Dad had a short stint back in the hospital for about 5 days or so to take care of an infection in early November. Other than that minor bump in the road, he is doing well and is progressing toward independence and the ability to do more with each passing week. The best news came a few weeks ago when he was diagnosed with pathological remission. It was described to me as the “best possible situation” for what they could have hoped for. This is great news and has really lifted everyone spirits. Things have quieted down a little for Mom and Dad and I think they are enjoying a little bit of normalcy in their lives as they can spend time together at home.
Pete and Laura welcomed their new daughter on November 10th. Grace Ann had pneumonia when she was born and had to be in a special nursery (not NICU, but also not with Pete and Laura) for a few days. Since she was sick, she was in the hospital for a week, but they are all at home now and doing fine. From what we have seen and heard, Claire isn’t too interested in Grace yet, but I’m sure that will change as the oldest children always come through!
We were fortunate enough to go to 2 Colts games this month. Thanks to Debbie’s clinic, we went to the Texans game 
where the Colts won by 3! The 2nd game was probably one of the best sporting events I’ve ever attended as the Colts beat the Patriots 35-34. We tailgated ahead of time with Jeff and Brandon. I will spare all the details, but whenever someone mentions Belichick and the Pats going for 4th and 2 on the Colts 29 yard-line, just know that Peyton had the last laugh after the Colts defense took care of business!For the first time in 8 years, Deb was able to see a WVU football game. They played at Cincinnati and we decided it was a great chance to see them play. They hung tough and Cincy is undefeated this year. All WVU needed was to recover the on-side kick and the come-back was underway! A highlight of this trip was parking in the garage and opening the door and hearing “Country Roads” being played and echoing throughout the parking lot! I will forever hear “Let’s Go!” and then a second later “Mountaineers!”
Another interesting thing we did this month was go curling! Yeah, you read it right, we went curling for Ben Foulke’s birthday party.
For those of you still scratching your head, curling is that sport in the Olympics that you throw the stone and use the brooms to sweep the ice to speed up the stone. We had several laughs as we learned all the phrases and terms associated with this activity. Not to mention that you are basically walking on ice with your tennis shoes, so I was the first person to completely wipe out on the ice!
We were in Indy for Thanksgiving this year and it was a good time. Deb wasn’t feeling the best but tried to take part in some events. I attended Friends Thanksgiving at the Watkins and enjoyed seeing everyone. The next morning I ran the Drumstick Dash and then came home and we got ready to head over to my parent’s house. Beth was a great surprise as she didn’t tell anyone but mom and dad she was coming home! It was good to see her and she was able to see Dad doing so well and meet Grace.
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