Monday, December 14, 2009

The Toys Are Out To Get Me!

On Friday I was in the middle of putting Hunter in a time out when the phone rang. I finally spied it on the table as it was nearly the last ring before the answering machine would pick up. I leaped over toys and blankets to grab it, however I missed seeing the John Deere Front-End Loader in my path.

I stepped on the bucket and then nearly fell on the floor. I quickly grabbed the phone and was about to let loose a string of my favorite curse words when I realized it was the Pastor's wife asking if I was coming to our bible study this week!! I managed to keep the naughty words in my head long enough to get off the phone, and then I let loose. With some tears as well. I sat on the floor and watched my foot bleed and bleed! I am crying.... the kids started to cry... Oh what a mess.

Good thing I married a nurse! The rest of the family might make fun of me for hauling home a nurse, from the East Coast to boot, but he sure does come in handy. I called him home from work to check out my foot. Now, the picture just does not do it justice. Sure, I probably over-reacted a bit, but there was a lot of blood!! So the gouge goes in on an angle so I have this flap of skin that sticks out now. And there is this nasty dark purple bruise around the area now. It still hurts a heck of a lot.

It is now three days later and it still hurts. This just has not been a good month for me at all. No sleep, huge dental infection, and now the toys are out to get me. I sure hope this is it!

The offending toy and my boo-boo right after Matt cleaned it up:

7 comments:

Trish said...

I know what you mean about the blood, I stepped on a furniture staple, didn't go that far in, and just looked like a pinprick, but man did that thing bleed! I was lucky no bruising or anything, poor Kara's foot!

Tammy said...

Ouch! I hope you leave all your "ouchies" in 2009 and start fresh and pain free in 2010.

Murray said...

You're a good Yukoner< Kara - injured by a front-end loader in the living room!! :) Take care...

Tina said...

Ahahahaha. Baby. :P

Country Mouse, City Mouse said...

We have that kind of toy at our house as well, and yup they sure hurt when you step on them. Lucky you have a nurse on duty!!

Corrienne said...

no wonder the loader didn't break!!! it aint john Deere junk, lol that must have hurt!!!! and PS we love ur husband, handy or not

dogsled_stacie said...

LOL Murray!

Glad you're ok, that looks a wee bit painful!