I would like to give a little background so you understand why sidewalks are so scary. This past year I have had many adventures. I’ve hike all over carrying Solo. Not in a backpack because he doesn’t like this any more just in my arms. The hardest hike was Timpanogos. I have fallen up and down my stair so many times I can’t count. I have run around my yard chasing children and regularly fell in the hole near the vegetable garden. (I’m not sure why I don’t fill that in). I played on the neighbor’s trampoline for countless hours. Then four weeks ago I was walking along a sidewalk; a perfectly flat sidewalk, one of those nice ones in new neighborhoods; and the next thing I know I’m up close and personal with the grass strip. I hobbled back to my car and later was unable to walk. After a week of pain I went to a doctor. Second degree sprain, one step from surgery. So beware of sidewalks that are flat and smooth. They look innocent but they are out to get you.

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