Autum's Latest Injury

So, there I am minding my own business, out back painting the garage.  Pressed for time but wanting to get as much done as possible, I think to myself I'll just refill the paint one more time before I get cleaned up.  So I refill the paint, move the 4 foot riser to the next section and climb on up.  That's when the riser decided to flip.  One of the legs sunk into the soft dirt and down I went.  I did what anybody else does in that situation - I quickly checked to see if any of my neighbors had witnessed my ungracefulness. Then, satisfied that only my 2 year old daughter had seen me, I decided to check out the damage.  My legs were covered in paint and there were lots of paint splatters on the ground and fence, but I decided all was okay.  After cleaning the dirt and leaves out of the brush and roller, I refilled the paint and got up again.  This time checking for sturdy ground before ascending the riser.  It wasn't till I got up there and had been painting for awhile, when the adrenaline wore off and I realized that there was a bit of damage.   Here's a photo of the back of my knee after I washed the paint off my leg. (Which was pretty painful.) I haven't had a good bruise like this in a long time.  And my calf on this leg is twice as big as the other one.  I have a hard time bending my leg now and was disappointed to have to miss playing basketball this morning. But it sure is fun to look at!

Maybe this is a sign that pregnant people shouldn't be painting the garage and that their husbands should be the one to finish the last little bit........... J/K  Joe.