. . . i didn't call 911 . . .

. . . but apparently, 

according to my new friends 

at the fire station, 

some people do . . .

. . . and, yes, these nice guys 

will actually come to your house 

to cut off your wedding ring . . . 

. . . i opted, during a phone call 

to check their availability, 

to save them the trip . . .

. . . and they are jokesters . . . 

. . . on the phone, 

one of them asked me 

if my ring was really stuck 

or if i was getting divorced . . .

. . . trust me . . . 

. . . it was stuck . . . 

. . . i hadn't worn it in a month . . . 

. . . not since i made all that jam . . . 

. . . i think it must have been 

the acidity in the fruit . . . 

. . . and the fact that 

i peeled three boxes of peaches 

by hand . . . 

. . . my finger was irritated 

when i finished, 

but nothing like this . . .

. . . so i gave it a month to heal . . . 

. . . then on sunday 

i put it back on . . . 

. . . and all this happened 

in just three days . . .

{you can see the injuries i sustained from the mini jaws of life}

. . . i'm bummed about my broken ring, 

but windex didn't work . . .

{think my big fat greek wedding} 

. . . ice didn't work . . . 

. . . vaseline didn't work . . .

. . . and it was super painful . . .

. . . i'm relieved it's off . . . 

. . . and in case you're wondering . . .

. . . the firemen were cooking

something with bacon for dinner . . . 

. . . i still smell like it . . .