz!

I didn't mind Twilight, but I hadn't read the books, so that's probably why. I really, really don't like Robert Pattinson though. I think Tina Fey described him the best. She saw a clip of him at the Oscars and said, "Who is THAT?! Is that the devil!?"

Luckily you got to watch Pinocchio too. That's always good!!

 

[troobabiee7]

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who hated Twilight! I loved the first three books and thought the last one was ridiculous, but I'm a fan. I HATED the movie! It was so stupid - Bella and Edward are seriously two of the most boring characters of all time. Ever. They stared at each other for 2 hours... that's all that happened throughout the entire movie! And when Edward "tinkled" in the sunlight... Just the face he made when he smelt Bella was hilarious! Plus he shook Charlie's hand and Charlie didn't even flinch... wouldn't he have noticed something was off?!!! Crazy movie!

Here's to the baby arriving soon! :

 

[punkin413]

no news yet. i talked to jordan about 3 hours ago and she was still waiting. she said she's just really tired and still having contractions pretty regularly. they get random every now and then but for the most part they are regular. she was thinking about going to the mall to walk around and swinging by CVS to get some mineral oil to drink. the next full moon isn't until april 9th. i hope we don't have to wait that long! i know some women do have contractions for weeks before actual labor but i hope she's not one of them!

the good news is i found a court reporter that is looking for work and said she'd love to fill in for me next week if i needed her to.

we went fishing today and i froze my tooshie off. it was supposed to be warm but it was really cloudy and windy and i ended up sitting in the car reading for 3 hours while ray and his nephew fished. i HATE being cold! and so does my toe.

Ouch! It looks like that would have really hurt. I hope it feels better soon. I am also hoping that your niece arrives this weekend. I know you are excited.

I enjoyed your update. I wanted to see Scrooge but we didn't make time for that.

thanks! i was hoping so but so far nothing!

scrooge was awesome! we met him later that day and you will see that eventually. maybe next time you guys can meet him.

Ahhhhh That would freak me out! I'm the world's biggest hypochondriac and would get dizzy every time I looked at it Did you have a doctor check it out??

you may have missed my prior update. yep, i went to the doctor. i normally wouldn't have because i've broken toes before and there's nothing you can do but let it heal. but the day after i did it i woke up to a purple foot. so i thought i better get it checked out in case i broke something more than my toe. she took X-rays and it's just my pinky toe that's broken, but it's broken completely in half. she said that's why i was bruising so bad. i just have to keep it taped to the toe next to it and wear hard soled shoes for 3 weeks. no high heels, which is gonna KILL my wardrobe choices!

I hope your phone starts ringing soon!!!

me too!!!! i told her to call me in the middle of the night if needed.

Your poor toe

It doesn't look as bad as I had invisioned, but from seeing that crazy bruise from the first picture I was thinking your whole toe would be black (that's actually what happend to mine when I broke it ) That bruise will prob stretch down your foot and turn all nice colors....blue, green....yellow

I'm sorry I really thought I had responded to this, but I think I had sent you a text message instead ....my brain is fried

I hope the baby comes soon....or holds off to a good time for you to be down here. I know how badly you want to come

it's more bruised on the inside of my toe but i'm not about to pull it back to get a picture. ouch! right now it's fading but starting to become a little more yellowish. thanks about the baby vibes. keep your fingers crossed for me! i will call you when i'm on my way so you can come here and let everyone know (if you don't mind)!

 

[punkin413]

Come on out baby!!!​

listen to tammy, baby margot!!!!!!

Okay Dawn, you are awesome! Cleaning with that foot?! So you didn't like Twilight? I haven't seen it yet...I'm still debating on whether or not I want to watch it.

i can't stand my house being dirty and it was FILTHY because i've been so busy with work. twilight wasn't horrible but it wasn't good either. there were just some cheesy parts in it. there was SO MUCH potential for that movie to be awesome and i just think the director dropped the ball. if you haven't read the book you probably wouldn't even notice the things i'm noticing, though, except for kristin stewart's horrible acting.

Good news that next week is calming down a bit! Hopefully you'll get to go meet your new little niece!!

You go, Dawn! Cleaning the house with a broken toe! What a whizz!

I didn't mind Twilight, but I hadn't read the books, so that's probably why. I really, really don't like Robert Pattinson though. I think Tina Fey described him the best. She saw a clip of him at the Oscars and said, "Who is THAT?! Is that the devil!?"

