Don't skip church to work on the house

I always thought that when I heard people talking about writing a blog it seemed like a waste of time. I don't have a desk job and am never home during the day. That was until 2 weeks ago when my life changed a bit.
We just bought a new house a couple of months ago and there was a few things that we wanted to do to it to make it more usable for our family. One of the larger projects was to put a dormer on the back of the house and put a bathroom in it. This would give us two bathrooms one on each floor. Doing things like this was not that big of a project considering that this is what I do for a living. I drew up a sketch of what I wanted, made a material list, had it delivered, and lined up help. The plan was to get the dormer weather tight over the weekend and then I could pick away at the inside by myself.
Saturday was an amazing day. We had perfect weather. My two helpers and I got the roof removed and the framing all done my early afternoon and by evening time we had the roof sheathing on and the debris all cleaned up. After a long day we relaxed by a campfire and had some good conversation about the day and whatnot.
Sunday morning seemed to be going the same as Saturday had. After getting Chris, my wife, and the kids of to church, I began to finish what should have been a piece of cake roof. I was minus one helper but more than two of us on the roof of the dormer we would have been bumping into eachother. We got all the prep work done, drip edge installed and the Grace Ice and Water Shield. All that was left was to put on the shingles. No Problem!! We should be done in about two hours and have the rest of the day to relax.
Talk about great timing. My cousin had run to the store for a couple of things and came back with coffee coolatas, break time. After a short break it was back to work. Up the ladder went Brian with a bundle of shingles and then myself. I got to the top of the ladder handed the bundle to Brian and went to get another bundle. I was not expecting what happened next considering the amount of times I have carried shingles. As I went to step down the first rung of the ladder it had a different plan. The extention ladder collapsed inside itself going down for three rungs and then it caught again. (Similar to what happened to Clark Griswold in Christmas Vacation) When the ladder caught the momentum to my body going down continued and I fell to the ground. I fell approximately 18 ft and landed standing with most of my weight on my left side. My cousin said I tried to walk but fell immediately. I remember landing and then rolling on the ground in pain that I have never felt before.
To make a long story longer, rescue was called, and my wife who was in the middle of the church service, by this time, was phoned by my cousin. After telling Chris what happened I wanted to talk to her. All I could say was that it felt like my foot was on fire and I looked at it and could see the bone sticking out of the side of my leg.
Well, two surgeries later and enough metal on the inside and outside of my leg to set off most metal detectors, I can say that it is great to be alive. I have a long road of recovery ahead of me but hey look on the bright side, I now have my own blog.