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I haven't felt up to posting lately because I've been feeling really icky the last few weeks. I've been in bed by 9 or 9:30 much of the past week, making it hard to find much time to post.
Most likely my blah-ness is gallbladder related but we're still in the midst of testing.

So, some quick updates and a few pictures.
JOB - Justin's job hunting is going well. In addition to the "regular" search, he's taken steps to start his own business, and as long as I don't think about the scary stuff like health insurance and the fact that we'd both be self-employed, I'm very excited about it. He had his first job on Monday doing some work for a past customer and has some other bids out for jobs as well. Keep your fingers crossed!

Kids- They are all doing great. Tuesday night was Ella's curriculum night at the school. We love her teacher. Ella comes off of the bus everyday spelling the words they are learning and telling us all she did that day.
The same evening was Mason's Washington DC planning trip. He goes in October. I remember having a great time when I went in the 8th grade. He's been warned that if he misbehaves and gets sent home from the trip, he has to repay the trip $$ back to us!
Silas is still working on his potty training. He seems to do a much better job at Kelly's than here.

Ella had a great soccer game on Saturday. It's so much fun watching the girls play.



Soccer was followed up with a great birthday party for our friends Gavin and Evelyn

Silas was in heaven getting to eat pizza and then CAKE! He is the biggest junk-food-junkie ever!

I am looking forward to the weekend. I want to get my fall/Halloween decorating started. I can't believe it's already that time of year again! Time to start my Christmas shopping too!

This - That - and the Other

A hodge podge of stuff - the first is that Ella has her very first loose tooth! Just like with kindergarten, she has waited for this day forever!! The minute that her new teeth would come in, she'd ask me when her tooth would be loose and fall out like her friends! My girl is definitely growing up.
Notice the wide eyes in most pictures? After every picture she asks "did I blink??"



On to Ike - we managed to escape any damage from the high winds, even though all around us were lots of roofs being blown off, trees down everywhere, etc. This morning I went down to the basement to get something and discovered huge amounts of water dripping from the ceiling all over Justin's desk area - where he just happened to have a big basket of pictures that I usually keep in the front room - soaked - totally soaked. Ella's baby calendar, school pictures of Mason and Ella, lots of vacation pictures. I took some out and started trying to dry them off but I don't know how much I'll be able to salvage. Really a bummer. I can't imagine if it were everything I owned like those that really got hit by Ike, Katrina, etc.
Mom/Dad and Margie/Tim are still without power so they brought food from their fridge and freezers over tonight. Luckily we have a big stand-up freezer in the basement to load the stuff in. I just got an email that the schools are closed again tomorrow too...ugh!!!


A Margie update - today was chemo number 7 of 12. After #6 they did the CT scans - all looks good. NED as they say (No Evidence of Disease) according to what they can see on the scans but because there could be itty bitty nasty cells still in there, chemo will continue as planned. Any and all continued prayers are requested and appreciated!

Last - today was the first day of no work for Justin - Friday was his last day. He plans to work hard on the floors over the next few days to get them done - DONE!! and then really hit the search hard (so in the meantime, I'm hitting it hard). He is exploring starting his own business as well - which could be very exciting and very scary too. You may see me rummaging through your trash cans at night if things don't go well over the next few months!

And very last, a couple pictures from last week - Justin caught one of Siley and I smooching. And then we have Ella looking like Marion the Librarian...