Well today was an interesting one. Since there’s still pain in my foot, especially at the base of the big toe, Dr. S sent me for x-rays prior to an office visit today. He left a Rx at the imaging center down the block from his office. I called them first thing this morning that I needed an x-ray and they directed me to come in anytime.
So mom and I dropped the twins at school at headed to the imaging center. We got there right around 9AM. After filling out the paper work, I was directed to take a seat. I started doing a little sock knitting (utter failure but that’s another story) and watched Hoarders on the TV in the waiting room. At 10AM, mom notices that everyone who was there before us had gone, as well as lots of people who’d come after. She went to ask the receptionist how much longer it might be.
“We don’t know.” Was the answer. Why you ask? They didn’t have an x-ray tech and didn’t know when one would show up. Could be an hour, two, three, or not at all today. Joy.
I pulled out the trusty iPhone and surfed through the provider list for United Healthcare for another radiology center in the area. I made a phone call and was told to come on over. I got my Rx and headed out. At 11AM, I was having both feet x-rayed at the radiology department at Mountainview Hospital. Took half and hour to get copies of the films.
I finally get to see Dr. S and there’s no fracture in my foot at all. He had shots of both feet for comparison. Soft tissue damage. Big toe is weak and the focus of the pain at present. He put on a compression bandage that reminds me of casting material, though it doesn’t harden. I then put my fancy boot back on. If its not better in a week, I get to go for a MRI. Oh yay!
I’ll be working remotely again this week. I might work a longer day remotely, but there are upsides.
- I get to sleep later. Alarm is at 7:15 rather than 6
- Don’t have to buy lunch! (big money saver)
- Shorter commuter
I did get some spinning this weekend. Was tough using the foot that has been avoiding spinning as the primary treadler. But I was able to do it. YAY! Filled up another bobbin on the Vermont wheel while watching UP with the boy. Someday the CVM roving bag will be empty and I can start plying. I’m up to 11 bobbin’s worth of singles and the bag barely looks touched. Sigh. Magic fleece bag it is.
I have fought the lace bug (and single project bug) for as long as I could. I’ve been hearing the siren’s call of lace for a while now. The WRS has been especially loud as I see new and exciting lace patterns appear. I remember that sweetie sitting and waiting for me. I could withstand it no longer. I pulled WRS out of her slumber and got back to work on her yesterday. I’m now through the first repeat. Woot. I think there are 13 more to go.
I hadn’t quite finished the first repeat when I took this picture but have since.
I also realized that I don’t have a purse project. I grabbed some yarn and needles to take with me this morning. But it was handspun, right off the bobbin. It was overtwisted. Maybe. Whatever it was, it needed a good soaking and was producing a biased sock. I pulled the needle out and spent from 10AM this morning onwards with no knitting project. I KNOW. It was hard. I did have my iPhone with the Kindle app so I didn’t need to chew my foot off.
So as to avoid this happening again, time for a real sock project. I picked the yarn and the pattern. Getting there
I’ll be using this brightly colored Noro Kureyon Sock and US1 to knit So Simple Silk Gardens. (Rav link) by Glenna.
Time to get the monkeys ready for bed.
Craft on!
