Another day in Paradise

Saturday afternoon Jeannette & I took our kids to the pool.  It just so happened that our association was sponsoring a little family fun day party.

There were snowcones.

 Happy mamas as we watched our kids dance, play, eat, frolick and go down the waterslide like nothing else in the world mattered.

Jeannette's daughter Kiera (4) and my little Lila (8).  They may be 4 years apart but they play together like best friends.

My Ethan (6) & Jeannette's Nathan (7) about to request another song from the D.J.  They did this throughout the day.  Ethan's favorite song right now is Dynamite by Tao Cruz.  When that song comes on you better watch out.

Not sure why Emry is swiping some of Kiera's snowcone.  She had at least 6 of her own.

Jeannette & I were enjoying watching the kids, feeling so lucky we live where we do.  It's beautiful, clean, fun & family oriented.  The Beach Boys playing in the background, a literal soundtrack to our lives.  Then Ethan asked me to play a little Tennis with him.  Of course I would.  This day was just perfect.


I do not recommend playing Tennis in flip flops.  Not even a little game with your 6 year old.  I jumped up to get a ball that was going over my head, came down wrong on my left foot and rolled it inward.  


Apparently when you really hurt yourself you swear at the top of your lungs even though in your normal life you can barely say gosh darn it.


Ethan was by my side in a second and I just sat there wondering if when I stood up, I would be able to walk.  


I could, but I could tell something was wrong.  Hearing crunching and then feeling pain is never a good thing.  


Even though my ankle was hurting I was mainly upset that I missed getting photos of:


-the kids eating hot dogs
-the 3 legged race
-the pie eating contest
-all the kids dancing
-the limbo


So here's my ankle:

 And here's me. Trying to stay off my feet. 

This happened Saturday.  Friday was the last day we had health insurance.  Honestly I wouldn't have gone to the Doctor anyway.  It's just kind of ironic.  I am now one of those people that I always tsk'd tsk'd.  How irresponsible not to have health insurance.  Especially when you have kids.  Cobra was going to charge our family $1600 a month.  Paying that would have made me sicker than any illness.  


So I am in the midst of getting our family on a plan.  It's just boring and time consuming.  But I do realize of course it is a must.


Because eventually I would like to play Tennis again.