Late last night I fell down the stairs again. Yes, yes I did. Again. You know when you are walking downstairs, you get to the bottom step and lengthen your stride without thinking. Your body does this to keep you moving on to the next area you need to go to.
Once in awhile, you are not at the bottom step. You are two steps away from the bottom of the stairs. You end up taking a huge step while trying not to fall, to make it to the bottom unharmed. Yeah, that is what happened to me. In doing so I twisted my bad knee again.
Hubby and I had already called a friend of ours last night who is a Physician Assistant. I talked to him about my knees and how long they have been hurting. He said I should go into the doctor's office and get an X-Ray of my knees. I was NOT looking forward to going. I am sure you can understand why.
I went to sleep knowing I was going to be spending most of the day surround by real breathing, maybe sick, people.
Today marked the first day of Brosino Poker Team Meetup Poker tournament. It will run for the next 8 weeks. The first game started at 9:00 am CST. I was asleep. I was also asleep for the 10:30 am game too.
would have been very happy for them! 😹Who wasn't asleep was Team BPPKC made up of @Opidia, @JackMiller, and @Enginewitty. Do not ask what those letters stand for. Really. Honest. Trust me. They spent the day killing it on the poker tables. If I would not have kept losing, I
I woke up at 11:50 am. I ran downstairs to my computer and turned it on while I got ready to play in the Noon game. Seventeen other people were signed up for the same game. This was the most people I have seen play poker, at one time, since I started playing at Brosino Poker (formally LuckSaks).
Now I play my fair share of poker and I do okay. I play for fun. I will tell you right now this Team Up Tournament is NOT just for fun to anyone there. It took me a few games to relax and just settle into playing cards in the new environment I found myself surrounded by.
While playing I iced my knee that weirdly did not hurt as bad as it had over the last month. Somehow, Someway, when I fell late last night whatever was misplaced in my knee had twisted back into place when I overshot the bottom stair!
How do I know my knee is fixed? By the amount of pain I am not in. I knew my knee was painful but I live with pain every day. Some days are just worse than others.
You adjust and go on about your day. The amount of extra pain I am not in now is tenfold. Ice and poker were a perfect match today. I thank God I did not have to go get Xrays.
By the 6:00 PM game, I had finally woke up and relaxed my playing style. The tournament is eight weeks long after all. A few losses by me is going to happen. I started to feel bad for my teammates but then realized they knew what they were getting into by having me on their team. I relaxed even more.
I ended up winning the 6:00 PM game. First place!! I have to admit it felt good to win today. I didn't let my team down and helped get some points on the board for us. I was happy.
I was also starting to get very hungry. The last thing I wanted to eat was more leftover ham. We have been eating leftover ham since Easter. I really wanted Qudobas. Three Cheese Nachos to be exact. I went online to see if they were still open. They were! The store closed in 45 minutes. I asked my husband if he would mind driving there and getting dinner. He didn't mind. He too is tired of ham. 😸
While he was gone and before the last two poker games of the night came I cleaned up two days worth of dishes in my kitchen. Finally, a clean kitchen before 5:00 am!! It was looking to be a very wonderful day!
The last two poker games of the day did not end well as I ate my three-cheese nachos. I was okay with that too. Looking at the Leader Board my teammates must have won at least one other game if not two tonight. For day one of the tournament, I am very happy where we are in the standings. Slow and steady wins the race!!
Full, happy and looking at a clean kitchen I remembered a chocolate cake recipe I saw a few days ago and bookmarked. The recipe is called CraZy CaKe.
I pulled up the bookmark and read through the ingredients. The cake doesn't use milk or eggs. The recipe says it is a chocolate cake made during the Depression-era. Old recipes are usually the best recipes.
With a full tummy, clean kitchen, and a knee that wasn't screaming in pain, I whipped up the batter for the chocolate cake in about three minutes. The oven was preheated and in it went. The small cake is now cooling so I can add the chocolate frosting to it.
You can not end your day better than with a piece or two? of chocolate frosted chocolate cake!! 😻
If you have read this far, Thank you for sharing my wonderful day with me!!
Snook
Photos are made by me, @Snook
So how did the cake taste?
Ohhhhhhh you can not eat just one piece. It IS wonderful!!
I'm going to have to try making that cake if it is that good. Maybe I'll surprise my wife with it this evening. Got to go see if we have any cocoa in the pantry.
Oh it is THAT GREAT!!!
make the frosting too :D
you will be a lucky man tonight
let me know how it goes :D
That's something I have a lot of trouble with. The immense guilt of failing other people outweighing the realisation that they probably don't really care. 😊 Something I will overcome one day!
Everyone I'm reading is eating so much ham! My partner was telling me how ham is the Easter thing over there and he's sick of eating it, and I'm just, "Mmmmm, ham sounds good. I want ham." 😂 Went to get a few groceries today, forgot the ham. Only just realised now while reading your post and I'm like, damn! I still want ham!
I want that chocolate cake too.
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I hope your knee keeps being good to you and doesn't get worse again!! 😬
after a week you will not want ham LOLL It was a great tasting ham but.......
Yeah, it took me a while to settle down and remember they know me. It is hard to do though. I agree!
Oh and make the chocolate cake!!! it is to die for!! the frosting too :D
CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE FROSTING AND ADD TO THAT SOME CHOCOLATE MELT IN YOUR MOUTH FILLING!
SOUNDS TOOOOOO GOOOOOODDDDD TO BE TRUE!
but it is NOT!!!!
It is SOOOOOOOOOOOO freaking wonderful!!!
Congratulations on the wins AND the Nachos. I have to say that I am really tired of my cooking. REALLY. Today might be cheeseburger day. But by the time it's cheeseburger time I'm so comfortable at home. It's a serious dilemma, I'm telling you.
Weirdly, I have wrenched my knee and my back into shape a time or two. Out of the hundreds that it has gone the other way. I'm thinking you are about due for a good break. Peas are your friend. Frozen peas. Best commercial ice pack you can buy. :) I'm not a particular fan of green peas but I have at least 3# in the freezer...
I hear you there!!!
from having back surgeries we have tons of ice/heat packs but yes, peas work great too :D
YOUR LAME TACTICS AND COMPLAINS WONT WORK WITH US !!!
GIVE US THAT CHOCOLATE CAKE !
( for knees you need potassium and silicium , buy seamoss and chlorella )
Also stick your fingers in then and all around it will work as pressure/ acupuncture
Unless you want to go for acupuncture.
The BPPKC sent you good vibes yesterday dont forget that and see you on the battletable field ⚡️😜⚡️
BPPKC WINNERS ! ! ! 🎉
Love You too!!!
HUGS
Don't feel bad, I always walk into half opened doors, at least once a month!
stupid doors!!
Exactly LoL
Holy cow, please be more careful walking down those steps! I do know what you mean about that last step. I've done the same thing. Winning a poker game along with cake and nachos is definitely a prescription for feeling better.
It really was :D
wonderful to see your face!! :D
Clean kitchens are the best! If it makes you feel better, I didn't win any tournaments, placed in several and even fell UP the stairs! Cake looks awesome. Now I want chocolate.
it really is!!
YOU need to make the cake!! it is really simple and all in one pan!!
ice is my hest friend too. Glad your ok snook. Glad you had fun playing. I should have been
#posh
Ughhhhhh...... im not done reading but.... ughhhh
Ouch, watch that step, its a doosy!
I am trying!! LOLL
Hope you are well!!