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Monday, May 29

My gimp foot

This is what a foot looks like when.......


....you get friendly with this! Posted by Picasa


I was rushing inside in the middle of BBQing to grab something - opened the door with my hands full and didn't see the drill sitting inches from my foot. When I swung my foot up to step inside I caught this honkin drill bit on the top of my foot. I started crying immediately and when I saw the blood gushing I started to feel very woozy. Because I was at the top of the basement stairs and didn't feel like making the situation worse by tumbling down them, I asked Tim to go get Garnet.

Garnet was quite the awesome doctor by applying pressure and calming me down. When he would lift up the cloth the blood would pour out again -- I was afraid that I had hit a vein or an artery the way it was gushing. Suddenly, in the middle of it all - I was worried about the Pork Chops on the grill. Garnet told me not to worry about them. Wow, that's when you know a man loves you; when he chooses you over the meat on the bbq!!

Tim was very worried about me and volunteered to shut the BBQ off and get bandaids while we cleaned up, elevated my foot and got rid of the pins and needles up to my thigh.

The picture doesn't do it justice -- yes, my sausage toes are short and stumpy but my foot is not usually that fat!! It hurts through to the bone....I'll be hobbling around here for days.

Oh, and that other scrape on the other side of my foot is from dropping the shop vac on my foot last week. I'm not much of a girly girl - but I think it's time for me to stay away from Garnet's work shop ;)

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

i don't even know what to say about this one, i mean that must really hurt!! i am such a clutz i probably would have put the whole thing through my foot!!! i feel your pain and hope it gets better soon. i'm glad you didn't fall down the stairs, i think your foot would have been the last thing hurting! oh and hey, cute feet, better looking than mine, i would never post a pic of my piggys!:)
ang

Anonymous said...

cute foot babe.....oh and by the way why was the drill at the door ...???

Jessi said...

thanks ladies, i think my feet are cute too ;)

mom, the drill by the door? you should know it's common practice for men to leave their tools in the most peculiar places.....

Michelle said...

ouch! hope it feels better soon!

Jessi said...

haha...well then dad should know all too well why the drill was at the door.....i've tripped over a few of your tools lying around too, daddy!!

Jessi said...

....and sorry for calling you a lady, dad!

derek salmon said...

ouchie!

i'm glad your men were able to come to your rescue.

yesterday, when i was barfing, diedre was patting my leg. it was really sweet. ha ha. i shouldnt be barfing, i'm almost 16 weeks!!! although some experts say it should end by 16 weeks.

amanda

Anonymous said...

About the drill by the back door it's a good thing you didn't leave it there and someone else got hurt if you know what I mean......... Jess you would have got an ear full. I hope the pork chops weren't to burnt, and yes you have great men. Love you and the longer you limp the more they help around the house.