Sick and Tired

Do you remember your Mom or Dad telling you they were "sick and tired" of this or that? Well, we are sick and tired of being SICK AND TIRED!! First I started out with a horrible sore throat that lasted about a week. Had to take meds around the clock, then Terry began getting sick and has a head cold that has left us sleeping in separate rooms as he is snoring like a freight train. Melissa started out with a head cold, then moved to the sore throat and now has a sinus infection. Amid all of this hacking, sniffling, blowing of noses and popping of pills, our sweet little Tristan gets his tonsils and adenoids removed!! He has been very brave and quite the trooper. Today we realized that he was talking kind of funny like he has a canker sore but when we looked in his mouth he has a huge white square of something on his tongue towards the back!! Has he chewed his own tongue, did the doctor cut something on his tongue and that is a scab? Who knows, but we will check with the doctor tomorrow.

Anyway, we are hoping that we are all on the mend. Melissa is on an antibiotic, Terry and I slept in the same bed at least once this week, my sore throat is gone and Tristan was dressed and teasing his sister, so I guess we are all not so sick and tired anymore!

Elections are over!

I am sure that all of you are relieved that the elections are over and we don't have to watch and listen to any more negative TV or radio ads!! Even though our household did not vote for President-elect Obama, we will honor him as our President. We may not always have agreed with past Presidents' behavior or decisions, we have always honored them as our President. We pray that God will guide his decisions as he guides our country through these difficult times.

Boooooooooooooooooooo Bash!

Hello,

Had a glorious time at Boo Bash in downtown Camas on Wednesday! It was like stepping back into the 50's! The whole downtown closes down for regular business and opens up for trick or treaters! Each merchant hands out candy and it was so fun to see the beautiful fall leaves, hundreds of kids and their parents and the most wonderful array of costumes! The weather couldn't have been more perfect. There was a small breeze which made the leaves falling from the trees a site to behold. All of our grandchildren were there along with many of their friends. Reid was a tiny little black cat and Draven was a red chili pepper and they both slept the whole time! Sofia was dressed as a fairy princess and many of the costumes were a bit scary for her, but she continued on and was very brave. Tristan really enjoyed picking out his costume this year and has nearly worn out his honeybee costume. Don't you just love his antennas? Lillie our little flower was sweet as ever in her flower costume. Mommy has enjoyed dressing her up as a flower and wonders what she will choose when she is older. Halloween day was supposed to be rainy, but it cleared up in time for the kids to go out trick or treating. Lillie joined Tristan and Sofia in our neighborhood and little Reid and Draven stayed home with their parents for a quiet evening at home. This Halloween season has been such a wonderful time spent with all the grandbabies, aunts and uncles and Great Grandparents too. As we continue to watch the leaves fall we are looking forward to Thanksgiving and giving thanks for our little family that has grown so beautifully!