Picture if you will.......

It's been a gorgeous September, around 25C every day

warm enough for shorts and even tanktops

 

Today is Wednesday, half day of work for me

and newspaper day in our small town

 

So, after work, I take Monty and make the 45 minute walk to the mailbox and the store and back

looking for my e-bay order (still not there...sigh....)

and to pick up the paper along with my weekly bottle of Fresca

 



By the time I get home I've built up a sweat

Down the sunny dirt road and up the driveway

(note to self:  If  I ever move, make sure the driveway slopes down from the road

so that when I walk, I can return downhill)

 

Anyways, thought I'd sit at the table outside in the shade and read the paper and drink my Fresca

Now, this canvas backed chair is probably into its 3rd or 4th season

the last left of a set of four

and I knew better.
 

Really, I did.
 

But, the more sturdier chairs were scattered at various spots in the yard

And I was too hot to go and drag one over.

 

Last year, my son sat in one of these and fell through,

then did the same thing again the next day.

it was quite funny when it happened to him

 

But I was a victim of "It won't happen to me" syndrome.

 

I was onto the 3rd page of the paper

heard that canvas rip

and down into the chair I went

With a mighty "Oh shit"

Mighty enough for my Gerry to look out the window

 

"I'm gonna need help!" I called
What do you want me to do?" he asks
Which is not as inappropriate as it sounds,

as my husband had an "oh shit" of his own 5 weeks ago

And has had his leg bound up in a bright blue cast since then
In fact, we are a family of  "oh shits"
because my son is also sporting a bright blue cast,
but on his arm.

 

So, out he hobbles on his crutches

Thank god he's not into cameras because truth be told

had the situation been reversed the first thing I would have grabbed was my camera

 

"Just tip me sideways......gently"

Onto my side I thunked

I was wedged in there so tight that even as I lay on my side

It was not as easy to slide out as I thought

Particularly since I was laughing through the pain

And Monty thought it was the most interesting game to play

And Gerry stood there shaking his head

 

I did get out

brushed myself off

gathered my paper, the mail, and what remained of the Fresca and my dignity

and went inside to finish off safely on the couch.

 

The question remained though
That Gerry posed to me...

"What would you have done if I'd have been at work?"

 

Well,

I did have my cell phone in my pocket

Though that would be one heck of an embarrassing 911 call!!