1. Tuesday morning I was jolted awake at 3:30 am with a charley horse in my calf that can only be described as mind numbing. Coach was jolted awake approximately 4 seconds later by a screaming wife, which also can only be described as mind numbing. Then he tried to rub it out, at which point he may or may not have been punched by said screaming wife.
Approximately 2 seconds after that Coach was snoring soundly again. But not me. Oh no, I saw stars, had a ringing in my ears, and had a hot flash...and heart palpitations. Then it took me another 45 minutes to calm down enough to go to sleep...just in time for the alarm to go off.
2. I walked with a limp all day Tuesday...and today.
3. To which my track girls asked me what happened, and forced me to tell them that I hurt myself sleeping. SLEEPING. PITIFUL.
4. And then they laughed and said they thought that only happened to old people. And one girl told the story of how her dad pulled a muscle in his thigh while sitting and eating chicken wings. And another girl said her dad broke a rib while sitting at his desk at work (although there was a faulty spring in a chair back that apparently catapulted him into the side of his desk). And still another girl talked about how her mom tore a ligament in her foot while polishing her toes. And then I didn't feel so bad.
5. Until one girl said "Old people are always getting hurt doing nothing...Oh, sorry Mrs. K- we don't think you're old...old is like 35 years old...you're not old"
To which I replied, "No, apparently I'm four years past old. Now, go run."
6. And then I came home and checked my e-mail, and I received this little gem from a freshman who wants me to recommend him for honors history next year...
"I am trying to get registered for Honors History.. I need a reconmendation form my English and Histroy teacher. If possible please send one to me by breack tomorrow."
Umm, yeah. I'm probably not going to do that. But I might do a lesson on the virtues of using spell check.
7. And then I took a hot bath to ease the throbbing of my calf, and now I'm going to bed...at 8:45...with all the old people.
See y'all!


















