Ya know how teachers say to walk in the hallways........

Well........

I, as a teacher should know this.

I, as a teacher has said this.very.thing!

On Monday of this week....

I, as a teacher was running (gasp) in the hallway at school to my classroom because I was a tad bit late for class....

 I fell.

Hard!

Broke my {left} arm....maybe elbow.
Bruised my {right} hand and messed up my {right} foot.

Yikes!

Finished teaching, though.
Then went to the walk-in clinic.
Where the doctor was shocked surprised to see someone of "my age" waiting for him.
He was expecting to see a kid.....cuz according to the notes he received....
The said person was injured because of RUNNING IN THE HALLWAY AT SCHOOL.....y'all!

I am now the poster child...errrr, teacher.....as to why running in school is not a good idea! :)

Man, oh man!  I only teach part time.
Two eighth grade subjects.....it's very part time. This injury is 'full-time'!

 Falling, and breaking something is so NOT cool!

However, I have been receiving a LOT of tender care from my family and from my 8th graders.

My husband has been doing all the cleaning! YAY!
My oldest son has been giving the Littles all their baths!
My oldest daughter has just been in general very, very helpful!

The 8th graders have been not talking...as much.
They have been paying attention....a little more.
They even wrote me a bunch a get-well cards.....without making too many grammatical and spelling mistakes! :)

Hair & make-up has been a definite challenge.
Getting dress has been interesting....heck, the clothes....shirts....I am wearing have been interesting....considering it is the middle of winter up here in the North.....been wearing lots of t-shirts....even when I teach....not too professional....

However, I do have a huge, cumbersome, totally unflattering cast on my arm.

deep sigh!

More x-rays next week....
I had  a lot of {initial} swelling for the doc to know for sure the extent of my injury.

At school today,  lots of kids...
big kids....
little kids....
middle-sized kids.....
All were looking at me with a mix of sorrow and wonderment....

"So this is what happens when you run in the hallways....hmmmm."


Yes,children, this is what happens when you run and fall and you're....ahem....old{er}!

Live and learn! Kiddos! Live and learn.