Update on Crash

Morgan had an X Ray on her collarbone today. Unfortunately it did not show much along the lines of healing. Honestly I was not surprised as she has fallen several times since the break. She will go back in 6 weeks for another check. The doctor said to try and keep her from being too active and from bumping it. Who is he kidding? Maybe he'd like to try that out for himself! I am thankful for her high tolerance of pain because she rarely complains about it hurting.

Kindergarten Conference

Yesterday Nate and I had our first Parent/Teacher conference for Shelby. Mrs. Ghrist had a lot of kind and positive things to say about her. She said her polite behavior and helpful attitude towards others was appreciated. She is doing well in reading and math. They divide all the K students into groups for both of these classes. She has been placed in the highest level for both. It's good to have a conference because you don't always get a lot out of her at the end of the day. Everyday I ask her how school was and usually the answer is "good". Everyday I ask her what she did at school and usually the answer is "what we do every day". It is always fun to look at the papers she brings home to see what she is learning. Her art drawings are interesting and well done. Today I was pleased to see this on the paper. Mrs. Ghrist said yesterday at this point they are encouraging them to sound out words for themselves rather then tell them how to spell them.

For anyone who doesn't understand Kindergarten writing, she is thankful for God's blood and she said I wrote this.

ER Trip #3!

Well, it was getting to be about that time. Maybe a month early to continue the every 6 month pace, but possibly still a record with 3 trips to the ER in 1 year! But seriously folks, when will it end? On Tuesday night, Morgan made a trip downstairs after being put to bed. She was looking for her bunny and had to give one final hug and kiss. She came to me at the sink first and then headed over to daddy who was on the phone in the recliner. She climbed up into the chair and sat on the arm. While waiting, she lost her balance and went over backwards. Somewhere between the corner of the fireplace, the TV trays and the hardwood floor she broke her collarbone. This all took place around 9:15. We didn't immediately take her to the ER. We thought since she was up and walking around and doing some normal things, maybe she was just bruised. I sat in the recliner with her and she eventually fell asleep. Around 11pm she woke up after I tried to lay her down across my lap in the chair. She screamed and jumped out of that chair and did a dance like a crazy person in pain! Around 12:15am Wednesday morning after she said her bones felt like they were wiggling around inside her we decided I would take her in. We got in a room around 12:30. We waited 10-15 minutes for a nurse to see her and somewhere around 1:45 the Dr. showed up. She was the only one working and got busy with stitches on another patient. Morgan did very well waiting, just sitting on my lap or on top of the bed since she couldn't lay down. The Dr. ordered X-Rays and Miss Squirms stood amazingly still for those. The X-Rays showed she broke her right collarbone in the middle. Let me tell you, this has been the worst injury so far. I'll take the hole in the head and the staples or any other bone that can have a cast to assist healing. This is going to be a long 6-8 week road to healing. For now she has been sleeping upright in the recliner and I am on the couch. She wakes up at least once for more pain killer and makes a lot of noises while sleeping. She will see the Orthopedic doctor again in 3 weeks for more X-Rays to check the progress. I'm afraid that X-Ray will show a more severe break rather than healing just from what I have seen the last few days! So if you think of us, pray for her healing and my sanity. The harness they put on her doesn't assist with the healing, it is just made to help her stay comfortable. Too bad it doesn't work that way. Just is more irritating and makes her itch. Jenn helped out by picking Shelby up from school on Wednesday so I could take Morgan to the Orthopedic Dr. They went to Jewel and they bought Morgan the balloon and a stuffed monkey. Thanks Jenn for all your help! Here are some photos. Morgan's giving the thumbs down for this injury and trying to get comfortable in her temporary bed.

Trick or Treat Time

Trick or treating this year was a little chilly so that put a damper on the fun and the costumes. It also seemed like there was not a lot of people handing out candy. Nonny Mary was here for a visit so she got to join in on the headaches and fun. Shelby was Aerial, the Little Mermaid and Morgan was a Pink Fairy.












Shelby's church friend and school classmate Kaitlyn was the Little Mermaid as well. She lives down the street aways and usually catches up with us to trick or treat.












We headed to Jenn and Seth's when we finished up the neighborhood. Jenn was our babysitter when I worked. Seth had to try on Aerial's wig and Morgan crawled in their coffee table. The girls sing a revised version of Trick or Treat we created special for Seth:
Trick or Treat
The Cubs smell like my feet
Give me something good to eat!









Next we went to our friends Ray and Karen. We enjoyed yummy chili and muffins. And goldfish. Karen always has a full jar of goldfish on her counter. We always have fun at the Berta house. Here is Ray posing with the girls before heading out to our last stop.










Ray and Karen joined us at our mutual friends' house the Comadenas. Mark and Pam have a really nice fire pit in their backyard so we wrapped up the night sitting around the fire reading by flashlight, singing, watching the World Series and making smores. The smoke from the fire made some of my photos blurry. Mark had to take a turn wearing the red wig too as the girls were surprised to see he didn't have much hair under his ball cap.









The girls hated to go home and thankfully it was daylight savings to give us an extra hour before Sunday church. We finished up the night opening their annual Halloween books and new DVD's.









Sorry for those of you who get email updates on my blog. You may have received this 3 times or more as I have tried to fix some things.

Pumpkin Carving

My computer is up and running again so I have some catching up to do.

Daddy and the girls carved the biggest pumpkin we picked out of the patch. Our carving completed the job a naughty squirrel started. The squirrels around here eat pumpkins like crazy. Last year we watched one demolish a small pumpkin so fast I was sure it might explode. And the big pig was unwilling to share as it would chase off other squirrels that came by looking for a snack. The squirrel had started to eat away a large area, thus the reason for the size of the features on our Jack-O-Lantern. It was a big pumpkin so it turned out ok. We enjoyed roasting and eating the seeds. As you can see from one of the pictures Shelby wasn't so sure about the slime on her hands after digging in. I added the scarecrow and ghost candle to the decorations hoping to keep the squirrels away. It seemed to work.