Halloween Party & My Busy Weekend

Our Halloween party last Saturday was a success! Everyone had a blast and of course we all ate too much. The weather was perfect also.

Alexis as a unicorn and Nolen as Blue from Blues Clues.

Avery and Brayden paint pumpkins.

The group photo of those who came dressed up. If anyone has a better photo, send it my way. It's hard to get everyone looking at the camera at the same time.

The kids enjoyed a scavenger hunt and their treasure at the end was glow stick necklaces. These came in handy to keep track of everyone once it became dark. Also came in handy to find one boy who wandered out into the corn field. Many went on the hay ride and had a wonderful time.

Pete's brother & family arrived from TX on Sunday. We cooked pork chops on the grill and ate too much again.

Monday was Columbus day and schools were closed. I did errands most of the day and took some clothes and baby items to a family in need. It feels so much better to give than to receive. We have been having some warm weather. I had to dig out some shorts that I had already packed away. That night we had a fish fry and ate too much again.

I'm starting to see a pattern here with eating too much.

Tuesday it was back to work. Pete left a message and said we were eating pizza with his brother's family before they returned to TX. MORE FOOD!!! I think I need my stomach pumped out. I'll just hit the gym tomorrow after school.

I just happened to look at the lunch menu for tomorrow. It's the first day for home made hot rolls at school. Ya I'll be eating them, then I'll go work out. I'm not stepping on the scales any time soon.

On a good note, Nolen slept through the night last night!. He slept from 10 until 6. I thought he was getting over his cough, but I think it might be coming back. His nose has been runny as well. He could be teething, but I'm not for sure.

What we have been up to lately!

We'll it has been real busy around here. We are getting things ready for a Halloween Party this Saturday. Alexis and Kelly helped me make treat bags for all the kids.

On Sunday Alexis got sick out of the blue while we were having lunch at the river with friends. Once she got it out of her system, she felt fine and decided to play. Then she got too close to a dog that was tied up and got bit on the hand. Luckily it wasn't a deep wound. Pete wasn't there because he works on Sundays. He said the dog should be shot. He'll have to travel to Chicago because that is were the dog actually lives.

Nolen has been having a bad cough and I decided after a very long night of him coughing, it was time to visit the Dr. I made the appointment for Tuesday afternoon. That morning I woke up with a red spot on my eye. The school nurse said it was a broken blood vessel that can be caused by straining like picking up heavy things. Hmmm picking up my chunky 9 month old may have done it. I really don't know what caused it. So as the day progressed Tuesday, I developed a really bad headache and knew it was going to turn into a migraine. I left work at noon, came home and took some migraine medicine and took a two hour nap. Then it was time to pick Nolen up for his appointment. Migraine was gone and I felt so much better. Nolen did a wonderful job at the Doctor's office. He was having a blast showing everyone that he could walk. Filled his prescription for some medicine, picked up Alexis, and headed home. What a day!!

On a totally different note. What is up with the squirrels in this town? I have almost killed two white squirrels in the last two mornings. They just seem to run at my car. Maybe my white car has something to do with it. Probably just the cooler weather and they are going "NUTS" looking for "NUTS". I did run over a gray squirrel a few weeks ago on main street. I slowed down and almost stopped completely and the stupid thing just ran at my wheel. At least he wasn't white. I know the squirrel count is taking place soon, I think the number of white ones has gone up. I saw a total of 3 just this morning while traveling through town. One was on the court house lawn. He was probably there filing a complaint about a white car hunting down his friends. Ha Ha!

No school for me on Friday, but we have a teacher's institute. Luckily it will be over at 1:30! No school on Monday either because of Columbus Day. I am looking forward to the long weekend and Halloween party. I think the weather is supposed to be nice. Photos of the party to come later! HAVE A WONDERFUL WEEKEND!!!

Happy 34th Birthday Pete!

Pete turns 34 on Thursday, October 9th.

Happy birthday from your loving wife and kids!

FYI

Guess what season starts tomorrow?

Alexis has her bow and is ready for bow season.

Nolen is practicing for gun season (2017).

Look what I can do!

Nolen is walking! He can walk across a room without falling down now. He is really enjoying it as well.

Nolen can climb into his swing all by himself. He rocks the swing back and forth and loves the ride.

Alexis takes a sick day

Around 2 am Friday morning I hear coughing and something else I don't want to hear come from the kids room. My first thought was that Nolen was sick. I checked on him first and he was in deep sleep. As I look over at Alexis she is staring at me. "Alexis are you sick"? I didn't have to wait for an answer because I had just seen the wall and covers. YUCK! So Pete & I rip the covers off the bed and get her cleaned up. She goes and lays on our bed and before we had the bucket ready... yep it happened again! So now it is straight to the tub for her. We rip the covers off of our bed. After a bath she sat with Pete in the recliner. This time we had the bucket ready. Ok, third time is the charm. Luckily Pete has Fridays off, but was supposed to work on this one. Now he had a good excuse not to go in. She must have got everything out of her system because she was fine during the day on Friday.

Pete snapped this photo of Alexis taking a much needed nap on Friday.

Saturday after a bath, Alexis paints a pumpkin that she talked Pete into buying.

Happy 9 months Nolen! He is now taking a lot of steps by himself.

Ike left us in the dark!

What a weekend! Where do I start? Friday after school I had one of those yearly Dr. appointments that I'm glad is over until two more years. Went to a friend's surprise birthday party that night WITHOUT the kids. I needed the break. Thank you in-laws for watching them over night. On the way home from the party I about took out 5 cows that were standing in the road. Luckily one was brown because all the rest were black and very hard to see. I did get a good night sleep even though we didn't get back home until 1:00 in the morning. Saturday I washed some clothes and cleaned house. We went to a fish fry that evening. A friend of mine that I haven't seen for several years came to visit that night for a few hours. Sunday we went to my mother-in-laws church for Rally Day and a noon carry in meal. As soon as the garage door went down after I got home----The electricity went out. Great time for naps and I figured it would be back on when we woke up. Wrong! Maybe it will be on when Pete gets home at 5:00. Wrong! Maybe we better check on finding a generator because it has been off almost 6 and a half hours. So after a phone call to dad to borrow his generator, it comes back on just seconds after we get off the phone. Great I can now start the stove and start supper. 30 minutes later----The electricity went off again. So we ate supper by candle light and the kids just loved playing with the flashlights. The dishes are really piling up since I can't run the dishwasher and I refused to stand there in the dark and wash them. Alexis didn't want to sleep in the dark by herself, so she climbed in bed with me. I'm surprised she stayed in the bed because she tossed and turned all night. We're not for sure when the electric came back on, but I'm so glad the lights worked in the morning so I could see to get ready for work. After work I had to get a cavity filled. It has been a long time since I had a cavity filled. Sara I promise I will floss more often!