Saturday, December 9, 2006

Another Long Week

Yet another week has gone steadily downhill since the early hours of Monday last. Remember those "Ten Good Things" lists I was posting earlier this year? I feel so far from those lists… Even though I sometimes had a hard time coming up with those ten things every week, I don’t think I could come up with one for this week. Well, maybe one. I’m still alive. And my husband is still safely ensconced in his comfy chair to my left…that’s two. And there’s still a roof over my head, heat coming out of the vents, lights that spring to life when I turn a switch, food…well, certainly not here in the fridge. But I do have access to plenty of food, approximately 1.1 miles from my recliner.

Look at that…I’ve come up with six good things without even trying. But that wasn’t the point of this post. I wanted to whine J .

So, am I after coming up with a "Ten Bad Things" list? No, I guess not. But it does still seem, at times, as if life is out to get me.

Yesterday was the capper. I mashed my finger between a 75-pound meat slicer and the wall. Third finger, left hand. What saved my finger from being busted was my ring. My ring. Which is now hopelessly mangled.

I had to cut it off my swollen digit with a wire cutters. I worked the cutters between the back of my throbbing finger and the band of my ruined ring, squeezed and twisted until the chink of the blades meeting signaled the deed was done… And then I sobbed like a five-year-old.

8 comments:

  1. {{{{{Lisa}}}}}
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  2. I am glad you came up with some good things ~ add to the list you still have a finger ~ and you can always replace the ring hope the finger is OK ~ Ally

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  3. Oh, Lisa, I'm so sorry.  Jewelers can work wonders though.  I once had to have a ring cut off, and after the repair, it looked just like it did when it was new, down to the engraving inside.  Hope your hand is in better shape than your ring.

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  4. Oh, finger injuries are so painful...and I'm sorry your ring is mangled.  I hope it can be salvaged.  You are working sooo hard and I really hope it all pays off for you.

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  5. Your wedding ring? Nuts. But it did keep you from breaking your finger. But I'm sorry. Perhaps someone really good can repair it.

    Jackie

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  6. OH!  That is so sad!  I would have sobbed too!

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  7. I am so sorry you had to cut your ring! I am very glad you had it on so that it SAVED your finger!

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  8. I'm sorry to hear you've had such a difficult week.  I hope you can find someone who can repair your ring.  I think I would have cried too.

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