Halloween Decorations

I can't help but decorate for the seasons.

While decorations in my subdivision are prohibited until November 30th, I thought I'd sneak in a few Halloween decorations. I just couldn't help it. Unless someone rats me out, I should be fine. 

Goldie's on the Move

Goldie has started to crawl.

She hasn't completed mastered it but when she see's something she wants, she can move pretty fast. It won't be long before she's walking....Yikes! 

Pumpkin Patch

Tis the season for pumpkin patches.

I went with the kids to visit the Pumpkin Patch in Lone Jack. Melissa said the price to enter was one of the cheapest around the city. While $15 doesn't seem like a lot of money since you don't pay for any of the attractions inside but when you pay for 6 people it adds up. I personally don't think they should charge adults since everything inside is geared towards children.

But that didn't stop me from getting my money's worth. Violet and I started out on the swing together but then she jumped off leaving me to balance on my own.

Then there was the slide fiasco. This is what they call a "rolling" slide. I watched Hazel go down the slide and she slowly bumped down to the end. So when Violet asked me to ride down with her I thought "sure". Never in my wildest dreams did I realize that the more weight on the slide, the faster you go. The video Melissa took was 5 seconds long. Five seconds is an extremely short time to try and figure out what to do when I got to the end of the slide. My only concern was not crushing Hazel. So I opted to just butt flop to the ground. A 5 inch drop to the ground might seem like not much unless you're an old woman who felt every bit of the 5 inches the next day.

Not sure how many more Pumpkin Patch visits I'll make this year but I'll certainly consider the consequences before hand......NOT!

Khloe's Surgery

Poor Khloe had to have surgery to remove most of her teeth.

Apparently as dogs get older, their teeth suffer the most. While she may have a small amount of teeth, that doesn't stop her from eating. I never believed her or Lola ever chewed their food anyway.

Cemetery Decorations

This is a subject I don't usually talk about but here goes.

Teresa and I purchased the niche for ourselves next to Mom and Dad. We also purchased a vase. While I was updating my asset book with new information, I got to thinking about that vase. It could be 20 or 30 years (I'm very optimistic) before we would use that vase and with a cost of $350 I wanted to be able to use it now.

So we asked the cemetery to install it since Mom was so fond of flowers. It's not often I visit the cemetery but for my Mom and Dad it was worth it.

Tonsillectomy, Adenoids and a Clip of the Tongue

Poor Violet has been suffering with ear infections since the beginning of summer. After a trip to an ENT, it was determined her tonsils were huge and needed to come out. Plus the range of motion with her tongue wasn't correct so they also did a lingual frenectomy (Google it for a better definition).

Surgery went well and now she's on the mend.

Now me, on the other hand.....I had the pleasure of entertaining Hazel for the day. After dropping Lincoln off at school we did a WalMart run. The good thing about Hazel is she loves to do housework so she helped me put away all my purchases.

Then back to her house for painting pictures. That only lasted so long so she decided to take my phone and take a lot of pictures. Nothing worth keeping but it kept her busy until Violet got home. I don't know who was more tired, me or Violet.

9/11 Stair Climb Memorial

In honor of the 343 firefighters who lost their lives responding to the collapse of the twin towers of the World Trade Center on 9/11, firefighters from Missouri and Kansas climbed 110 flights of stairs, each one carrying about 75 pounds of gear and a photo of a firefighter who died.

Three years ago Jamie participated and this year he decided to give it another try. 

The firefighters climbed 34 flights of stairs at the Town Pavilion in downtown Kansas City, rode down the elevator and climbed the 34 flights 2 more times. Then they climbed another 8 flights to make a total of 110 stories, the number of flights of each twin tower.

When they finished they announced the name of the firefighter they were representing then walked down a runway to the stage. People cheered them on but the most touching pic for me was when Jamie slapped hands with Lincoln.

Then they rang a bell to complete their journey.

I'm not sure if Jamie will do this again. He's approaching 40 this year and it's an extremely hard climb. I'm so proud to have him part of my family.