Luckily you got to watch Pinocchio too. That's always good!!

i hope so! yeah, i'm a cleaning freak. i'm not like kate gosselin or anything (sweeping after every meal) but i just feel at peace when my house is clean.

yeah, i think because i loved the book so much that i just really hated that they changed so much and left out so much. just a couple of small examples - bella cooks for charlie in the book. it's part of their relationship - she takes care of him. in the movie they always go to that diner and there's not even a diner mentioned in the book. another thing is she and alice really bond on the trip down to arizona when they're hiding from james. in the movie they barely talk during all that. and i LOVE alice's character so that was disappointing.

you know what's funny - robert pattinson reminds me of my brother! not in the movie but when he looks kinda scruffy he just reminds me of him. and my brother is satan so that makes sense. now robert pattison as edward i think is HOT - but that's just because after reading the books i'm in love with edward. shhhhhh.....don't tell ray.

I'm so glad I wasn't the only one who hated Twilight! I loved the first three books and thought the last one was ridiculous, but I'm a fan. I HATED the movie! It was so stupid - Bella and Edward are seriously two of the most boring characters of all time. Ever. They stared at each other for 2 hours... that's all that happened throughout the entire movie! And when Edward "tinkled" in the sunlight... Just the face he made when he smelt Bella was hilarious! Plus he shook Charlie's hand and Charlie didn't even flinch... wouldn't he have noticed something was off?!!! Crazy movie!

Here's to the baby arriving soon! :

see what i wrote above to aussie angel about how they left some key stuff out. and kristin stewart was killing me with looking like she's in pain all the time. what is with that? it looks like she's always confused. like when she says, "are you really going to ask me about the weather now?" it's just painful to watch. i will admit that the scene where edward saves the van from hitting her i loved. i love how he's looking at her during that. but other than that i really just don't get the whole movie. the sparkle scene - HILARIOUS!!! why did they change that? they completely changed the whole situation of how bella guesses what he is while they're in his car having a conversation on the way back from port angeles. and then the next day he purposely takes her to the meadow. not RIGHT AFTER she guesses he's a vampire. and then what's with the "hold on spider monkey" thing? i don't know - i guess i just love the book too much. i feel like the director read the cliffs notes version of the book or something!

 

[evildiva]

Dawn,
I'm usually a TR lurker, but I broke my little tow on my left foot two summers ago stepping into my bath tub/shower. Not fun at 4:30 in the morning. But I wanted to let you know that my foot bruised just like yours. And now, the only problem I have is that some of my heels do not fit anymore. Too tight on my toes. Good luck!

 

[punkin413]

Dawn,
I'm usually a TR lurker, but I broke my little tow on my left foot two summers ago stepping into my bath tub/shower. Not fun at 4:30 in the morning. But I wanted to let you know that my foot bruised just like yours. And now, the only problem I have is that some of my heels do not fit anymore. Too tight on my toes. Good luck!

ouch! oh, no.....i REALLY hope that doesn't happen! i wear heels A LOT for work and i'm only 5'3" so i like to wear them anyway! that will seriously be a disaster for me. i know that sounds silly but almost all my dress shoes are heels. i have one pair of black mary jane like flats and one pair of brown loafers and the rest of the dressy ones are heels - even my boots. let's just hope this doesn't happen! thanks for the warning though.

 

[KristinAnne]

So should I *read* Twilight? I have resisted up until last night. Then we saw a few of my girlfriends who love it. I was the one who wouldn't watch the movie so we played Wii instead! However, they all said I should read it! Do you agree? I'll give it a shot over the summer if I should!

 

[VandyFan10]

keep your fingers crossed for me! i will call you when i'm on my way so you can come here and let everyone know (if you don't mind)!

I will....and no problem. I can let everyone here know

Sorry your fishing trip wasn't warm. It was beautiful here today. They said the high was supposed to be 71 but I think it was much warmer than that!

Spring is so much fun I always love watching everything grow!!

 

[OneTreeHillAddict]

Still no baby!? Okay....change of plans. Stay in there 'til aunt Dawn can get time off from work. She could stay like that for weeks. Let's hope not!

 

[MaceysMom]

My mom did the same thing except it was two toes. She had really bad bruises. I remember how much pain she was in so I hope your starts to feel better soon!!!!

I can't wait to see little baby pictures! She is going to be so cute!

 

[DisneyJo]

Any baby news????