reflections in the mirror

Finally, all the nasty political ads are over! I cant tell you just how happy I am.

Today, the kids had the day off from school. In my town the schools are used as polling places, so they always have the day off. We went off to the craft store. The kids got a couple of projects and I was able to get the makings for a project as well…

This is a picture of the craft that I wanted to make…The picture of what I did make I will be saving for Thursday.

It is going to rain like crazy tomorrow, so I am not going to get much done outside. I still have to get the bulbs into the ground, but that can wait for Thursday and Friday.

Meanwhile…
This afternoon, I opened the bread drawer and found evidence of a mouse. So, I have unleashed the 3 felines, in hopes that their superior hunting skills will…um, catch the critter. My real hope is that Socks or Blackie finds it and Abby…um, terminates it. Socks has already proven that he is not the “killer” and I dont think Blackie would off the rodent either. Abby, however, had to hunt to stay alive for 4-5 years.

I really dont mind the mouse, in fact I would be very happy to find the mouse Outside! Basically, I dont mind to many things, like spiders, and mice, as long as they stay where they belong. It is when they move inside that I have a problem. For tonight, I have opened the cabinets and pulled out the drawer, Blackie is supervising the kitchen. In fact, he has been watching the kitchen for the last few days, so I think he knew something was up.

Tomorrow, I will let my little 4-legged hunters down into the basement to explore to their hearts content. The only thing I can figure is that the little stow-away, might have come in through the garage, as that is the only door that is opening on a regular basis, and, on occasion, has been left open for extended periods. I havent noticed any other openings to the outside, though I am sure that they exist.

My ankle is doing better, my foot is still swollen a bit. When I went out with the kids today, it started to hurt again, but I figure I just pushed it to far. Another reason to rest tomorrow.

Oh well, I shall be careful getting out of bed for the next few days…just in case

and my foot doesnt hurt as much, but it is definately more swollen and all sorts of loverly colors. I tried to wrap it this morning but it actually hurt more wrapped than it did unwrapped. And I just cut off my toe ring, as it was starting to dig in. At least the ring was cheap, as I made it myself and I have all the supplies. I will see what happens tomorrow.

(ggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrr)

Today started off really good…didn’t end up that way, unfortunately.

I was able to get a bit more of the house “unpacked” and broke down some boxes. If the boxes can be broken down, we are going to save them in a bigger box, for the next time we move. It isn’t a huge box, but big enough to keep some boxes. I really hate having to search for boxes.

Then…

I went to pick up the kids from school. I got out of the van and headed for the area where I meet the two kids. I didn’t make it. I inadvertently stepped into a rut, and my ankle turned. I felt the darn thing snap too. The pain went down enough for me to walk normally back to the car. But after driving the whole 1 mile home, I couldn’t walk. My ankle has swollen up a bit and it is very painful. I called the doctor and he gave me a prescription and told me to keep my ankle up.

I mulled over the idea of going to the hospital, and being my normal ornery self, decided that it didn’t turn enough colors to make me believe it is broken. The only bruise is on the back of the ankle bone (the one that sticks out) and it is about the size of a dime. After telling the doctor, he didn’t think it was broken either. I make a horrible patient…must have something to do with my being an EMT in a previous life, and three years of nursing school.

Unfortunately, it has also put a damper on tomorrow’s plans. We were going to go back up to Old Sturbridge Village again. As I can’t walk, I will be staying home, but the kids and hubby will be going. They were too excited about the trip; I didn’t want to keep them from going. They will take pictures and I will go again sometime soon.

So, instead of walking around Sturbridge, I will be watching a Harry Potter marathon with one of my friends, who want to keep my company while I am home alone. I might hobble outside, if it is nice and put some bulbs into the ground. I meant to do that today…but for obvious reasons, it never got done.

Oh well, just call me gympy