In the past 6 weeks I have managed to roll both my ankles badly enough to not be able to run on them and although they happened in very different situations, there were some eery similiarities.
The first was during a soccer match in the middle of june. I went up for a header and came down and rolled my right ankle pretty badly. I have hurt this ankle a few times before so I chalked it up to it being weak and giving way too easily because of that.
Last night I was upstairs in the teen area playing games with the kids and goofing around. We were playing volleyball with one of those huge rubbery balls they sell at walmart that are about the size of a beach ball. I was trying to think of new and inventively goofy ways to hit the ball back to make the game more interesting. I had kicked it, punched it, bounced it off of the halogen lights, etc. Well that last one wasn't on purpose....
So then I decided to head one back. I'm sure you can see where this is going. First of all I owe little Samuel an apology because I stole a ball that was intended for him. One of the girls threw one over for him to hit and in the instant that the ball was in the air I must have decided that the ball was too high for him or something because I picked that instant to go for my header. I jumped from behind him and hit a nice header over the net and then in an effort to land without hitting Samuel, I rolled my left ankle. It made some nasty popping sounds and is still pretty sore today but it didn't swell and doesn't really hurt to walk on so I think it isn't too bad.
I guess I got what I deserved for stealing a ball from a 4 year old. It just stinks because last week I finally got to start going back to my class from the last ankle injury and now I'm out again. I can still lift, which I will do, it's just a bit frustrating. Hopefully this time it will be fine in a week or so.
Oh well.....
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