injuries...

i haven't been blogging for a while for two reasons:
1. i've been too busy on facebook.
2. i've got an injured right arm.

so, as it turns out, volunteering has a price. i went with m's dad (mr. b) and some friends to new orleans a month ago to rebuild, and after three days of sanding and mudding (what fun!), my right arm started to get sore. i skipped working thursday (and interviewed some katrina survivors) and went back to work on friday before i left on saturday.

mr. b did a similar thing, except on thursday, he switched to flooring. thursday night his back hurt so bad that he couldn't sit through all of dinner. i told him maybe he should consider taking a break on friday, and he said, "why would i do that?" (he's old school hard core... no messin' around kind of guy.)

so here i am a month later, and i can't climb because my arm feels numb and sometimes tingly when i do.

and mr. b got back surgery a week ago because his back was so jacked up.

now don't get me wrong; i'd totally go back to new orleans again (i'm thinking february may be a better time... less sweating), but i'm definitely going to ask to be put on different projects each day to hopefully minimize injuries.

/shakes out right arm

then again, maybe it's an injury from too much time on the internet (stupid facebook!). :p