Where to begin.....

The past month has been insane.  I know, I know, most of you would already say my life is normally insane, but this was abnormally insane and I am just glad that it is over......
Well I hope it's headed back to it's normal insanity anyway.

So....to catch ya'll up......

The kids started school and sports on August 22nd.  We now have 2 kiddo's officially in Junior high and it's really hard to admit I am going to have a freshman in highschool next year.  That just seems wrong.

We knew since last year that Lex was planning on playing volleyball but didn't find out that Nojah was going out for football until the 1st day of school.  SURPRISE.  So Lex practices each morning at 5:45am before school and enjoys traveling between county's on the bus with her brother for their games.

(Lex #7)

 Nojah practices after school between 4 and 5 and is enjoying playing quarterback and wide receiver this year on their 8 man football team.  He's only been seriously squashed once and missed a game but seems to be healed now. So far they have won all of their games but one and that game was still a lot of fun!

 (Nojah #23)

A long story short.....My past month consisted of on and off illness.  Started with campylobacter after our last backpacking trip, high fevers, body aches, which led to weird symptoms of numbness and tingling in extremities, face, weakness and just not me(ness).  So lab work, ER visit (Considering I was the ER nurse that night made it just that much more interesting), Spinal tap, MRI, IV fluids, Antibiotics, etc, etc, etc were done over a course of 3-4 weeks and required a lot of bed rest and many sick calls to work.  No scary results from all testing, in fact most everything was super normal.  The symptoms seem to have run it's course and I am back to work and much better (like 93.2% normal) and look forward to being a 100% soon.  Thanks to my husband, kids, mom and dad as well as our other friends for meals, phone calls, and trips to the doctor.

Hunting season started last weekend and it pretty much poured on us the entire time.  It didn't stop Lex and her friend Katie from playing outside, building teepees, hide and seek, exploring, and climbing trees. I was happy being camp host and staying near the stove.  The weather also didn't stop Tob and Nojah from heading out daily in the morning and again in the evenings to find that perfect buck.  Although they didn't find the perfect one or any deer at all over the weekend.  Tob shot Bambi on day 3 of the season after Nojah was back in school.  Poor Bambi.  However better to come home with Bambi than to come home with a tag.  Deer sausage, jerky, and steaks will be made.

Tob arrived home Tuesday afternoon from hunting to multiple phone calls saying that he is currently laid off, to return his phone, stay off his email, and not return to work until further notice.  I want to give a big shout out to the Federal Government for putting hundreds of thousands out of work and shutting down school programs for our young head start children!

Anywhoo, hopefully they will get it together and figure out a "wise" solution.  Until then Tob will enjoy golfing, hunting, splitting wood, and other honey do's at home.