Tuesday I was playing in the TaylorMade lunchtime 3 on 3 league quarterfinals with our team, “R and Defense”. I managed to get around my defender (I know this may seem impossible to those of you who have actually played basketball with me) and headed for the basket. The defender blocked me cleanly from behind and the ball bounced on to the ground, into the post that supports the basket and directly back under my feet where I proceeded to land on it like a bear balancing on a ball. Unfortunately my balance isn’t that great and I fell forward rapidly. In an effort to protect my face (“the moneymaker” as it is called in our house) from the concrete I put put my two arms out. I was successful in breaking the fall and my left arm. I have a pretty wicked sprain in my right wrist as well (it is still possibly fractured too). The X-ray of my left elbow is below. The break shows up in the bone on the lower right. It is about halfway down the portion where it necks down. I know it is really hard to see. I couldn’t spot it until the Dr. showed it to me.
Fortunately, I don’t have to have it casted and it is already starting to feel better. I just have to take it easy and let it heal. No basketball, golf, etc.. The doctor said it would be 6-12 weeks before it is completely healed.
We did get back from our annual summer pilgrimage to Idaho. We had a great time. We started for a couple of days in Salt Lake with Shelly’s family and then went up to Blackfoot for the Watt family reunion. We had a great time, including a beautiful hike to Iron Bog Lake, including some swimming in its very cold water.
From Blackfoot we headed up to Driggs for a couple of days. We hung out with the family and did one hike there as well up Teton Canyon.
We made it back safely and are grateful that we have such a wonderful place to go visit on our vacations.
Last of all, happy 13th anniversary to my sweetheart.
