November....Already?!?!?

Wow! I really cannot believe that it is November already! This year has just flown by! I really cannot believe how quickly time seems to go...you know, now that I am an adult! Hubby and I were talking last night....that it is hard to believe that I-Man has already finished his first 9 weeks of school! That flew by! I am going to the "Parent-Teacher" conference tomorrow. So, that should be interesting! Hopefully she has some good things to say about I-Man!!! We will see!

Let's see....well, let me give you an update! Sunday.....church was good. We got there early (well, 9:00) for the breakfast. That was a trip! Hubby had to practice with PT, so I had all three kids and I was trying to feed Baby and then burp her...while getting I-Man and FAB something to eat. I was struggling. Finally, one of the older ladies asked if she could help me and she took Baby while I got the other two situated. That was nice! So, I went to Sunday School, which I never do...and it was good. Then the service was good. I was really proud of Hubby. He did a good job of leading worship and I was just really proud of him. I have to say....when we first started PT together (when Elvis was here)....he was very inhibited. I mean, he wasn't one to really get into what he was doing....more of just singing. Well, he has come so far in that he is so much less inhibited and he really worships and you can just see it when he is up there. So, I was a proud wife on Sunday. And I was also glad that the congregation voted the new Worship Minister in. I know that it is hard to NOT compare him to Elvis....but we have to try really hard not to do that and to give him a chance. But I do hope that he was warned how thick his skin needs to be in this role. Did someone tell him that?!?! LOL

SO! After church, SIL and Little B and my family of 5 (that is weird to say!!!!) went to lunch at Grindstone Charlies. That was good...and the service was good....SHOCKER! We got home and I rushed around to get ready to go on my "girl's trip". KK came and picked me up and we were off! We met up with the two other girls that were going and headed to Indiana to Belterra. It took us about an hour and 20 minutes to get there....we checked into the hotel and our room was GORGEOUS! It was really, really nice. We had a FANTASTIC, but expensive, steak dinner at Jeff Ruby's. That was VERY yummy. Then we headed to the casino! We were at the casino for about 7 hours!!! We had a good time....KK was very lucky and won quite a good amount of money. Let me put it this way, she took $300 in cash for the trip......she came home with $460...and that was after she paid for the room, her expensive dinner, drinks, etc. So, she did good. The rest of us....not so much. But, we had fun. We got back to our room at 2:30 in the morning...I had to take a shower because of the smell of smoke from the casino....and then we went to bed. For some reason, KK thought we should all be awake when she was....at 7:30! We got up, got ready, went down and had breakfast and then headed to Cincinnati to do some shopping before we headed home. KK dropped me off at 3:30....so I was only gone for 25 hours, but I sure missed my Baby!!! I called Hubby when we were shopping....and I started crying! I wanted to come home so badly, but didn't want to be the party-pooper! So, I missed my kids....but I am glad that I went. We really had a great time and I love the girls I went with....we laughed a ton and just had a really good time. I think we all need times like that sometimes. Hubby did fine with all three kids. He is so wonderful to me!

So, when I got home on Monday, we all went outside and raked leaves. It is this time of the year that we hate living in such a wooded neighborhood! We raked up a TON of leaves, but it now looks like we haven't even raked our leaves once! Oh well!!!!

Umm....Tuesday was a whirlwind of a day! We got I-Man off to school, then got ready and took the girls to my Aunt's house....then dashed home to get the stuff for I-Man's party and then went to his school...helped out at the party....brought Hubby home so he could get his car and go to work....went and got my nails done....went and got MIL a birthday present...went and picked up the girls from my Aunt's house....ran to I-Man's school to see his Halloween Parade....waited in the parking lot to pick I-Man up from school....came home...cooked dinner....got all the stuff ready for Trunk-Or-Treat....got the kids ready for ToT....ate pizza while running out the door to ToT! It was a WHIRLWIND!!! And I am a bad Mommy! I didn't get one picture of my kids...not one!!! Too much running around, I guess! Well, Trunk or Treat was fun, but man was it cold! Baby slept pretty much the whole time. She woke up to eat and then went right back to sleep. Hubby and I were rather annoyed at MIL....she brought her boyfriend (which was fine)....but I think she was trying to prove a point to Hubby (who had previously told her that she was in a dead-end relationship....b/c her boyfriend has told her that he is not the marrying kind)...because she and her boyfriend really needed to get a room! They couldn't keep their hands off each other! It was rather annoying since they were right next to us. Hubby wanted to say something to them, but I told him not to. Anyways, the kids had fun and I-Man had about 5 of his friends from school come, so that made him very happy! When we got home, I-Man and FAB were asleep within 10 minutes of being in bed! They were pooped!

Wednesday was a much more calm day! Not a whole lot happened....the girls and I ran to Family Christian to get a book for our Small Group....then we ran into the mall to exchange/return a few things....then to pick up I-Man. So, not a whole lot compared to Tuesday!

This morning, I finally got fed up with being so snotty! I decided to see my doctor since I have had this "cold" for 3 weeks. Good thing I did....turns out it is a pretty severe sinus infection! So, I got a prescription for an anti-biotic and I also got the flu shot! Hubby gets a free one from work...I-Man has had his....now I have had mine....hopefully FAB will get hers next week. My pediatrician suggested that we all get one since we have Baby in the house. So, glad I went to the doctor!

OH! I think we are going to switch to Hubby's insurance! He had a meeting about it yesterday and it is MUCH cheaper than mine! We are talking more than a $1000 less a year.....plus the co-pays are $5 cheaper each time we go to the doctor! So, I think we are going to switch. That stresses me out because I have always had the insurance through my work....but what a difference in price!!!! And....Hubby is doing so good at work....he is the #1 Salesperson right now (out of more than 40 people!) and he has been in the top 3 for the past few months! I am so proud of him! He and Uncle Poncho got to get into one of those cash machines yesterday....they won some kind of contest. I guess that Uncle Poncho got like $138 and Hubby got $200...which was all that was in there. So, there are some nice perks to his job. I can't tell you the last time either of us paid for gas....he wins gas cards every week. Anyways, that was a side-bar!

Well, I guess you are about caught up with us! After I-Man's conference tomorrow, the kids and I are heading to Kentucky for the weekend. Mom and Dad just got back from Gatlinburg today....and instead of them coming up here, I thought we could go down there for a change. Plus, I know that Sister wants to see the kids, but she probably doesn't want to come up here again! So, we are going down for the weekend. Hopefully Baby will sleep the entire trip and the other two are good. We will see!!! It will be interesting, I am sure!

I hope you all (those who have been sick) start to feel better soon! Love and prayers to all....