Sunday afternoons I do a slow-paced class that mixes pilates and yoga. The lights are off. It’s the only class I do that is sort of mellow. And I get bored and my mind wanders, but it’s all okay and worth it because it does wonders for flexibility and I like the teacher.
So today, there we all are in Lizard Pose (it’s as ugly as it sounds) and I get completely distracted by the thought of good fish tacos, and would they have good fish tacos in Mexico, and I’ve actually never even been to Mexico and that thought takes me far away from the present… and BAM. One girl Lizard in gray spandex DOWN.
If you fall out of Lizard Pose because you’re thinking about Mexican fish tacos, it’s a serious faceplant to the floor. We can call it “Faceplanted Lizard Pose.” Or, “Roadkill.”
The good news is you don’t have all that far to fall, but it will be a smashed nose and it’s one of those serene classes in which you’re really not supposed to do stupid stuff and then flail and giggle and that is a whole other Bonus Challenge Level for me.
Tonight I had two of the boys at a church thing with bounce house things and snow cones. Caden-7yr immediately spilled a lot of snow cone syrup in between my toes. (I had on flip flops) Snow cone syrup between toes is DISGUSTING. Then he smashed into Seth-5yr because he didn’t stop running before he got to him. Then he scraped a knee, bruised his side, spilled another snow cone, and tripped getting into the car to leave.
There’s no mystery where he gets it. He’s as clumsy as his mama lizard. It concerns me. I think we need to get that Dermabond stuff that the doctors use to glue him back together and we could just keep it with the bandaids in the bathroom.
Is that stuff available only by prescription, because I checked and there’s not any for sale on eBay? Black market medical supplies?
I wonder if I could pick some up in Mexico and get some fish tacos while I’m there…
In the name of motherhood, I could SO do that.
I love you.
6:45 am
There’s skin glue called “Liquid Bandage” that CVS and WalMart sell. I keep it on hand because I have grandchildren around frequently. If I can determine it doesn’t need stitches, then it gets glued!
11:26 pm
I laughed super hard while reading this. It was interesting to imagine what the lizard pose looked like but every time I tried you had your tongue sticking out and your eyes squinted… I so didn’t do well in Yoga, everyone would get serious and quiet and I would want to laugh. Every single time. I so needed this post today. It lifted my spirits big time!
1:50 pm
Mother T,
Yes! LOVE that stuff. Haven’t tried it on the more serious injuries yet, but it’s probably worth a shot.
JS,
If I stick my tongue out and squint during LIzard Pose I will probably get thrown out of that class. Falling on my face is excusable, but being overtly lizardy might not be. You and I cannot EVER do one of those classes together. We’d be trouble, I can tell!
5:27 pm
This post caught my attention and had me laughing! Thanks for a good time. I needed it!
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6:18 pm
My dr. (when the kids were little and we were spending a lot of time in the ER) told me that Superglue is pretty much the same thing. I never had the nerve to try it on them, but did on myself, and it worked pretty well!
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10:01 pm
Isn’t the floor the same place where everyone’s feet are? Is it worth a smashed nose and alot of yucky foot-lizard germs?
Dermabond really works. I’ve had it after every surgery, no scars at all. A good choice for the boys (and you)! : )
Hugs…
4:20 pm
Stacey,
of course!
Jan,
Sooo tempted. I’ll try it on me first to see if it stings. Or hey, I’ll just ask you. Does it sting? : )
Linda,
Well. It IS a brand new floor that’s usually fairly clean, but I certainly agree that I normally wouldn’t want to put my face on it. Flexibility has its perks though. ; )
yeah, I just want my own personal dermabond supply! Know where I can get some?
6:58 pm
No, it didn’t sting. If you have ever gotten super glue on your fingers, you know that kind of dry, rough feeling it has, but on a cut it works fine. Seals the cut instantly. I probably would not use it on something deep enough to need stitches, but fine for shallow cuts.
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10:08 am
I’m way behind and enjoying catching up and laughing at your posts!
We have used super glue before and even on a cut that needed stitches, but we were at the beach and the urgent care center didn’t take our insurance and you can’t go in the ocean with stitches, and the doctor even suggested it, so superglue it was. We had to reapply it about every other day because it was on the bottom of a foot and would occasionally start to come open again, but it healed just fine and we enjoyed our vacation!
Also, FYI, broken shells on the beach can cause deep cuts!
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