It's been a rough day.
As some of you know, I've been nursing a bad back of late.
What most of you don't know is that I've been trying to build a deck.
Kinda hard, though, with my bad back.
So it's been languishing.
But today I had to put the pool to bed for the winter,
and the back was feeling okay.
Might as well work on the deck a bit.
Step one, move my very heavy saw into place.
Without hurting my back.
Took my time and... success!
Need some screws from the basement.
Zip downstairs, grab em, head back up and...
It happened so fast.
Still not sure what happened.
I don't have stairs yet, just the stringers that hold up the stairs.
One second I was approaching them,
the next I was plunging down them, head first.
The back of my right leg from knee to derriere is one big mass
of scrapes, bruises and cuts.
Also hurt a finger a bit.
At least my back seems okay.
We'll see how I feel tomorrow.
Right now, I can't bend or twist because that re-opens the cuts.
Plus I can't sit. Or at least not comfortably.
So while I've kept you waiting on the edge of your seats...
I'm sitting on the edge of mine!
Must be karma.
Man, this hurts!
Show must go on.
Update soon.
Oh my gosh - so sorry. I have some balance issues, this is one of my biggest fears. At least you didn't reinjure your back, I guess. The leg sounds terrible, glad it wasn't broken, and that finger, but man you must hurt. I saw where you mentioned it was getting better though. Those things take so long to clear up. I was surprised you posted the update...since it hurts to sit...
Those Aren't Real Palm Trees.
The customs guard diverted his attention from me to Kay.
"Are you running away?" He asked her.
"No." She said.
Thank you Lord for impressing her with the gravity of the situation.
I'm pretty sure a smart alec retort like "Yeah, sure."
would've really been great.
He asked her again. "Are you sure you're not running away?"
"No. I'm sure." She replied.
The guard stared at us for, oh... about a year... and then
<Kachunk!><Kachunk!>
he stamped both passports and handed them back to us.
I held the passports in my hand and just looked at them in wonder.
We were in!
We board the aircraft, I show her to her seat and...
There are no TV monitors.
This is one of the new policies that are put in place to benefit us!
The customer!
Now we don't have to suffer with a convenient TV mounted on a seat back
(or in this case on the bulkhead in front of us.)
No! Now we can use our own electronics to watch programming!
Isn't that great?
Provided, of course that you have your own electronics.
And if you don't, why don't you?
What? Are you living in the stone age or something?
Get some electronics! Any electronics! As long as it's new and cutting edge!
And don't be a jerk and have yesterday's model.
Only today's model will do! Tomorrow's would be better.
And if you are a loser without electronics,
they'll gladly rent some to you. Isn't that nice?
I love how airlines cut services and then trumpet these cutbacks
as if they're doing something wonderful for you.
At some point, we were offered something to eat.
Kay wasn't sure what she wanted to eat.
Either the turkey & provolone bun or the ham & swiss wrap.
She neatly solved that problem by telling me:
"I'll order the ham, you order the turkey, and if I don't like the ham, we'll switch."
That right there, ladies and gents, is the definition of being a parent.
She took a bite of her wrap,
then a bite of my turkey bun
and decided to go with the wrap.
She did offer me a bite of her wrap, to even the playing field.
I didn't bother to tell her that her team had already won the toss.
Have I mentioned yet that it was hot out?
And humid?
And hot and humid?
And humid and hot?
We swam upstream to our resort wing.
ougrad86 - caught flight, top floor, ready - 6 points
Bonus points round two.
Tomorrow, (actually... considering the time, it was today.)
we're off to AK.
1. I have to be up before 10:00 to call housekeeping,
but what time does Kay get up?
2. The first ride we do becomes one of Kay's favourite rides (top 4).
What ride is it?
3. What common snack do we both try for the first time?
(The hint there is it's not specific to AK, but widely available.)
Good for Kay! Glad she picked up on how serious it was. Although I doubt if he looked like he was joking around.
Can't believe they took the monitors out! What about the people who don't know how to even work rental electronic devices (like my mom and MIL? - got my mom a tablet, and tried our best, but she never got far past solitaire). We fly in January - guess I need to make sure my iPad is charged up!
I've done that same thing with DS many times - even this last trip, he was 18 and officially an adult, but still gave him the option! That is one of those things about being a parent.
Yes....hot, hot, hot. That is why I haven't been able to bring myself to try Disney in summer. I can barely handle the humidity here in Virginia (I'm from Wisconsin), I can't imagine it there. For me, it is akin to walking out the door into a wet washcloth - and the air is thick...ick. I like the swimming upstream - that's a very good description.
Yeah, I got points! Got to the last report too late! Not too good with sucking up and flattery, but glad to be on the board!
Ok, my guesses - you pull her kicking and screaming from her bed at 9:45 because you MIGHT have to be out by ten (in her defense, she is a teenager!).
I think Everest is her favorite rides, because the two teenagers I travel with love it and one night rode it 7 times in a row! And I was with them for each one!
Wanted to say Mickey bars, but can't believe you never tried one before. So...maybe...Dole Whip? Gotta keep with the frosty theme, because it is so hot. If nothing else, it has to be something cold.
Hope I formatted this right! Don't fall down any more stairs, not good for your back - or leg - or finger....
Carol
Ouch!!!!
Good for Kay thinking on her feet!
I'm really pleased that she was thinking and not just "deer in the headlights".Bless her heart!
I'll go out on a branch and say you!
but you seemed to have missed my guess at the bus wait times...of course I can't remember what my guess was...how about you put a number in for me? 
