Mrs. Hillbilly Mom, of 1313 Backroads Boulevard, Hillmomba 77777, was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in her dark basement lair. Mrs. HM had completed scratching off one of her scratch-off tickets, and was dusting off the scrapings, when the incident occurred.
It was not termed an accident by the medical examiner, who just happens to be Mrs. Hillbilly Mom. No, that injury was a result of a deliberate act of scratcher-dusting that Mrs. HM performs on a daily basis. This time, the odds were NOT in her favor, and she slid her hand awkwardly along the side of a $10 ticket while dusting off the scrapings into her daily scraping pile. The edge of the ticket sliced Mrs. HM's palm along the crease where the index finger joins the hand.
While painful and messy, the injury will not interfere with Mrs. Hillbilly Mom's scratching ability, though it may sideline her from washing dishes by hand for a week or two. Or a couple of hours. Mrs. HM expects a full recovery, and will not be slowed down in the scratching of future scratch-off tickets.
She is recovering at home, without prescription medication, her pain relieved by the endorphins that surged through her leaking blood vessel when she dusted off that ten-dollar winner.
Cards and well-wishes may be sent to Mrs. Hillbilly Mom here in the comment section.
At least you didn't faw down go boom. Get well soon!!
ReplyDeleteOuch .... paper cuts really hurt! But, a $10 winner is such a soothing balm!
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ReplyDeleteSweet Gummi Mary! THAT would be the fall heard 'round the world! Thank you for the good wishes on my convalescence.
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Kathy,
They REALLY hurt for that nanosecond between feeling the friction of the slice, and when the blood shows up to verify the injury! Yes, my pain was offset by the endorphin rush of winning.