Halloween and school!
Hello!  It's a gloomy day here, but all the kids are off to school.  Last week Marshall schools were closed for 3 days due to illness.  We kept Simon home too because there was no bussing.  The girls went back for Thursday and Friday, but Simon had a half-day and no school on Fri, so he got a whole week off. I went to his conference on Wednesday and am very happy to say he's made progress in all his goals!  They say, he's drinking amazingly well from his straw. He uses a "Honey Bear" which is soft for squeezing the liquid up.  He has a

October
Where did our beautiful fall go?  Well, we're obviously getting skipped for good weather and the last of good health before winter sets in.Simon had an ear infection in both ears of the course of 3 weeks.  The last week he's been well, but now is "talking" with a little hoarseness. It's so cute :)  Last Monday night I got knocked down with the flu...H1N1? Maybe.  I slept about 35 hours between Tuesday morning and Wednesday late afternoon.  And plenty naps after that.  Glad I'm done, though the cough continues.  No one else shows any signs yet (keep praying!!)Simon's school closed Friday for illness and the rests

The last few weeks
We have been very busy the last week or so.  Last Friday we drove out to Long Island, NY to attend a PKS Kids fundraiser.  We stayed with our friends, the Zanes and helped on Saturday with some set-up (well, Jim mostly helped!).  Sunday was the event and it was outstanding.  There were SIX children with PKS there, there was a great turnout.  The motorcycles were amazing and how awesome are these men and women who ride for charity???Monday Jim and I took Maddy and Natalie into Manhattan for the day.  Mike and Nicole so generously offered to watch Simon.  (THANKS again!!).  We took the train in and walked around for about 11 hours.