Pumpkin Fest

Amy at the pumpkin patch

Kara and Grandma carving


The finished products:
Evil Cat, Spider and Pumpkin Pi

Kara's latest favorite word is "nasty." We don't know where she learned it, but lately everything is nasty, e.g. "I don't like potatoes. They're nasty."

Amy got to go to a "slumber party" this weekend. The girls wore pajamas and did all the (G rated) things girls do at slumber parties, but they didn't actually sleep over. She loved it, of course.

Brenda had her gall bladder removed last Monday. The week before, her back was in constant pain. She tried ibuprophen, acetaminophen, massage, yoga, muscle relaxers, deep breathing and even saw a chiropractor, but nothing would touch the pain. Sunday night it was finally so bad that she asked Joy to take her to the hospital at 3 am, figuring that at least they could give her some morphine!

Once we got in and saw the ER doc, he didn't hesitate in making the diagnosis. He set her up on IV pain meds and scheduled the surgery for as soon as the surgeon on call could do it. The morphine and Dilaudid didn't make her feel better either, but the surgery sure did. The first thought she had after waking up was, "Hey, my back doesn't hurt anymore!" The surgeon told Joy that it was pretty nasty in there, completely filled with infection. Now, after a week of recovery, Brenda is still pretty tired and not able to be up and around for more than an hour or two at a time, but she is not in pain anymore.

Between the surgery and a vacation day, Joy only had to work 2 days last week. However, he is completely exhausted from taking care of his wife and daughters all week!


Interesting stuff:

-For your "Unbelievable!" file: wind through a loophole


QOSROIT: Halloween plans?


Love,
The Petersons