********** ~ Lost Skin ~ **********

Have I ever mentioned how uncoordinated I am? And I'm not talking clothes.

I regularly throw myself at people's feet in public. Sometimes they ignore me, trying to not embarass me I expect, and sometimes they stop and help me up and wipe me down, swat me on my tushy and send me on my way. O.k., so I made up the swatting on the tushy part.

I pulled one of my falls today in front of the grocery store. I was in flip flops, stepping up onto the curb, and because I was preoccupied I went straight down with no hands to stop the fall. I actually hit one of my orbital bones on the pavement and bruised it. How does one do that??!! Thankfully I did not break my glasses or scratch them, cause they went flying.

There was a nice person who stopped and asked if I was o.k. and then handed me my glasses and was on her way. Then stepping into the foyer where the carts were an older woman asked me if I was o.k. and did I want to sit down? I told her no thank you, I was just embarassed by not hurt. Not seriously hurt anyway. My pride, a little skin off the toe that obviously tripped me up and some fron the side of my left hand where it slid on the pavement.

Overall I'd say it was a good fall.

I've been doing this kind of stuff since I was a kid. Just ask my Mom. She'll tell you the story of how I used to trip over string on carpet. Again, and again, and again. (Her story, not my tripping)

It's truly amazing I've never broken anything. Thank God I have good bones.