We’ll start
this month’s update by remembering the birthdays since last month: me on
10/19, my Dad’s heavenly birthday on 10/21, my granddaughter Daisy on 10/28 (1
year old!), and Levi on 11/14. 11/14 was also Carissa and Matt’s 2nd
anniversary, so congrats to you two!
In my
barbershop chorus, I was recently awarded “Spark Plug of the Month” for jumping
right in and getting involved in the competition I mentioned last month and
being faithful at rehearsals and sectionals. Or something. I’m not
really sure why I got it, but I did, and it’s an honor, so I’m honored!
You get to wear a fancy vest at rehearsals and get free drinks at our bar.
Since I don’t drink, they said I could have free pop. Well, I hardly ever
drink pop either, but I took some home each week for my kids or wife.
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| Fancy vest selfie |
Levi finished
his flag football season with a win, so they were able to go 3 – 1 on the
season. I think he had fun. I know it was fun to watch!
We were able
to find a car for Krista to get around town in. We bought a used 2002
Honda Accord that she named Mary Poppins. No more hitchhiking for her.
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| Krista's car |
On November
1, Amelia moved back home after about a year living with Kortney and Mat in
Minnesota. We are glad to have her back! She is living now with
Hannah and Kevin as their live-in nanny, so she gets to be Auntie Boo-boo for
Alma and Alex. Boo-boo is a family nickname she picked up when she was a
little girl. I think the story was someone asked her what her name was,
and that was the answer she gave, and it stuck. I’m sure someone will
correct me if that story is wrong. Anyway, she decided Auntie Boo-boo was
easier to say for her little niece and nephew than Aunt Amelia.
This past
Sunday, we had one of our church’s missionaries here. Before he spoke, he
and his son did a special music duet of “Amazing Grace” on the violin and
bagpipe. I’ve always loved bagpipes. Back when I lived in Seattle
in the 80s, Krista and I used to go to a restaurant there on St. Patrick’s Day
that would have bagpipers walking around. It made it hard to talk when
they were anywhere even remotely close, but it was really cool anyway.
Anybody from the Seattle area remember Clinkerdagger, Bickerstaff, and Petts?
Our traumatic
experience that started Sunday (well, really a week or so before that) was that
Krista got quite sick. She had had a fever for about a week, and then
noticed peculiar spots on her arms, legs, and back. We are blessed to have
a Nurse Practitioner and an Emergency Department nurse in our family (Hannah
and Kevin), so we consulted with them. She went to our doctor last Friday
who diagnosed her with a staph infection and prescribed an antibiotic.
After two days of that treatment, she was no better, so our nursing consultants
recommended we go to Emergency. The doctor there diagnosed her with Lyme
disease and admitted her to the hospital and started IV antibiotics. We
don’t know for sure how she was infected since she hasn’t been hiking in the
woods or anything, but they said she could have gotten it in our own
backyard. They aren’t 100% sure it is Lyme, but they are confident it is
some kind of tick-borne infection. She is home now (came home yesterday)
and starting to feel a little better. Your prayers for complete healing
are appreciated!
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| Looking good even when she's sick |
That’s all
for this month, so until December!
