Today I said a swear word...
As I have mentioned before (actually in my earlier post from today) the girls are confined only to the main living areas during most of the day..however, when it's nap time, it's a lot easier to take down a gate than it is to carry three 25 pound girls over the top..so I usually take one down as I tell them to all go get on their beds. So one of the gates was down late this afternoon when I let them out of their room after they woke up.
It was just 10-15 minutes or so before Josh got home when I realized that the gate was down and Ellyanna had disappeared. So I went in search of her. I found her playing in my shower. I told her to come out and then I went upstairs for something and she followed me. So as I headed down the stairs I picked up Ellyanna to take her with me. As I stepped on the second stair, what I didn't realize is that Bryce had taken off his shoes and left them sitting on the stairs (another reason to make sure to enforce the no kids in our bedroom rule). I happened to step right on the discarded shoe and of course it rolled underneath my foot. I completely lost my balance. So grasping Ellyanna in my left hand, and frantically holding on to the hand rail with my right hand, I tried to keep from hitting the stair while also keeping Ellyanna safe. I did not succeed. At least with the first part of my goal. I fell hard and hit about three of the stair edges..while holding a 25 pound baby, may I add. Needless to say, it hurt. Bad. I was writhing in pain for a few minutes. And then, out came the swear word. Now, I'm not a big swearer as most of you know. In fact as I remember it, in Jr High school, I remember trying out a particular swear word and my friend whom I was with (do you remember this Karyn?) just totally laughed at me because it sounded so weird coming from me. And to my knowledge that was the only time I have ever used a swear word. Apart from being funny or something. To be completely honest, I actually swear a lot in my head. a LOT. But never do I let them come out. Anyway, as I was standing there on the stair writhing in pain. I felt like swearing and I did. Not because it slipped out, but because it was a swearing moment. And it helped.
By the way, Ellyanna was not harmed in the making of this blog.
It was just 10-15 minutes or so before Josh got home when I realized that the gate was down and Ellyanna had disappeared. So I went in search of her. I found her playing in my shower. I told her to come out and then I went upstairs for something and she followed me. So as I headed down the stairs I picked up Ellyanna to take her with me. As I stepped on the second stair, what I didn't realize is that Bryce had taken off his shoes and left them sitting on the stairs (another reason to make sure to enforce the no kids in our bedroom rule). I happened to step right on the discarded shoe and of course it rolled underneath my foot. I completely lost my balance. So grasping Ellyanna in my left hand, and frantically holding on to the hand rail with my right hand, I tried to keep from hitting the stair while also keeping Ellyanna safe. I did not succeed. At least with the first part of my goal. I fell hard and hit about three of the stair edges..while holding a 25 pound baby, may I add. Needless to say, it hurt. Bad. I was writhing in pain for a few minutes. And then, out came the swear word. Now, I'm not a big swearer as most of you know. In fact as I remember it, in Jr High school, I remember trying out a particular swear word and my friend whom I was with (do you remember this Karyn?) just totally laughed at me because it sounded so weird coming from me. And to my knowledge that was the only time I have ever used a swear word. Apart from being funny or something. To be completely honest, I actually swear a lot in my head. a LOT. But never do I let them come out. Anyway, as I was standing there on the stair writhing in pain. I felt like swearing and I did. Not because it slipped out, but because it was a swearing moment. And it helped.
By the way, Ellyanna was not harmed in the making of this blog.
posted by Kristi @ 7:17 PM
3 Comments:
At 9:48 PM ,
Tim & Heidi Thomas said...
You're better than I, Kristi! Glad you're kinda okay?? Can't wait to see all of your baby stuff~and the girls room too! Let's set up a time for me to come over...maybe even this Friday AM...?
Love, Heidi :)
At 6:45 AM ,
Katy said...
Sometimes there is nothing better to describe how one is feeling, other than a curse word.
Once, I thought something terrible had happened while my sister-in-law (21) was in the car with me. I let one fly and I think she blushed. She'd never heard me say one. I thought her reaction was funny.
Hey, how about no falling down the staris today, hum? =o) Stay safe!
Love.
At 9:26 PM ,
Andrea said...
Is it bad that my first thought was to wonder which one? Of course that was quickly followed by 'I hope they are both ok'.... :)
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