Happy Birthday!

We want to wish Pete's Granddad a very special birthday! Happy Birthday Granddad! We love you!

another quick update

Our computer should be done early next week, so I thought I'd give a quick update again. Next week, I'll put some pictures on the blog , but I wanted to announce that Alex made Treasurer this week. Yeah! He was so nervous to give his speech, but he did such a good job! He is really excited about performing his duties.....the one he seems most thrilled about, is helping out at school movie night.
We did find out that Alex needs to have a little surgery done in the next few months to help repair the hole in his ear drum. They have been monitoring it for the last 6 months and had been putting a paper like "band-aid" on it every few weeks, but it is not healing. He has not liked that office procedure, and even though it has not really been painful, his patience has definitely worn off. So, he is relieved that they will not need to put the paper in his ear anymore. The surgery will be simple, and the same doctor that did my thyroid surgery will do it. We love him! He is so kind and has become like a family friend to us all. We'll probably wait until January or February to do it, since there is not a real rush, except for needing it to be done before summer and being in the water! We'll keep you all posted.
Pete is at the men's retreat this weekend. He just left and is so excited to be with the guys and be in the Word together.
Last night we went to the Todd Agnew/Rush of Fools concert. It was awesome. A late night, but well worth it.
The kids and I are going to sleep in, stay home, and enjoy a little down time this weekend. Hope everyone is off to a good fall!

computer crash

yes! We are all still alive. Our home pc crashed last week. We lost everything on the hard drive. Weird! We are trying to decide if it is worth it to send it away and have it all recovered....could be a trip to Hawaii!!! Anyways, the computer is having a new hard drive installed, so I should be back up and running soon. Right now, Pete is being patient in sharing his lap top with me. I just wanted to give a run-down of some highlights for now though.

~Allie made the volleyball team last week
~Michael made the soccer team last week
~Alex is candidating for school treasurer
~I am spending more time in the car than if I drove to Sacramento each day(ok maybe a little exaggeration)
~Pete started soccer
~It's finally under a 100 degrees, and tonight I'm opening all the windows!
~Fall is busy, but lots of fun! Yeah for Routines!

Guess that's all for now. God has been teaching us so much this fall, I look forward to sharing soon!