Hello!?!?!? I'm back!

My apologies for the long delay between posts. I lost my dear Gram in October and came home from her funeral with bronchitis and exhaustion. I'm slowly recovering (yes, two months later~yuck) and decided it was time to get back in gear.

October was tough, knowing my Gram was failing fast from Pancreatic and Ovarian cancer. It was a blessing when she passed out of pain and is now in Heaven, dancing with Grandpa. It was a beautiful funeral and wonderful to spend some time with my cousins, some of whom it had been years since I had last seen. It was also doubly difficult, as The Boss was not able to make the trip with us, due to a pre-scheduled work trip that overlapped. Had Delta Airlines been a little more accommodating, he could have gone, as his first layover was two hours from where the funeral was in Minnesota. But, they have their rules and while I don't agree with them, I had no choice but to accept it.

November brought the Boss and Bean a successful hunting trip, both bringing home deer to fill the freezer. The Boss's is the only one we have gotten into, but it is a very mild venison, and I have been able to eat it. Ever since I was pregnant with Bean, I have not been able to stomach the smell or taste of venison, so it is a pleasure this year to not have any issue with it! I'm hoping that Bean's will be the same way. 

It also brought another loss of the Cat/Griz game for my beloved Bobcats and the loss of their entire coaching staff. Next  year should be interesting. I might even make an effort to make a game!

We celebrated Thanksgiving with my mom and did a great big chunk of our shopping that weekend. I can say there is only one gift left to buy (maybe 2) and most everything is wrapped under the tree. This is a first for me, I'm usually wrapping like crazy the week of Christmas. 

The downfall to being on top of things for the holidays is the three little turds, I mean cats, that reside in the house. I think it may be just one cat, but Mr. Mickey has climbed the tree (but not since I put decorations on it and have the lights on) and opened three gifts, one of which I have had to completely re-wrap. Minnie thought about trying to eat an ornament, but didn't like being sprayed with the water bottle, so has quit. Someone has taken an ornament off the tree, but only one and I'm hoping maybe we bumped it moving around the tree. Maui seems to be ignoring it, but for all I know, she's the culprit!

We're less than three weeks away from the beginning of the gymnastics season and Dizzy has been out of practice for a month with back problems. Thanks to an awesome Physical Therapist, she is on the road to recovery and headed back to practice tomorrow for the first time. It will be a light practice, no tumbling and just getting her feet back under her on the low beam and bar, but at least the pain is much less!

Tater has already started softball practice for the spring. I can't believe it, but she went to her first pitching practice today. We'll be in softball April to July this year, including some travel. Thankfully it is after gymnastics season is over and last year didn't make too much of an overlap on her brother's track season. She did most of soccer season and her travel softball tryouts with a broken toe, which made things interesting!

Bean has been biking and on the elliptical already working out for track season, as there is too much ice and snow to be outside running.

The Boss is working a bunch of overtime and I'm just chasing everyone all over! So basically, nothing new on our end!

Be Happy! Be Healthy! Be sure to manage some mischief!