As most of you know I had to go to the SS office to get my middle name corrected.  I drove to the local office in Parkersburg and after being searched and scanned I went into the office and took a number, yes a number and I was the only one in there!!! It didn't matter you still had to get a number???  Anyway, going through the scanner made me once again aware of 911.  Even though I am a RED,WHITE & BLUE American, they don't trust anyone and I understand this, but I so wanted to say so bad I love this country and I would never do anything to deface her, now those days are gone. Trust No One!! How sad is that?

 

Ok, the title of my blog, nope my middle name is not Graceful,!! Yesterday my neighbor and I took on my fish pond. Yes it had a leak, and I did not want to go all winter dragging the water hose and filling it every other day.  So my neighbor said she would help me, I don't think she knew what she was in for to say the least. Well, first we had to empty it and catch the fish so we could remove the damaged liner. I might add I three tiny babies I did not know was in there. Surprise.  I've posted pictures of the pond on previously blogs and you know it has all these rocks , some little some big and they had to be removed also.  Things were going well, she and I replaced the liner and being the perfectionst my friend is she had to have a certain rock for a certain spot, doing all of this while standing in COLD water, so I was huirrying and getting the right rock for her spot!!!  I failed to notice this cord to the shop vac (this I used to drain the pond) well being the graceful soul (NOT) that I am, my foot got caught on the cord and the next thing I knew I was down on the ground hard and with my left leg screaming with pain, I was so afraid to look, cause you know I am getting old and my bones are or so I though were not as strong as they use to be.  Well no broken bones but the rock I fell on was jagged and ouch what scrapes and brusing my leg took.  I'm going to show you a picture, along with the colors is this huge knot, it's like my leg has the mumps!!!  I wanted to cry it hurt so bad, but I was in so much pain at the time all I could do was grunt!!  After seeing I did not break it, just bent it, my friend and neighbor says to me that was the most graceful fall I have ever seen!! She too funny?  Later on though the rocks got her too, she dropped one on her finger and smashed it!!! I kept my mouth shut! LOL We started  at 11:00 AM and stopped at 7:00 PM and nowe didn't finished it, that we will do today.  We did get it filled up and put my fish back in it.  I told her with a throbbing leg I was going to play Miss Scarlet and said: "Tomorrow is another day""  Anyway here is my leg.

 

Well, it's another day and I've still got work on the pond, but you can bet your butt I will make sure there is nothing I can trip on while carrying a rock!!

 

Also need to wish all of you a Happy Halloween, They are celebrating at different times and days in our state. Our time frame is Saturday from 6:00 to 8:00, got their candies can't wait to see who comes to my door this year.  I hope I don't scare them off when I hobble to the door.

 

Take care and don't eat too much candy.

Hugs,

Miss Graceful.