The good, the bad, and the ouchie
06/02/2010 09:02 p.m.

Got to Yachats after a leisurely drive, stopped and took some pics. Got to the hotel, checked in, curled my hair and went excitedly to supper where Tony Kaltenburg was scheduled to do a live 3 hour show. The mix of music and food and restaurant chatter and sea and sky was brilliantly gorgeous!!!! I went back to the motel, went for a swim, and drifted off to dream land.

The next morning, I woke up at a reasonable hour, and got dressed to go agate hunting. Long story short, the first beach I went to was AMAZING (even though the hike UP the sand-dune to get to the beach, and then BACK up the dune to get to the car nearly KILLED me). I found some very nice agates. Driving back to Yachats, the plan was to swim some more, take a shower, and catch the other live show during supper at The Drift Inn. But noooooooooo. I spotted a site I REALLY wanted to go exploring at, and proceeded to attempt a very small but apparently trecherous trail down to another part of the beach. SEVEN short steps to the beach, upon which step number six found my right leg sliding, my left leg reluctantly agreeing to go with it, while my left ankle refused to budge. I heard a resounding "snap" above the din of the ocean roar, felt the too familiar sear of pain, and landed on my tailside in a heap. After assessing the damage as best I could, I tried to get on my feet, quite unsuccessfully. Afternoon spent in a very unorganized ER in Florence. No broken bones, just a few snapped tendons and/or ligaments. And, yeah, that's the short side of the story. Ugh.

Needless to say, getting BACK into my motel room without anyone or crutches was excruciating. The next day, I drove myself the four and a half hours to home and finally rested my badly swollen ankle with some frozen peas and elevation. Today I am convinced it was grace that kept me from feeling the pain I do today. Double ugh. Thank goodness my aunt is in town from Arizona for two more days. And then my mom is coming on Friday to help. At least it's not as bad as my right ankle was a couple of years ago. I still have some tendons and ligaments intact to help support me.

Anyway, other than the ankle mishap, it was a lovely, wonderous trip, during which I reminded myself that everything happens for a reason. Everything.

Meme's appt with the kidney doc is tomorrow. My aunt will do the driving. I'll go along for the ride so I can hear what the doc has to say. Thanks for the prayers everyone!!! Much appreciated!!! Her kidney function has improved somewhat, which is almost unheard of from what I can gather. Looking forward to hearing from the doc about it.

I am currently: sitting at an amazing angle at my desk
Listening to: The Tony Kaltenberg CD I bought Sunday night