Netball in Pattaya, Thailand

A couple of friends of mine had the idea to try and get the Pattaya Netball Club back together and playing games and of course I jumped at the chance to play.  Tonight was the first game and we had 17 ladies show up to play, such a positive turn out.  I volunteered to umpire the game as I have umpired before and know the rules fairly well.  So we began the game and I was off to a running start as these ladies were no beginners to the sport and since the game of Netball is usually umpired by 2 refs I found myself running and working up a sweat straight away.  It was during the first quarter that I was running along the sideline and my ankle rolled on a small mound in the concrete and I crumbled to the ground in agony.  I haven't had a rolled ankle like that since I was a kid playing and this one stung bad.  I managed to suck it up and once I realised I could put pressure on it I continued to umpire the rest of the game, limping lamely up and down the court.  I was also very embarrassed and didn't want to look like a total klutz.  The game went really well, we had a few ladies try and argue the rules with me a bit which I didn't mind as I was used to umpiring loud women and pushing men, it's all part of the game.  But I did make it clear to the ladies that I was letting alot slide to keep the game flowing but if they wanted me to I can pull them up for every rule error but they agreed to let the game flow.  I had a bit of trouble keeping the time for each quarter as the stop watch on my phone was too quiet for me to hear so they ended up playing a bit longer than we planned.  By the end of the game my ankle was quite sore but I still managed to go out for a beer with some of the girls but my the time I made it home I could barely put pressure on my foot and my ankle had swollen up like a balloon.  I should have stayed off it and iced it straight away but my pride wouldn't let me and now I sit here up late at night when I would rather be sleeping trying to reduce the swelling with a bag of frozen peas.  I wonder what tomorrow will be like?  Will I be able to walk on it at all or will I have to pull Marcus' crutches out of the cupboard to help me get around? 

Judd has been sick all week as well with very high fevers.  I would get in down with some medicine but then it would continue to climb back up.  We took him to the hospital on Sunday night and the doctor said the Influenza was going around the schools and to keep a close eye on him with his temperature in case I need to bring him back to the hospital.  So for 2 days he has been home from school hanging with me and watching his favourite movies so tomorrow when he has to return to school he will put up a huge fight and try to convince me that he is still sick.  He loves to go to school but he loves to stay home and hang out watching TV with me more.  I have enjoyed having him just to myself these couple of days but by the end of each day I am so tired and don't have much energy left for the evening.  I am looking forward to going back to our usual routine but it will be interesting how I will get the kids to school if my ankle gets any worse.
I have no regrets though, I thoroughly enjoyed umpiring, it was almost as fun as playing and I really look forward to next week but I will make sure I watch where I step.