Clumsy Me

I have fallen down steps four times in one month. This last time, I slipped on some ice on my sisters' front steps and down I went. We were at my nephew's birthday party and I forgot a present in the car. I went out to get it, slipped and fell down 4 steps. I bruised and scrapped both elbows and broke my tailbone. I didn't do much Sunday so it didn't feel any worse, but Monday, I was in so much pain I could hardly move. Tuesday morning, I went to the doctor. He gave me some pain pills and anti-inflammatory pills. He said it would be 4-6 weeks before it healed and I may have twinges of pain for a few months. That will teach me to watch my step. And this is the week that David started his internship. It has been hard because David's truck broke down last Thursday and we have not gotten the parts to fix it yet. I took him to work yesterday and today because I needed the van. The boys and I took him to work at 7:30am, then picked him up and took him straight to his internship at 4:30pm, then picked him up at 10:00pm and bring him home to sleep. At least, when we pick him up, we get to see him during the day. But this morning, after we dropped David off at work, I had to pull over on the side of the road and throw up, because my meds made me sick.

Saturday's Work

This was our Saturday project. We had cut down a tree on the side of our house and rented a chipper to chip up the branches. This last Saturday, the boys helped move the wood chips and spread them in their new play area. We moved the swing set and anchored it down. We got some new sand for the turtle sandbox. We put up the fence because we want to plant grass next spring, keep the boys and the dog out of the mud, and block a part of the fence that the old tree messed up. I think the boys will appreciate it more because they actually helped make it.

Halloween

We had a great Halloween. The boys had a lot of fun trick or treating. We went around our neighborhood, then to a trunk or treat at my parents church, then David and my sister's husband, John, took the kids trick or treating around their neighborhood while Shauna and I stayed at her house with the babies. We got home around 8:30pm. David went through the candy. He is very careful. He looks at and feels each candy. Anything suspicious, he throws away. We ended up with two grocery bags full of candy. And with the candy that we had left from what I bought to hand out, it was another bag full. I didn't expect to be gone all night. I thought we would go 2 hours or so. We were out for over 4 hours. The boys didn't get to bed until 10:00pm. I thought that they would sleep in the next morning, but no, they were up at 6:30am. I am glad we got to set the clocks back. We needed that extra hour. David has finals this week. This is his last semester. He just has his internship to do and he will have an associates degree in Criminal Justice. Wish him Luck! Today, I started watching my Nephew, Lucas. He is 2 months younger than Elijah. He is a cutie. So far, it is going great.