Oh, my aching back!

I threw my back out yesterday. I was setting Emma down on the floor when I got this sharp pain in my lower back. It felt like somebody smacked me with a baseball bat. Fortunately it occurred right before the kids went to bed because I could barely stand afterwards. Lisa, who deserves mother-in-law of the year awards, offered to keep the kids until such time as I could get around (which, as of this writing, is still a dicey proposition). I just popped a muscle relaxer (I normally eschew medication if at all possible but I didn't sleep well last night because of the pain) to try and ease a bit of the pain. Still, all things considered, this is a good experience...I now know what life will be like in 50 years.