Owww.

So, I wore a pair of shoes (boots with heels) this weekend that I haven't worn in a while and I ended up taking them off after a couple hours because my toe was bothering me. I've had this pain before so I really didn't think anything of it. Monday and Tuesday go by and it still irritates me, but no biggie. Go to work on Wednesday and by the end of the work day, I'm hobbling around like a gimp and people are looking at me funnily. What the heck?

Turns out I broke my sesmoid bone in my foot (tiny bone right beneath the base of the big toe)! The doc said it may have been an old injury from my running days that was just re-irritated by wearing those damn shoes, because it looked like where the bones were split apart, part of it was rounded instead of jagged, indicating that this rounded part may have started to heal itself. Okay, so am I ever going to be able to get back to running again??? And, um, it's kind of hard to do the job of a physical therapist with a broken foot bone! Luckily, I'm wearing this walking boot and I have nice co-workers that are going to help out with difficult (hard to lift) patients. As for chasing Liam around the house when Joe's at work or out of the house, I guess I'm on my own with that one...

Money vs. Convenience

Crap!  I was all set in taking this new job really close to home, cutting down my commute time by 30 minutes or more (even for a pay cut!) But it did have a sign-on bonus which helped, too.  

So today, my boss at my current job asked if I would stay on for considerably more money per hour (it would be $8 more an hour than the job I accepted).  The only drawback would be that I would be considered "pool" staff instead of part-time so would not earn benefits (which I don't use now) nor would I earn vacation time, etc but she said I could still work my 3 days per week.  BUT, with the increase in pay I'd probably only want to work 2 days per week, thus reducing my weekly commute.  

Ugh!  I was so excited about FINALLY making a decision, now I'm confused again.

There are other benefits to working at this other setting besides being close to home dealing more with my professional development as a PT.  

Comments welcome!  

Prince for a Day (actually for the whole year...)

We celebrated Liam's 1st Birthday on November 11, 2007 (actual birthday is on Nov. 7th). Liam was amazed at having 22 people in his "palace," and bewildered by everybody singing "happy birthday" to him. Among his favorite gifts - a Radio Flyer car, tons of MU gear and puzzles. He was hilarious eating his own personal carrot cake, but certainly liked the cream cheese frosting best. On Joe's side of the family, they do a tradition for a child's first birthday where the child picks from 5 objects to signify what his life will bring. The objects are: coin money, bread, a book, a rosary and a shot class. Liam chose the money with the bread being a close second! Hopefully that means he will find success in life! BTW, on Joe's first birthday, he chose a shot class if that's any indication...

Um, am I doing this right??

Well, we've done it! The Sucharda Family has finally started a blog for anyone who cares to view it! I'm not sure how often this will be updated but we'll give 'er a try. Unfortunately, this is the best, most recent family photo of us - not the most flattering and you can barely see the cutest of the trio! Liam has taken center stage as far as photos are concerned and the family photo apparently hasn't been a high priority! This was taken on a camping trip at Mauthe Lake (near West Bend, WI) in September.