Jennifer, Thy Name Is.....Susan?

A long time ago, I took an online quiz entitled, "Which Desperate Housewife Are You?". The results stated that I was "Susan", the sometimes clumsy, kooky character played by Teri Hatcher. When I informed Christina of this, she was like "Of Course! That is SO you!". And after yesterday, I have to agree with her.

Yesterday, after work, the kids got the idea of cleaning out their playhouse. They had lugged in a lot of sand, over the summer. I called Christina to say "Hey! I just got my first paycheck in six years!". I thought I better step outside to make sure the kids were going to transfer all the sand into their sandbox, instead of just dumping it outside onto the ground. So, while still talking to Christina, I stepped out onto the deck,...........and fell through!

That's right....I fell through the deck. Well, one leg, anyway. It hurt like hell! Poor Christina...all she heard was a loud crack, me moaning, and then saying "I gotta go" and click, I was gone. A board in the floor of our deck has been getting increasingly worse and worse. It's one of those things where you always say you're going to have to fix it some day soon.....but never take the time. Well, I took care of that.

My right leg fell completely through, all the way up to my hip. Oddly, it's my arms that took most of the beating. My right elbow is all scraped and very sore. And I have a very "Mom-like" bruise on my left forearm. Plus some polka-dot like bruises on my right calf. But all in all, I'm in pretty good shape. Mom says I was lucky not to have broken anything.

Right after I fell, Jules kept shouting, "Mom! Are you ok?" over and over again. She sounded more annoyed that I wouldn't answer her, than concerned about my well-being. It's really quite surprising how much falling through a floor can hurt. It took me a little while to get up.

After reassuring the kids that I was fine and warning them of the new hole in the deck, I made my way to the couch and called Christina back, who had been wondering if she should phone 911. We had a good laugh at my expense. And she said again, "You are SO Susan!".