Where did September Go?

Today I am home cleaning up my home-office and wondering what happened to the Month of September? I have now been back in school for a month and have spent most of my extra minutes in reading or studying...a boring existence for Rick...so he decided to spice up life and get sick...as we speak he is in the hospital, under the care of my new friends on the Medical floor. He has been there for nearly 48 hours and although he has been pumped full of good things like antibiotics, he is still feeling pretty puny and is maybe a teeny bit better...I guess we should be glad for that, but we both wanted a quicker turnaround....it is hard to watch him go down and be physically and emotionally spent. They are making sure he stays on clear liquids and doing all of the things the Dr. says...his Dr. has a habit of coming in at 10 p.m. so I never get to talk with him..so I have to take what Rick says and hope I get it all. Keep him in your prayers for all good things he needs right now!

Other than that, Katie turned 21 yesterday...where did 21 years go. I still remember the delivery room (yes a real delivery room with bright lights and hospital equipment) when they told me Katie was a girl...I remember saying..."Un- Uh!" Thought for sure I had another boy, but I had my sweet girl, who is full of spice! She has teased and loved her brothers fiercely, they don't have a greater fan. She has made me way proud of her in this month...she has had a challenge put before her and she has taken it on and won! It has been good to see her stick to her goals and work hard to achieve them. We celebrated on her birthday at Chef's table, her favorite place...she had chicken of course and a few bites of chocolate cake...she can't miss her favorite cake! We missed Dad though, he had chicken broth and jello. Thanks Katie for making my last 21 years eventful and fun!

We are missing Rick, Sarah and Jakie...for some reason, Pittsburgh seems way further away than Seattle. They are settling in and getting used to the new culture they find themselves in and are making friends and serving in their ward. They are also finding out what it is like to have Rick gone all day, coming home tired, and yet still having things to do at home...yes it is the real world. We are also missing Cam, back at school and hard at it! He works so hard I worry about him...Katie probably has it pegged, he is too much like me...so sorry Cam...I know I "freak out" as Katie puts it about school...so I don't have any room to talk...Keep all us "schoolies" in your prayers as well.

Well, that's us for now...hope time slows down a little, I am running hard and having a hard time catching up...