Back from New Orleans!

Tom and I have decided that next year on the Friday before we leave for New Orleans, neither one of us are going to get out of bed. We're just going to stay put and only get up on Saturday when we are ready to leave! Two years ago on the Friday before we were to leave for New Orleans, Tom got hit on his motorcycle and ended up with some very serious injuries and therapy and pain which continues to this day.
On Friday, I got home from Pittsburgh and slipped down two steps onto the patio and broke my ankle in two places. Not a happy camper. However, there was no way I was going to miss going to my imagined homeland so we borrowed a wheelchair from the neighbor and brought crutches (of which we have several pairs thanks to the kids) and left at 4:00 a.m. on the 2nd.
Needless to say, New Orleans is not very wheelchair friendly. The sidewalks are all slate and very uneven. However, we persevered and made it to Monday when we talked with the doctor who faxed over a prescription for a boot so that I could at least walk a little.
Looking back, probably not the brightest idea I've ever had. The foot swelled and turned a lovely shade of black and blue. The pain was deferred thanks to a wonderful prescription and several alcoholic beverages! (NOT taken at the same time!).
Today we see our doctor and hopefully he will say all is healing nicely and no surgical intervention will be necessary.
New Orleans was fun and it was great to have Kate and Dave and Dave's brother and girlfriend and a couple of Kate and Dave's friends down there. We all had a good time. Tom even managed to make friends with a homeless person. In case you were wondering, yes there was alcohol involved!
Didn't get to go to JazzFest but the kids did. They said it was great but very very crowded and expensive. Lots of major headliners so the cost really went up.
The food, as usual, was wonderful. Everyone managed to gain several pounds, even if I only had a couple of Pralines instead of my usual dozen or so!