What a whirlwind!

Things in our house have been crazy, lately. It's like a tornado has been sitting on top of us over the last couple of weeks. Our minds are scrambled, as well as the house itself! Thankfully, we're getting back into our routine and life is settling down...for now.

Grace had roseola about a week and a half ago and for those of you that have had kids who have had that, you know it's pure torture. Not just for the parent, but the poor baby. I can't imagine feeling as bad as I assumed Grace did. She was quite 'out of it' for three and a half days until her fever went back to normal. The rash showed up but it didn't seem to bother her. She still didn't eat well or sleep that great, but is slowly getting back to her old self! Em was a trooper through it all, even if she was a little jealous that I spent my days rocking Grace in the chair.

Stu's Dad had surgery on the 21st to clean out a blocked carotid artery. It was a routine surgery for the Doctor, but not for us! Thankfully it went off without a hitch! They didn't even have to dislocate his jaw, as the warned us they may have to. He was out of the hospital in 2 1/2 days and is now doing good at home. He's still supposed to take it easy, so he & Gladys won't be going back to wiring until next week and will start out slow. Gladys has been taking care of the yard chores and Gary still takes his walks around the yard, checking in the corrals and I'm sure thinking about all that he could be doing. For those of you that know him, you know how hard it is to just sit around. Hmmmmm, now I know where Stu gets that from!

My Mom seems to be doing well. She had a scope done of her esophagus last Wednesday and everything seems OK. She's having some troubles with sores in her mouth and throat, but as of Sunday night it seems to be getting better. Some days I think she's not telling me everything, knowing that I have a tendency to worry! We all just keep praying that her Dr's figure out the best treatment plan so she can continue doing the things she enjoys. Like Stu's Dad she's not content just sitting around! My Dad's been awesome through it all, taking care of things around the house as well as his own work, etc.

Cattle prices are slowly coming up. We're hoping to sell in the next couple of weeks. Never knowing what the election will do to the market, we're taking a chance! Our calves look really good and averaged 589 # across the board. That's without supplementing what they're getting from the pastures with creep feed and/or lick tubs. But the pastures are really getting down there so it's time to do something with them.

The weather's getting to be cooler and more late fall-like. We like the 60s-70s but there have been a couple days of mid to high 30s and the wind blowing at over 40mph....we're never ready for that!

Other than that we're doing good. We're looking forward to the holidays with our families. Just last night Stu & I were talking about it and we both agree that it's our favorite time of year...the time we're together with family!

We hope all is well with you and that you're enjoying your fall!