October Happenings

Finally back with a new blog! It has been a busy and hectic month so far for us. Pat is continuing with his radiation treatments and we are hopeful that they are helping. I am finally getting my energy level back up and my throat is feeling better. My hair is growing back too (but my hairline in the back is odd due to hair loss from radiation- hopefully it will someday grow back but until then I will have to keep my hair a bit longer to hide the bald patches). I am so thankful to be feeling more like me again! My dear friend from California came for a visit this month {("Hi Patti!"- and thanks to Linda for sending the Chai-yummy!)} and we had a fun day eating lunch and antique shopping. It is so nice to get out and not be too tired.

Derek continues with his training for the half-marathon and has raised almost $2500 for Lymphoma and Leukemia research. We are so proud of him. The race is coming up on Nov 16th- we can't wait! Click here if you'd like to see his progress (and a picture of me wearing my favorite scarf!): http://pages.teamintraining.org/stx/rnrsa08/plunkenheimer

I also have spent most of this month so far dealing with a lice outbreak in our house. Thankfully not all the kids have it--and what a great time to be BALD--haha! But what a pain in the butt- all that shampooing and combing! I think we have finally gotten it under control, at least I hope so! We still have a few more weeks of preventative maintenance and combing since there are still plenty of kids in the schools dealing with those pesky creepy bugs- ick!

We went to the pumpkin patch and loaded up on some big pretty pumpkins. It was fun going out to the farm and taking the hay ride..etc. Wil really likes pumpkins, unfortunately he likes throwing them on the ground so we have to keep an eye on him! He is also climbing all over everything and chattering like a little monkey. It's hard to believe that he is getting so big already!

We are finally getting a little bit of Fall-like weather here. In the mornings the kids need jackets for the bus stop. I love this weather! It feels like Halloween is right around the corner, as it should. It is never as much fun trick-or-treating and sweating so I hope the weather stays cool!

Have a great week!

Today's Glass Half-Full: "I'll bet living in a nudist colony takes all the fun out of Halloween." ~Author Unknown