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

2023 :: 40/52

wednesday october 4th we had Rue, I went for a walk with Mona & Lisa after school drop off, worked a bit, then our new couch that mom bought us was delivered. They delivered it to the garage, so I got it all unwrapped, legs on (with the help of gpa Peter and his drill) and then Mona & Lisa came over to help get it into the house. we love it! we can all sit on the couch together! 

thursday i worked out at 9am, then went garage saling and brought jodi lunch. we ate it in the sunshine out on her deck. after school trev had football practice. after football practice, all 4 of us went up to watch matt, his dad, jodi's dad, and jodi's brother bowl. jodi and their 3 kids were there and kassie, kins and kade were there too. kids had cheesy breadsticks there and got to play in the mini arcade. 

friday i worked out at 9am, got some work done, had lunch with Al, and then worked out again at 430. 

saturday trevor had a soccer game at 11 that we all went to. we brought snack: apples from jenny's house and gatorade. 

sunday mom came down and watched the kids while Al and i went to stone barn with matt & jodi. it was a beautiful day and the pizza was just as delicious as usual! we got back just in time to watch the end of the vikings game. mom headed home. 

monday Al had 2 appointments in the morning, then went to work for a bit. kids had school, i worked at jodi's in the morning, then payroll in the afternoon. then it was parent participate soccer practice with trev's team. we did little stations and trevor kicked my butt at every one. then we ended with a team climb of the giant sledding hill. we were rewarded with gorgeous views! 

tuesday mom came down again and walked with to drop kids off and pick them up. she worked from here while Al worked, i went to jodi's then had payroll work in the afternoon, then we all went to trevor's football game at 6pm. mom headed home afterwards. 

snuggling on our new couch for movie night

carsyn, tova and kinsley at bowling

soccer fashion

Al's legs don't look too different...

at stone barn

yes we did order 4 pizzas for 4 people; we like leftovers

soccer practice and the hill we climbed at the end

top of the hill views

trev and i doing the dribbling station