This happened soon after we returned from our trip back East to visit our kids. She had significant pain in her foot, so she went to the foot doctor. The doctor took some x-rays and gave her a cortisone shot. The doctor gave her a boot to wear in case there was a stress fracture that didn’t show up on the x-ray.

Her foot didn’t get better and she went back to the doctor for a follow-up visit today. This time the x-ray showed that her foot was broken. So, she must wear the boot for 8 weeks to allow her foot to heal.

She doesn’t know how she broke her foot but wonders if chasing after the grandkids as they were riding their bikes, or racing through the Atlanta airport to catch our connecting flight could have done it.

Naturally, having to wear the heavy boot has put her in a bit of a foul mood.

This occurred to me. Here’s a woman in a foul mood wearing a huge boot on her foot. I immediately thought of entering her in an ass-kicking contest. I do believe she could win. I looked around and was ready to enter her in a contest, but she was adamant that she would not participate. She did indicate that she might see how far she could kick the boot up you know where.

So, the ass-kicking contest is out. I’m helping more around the house until her foot heals. Thank God she doesn’t have to wear that thing to bed.