Artwork by Ethan

Well, it's been an interesting few days. Friday I subbed in Ethan's class, all went well although they had a tendency to get loud quickly and I had to tell them to 'dial down' a LOT. We did get through everything and even had time to watch 'Bolt' at the end of the day while those who had some work to complete did so while we watched.

Today's featured artwork is from Ethan, the first is a Flexible Bug he drew on his own, the other two hand prints are a standard project Mr. Watson does with the kids every year. I've always like these, it is a simple project that pretty much any kid can handle yet it looks complex too. Friday evening was the Ladies Christmas Banquet at my church, I ended up attending alone since my mom ended up going to the hospital. She received a call from the doctor that morning informing her they noticed some spots on her brain when they were actually scanning the neck area. After noting she had no seisures or headaches, they sent her back home but have her scheduled for radiation treatment, starting today. She'll receive ten treatments over the next two weeks, they say she will loose all her hair. So, the back procedure is postponed as well as the clinical trial for now. The doctor told her "this isn't the end, it's just a set back." I agree.

Please speak Psalm 91 for Judith Ann Margaret Rose

Saturday Rob got the deer processed that he took last weekend. We had backstraps for dinner, yum! It was the first time for a while that everyone was home together, well, at least for a little while in the morning we were together. Once Alex got her obligatory chores done she was out the door to pick up a buddy and hang out in town. The boys helped with some cleaning too then later Rob, and them played a fierce round of Monopoly. Sunday I went to church on my own, had to do infant nursery duty. We've had one baby coming in so I got to play with, feed, read to, and snuggle a sweet little 3 month old for couple hours. Precious.

Alex got clocked by a deer on the way home from work last night. Thankfully she wasn't hurt, although she said she "pulled over and had a panic attack for about five minutes!" She said it "came out of nowhere," hit her and took off. She called me when it happened to see if she should do a police report if it was covered under our car insurance. HA! "No, dear, we have PLPD, if it's still driveable just come on home." Lovely.