OK…we can just imagine that if I’m just now getting to writing about September…then we likely have been pretty busy with life for the last few months so I will try to remember what the heck has been going on.
Probably the most notable thing that occurred in September was Debbie having her cataract surgeries. The surgeries were one week apart during the month of September and I believe she would say they were moderately successful. While the goal would be to come out of the surgery with perfect vision and not cataracts, she has decent vision and no cataracts. I think it has improved over the last month, but she still has situations where she gets uncomfortable and will need to simply close her eyes and relax.
The Saturday between the surgeries, I took the girls to their first Purdue football game. We arrived on campus a few hours before and walked around before getting to the game. The game went into 2 overtimes and we lost by 2. We were able to get off campus pretty easily and stopped at St. Boniface for church on the way home. This is the church I was baptized at and where my dad’s family went when he was a kid.
We had a few visitors in town in September, starting with Julie, Olivia and Ava for Labor Day weekend. Kyle couldn’t make it as he had to stay back with their new puppy. We enjoyed hanging out with them along with Randy and Anna a few evenings. We also spent an afternoon moving some things around Randy and Anna’s house as they had new floors put in. My mom came to visit in late September and went to a few sporting events and Grandparents Day at CKS. Debbie did a great job organizing this special day at the school, but she gladly will be handing it off and stepping away from that responsibility.
Sarah’s Things of the Month
Sarah had 4 different sports going on this month. Her kickball was coming to an end, her volleyball was starting up and she continued her softball and basketball seasons. She enjoys being around her friends and making new ones on the teams that aren’t part of CKS. She also got to spend a night at CYO camp with her classmates as part of an 8th grade retreat.
Allison’s Thing of the Month
Allison’s JV volleyball season went well. She hurt her hand in the middle of September and came back a few weeks later and played the remainder of the season with her hand taped up. She played middle for most of the season and was definitely having fun.
A few more items from this month:
- Debbie and I hosted a table for the Chatard annual fund dinner in early September. The evening was a success and we enjoyed meeting some new parents at our table.
