November

Since FB has become a means for my extended family to track our on-goings, I thought I would create a blog seeing it is a more appropriate forum for this type of information.

Here are (some of) the pictures we had taken today. Mike has been working 12 hour days and was scheduled to work tomorrow, but they ran out of parts. I predict he will sleep until at least 2pm. We will all be thankful when he gets caught up on his rest, he is grumpy when he doesn't get enough sleep.

Emma is at G'ma Penny & Bumpa's house tonight spending the night. Sarah is pestering me to go see a movie, but with the New Moon release I am scared of the crowds at the theater. They want to see Planet 51 and Christmas Carol.

Emma is going to see the ENT in Detroit next week. Both of her ear drums have ruptured and she is sounding more hoarse than usual. She has had abdominal pain ongoing for the past 2 years and saw a surgeon on Wednesday to address it. He ruled out constipation with an x-ray that same day and sent her for a GI (upper and small bowel) on Thursday. We have not heard back from them as to those results. It seems when Emma has health trouble it is in several areas at once. I am hopeful there will be some quick and easy solutions for her. All she needs is to add surgery # 28 to her list.

Loki the puppy is turning 1 in December. He is very cute and "talks" to you in his baying voice. He will look directly in your eyes and whooo whooo whooo, like he thinks you understand what he is saying. I wish he would get potty training down, seems owning a steam cleaner has paid for itself time and time again.

I am contemplating fighting the crowds on Black Friday to get the refrigerator I have been drooling over for 1/2 off. It is a door buster deal and was told by the staff people I should plan to get in line before they open to get a # to increase my chances of getting a fridge. They open at 4am. How important is saving an additional 25% to me.....?

We had Noodles & Co for dinner tonight. Had a coupon for BOGO. Without the coupon it would have been $25! Yikes. The kids liked their mac & cheese, but don't think we will eat there too often due to the price.

Talking about noodles leads me to things I can't yet eat. Noodles or any kind including spaghetti, anything fried, more than 1/2 piece bread, chocolate mousse pie, too much sugar. I could live the rest of my life without some of it, but the bread thing makes your options VERY limited.

Well, Sarah is bugging me to take her to see a movie (kid and parent date night). I am reluctantly going to say yes. The theater is going to be packed due to the opening of New Moon. Welcome to teenie bopper central. whoo hooo....