I tell you what, OW!

In my rush to get out the door this morning I came down the stairs only to step on a pair of boots, that apparently walked to the foot of the stairs at some point on their own, and rolled my ankle.  I heard it crack as I went man-down.  I twist my ankles frequently because 1) I am clumsy and 2) they are both somewhat weak due to past twists and sprains, but usually I can walk it off and am fine within a few minutes.  This time, however, I must have done a pretty good job on it.  It is still swollen and very sore!  I am having trouble bearing any weight on it.  :(

Of course, I had stuff that needed done today, so there was not much time for RICE. With my daughter's birthday party tomorrow night (today is her 12th birthday!), I needed to get her cake made.  That required a trip to the store where I hobbled through Meijer to pick up the rest of what I needed to make the cake as well as a wrap for my ankle.

Apparently my brain was affected by this injury as well, because when I got to the check out and went for my debit card, I realized my wallet was not in my purse.  So, I had to go out to my car to see if it had fallen out in there.  Fortunately, it was there and I went back in and paid for my stuff.  After finishing up the cake, my older daughter called needing me to bring her a part of her practice uniform.  I walked out to the car and got in, only to realize my keys were still inside.  Normally these things wouldn't be that big of a deal, but with an ankle that hurts to walk on, I almost cried!

The checkerboard cake was more tricky than I thought it would be and I made a huge mess, but I think it turned out okay.  At least it looks decent all intact.  We'll see tomorrow what it looks like once it's cut (pictures still to come).

For now, I just popped 800 of ibuprofen and am going to take a few minutes to elevate my foot before starting dinner!