If you have a second or two, would you please say a little prayer for my cute Jonny? The poor boy got a kidney stone more than three weeks ago. He is all alone so far away and called me in so much pain. He was transferred the next day to a place with a better medical facility. They basically told him to take some pain meds and come back in two weeks if he didn't pass it. He didn't pass it and when they did a CT scan it hadn't moved at all.
He was then transferred to another place with a urologist. The Dr. went in (do you know where they 'go in' through? Yuck.)and he could not get to the stone to laser it. So they put a stint in and are waiting another week to go back in and see if they can get it.
I am always amazed at how strong mentally Jonny is - he just deals with whatever comes very stoically, but he is starting to feel a little down from being in pain so long. I told him that I can complain about child birth all I want, but I can never say it has lasted four weeks! So if you could send any thoughts and prayers his way we would appreciate it!

Sophie the Strong

She likes to get in a good workout first thing in the morning. You know, start the day off right...

Pumpkin Patch

There is a darling little old man near here who grows pumpkins each year and sells them from his front yard. He must make a killing - every time we drive by that place is hopping. The kids have been dying to go get some so we ventured over the other day. They were giddy and still want to go out on the front porch every morning to inspect the pumpkins and "make sure the bad guys didn't take them." Matthew calls them "ponekins." Please bless he never learns to say it the right way. OK, maybe not never, but at least not for a couple of years... Matthew told me, "Now we need to put a fire in them and give them a happy face!"





Please note: It was crazy hair day at school. Matthew's hair is not always so...big.








Happy Halloween!

Good Times in Kindergarten

Emma came home from school the other day and told me, "Mom. I have to tell you the MOST DISGUSTING thing that happened at school today." I asked her what it was and she said, "Well, ummmm, I'm too nervous to tell you."

For the next 15 minutes she hemmed and hawed while I asked her questions like, "Did someone barf everywhere? Did someone poop in their pants (any time you want to make my kids laugh hysterically, just tell some kind of poop joke and you've got 'em. Classy, I know). Did someone pick their nose and wipe it on the floor? (because Matthew had just done that the very same morning...)

Finally she gave in and said, "Well. This boy at school tried to KISS ME!!" I started laughing my head off. She could not understand why I was laughing, but that is good fun right there. Then she told me that he did pick his nose and wipe it on his shirt. I told her that was disgusting and the kissing part was just funny, but she was not amused.