Monday October 31

Coffee at folks, Mom was sitting in kitchen. At school Cathy helped with L's behavior rubric. At 5:30 I rode with Missy and Grands to BC nursing home. Hot dogs after trick or treating. Then I went to folks, for I am Angus. But Howard was not on the show. Long day. I'm tired. Great to see Karen and Luke this weekend in St. Jo.

Sunday October 30

Church at 8:30. Connection groups fixes food on the 5th Sunday of the month. The picture is from the Pumpkin patch. We left after church and made a quick stop in Atlantic to see Henderson's new place. Home about 4 and a quick nap. Denny headed into prayer time. I worked on school work. Too short of weekend. When we stopped at the folks, Linda had just left. Mom still resting in bed.

jSaturday October 29

Grands came in about 7 to see us in the living room. Great egg casserole for breakfast. About 9:15 we headed to Torren's football game. Pretty funny/fun time. Quite a cheering section. He even made a touchdown. Denny laughed and thought that some of the 3-5 year olds arrived in strollers. The main thing the opposing coaches said was,"Stay in the place I put you." As they lifted the players up and put them down where they should be. After the big game, we went to Hunts pumplkin patch. Then home for yummy chili, naps and relaxing. Denny bought pizza for supper and we played wi games. Great day.

Friday October 28

No school. I had coffee upstairs, then at 8 went to folks. Denny was still there,Anabel was sitting up in bed, not feeling good. Howard had a urology appointment in SC. He and I left at 8:30, dropping the Prius at Rupps to get a tire fixed. We made it to Dr. and Howard's status continues about the same. We drove to Sports Clip by best buy so he could get a haircut. Got home about 4 after stopping in IG to get some soup for their supper. Anabel was still feeling punk. Linda Called and came to check her out about 7. They went it to ER and blood work checked out ok. We headed to ST. Joseph about 7:30 and got there around 11.

Thursday October 27

Coffee at folks. Anabel is still using a walker, but says she is doing fine. Missy noticed a bruise on her forehead temple yesterday. She must have fallen on Saturday, but says she is doing fine. There was a 2 hour late start this am. It was because of the late football game which we lost in Rock Valley 40 - 0. Karen and Carol G. stopped by in the am on their way to Des Moines. Missy subbed for Mrs. C. My independent living class fixed a quick meal because of shortened class periods. The second hour class was 14 minutes long...therefore we fixed Ramen Noodles (boil 3 minutes) Corn dogs (35 seconds in microwave) and microwave smores (15 seconds). Talk about eating fast. School got out a 2:30. I ran on the treadmill for about 30 minutes then pumped iron...realy 5 pound weights for 10 minutes ... and did a few crunches. Then back to parent teacher conferences from 4 to 7:30. About another 5 families came in. 10 out of 45 students. At home Denny and I visited, then put air in the Prius tires and looked for another cot to make the trip to St. Joe tomorrow for the big football game. I wonder what color to wear... I think Torren's jersey is blue. GO BIG BLUE!!! Looking forward to seeing the Mo. Johnsons

Wednesday October 26

Coffee at folks. Pep fest at school. So great that both the girls and boys cross country teams are going to the state meet Saturday. Visited with Bob S. He said it really helped that Bruce gave him the low down (or the information that the race would be a hilly one). I had an IEP at 3. AG Then to church. Banana Split night. Pretty full place. Thank the Lord for many workers. Denny said there was a total of 225 tonight at the Arthur church. Laurie J. is here for a couple days enjoying the grands. Good to have her visit Awana. Jensens did the council time with a farmer and pumpkins and gooey icky stuff in the middle. Phillip played guitar and lead singing after the parable. This pic is of Keith and Katie. Yes Keith got in several pictures by running beside the "real" runners. I know they appreciated his presence.

Tuesday October 25

Mom is walking with a walker. She is feeling dizzy. She did go in for the platelet shot Monday and Tuesday. After school I ran 3 miles on the trail, then I met Denny at the rec center. My student had gotten corn dogs and milk during math class when we went to the grocery store. I gave her $10, we looked at the ad, I needed milk and told her to get us something else that Denny and I could eat for supper. This picture is from the half marathon. K&J are running. You can see the crowd of spectators, cheering the runners on. It was a fun day.