During Anthony’s rather difficult Father’s day visit yesterday, there were a few moments of enjoyment (but only in hindsight). As I was hobbling around the kitchen using one of his walking sticks, and his nephew was trying to get Anthony to turn his walking frame around in order to sit down, Ming gave me a look of utter confoundment and withdrew to his room. I can’t say I blame him.
Once I put my boots on, my sore ankle steadied itself so I abandoned the walking stick for a slight limp as I poured teas, coffees and whiskeys for Ants, his nephew, another friend and me. Nobody seemed to care about my sore ankle as all the attention was focussed on Anthony who was a bit silent and slumpy, so instead we chased a few conversations around the room, had a few laughs and, when it came time for our visitors to go, I got up, winced with pain and said, petulantly, “How come nobody cares about my ankle?”
Suddenly, Anthony emerged from his silence and said to his nephew, “There is always something wrong with her!”
Hilarity filled the kitchen and I gave him a huge hug.
jmgoyder 
Awww – what a great story! Just baby that ankle Julie – will ya? 🙂 So glad Ants was able to rise to the occasion and had such a great witty line at that moment. Hope Ming could hear it and got to laugh too:) xo Love
Have had ankle up for a couple of days now on and off but too boring – Ming doesn’t laugh about these things – gets very stern – ha!
Thinking of you ~ my foot has nerve pain that will not allow me to stand on it — Prayers for both our feet!! xo
Now that was a hilarious story thanks for the laugh this morning……………
I am sure you would have given me a bit of sympathy – hehe!
Now, that is funny!
I know!
(Laughing) Oh my he has an almost caustic sense of humour! Love it! Oh and I care about your ankle 😉
Caustic – yes!
glad for the most part it all went well!!!! i would have wanted someone to notice my ankle though, geesh, didn’t anyone notice u limping???
Yeah, Ming did and thought I was faking!
Haha, hilarious! You’re going to have to find empathy with a different crowd. 😉
My birds?
Brilliant idea! But don’t let the geese bite you!
guess you gotta take whatever you can get!
Too true!
Amazing the things that trigger an occasional comment from the silent section! You might have to try these things more often. 🙂
No thanks – haha!
It’s tough when a caretaker is the one hurting. I recall my grandmother reading the riot act to a friend who had stopped by to see her complaining about getting over a head cold. It was hard for anyone in the house to have any malady in her presence. Ankles are so difficult to deal with. Keep it elevated and baby it all you can.
Okay – your grandmother was definitely a character!
Might be better to get than ankle seen to. I ended up getting an operation on my previously injured ankle last year. The NHS use a lot of local anaesthetic for operations, so I ended up on the operating table watching the surgeon and hearing a drill being used to cut the bones and insert screws. Fortunately, treatment was in a major teaching hospital in Glasgow.
You want to prevent this happening to you!
Thank you for warning me!
Typical woman only thinking of herself…lol… I have been worring about your sore ankle… I promise I have… wanted to send you one of my many hand carved walking sticks I have no use for except wonder why I keep buying the bloody things…
Ha – they will probably be worth a fortune soon!
Wonderful ….. maybe he wasn’t referring to your ankle!!! You have all my sympathy – hope if feels a bit better now ??? *smile
Nearly better!
Nearly better don’t sound that great..
Much better!
Great news!
I was reading through your comments and thought how funny it would be for you to dialogue with the birds about your ankle. if I was a little closer I make you dinner and tea or whatever and pop some popcorn for the videos. All of us could have a good laugh.But alas, I do not happen to be in the neighbourhood so sending you warm hugs and healing thoughts. i guess my last comment about your turn to be waited on was wishful thinking. Go figure.
It’s a pity you aren’t a little closer then – ha! Yes, I should do a dialogue – good idea!
I hope your ankle feels better soon!
So do I – I need it!
Priceless!
(hope the ankle gets better soon)
V
xox
You only tease the ones you love! Anthony zeroes in at the right moments.
Okay, forget me adopting your son and mother…you just need to adopt me. I love your family!!
I’ll consider your proposition – ha!