What did you do this weekend? - Foot Problems Message Board

Beekermlady · 07-16-2006, 02:44 PM

Hey everyone!

It's boiling hot around here, we are at the very beginning of a week long heatwave! It's hard to stay outside because of the heat, so right now I am sitting in the AC watching TV and replying to some posts. I know it's pretty much hot all over right now, so I hope all of you are keeping cool.

Well, the reason for the the title of this post is because I am really proud of what I did this weekend. My grandparents knocked down their summer house at the Jersey Shore a few months ago and are re-building and expanding so that they can spend their retirement down there. This month has been very productive and they now have a real house!! Of course there are somethings they are paying other people to do (painiting, plumbing, electric, ect.) but there is a lot that we are doing as a family. Being as I am crutches-bound right now I couldn't real do much until this point, but yesterday was the first time I was able to help. And drumroll please.... I helped to put down a pergot floor for what is going to be my grandparent's bedroom!! I did it with just my mom, my 2 sisters and my grandfather (he just made the cuts for us)! We have done most of our house with these floors so we are like experts (they really aren't that hard) and yesterday we did our best job ever!!! I couldn't believe it when we were done... haha ::sticking my tongue out:: at all the people who said I was lazy!!

Okay, so I'm not modest! LOL

Happy Healing!
Britt

PS I still want to know what you ladies were up to this weekend??

MFord1206 · 07-16-2006, 08:37 PM

Hey Britt!

Congrats on being able to do some "physical labor" this weekend. I know how great you must feel for working so hard--especially with a cast and crutches! Sounds like you all accomplished alot. I bet the house looks great.

We are having an awful heatwave here in TN also. It's been in the upper 90's with 100% humidity and no rain in sight for a week. So, that being said, I haven't ventured outside much because it is so uncomfortable with this cast. My toes swell and end up looking like little sausages...lol I am counting down the days again until the cast comes off since last week ended up being a false alarm. This cast is so heavy it feels like I am walking around with a cinder block strapped to my foot. Tonight, my mom suggested to me that I purposely soak my cast in the shower so I could call my doc tomorrow and they would have to work me in to take it off...she was just kidding, but it was a tempting idea. I can survive for a few more days.

I did accomplish a little bit of something today. I slaved over the stove all day and cooked a huge supper for my family. I absolutely love to cook and haven't done so in a while because it is hard to be up on the foot for any length of time. I have also been in a great mood this weekend because I found out yesterday that my best friend is moving back home from Florida in a couple of weeks, so I am planning on flying down to West Palm Beach on August 11th to help her move...that is if the ankle can handle it. I guess I'll find out my fate after I go to the doc Thursday.

Hope everyone else had a productive weekend!

Megan

Beekermlady · 07-16-2006, 11:42 PM

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Originally Posted by MFord1206

My toes swell and end up looking like little sausages...lol

Megan,

I had to LOL at this. My boyfriend insists that I have sausages for toes all the time. Not just on my bad foot either!! LOL I seriously have to send this to him, he will get a good laugh out of it. WTG on cooking dinner! I am horrible at cooking, so I will never put myself through standing just to cook. Another joke my boyfriend always makes. The only reason he'll marry me is because I have all of the take-out numbers memorized!!

He's such a clown!!

Well, hope you're still doing good. Glad that you had such a good weekend.

-Britt

jprinz99 · 07-17-2006, 07:53 PM

You guys crack me up! By the way, I could use some new floors here so come on down!

This weekend I babysat a 5 year old and of course my dog (golden retriever/Irish setter cross) was in heaven. It was so friggin hot I made everyone stay inside. It has been so humid around here I am about to sprout mold and moss. Already have to clean the boot again cause I sweat so much lately.

Didn't do anything exciting - laundry, supper, dishes, read paper, watched Elf and some other kiddie videos in between between dog/child/sister arguments. And of course, consumed several Ibuprofen 800's.

Spent the rest of my time getting "ready" for surgery or napping. *Now that I read what I wrote, my life sure is boring!
jane

Beekermlady · 07-17-2006, 10:46 PM

Jane,

Give me a warm bed, some good food and a place to prop my foot up and I'll be there!! hehe I could also use a few of those kiddie movies! LOL Every night last week my younger sister and I watched kiddie movies, and there weren't even any little kids around!! Talk about a boring life, huh?!?! Of course, my sister(s) have the option to just get up and go whenever...today they were kind enough to leave me behind while they went to the beach and out to lunch...aren't they just darlings! LOL

I hate the days leading up to surgery, you are lucky that you are able to nap! I couldn't sleep for a few days leading up to this surgery and even the last one.. I was only 7 yrs old then! LOL These days I am having trouble sleeping for a completely different reasons.. the excitement from getting my cast off in 9 days has me up until all hours of the night!!

Well, I hope everything goes well with your surgery. Oh yeah- and let me know when I can do those floors for ya!