Last week or so.

Well, alot has happened since I last posted. I don't know where
to start.

Casey got his senior pictures back and they turned out really good. Now we just have the task of picking out a few of the best.

I finally went and got my car home. Duane and I took the seats out shampooed the floor. Then we decided to put Alex's old seats in. His were in like new condition, where the ones that were in this car were really worn. So we shampooed them and got them all in. Duane ordered a new speedometer for it too (off Ebay), because the old one didn't work. I don't know what it was with those cars, we had to replace the speedometers in both Brandon and Alex's cars when they had them too. I think the boys really miss their Neon's when they see this one. I know Alex sat in it for awhile when he was here and he said he really missed his car. And when I told Brandon Duane had said there is just something about those little red Neons that he really likes. Brandon said Shh. I think he misses his as well. This one isn't in near as good of shape as theres were. It has bad hail damage (baseball size). The clutch was also going out. Brandon fixed it in his spare time. It will really save a lot of money on gas. My Jeep gets a little over 16 mpg and the Neon gets 30mpg. Quite a savings when you drive at least 30 miles a day.

Alex and Nicole were here this weekend. They just came Friday night and spent the day on Saturday. I made homemade pizza for dinner it was just Alex, Nicole,Casey and I. Because Duane went to a sale up by Bismarck with his Dad.

Casey built a really nice shooting bench in shop. He brought it home on Friday so him and Alex and Nicole went and set that up and shot clay pigeons in the afternoon.
They said it worked really good. I'll post a few pictures later today.

Duane, Casey and I had dentist appointments on Wednesday. I just had my teeth cleaned and a check up, no cavities. Duane and Casey both had fillings. Casey said he could'nt feel his mouth for 5 hours. You could really tell it too, it was just puffed out.

The week before on Wednesday Duane had a doctor appointment. He was referred by his heart doctor to consult with a sleep apnea specialist. He has an appointment for a sleep study on November 1st.

It seems like every Wednesday is an appointment for something.

My mom fell a while back. She fell so hard (right on her face) that she scratched the bifocals off of her glasses. She was outside at the time it happened and her neighbor saw her fall and called my sister( she works right in town). Fortunately she never broke anything but she was really scratched and bruised. We had discussed putting her in assisted living last time she fell, but decided to wait. Well now after this time, one of my sisters checked into the assisted living again and it seems they have 1 private room available. So I think my oldest sister is going to come home this week and we are going to get her settled in there. Mom really doesn't sound like she is too sure of it, but the one thing she requested was a private room and I am so glad they were able to get her one. It's really hard to see her have to move in there but I really feel it is necessary with winter coming on. I know I'll feel better if she's there where there is someone looking out for her all of the time. There they have their privacy but they also have people checking up on them to see if they need help with anything, and making sure they take their meds. It takes a special type of person to care for the elderly when they don't remember things real well, etc. I've seen what a difference a persons attitude can make towards their mental health just having someone upbeat and cheerful seems to raise their spirits. In assisted living the staff goes home and has a break, plus they are trained not only in how to deal with the elderly but in how to recognize if and when they have any medical problems. Anyway, I'm hoping my mother will like it once she gets settled. I know she loves to visit and there are people there that she knows, so since she has her own room she can go to when she wants privacy I think she will adjust well. We'll just all have to go and take her out often, and also spend time with her there especially at first until she feels comfortable. Please keep her in your prayers.

Well, you all have a Great rest of the weekend!