Life on the Road

So, I’ve noticed over the time we’ve been in this house that our front porch has a really unsafe step at the bottom.  There’s a single cement “tile” in the dirt at the end of the actual porch steps, with varying levels of uneven dirt around it.  Over the last few months, all of us have stepped off the edge just so and twisted our ankle…  And we keep thinking, “Gosh, we ought to do something about that.”

Well, Thursday my pregnant (im-)balance and loose joints got the better of me.  I stepped on that edge just so, and my ankle bent totally over underneath me.  I even heard a “snap” kind of noise, which was really sickening and scary.  (The worst part, of course, was trying to contain myself, as I had both kids there, coming out of the house to leave). 

When I was able to pull myself together a little, I determined that it will bear weight, so is not broken, but boy is it ugly…  Swollen out past the ankle bone, and bruise coloring came up immediately.

I am *SO* thankful that it isn’t worse!

But I am going to be relatively immobilized for a bit, and there are few options for medication because of Baby.

I’d sure appreciate your prayers for a quick recovery, as well as somehow keeping my household running in the meantime…