October 2014

           As you will read below, October has been a busy month in our house.  The girls are bouncing off the walls at times, so we are going to need to be creative to find ways to keep them busy as the weather gets colder. 

The second weekend in October, we participated in a fundraiser for LLS called “Light the Night.”  This is in memory of my dad and we enjoyed a nice evening with a 2 mile walk around downtown Indy.  Mom, Frank, Jan, Beth, Matt and Laura came along with us and the girls behaved very well.  It is always a sentimental evening as we honor my dad, but being around family always helps make it enjoyable.   

During October, Deb took off to Jacksonville, FL with 6 other girls for an extended beach weekend!  They enjoyed great weather and laughter, along with plenty to drink.  They enjoyed the beach, a yoga class, a boat ride and plenty of sun.  The trip was planned as they decided to take advantage of the first time that none of them were pregnant or had an infant.  The dads took advantage of this trip and decided that the day after they all got home, we needed to meet up at a bar nearby to celebrate the mom’s being back home!  I know Deb does a lot around here, but I didn’t quite realize how much until she was gone for 5 days!  Beth and Mom helped out a few evenings and at church.  Matt and Beth came along with us to the zoo and it was a great time, although it was a little cold.  I took a vacation day on that Friday and played some Frisbee golf with Jeremy and had some lunch. 

            The following Friday, on October 24^th, Deb had foot surgery and will be wearing a boot on her foot for about 8 weeks.  She has done very well getting around the house and took a few days off to help with her recovery.  The girls have been pretty helpful by letting Deb read to them on the couch, but it has taken Sarah some time to not be scared of the boot on her foot!  She got pretty bored all day, because anyone that knows Debbie realizes that sitting around and doing nothing doesn’t really happen with her!  She watched a lot of ESPN and HGTV. 

            For Halloween, Randy and Anny came to visit.  It had been awhile since they were able to visit, so they came on Thursday and have helped out with the kids all weekend.  This has allowed me to catch up on a few things in the yard and around the house while letting Debbie still take it easy.  Randy completed some drywall work in the kitchen while I ran some TV wires behind the drywall.  For Halloween, Sarah was Winnie the Pooh and Allison was Goofy.  These wonderful costumes were once again created by Nana (Anna).  Halloween this year will be remembered as a rite of passage for me, as I know all dads have a story about a Halloween with bad weather and I’d consider 35 degrees and 30 mph winds about as bad as it can get!  We hosted our neighborhood party, which basically had everyone in our garage eating pizza as it rained and then the kids braved the cold to get their candy!  Mom, Frank and Jan came over to see the girls in their costumes and Frank and Randy helped me take the girls around to about a dozen houses.  We went trick-or-treating with our neighborhood buddies, Henry and George, who are 2 boys that are Allison and Sarah’s age and the 4 of them play together really well. 

Sarah’s Things of the Month

            Sarah has been attempting to talk more, but that can be difficult to get a word in with Allison around!  She is walking much better and her physical therapy has been decreased to once a month.  As she learns more words, she also continues to get frustrated with us if we can’t understand her!  She has been sick for about a week with a stomach bug, so we hope that clears up soon. 

Allison’s Things of the Month

            Allison has been doing well as a big sister and attempts to share when she can.  The problem is Sarah doesn’t understand taking turns or “waiting 5 minutes” so that can be challenging and usually results an argument between the 2 of them!

A few more items from this month:

• Debbie went to a Girls Night at Diane’s where they had a Caribbean themed dinner.
• I went to a Colts game with Ferrand vs. the Ravens.  They won a close game. 
• The girls and I went to a neighborhood food drive and enjoyed playing with some kids.
• Debbie has had some developments at work where MSMC is going to bring the PT department back “in house” which could create some possibilities for additional responsibilities which she would gladly welcome.