Fragments de Friday

It's time for Fragments de Friday from the Casa de Dysfunction!
For some reason, many of my Fragments for this week are about Elayna. But since her birthday is tomorrow, I guess it's fitting!

~Yep, my baby girl will be NINE years old tomorrow. I can hardly believe it. The years have flown!



~ I mentioned before that one of the things she wanted the most for Christmas was a Chia Pet. She loves it, and it has sprouted twice now. He looks pretty good!




~ Her betta fish, Savanna, tragically died over the Christmas holiday. So we got her a new one. This one is male and he is red. She originally named him Riley Cooper, after one of the Gator football players. However, she recently changed his name to Riley POOPER. "Because he poops a lot, and because it's funny."



~ Last night at dinner, she said grace to herself, and when she was done she told me that one of the things she prayed for was no more earthquakes in Haiti. =) Love that kid.

~ Tomorrow is Elayna's 50's Rock and Roll Sock Hop party! We have had so much fun preparing and I think it's going to be a BLAST and very memorable. We've already chosen a theme for next year's party too! I will be taking & posting lots of pics.

Now for other subjects.....

~ I have a RAVE about Dansko Shoes' customer service. Many of our nurses wear their clogs and rave about them. About a year ago I was diagnosed with plantar fasciitis and told that I have to start wearing better shoes. So I went ahead and bit the bullet and bought a pair of Danskos (they're not cheap). I haven't had any problems with my feet since! I liked them so much I bought another pair in brown (the first pair was black). So, everything was great until the first pair started squeaking. First one shoe, then both. It was really annoying! So this week the Dansko people were here at the hospital again for a scrub/shoe sale, and I went to talk to them, and asked if there was anything they or I could do to fix the squeak. They asked me what size my shoes were...and handed me a brand new pair! The squeaking was a known problem they had and their policy was to simply exchange them for new shoes. I walked out wearing a brand new pair of $120 shoes! That is excellent customer service!

~ On Wednesday, I posted about our fundraising efforts for March for Babies and why we do it. Within MINUTES after posting, we received our first donation, and just a few hours later we received a second donation! And that made me cry. At work. Like a baby.
I'm not sure who the first donator was (feel free to comment, kind person!) but the second one was from my new friend Dina of 4 Lettre Words. Another reader, Katrina from the Sevin Family, started a team after reading my post, and is going to participate in her town's walk, and yet another reader, Inappropriate Sue, put my button on her blog & asked her readers to come over & give their support (which you are also welcome to do if you feel inclined). I am SO very moved by all of your support! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

~ See this weather? THAT'S what I'm talking about! I love storms and I LOVE those temps! That's the Florida I know & love.

As always, wishing you a wonderful weekend!
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Oh my aching testicles....

Last week, after my foot diagnosis, I told the kids about it and then explained that basically it means I strained some tendons.
Today, Ladybug came home after school and had a friend in tow. They breezed in, grabbed drinks, and were heading back out the door. Walking past me, Ladybug asked, "How's your foot feeling?" and I said "About the same". Her friend asked, "What's wrong with your Mom's foot?" To which Ladybug replied.....

"Ummmm, what's it called........she sprung her testicles."

I'm pretty sure her friend now thinks I'm a drag queen.

***By the way***
If you put one of my buttons on your blog, first of all - thanks! Second, a kind reader pointed out to me that when you click on the button, it does not lead to MY blog! The code was incorrect and led to someone else's blog. I fixed it, and the code under the button is now correct.

Over My Dead Plantars

I've been having some problems with my left foot. It won't flex upward, I had tendon pain, and it was making walking kind of awkward.

So today I visited the employee clinic at the hospital in which I work.


To my surprise, I had not suffered a stroke, and I don't have a fatal illness. Woohoo, go me!


But, the doctor said that I do have Plantar Fasciitis.


Okay, fine. Sounds interesting.


She said I need to stop wearing crocs.

Okay, fine. Not the end of the world, I can deal.



She said I need more arch support.




Okie dokie.

Then, she said I need to stop wearing flip-flops.





I.don't.THINK.so.


Has she lost her ever-loving mind?
Is there anything else even available to wear in Florida in the summer?
I've been wearing flip-flops since....probably before I could walk!


I am a flip-flop girl!

She will get my flip-flops when she pries them off of my cold, dead feet.