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Weekend Fun..

For the first weekend since we got back, Aaron was off... well, kinda... he did end up taking call for 5 hours on sunday evening, but he was free all day saturday! Yay! I went for a run by myself on a trail that I have run a hundred times... and as I was about one mile from being done, I must've stumbled on a rock and twisted my ankle... REALLY BAD. I have twisted my ankle a few times before while running, but it was always something I could just shrug off and keep going... but this time, it felt different and it really hurt. I hobbled on one foot while I waited for the pain to subside and tried to put weight on it, but it really, really hurt... so I called Aaron to have him pick me up. I was in the middle of a trail, where cars can't come through, so I walked to the nearest pickup place and as I went along, it actually started feeling better... so, when we got home, we decided to go to a nearby Farmer's Market but the walking around there must've caused my foot further injury... when I got back, my ankle had swollen twice the size of my other ankle and it started to hurt. I was pretty much useless the rest of the day and had to ask everyone to get me things. Thank God Aaron was home :) By evening, Aaron realized I could be in big trouble on monday if I can't figure out some way to be able to walk, so he got me a walking boot/cast to wear from his work (thank God, I am married to someone that specializes in injuries like this!). The walking boot really helped me with the ability to walk so I wore that for most of sunday. By monday, it was getting better, although it was getting UGLIER by the day (bruised, swollen). I realized that we can take things like the ability to walk for granted... it is amazing how much you can't do ANYTHING when just one foot is injured... it gave me so much appreciation for my sister, who, last winter, broke her ankle on ice, had a 10 month old, and 3 other children to care for, all while in a new city with her partner on deployment and finding out she was pregnant!!! I felt bad for her then, but my situation made me realize how hard it must have been to have gone through all that.

Well, here are some pictures from the weekend!!


Anna contemplating whether she should climb the rock or not...

Selah being silly..

Eating yummy bread


NEXT time, I'll post pictures of our boys... they seem to be left out of picture taking lately.. maybe I'll do a profile of each child sometime :)

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Anonymous said…
I completely understand what you mean about taking things like walking for granted since I broke my ankle/fibula on 6/29 playing roller derby. I haven't been able to walk for 4 weeks and I have 3 to go. It has been a very different summer and I praise God that my situation is temporary. The girls look so happy and healthy.
Love Alisha
Sunday, July 25, 2010 at 12:00:00 PM PDT
Kelly said…
Pam, So sorry to read about your ankle...hope that it is feeling better!

I also wanted to thank you for your comments on my blog and especially for the prayers! I so enjoyed knowing you were following along our journey.

It's amazing that so many of us have or will be going to China to such a short period of time. Truly a Blessing!!
Monday, July 26, 2010 at 6:40:00 AM PDT
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