A FEW UPDATES ~

1. Brian's back is manageable, but he still walks crooked and his body aches. He's putting so much extra weight on his hips and knees that they are now starting to hurt. He's going to a specialist on 2/3/10, hopefully he makes it until then without blowing anything else out. Fun times, poor guy.

2. Katie is sniffle free going on the 2nd week since Thanksgiving. It seems as though she wraps up a week or two of sniffles during the day and full blown coughing at night, is good for about 4 days and then it starts all over again. Certainly not bad enough to be home sick, but not sleeping well and grouchy. I'm keeping the vitamin C flowing fast and of course sanitizing everything with Lysol! I think I've washed the color out of her sheets and pillow cases!

3. Mom is going to have heart valve surgery in a few weeks. She's had a murmur for a few years, had a fainting/passing out scare this past summer and they determined she needs one of her four valves replaced. She's meeting with surgeons this week and we'll get more details soon. Sounds like she'll be out of commission for a good chunk of time while she recuperates.

4. Scrapbook day on 2/5/10 is just around the corner, and Scrapbook Weekend is just over 2 months away - can't wait! Bought a cool new book and love the samples so hopefully I'll be planning some very nice pages.

That's all for now!