3springbeans: I'm back!

It's been a little over a month since my last post. I came down with a terrible bug and although I am still being treated for it, I do feel my spirit returning! I caught C. Difficile. I never heard of it before but I now consider myself pretty educated on it. After being on 10 days of a broad spectrum antibiotic (for something else & minor) the antibiotic striped my gut of all healthy flora and then when walking in and out of hospital facilities I caught this. I will for now on take probiotics daily and load up more when I have to be on antibiotics in the future. If you have a moment, I'd suggest you read up on it. it's becoming more common and becoming resistant to drug treatment.

On to a positive note.. The kids had a wonderful Halloween. Their grandparents came weeks before and helped us decorate our yard for the big night. This was our first time home for Halloween since we have lived here and we've been here since 1/2005. Sam wanted a scary costume this year and we both agreed a skeleton would be perfect. It was on the scary side but not gory. It was hard to believe such a sweet little boy was behind such a such a scary mask! Maggie was excited that, like her, Amelia was a bee for her first Halloween. She insisted on also being a bee this year. I of course was not in costume, but considered myself the bee keeper :)

Colin came to my rescue as always when the cards were down and picked up the costumes that I had wheeled and dealed on Craigslist and shuttled the kids to Halloween parties and even bought and carved 6 pumpkins on Halloween with the kids. I have always admired his ability to handle a lot with no problems.

Can't forget to mention the school conferences! I missed out on that as well but Colin came home with a huge smile on his face announcing how fabulous they are doing. We are so proud of them. Now for the pictures.

Off to plant our garlic & hopefully sneak in a garden update on the garden blog.