Once again, I've been remiss in updating.

I've had trauma in my life--nothing serious, but it hurts like the dickens.  Almost two weeks ago now, I was walking from the wet and rainy driveway into the garage and I didn't realize I had a leaf on my shoe...my foot slid like I was on ice and I went down in a heap.  My foot's been hurting me every since then.  I finally broke down and got it X-rayed this past weekend, but I was too cheap to pay the $75 Emergency Room Co-pay, so I had my doctor call in for the films, which meant I paid the $10 outpatient testing co-pay instead.  But it also meant they didn't get read until Monday, since they weren't an emergency.  Turns out it's not broken, which likely means I have tendonitis again, and need one of those stupid little boots to wear.  I usually have one around the house, but the last time I wore one it was winter, and it was wet so many times that it stunk to high heaven by the time that I was done with it, so I pitched it.  I've searched the local pharmacies, and none of them carry them without a prescription.  So, I guess I'll work on getting one of those next.

Last week, I had two different days where I worked my night shift and then stayed 8 hours over working on the schedule--I think I've mentioned before what a b*tch these holiday schedules are proving to be this year.  I also had to work a {Shudder} day shift for a certification class that I was semi-freaking out about.  It wasn't that I didn't think I knew the content, I just wasn't sure I could feed it back to them in the terms and in the algorithm they wanted us to use.  But, I passed with flying colors.   So last week, overall, I was generally pretty sleep deprived.  But this week I'm on vacation, so it's better.

Jon is golfing this week, so I took off from work--my own little vacation at home.  Unfortunately, I've not accomplished much on my list.  I had hopes for today, but I ended up spending 2 hours getting a flat tire fixed before I could even get home from taking the kids to school.  Tonight the kids had a school skating party (fundraiser for the PTA) and tomorrow night is halloween, so that's shot, too.  Guess I better get my butt in gear tomorrow during the day.

I nearly crashed my car the other day, laughing at a man I saw in a parking lot.  He was about 40 years old, and looked it, with a small beer gut.  And he was wearing his pants in that crotch-around-the-knees-boxers-sticking-out-the-top style that the teens like to wear.  Usually when I see someone dressed (and I use the word lightly here) this way, they have on print boxers.  Well, this man had on tighty-whitey Fruit of the Looms.  It was hilarious.  I called my mom and told her about it, and we had a good laugh.

Happy Halloween, everyone!

Happy Michael Landon's birthday to any Bonanza Fans out there!