Oh no! Did you get an X-ray? I hope you are OK. One time when I lived with Mike and Christy I locked myself out of the house (Like I always did) and tried to climb through my bedroom window. It was about six feet from the ground and I'm a shorty (As you know) so I climbed up on these cinder blocks that were stacked around. Well, I slipped and fell on my stomach onto a pile of them and I was covered in huge bruises. They healed quickly though and a week later my whole stomach and side was yellow. Yum. I hope you feel better soon and I hate to be a worry wart, but maybe you should go get checked? I love you! Hugs and Kisses.

Oh my gosh, Rachel!!!! ARE YOU OK??? That sounds so painful!! Praying you get better soon! Glad the nikon is ok too.

I am thinking you should not fold laundry OR do dishes for AT LEAST one month. Maybe longer!!! =)

Rachel, are you killed? Oh, Rachel, dear Rachel, speak just one word to me and tell me if you're killed.

What's a ridgepole?

you poor thing! I hope you feel better soon.

PS I liked the picture and your title is referring to AOGG, right?

Glad you're ok (mostly). That sounds like it could've been terrible. I'm afraid to get on high things like that (yeah, 4 feet is high for me) because I am afraid of coming back down. This has been the case for me since I was a little kid.

Kat, I heart you, that was great. (it doesn't hurt to laugh! woo hoo!)

Jenn, in Anne of GG, Anne takes a dare and walks the ridgepole of Diana Barry's roof -- the ridgepole just being the tallest point, the top of the A-shape -- with dire results. (a broken ankle). I WAS going to make a Josie Pye reference, because Josie was really good at walking board fences, but the ridgepole won. :)

I am surprised how much better I feel today. The last time I took a moderately serious fall (on rollerblades) I felt MUCH worse the second day. Still can't do laundry, though. ;) I woke up to a sink full of dishes and a dirty dish with some dinner in it still on the table this morning. Up until a couple of years ago this happened with some regularity, but nowadays I'm so unused to that that it made me shudder (which hurt) and pout (a little) because I had this idea that the family would have had pity on their poor injured Mommy and at least loaded the dishwasher... ah well. THEY'LL DO IT TODAY, hee hee.

I am glad you are not dead! and I am glad you are feeling better!! See you tonight!! We dont have to cook!!! =)

Did you get a big bruise?

Deb, I get a big bruise if I sneeze wrong. This is a big and UGLY bruise. (not quite as big as I had anticipated, though. I mean, really, COME ON, blood vessels, I FELL ON AN OPEN TRASH CAN. Can't you do a little better than that? Maybe it's because I iced it right away.)

That's right...As soon as I saw the "Rachel, are you killed?" comment I knew exactly what you meant. I just forgot that was what it was called.

Toney and I went to the movies once before we were married. We were sitting in the back row. I had my hand on the back of his chair and he got up and pushed back hard. My finger was smooshed between the seat and the wall. It hurt so bad. I was expecting one of those black spots on my finger nail. did not get one though. I was suprised with how hard it hit. I should have gotten one. =)

Ouch! Glad to hear you're feeling somewhat better!