2023 :: 43/52

 wednesday Oct 25 I worked out for the first time since tearing my meniscus and just didn't do any leg stuff. i had to cancel my PT since they wanted to know what was going on with my knee before we continued. 

thursday Al had to be at work at 8am for a training. i worked out at 9am. we went to our first trunk or treat at the baseball park. it was rainy but we had fun and saw some friends!

friday Al had another appointment in teh morning. i worked out at 9am and was able to start doing leg stuff again. i started working on raking leaves and cleaning up the gardens. we had brooklyn and cam here after school while their parents went to the gym. 

saturday mom came down. in the afternoon, we went to 2 trunk or treats; one at matt & jodi's church and another at a church near there. we had fun and the kids got so much candy. on the way home, we stopped at a small park by the river to enjoy the beautiful leaves with nana! that night, Al and i went up to his co-workers halloween party up near bloomer. we had fun and stayed until 1030. it did snow a little bit on the way up there. 

sunday i worked out at 9am. then we cleaned the house together before going over to matt & jodi's for teh viking packer game. we ended up staying late because badger volleyball was on tv right after the football game (the vikings won!) i helped matt rake their yard in between. 

monday Al had PT then work, kids had school, i worked at jodi's in the morning then payroll in the afternoon. that night we did a second round of pumpkin carving since our first ones got all moldy from the warm weather. the kids loved it and did great; we also baked some pumpkin seeds. monday night it snowed; we got about 3 inches. 

tuesday was halloween. that morning i had to dig out snow pants and boots for the kids. kids had a little fall party at school, we had a little party at jodi's for the daycare kids. after school, we went over to matt & jodi's since matt was giving out sports cards, and did a couple of blocks trick or treating with jake, kassie, carsyn and kinsley while matt handed out stuff at their house and while they waited for jodi to get home from volleyball. then we came back home, hit our couple neighbors, before coming back home for the kids to pass out candy and have supper. the kids had fun and got tons of candy. 

banana and Evie from descendants

trunk or treat; our friends gia and leo

Liam and Elliott's trunk

brooklyn and tova and their ear muffs

cam and trev playing football

she loves the longer night gowns i found at a garage sale

wednesday adams and the "thing" she made

making halloween cookies with nana

bananas at church trunk or treats

tova and carsyn

chloe, carsyn, tova, trev and camdyn

bananas in leaves by the river

chloe and trevor making a halloween gingerbread house

tova, carsyn and kinsley

they got special bags from our best neighbor jackie!

she switched to a mermaid for handing out candy

2023 :: 42/52

 Wednesday Oct 8th, we had Rue, Al went to work, I took the kids to school, then I had PT with Trin for my hip/knee. At 2 o'clock that afternoon I took Trevor in to our pediatrician for the cough he had for 3 weeks. She said his lungs sounded good and it was probably just a virus, and to give him benadryl at night and zyrtec during the day to clear up his congestion/cough. Al had a patrol meeting after work so he didn't get home until after 8pm. 

Thursday it rained and Al stayed home in the morning because TDS the new internet service was coming to hook us up. we all went to the gym at 630p so that Al and I could do our PT exercises. 

friday after i took the kids to school, i worked out at 9am then worked. after school we all went to riverview park because it was so beautiful out!! we enjoyed the leaves and the kids played at the park. that night we watched Casper the friendly ghost movie and the kids loved it. 

saturday trev had his last soccer game at 915 that we all went to. then we all went to the gym together again. that afternoon, we played mario kart all 4 of us. 

sunday i worked out at 9am and had a loud, painful pop in my knee. i was able to limp/walk on it a bit adn made it home where i iced and rested it all day. 

monday morning, Al had PT at 8am, I took the kids to school, then i had an appointment for my knee. she wouldn't even touch my knee because of all the stuff going on in there that we found in September. so she ordered me and MRI and a referral to the orthopedic. I was able to get the MRI the next day but couldn't get in to our orthopedic for 2 weeks. we went to matt & jodi's house for dinner that night for camdyn's 13th birthday. the vikings also played at 715. 

tuesday we had Rue; I had my MRI which I took the images right to the orthopedics office, and found out later that day that I tore my meniscus. had to wait 2 weeks still to know what the plan was for that. Trevor was supposed to have his last flag football game but it got rained out and post poned. 

our friends jenny and kali had to spend a couple nights in the hospital so i took some snacks and activities up to them

halloween science activities

she's been making "pets" at school and coming home with them around her neck :)

matching star wars shirts

gorgeous afternoon at riverview park

soccer game

family gym time

we made a tail for her jammies :)

2023 :: 41/52

 wednesday oct 11 Al had OT in the morning then went to work. we had Rue, i had my first PT for my knee & hip and really like the physical therapist i saw. after school, we all went up to jenny's house to pick more apples (and help her pick up bad apples from the ground) since it was going to storm on friday and she'd probably loose all the rest of the good ones. then we went over to connells across the street from her neighborhood and got our pumpkins. we played for a bit before heading home for supper. 

thursday the kids didn't have school due to conferences. Al had an appointment in the morning then went to work. the kids and i went to the gym at 9, then went to carson park to play and hike. during quiet time i had both kids's conferences. they are both doing awesome: super smart and get along well with others! after quiet time we played outside and then trevor had football practice. 

friday was no school again. it rained all day. Al worked, kids and i went to the workout at 9 then stopped at a church garage sale. then home so i could work a bit. we had movie night. 

saturday trevor had soccer at 8am and it was cold but sunny. then we met Al and tova at a free youth volleyball camp that jodi's team was putting on at the college. the kids loved it and the head coach said trevor has some serious skills for never having played before! jenny & kyle were there with their 3 girls, chloe and carsyn were there and so was kinsley. trev also knew a couple of girls from school. that night we went over to matt & jodi's house for supper and to carve pumpkins. we had fun as usual and the kids got some good looking pumpkins. tova and carsyn helped to carve their pumpkins for the first time; kids are growing up too fast!! we didn't get home until almost 10pm.

sunday the kids cleaned and vacuumed their rooms. then we all went to the gym at 10 on our own (not a class) so that Al could do more with his rehab stuff and i could get a little workout in. then we worked/played outside at home for a bit before Al and the kids walked over to grandpa peter's house. while they were there i got a bunch of little projects done around the house! we watched the vikings game at noon. 

monday was the kids last day of no school for this break. Al had 2 appointments including a GI scope of his esophagus which required me to pick him up afterwards and he couldn't go to work. kids and i went to the gym at 9, then i did an hour of payroll before we went to pick up Al. we played outside for a bit, i worked during quiet time, then we went to pickup Al's car from the hospital. we played outside, had supper, played some games, watched a bit of tv, then bedtime. 

connell's apple orchard

Al's been doing PT at the gym