cllimbing and foot/ankle injury

I went climbing on Saturday with progeer and rainbowravenx at the Ann Arbor Planet Rock. We had a good time, but just after my 2nd climb, I was demonstrating the starting moves of the climb I had just done, and because I'd done it, and it was "easy", I wasn't being properly careful. My left foot slipped and somehow landed on my right foot and knocked it off as well. Landed pretty hard. At the time, it hurt a bit, but I moved my foot a round a bit, and it seemed mostly ok -- a bit uncomfortable when standing on the sloped floor they have in parts there but ok to climb. So I climbed on it for another several hours, and it was ok.

After I took my cimbing shoes off, though, that was a different story. Within about 15 minutes it became VERY painful. I spent the rest of the evening hobbling around. I picked up an elastic bandage and some ibuprofen, and wrapped it up. But it was still painful -- driving was painful. I did as much braking as I could left-footed, and cruise-controlled whenever I could. But, even having my foot on the floor of the car was painful. I was really worried about today's travel.

But, luckily, when I woke up my foot/ankle was far better. I could walk -- slowly and carefully -- but I could walk. It mostly wasn't painful, though it was tender and felt a bit weak. I wouldn't have wanted to have to/try to walk quickly, though. But I could do a slow walk (mosey?) and feel like there was almost no limp in it. This suggests that I didn't break anything.

Still, I'm going to spend as much of this week sitting down as I can, and I don't think I'll go climbing tomorrow as I was originally thinking. We'll see how things feel later in the week, if I'm better by Thursday, I may climb then, since I'll be driving down to Indianapolis anyway, to change hotel. (I have an early flight on Friday.)

gluten-free bread recipe

By way of tammylc, a recipe for gluten-free bread that is supposed to eat/feel like real bread!

http://glutenfreegirl.blogspot.com/2007/01/i-am-stubborn-i-dont-give-up.html

great pumpkin!

As I drove up to the restaurant for dinner today I noticed a pickup truck pulling away with a pumpkin in the bed of the pickup. Noticed is a bit weak. Was surprised by, and wished I had a camera to photograph is more accurate. The pumpkin was sitting in the bed, yet was still tall enough to be taller than the top of the cab of the pickup truck. That was one BIG pumpkin.