Nailed it.....or not

So I ran into Walgreens the other night and decided on a whim I would paint my nails to look like Minnie Mouse. I mean how hard could it be right? Yeah, famous enough last words. I am going to share with you the horror that is my manicure. I forgot how bad I was at painting my nails. Now everyone will know my secret. I paint nails with the skill of a 3 year old! I did two coats of polish on both my toes and hands. I then took this picture of my hand to show step one.
I then realized just how awful of a job I did. I would like to use the excuse that I did this in my bed by the light of my phone, but let's be honest here. It would have looked the same in broad daylight. After I saw how bad I did I managed to cover up the spots I had missed and went on to do the dots. I did my big toe and was so tickled at how cute it was I quickly tucked that foot under my leg to do my other big toe. Yeah, it took me all of two seconds to realize what an idiot I was. Of course that toe was ruined. So I fixed it, did the other toe, and moved on to my fingers. My original plan was to just do some accent nails. However when they were done they just looked off, so I did them all. Even though my nails were a hot mess I still thought they looked cute. So I put on a top coat and waited for it to dry. I then tried to clean up the skin around my nails the best I could. I sure as heck can't take this show on the road, but for my first time I think they look decent. I will try again with some better lighting and better nail polish. Hopefully next time it will take me less then an hour and a half.
To paint my nails I used Sally Hansen Hard as Nails Xtreme wear. I grabbed it since it was pretty cheap. I was not a fan. It was thick but in a bad way. Almost goopy. It dripped a lot and went on pretty rough. I don't think I will use it again. Next time I will spring for a more expensive polish. For the dots I used the I <3 nail art pen also by Sally Hansen. I really liked this pen and will be getting more to try other designs. For the top coat I used a strengthening top coat also by Sally Hansen since I have pretty weak nails. After a full day at the waterpark it was already starting to chip. Not sure if it is the top coat of the fact that I was in the water for over 6 hours. So I will reserve judgement until I use it again which should be soon because it has been 2 days and my nails are looking pretty rough. Toes still look great but they always last a lot longer.

My first week in a cast

So Monday rolled around finally and I was able to get in to get a cast. I was also smacked with the news that I would be in a hard cast for at least 8 weeks, maybe more with NO weight bearing. I was given the option of having surgery and having a pin put in. I called my step-sister to ask her opinion because she has broken herself more then anyone I know. (Love ya sis!) She said if it were her she would avoid surgery so we went ahead and went with the cast. I was also told after the cast I would be in a book for a few weeks with no weight bearing as well. This meant we would be stuck in Myrtle Beach for a couple months since The Hubby drives the bug van towing the trailer and I drive his car which is a stick. There was no way I could drive.
Since I was broken the kids helped out on occasion on their own. (Very RARE ocasion but they did help out some. More often of not it was after I lost my cool. Not proud of it but hey, it happens.)
We didn't go out much but we did venture to the mall one weekend. We got me a wheelchair and I held Princess most of the time. She did get down a few times to walk with her brothers. We also went to see Santa. Monkey was the only one to talk to him since Princess fell asleep in line and the other 2 boys didn't want to talk to him. All in all it was a good outing. The Hubby wasn't thrilled with pushing me. Apparently it was a little low and some areas with carpet made it tough. We made it through though and were grateful it wasn't super busy since it was just a couple weeks till Christmas.

This kid kills me....

We are sitting at Chick-A-Moo so the kids can play while The Hubby has a meeting. I am sitting here playing Pet a Rescue while they play. I have not played in forever because I am stuck on level 604. He notices I need to rescue 10 pets. I say. "I know this level is Impossible! I have been stuck on it forever!" He then says to me "Nothing is impossible if you believe in yourself."  So true, but so funny at the same time. 

Product Review: Tens Unit Electronic Pulse Monitor

Right before Princess was born The Hubby hurt his back bowling. He had just gotten a new ball and was practicing during his lunch break. HE moved just the wrong way during a shot and immediately felt the pain. Turns out he had herniated 2 disks and had one bulging. It took a while but with PT he slowly got better. One of his favorite things in PT was when they used an electron tens machine to zap him. One day his back was really bugging him and he was thinking about that wonderful machine. So he decided to see if they sold them in stores. Turns out they do! So he ran down to Walgreen's and got one. As soon as he started it he was in love! This is the one we got and it was worth every penny.
He has used it many times since then and really loves it. He has used it on me a few times too if my back is bugging me. This sucker really zaps you good if you turn it up high enough. It is great for sore muscles where ever you have them. You can get new pads at the store or on Amazon. Of course you should always consult your doctor before using something like this. I could not find the same one on Amazon but this one looks really close. Note: The link below is an affiliate link. If you click on the link and order this product I will receive a tiny amount of money.

My first weekend with a broken foot

So since I broke my foot the day before Thanksgiving no orthopedic doctor could get me in until Monday. So most of the weekend was spent just laying around trying not to hurt myself more.

