ruptured achilles

Bill stepped up onto a curb wrong and heard a pop last Wed. night.  He came home from his business trip a day early and went to the Dr.all by himself..(.that shows how bad it hurt.)   They did an x ray and told him nothing was wrong...try to stay off it. ( ya right. ) Saturday we went to visit  Isaac, Amy and Anders.  Isaac checked it over and told us he needed an MRI and an orthopedic Dr.because  it was a torn Achilles.  Monday he called the primary  Dr. for a referral to an orthopedic Dr.  He  got the referral  Wed.   The first appointment to see an orthopedic Dr. was 3 weeks later !!!  I was not handling this well.  April's friend had an Achilles rupture and April suggested he go to Instacare because her friend  got an MRI fast by going there.  Thursday I picked Bill up from work at 3:45 and informed him we were not going to the temple...but to Scripps urgent care Rancho Bernardo.  The admitting clerk commented on why didn't he just wait and heal the 3 weeks until that appointment.  The nurse suggested another x ray because if you take them too soon they can not always  tell until something shifts...I told her our son Isaac is a Dr. of physical therapy and he examined it and said it was the Achilles...and we needed an MRI.  We got a great woman Dr. who believed what we told her !!!!!!!!!   She had him lay on his stomach with his feet hanging off the table and squeezed his calf on the hurt side...no movement of the foot.  She squeezed the calf on the right leg and the foot flexed....she said that is the layman's test for an Achilles problem.  She scheduled the MRI ...we only waited an hour for that !!  We went back up to urgent care and waited for the MRI reader to come.  We were waiting when the first nurse who suggested another x ray came by and said...you have a very smart son !!  The Dr. came and told us, yes it is a ruptured Achilles...the other nurses and Drs. were saying ... call your son and tell him he is so right !  They were so impressed, probably because Bill does not appear to be in great pain..he blocks it out and keeps going !!   They put on a splint and gave him crutches and told him to not put ANY weight on it.  They told us to expect a call from the orthopedic Dr. today to set up his appointment. Not bad for a $20.00 co pay and 4 hours and 25 minutes !!  I highly recommend Scripps urgent care Rancho Bernardo !!  They really have their act together !

found my camera

This is the little cupboard I got at a yard sale for $10.00....and what we looked like for a Halloween party last night.

cute little cabinet and bed frame

Today I just went to one streets yard sales..Nice area, about 10 big houses [with land] on the street, and 6 of them were having  yard sales.  I got a brand new bed frame in the box for $5.00 at one.  Ours is over 35 years old and has screws where the rivets used to be.  This is a nice one !  Next door to that I got a home- made little wall display cupboard for $10.00.  Very well made..I could not just leave it there ! I do not know where I put my camera..when I find it I will take photos.

Wizard of Oz costumes

Today Bill  mailed out 3 boxes of Wizard of Oz costumes to Shannon.  [Now I can spend the $$ without guilt]...The Wizard= pinstripe pants, black funky top hat  and green dress jacket from a thrift store. I made the vest and  faked  a watch on a chain from yard sale jewelry. The Lion=I found the headpiece with attached top/tail  at a thrift store.  I found a fleece blanket that almost matched to make the sleeves and pants. I  made the "medal".  The Scarecrow= I found the hat and  top with pants at a thrift store.  The Tin Man=I bought  silvery fabric and sewed this costume.   I spray painted a plastic funnel silver.  I sewed the heart/clock thing on the front so he couldn't accidentally rip it off...The Good Fairy= I found a pink puffy dress at a thrift store and embellished it. I made a  gold lame puffy sleeve blouse to go under it..and bought a cheapo star wand, that may never make it to Halloween. [I think this costume  just looks brassy.  Maybe Shannon can find better !]  I made the Dorothy dress for Shannon and  bought the socks new.  She already has red shoes. At a thrift store I found a picnic basket and Toto. I altered the basket for Toto to stick his head out.  It  may sound like doing all this was easy.   It took several months to find all the pieces, sew this stuff and get it mailed out.  What I do for fun !

Carlsbad

Today I went to the beach in Carlsbad...and then checked out the Village...walking around...it was lovely....but all the photos I take with my phone now and have no clue how to get them from Facebook to here...