The Hubby was trying to fix the water heater for me so I could wash my hair without using the electric kettle. He had run to the store to get a part and I saw a puddle on the floor by the sink and hot water heater. So I slid down onto the floor to clean it up. Luckily it wasn't a huge mess and just needed to be cleaned up.

Sadly The Hubby got home with the part we thought it was but it didn't help. He replaced it anyway and removed some other covers looking for what was wrong. He found it all right. See the piece that looks like it has electrical tape on it? Yeah, that is melted wire. Oops. It was getting later in the day so we decided he would go out tomorrow and try and find the parts. This ended up taking a few days but he got it fixed. I am so thankful to have a hubby that is handy.

The hubby went and grabbed lunch while he was at the store too since we needed to grocery shop. He stopped for Chick-Fil-A, or as we call it Chick a moo. Monkey called it that once upon a time since there are cows everywhere and it was so cute it stuck. So years later we still call it that. Anyway, The Boy took his bun off to add more hot sauce to his spicy chicken sandwich and discovered his was int he shape of a heart. Awwww
The Hubby had also rented a gold cart for the weekend. He was like a kid driving all over the campground in that thing. He took the kids on more rides then I could count and I even hobbled out for a few rides. I sat in the golf cart while everyone played at the park. Princess loved riding in it and would yell WHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEE the whole time.
I had to figure out how to make dinner without having to hobble back and forth so we brought in a camp chair so I could sit right next to the oven. Princess of course thought this had to be just for her so often I had to fight her for the chair.

The day two things broke

So the day before Thanksgiving I woke up and went to take a shower. The water was just kinda luke warm. I figured I didn't give the water heater time to heat up or something. I just took a fast shower and waited a bit to wash some dishes. The water was still not hot so I let Eric know it was busted and I got on the computer to google what could be wrong and ask some people on my RV boards on Facebook. He was working so I figured I would try and fix it myself. I'm pretty handy. I went outside to look at the water heater to make sure everything looked fine and release some of the pressure in the release valve. Waited a bit and it was still no go. Checked to see if some things were loose. Nope, everything looked good. Came back in and watched a video on you tube. Stepped back outside to remove a cover like in the video and see what it looked like and boom, I fell off the bottom step.

Now, this isn't a rare occurrence. Me and stairs, or flat pavement for that matter, are not friends. I am a klutz. I am shocked The Hubby even lets me get our of bed when I am pregnant. However this time was different. This time there was some MAJOR pain. I could not get back up. I yelled Owwwww. I yelled for help. I yelled for the hubby who was on the phone with his boss. (Sorry hun, I know bad timing) Thankfully I had not shut the door yet so he heard me just fine (pretty sure some neighbors did too) and I heard him tell his boss. "Sorry I have to go my wife fell. I have to see if she is okay." Yes, I head the tone, lol. Yes it was filled with, Oh God what did she do now? I know the tone. I get the tone often. (See the I am a klutz part above) So The Hubby came out and I of course told him "I've fallen and I can't get up". He helped me up and somehow we managed to get me up the RV steps without me stepping on my foot and then I crawled to the couch. I put my foot up and he got me a nice bag of broccoli rabe for my foot. After a few minutes I tried to wiggle my foot and toes. Yeah, BAD idea. We tossed around the idea of going to ER, Urgent Care, or just waiting and seeing how I was in a few hours. I decided to wait, because when you are a klutz you get used to hurting yourself. Plus the idea of dragging 4 kids to Urgent Care for nothing is not a good one. So about an hour later I looked at my foot and it was a bit swollen but no huge bruising. I still could not move it so we figured we might as well hit urgent care before they closed, being the day before Thanksgiving and all. So it took a LONG time but we finally got me into the van. Did I mention we have a 12 passenger van? Do you know how HIGH up those things are? Yeah, not cool.

We got me to urgent care and I make The Hubby go get me a wheelchair. We get all checked in and they call me back. Cat Boy of course has to go with me because he wants to be sure he doesn't miss anything and also to make sure I am okay. Here is me waiting for them to come get me for my x-ray making a lovely "I gotta BOO BOO!!!" face. Yeah, The Hubby is a lucky man. LOL Also please excuse the outfit....I figured jeans would be a bad thing to wear so I wore The Hubby's sweatpants from when he was in the Navy.
They take me back for x-rays and were really good answering all the questions Cat Boy had about what they were doing and wanting to see at the x-rays. The verdict was I broke the 5th Metatarsal on my right foot. It was a Jones fracture. You know, the rare kind. The kind that is hardest to heal. The one dancers break. I am so NOT a dancer. I am surprised it took me this long to break a bone. So I got all wrapped up. Was given a set up crutches and sent on my way to try and find an orthopedic that would see me the day after Thanksgiving. (There were none) The doctor was nice and took my phone in the other room and took pictures of my x-rays so I could have them.
We got home and I settled on the couch. We still had no hot water and now I was gimpy so I couldn't even go shower int he bathhouse like everyone else could. Though The Hubby seems to think I could of. Yeah, let's have the klutz go take a shower with a broken foot, in a bathhouse all alone. I apparently can not function with two feet and you want me to shower alone with one foot? Yeah, not a good idea.
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