Bit's and Pieces of October

October was busy, and I did not get a lot of time to blog. We had a really crazy month, and a lot happened, so sorry for the lack of posts. First, my Dad fell, and broke his ankle really badly. My Dad had a stroke in 1995, and is paralyzed on the right side of his body. So of course, when he fell, he breaks his good leg/ankle. Poor guy literally had no leg to stand on. He had to spend 4 nights in the hospital, and go through a pretty intense surgery to fix/reconstruct his ankle. Luckily the surgeon, anesthesiologist, nurses, and everyone else there, (cleaning, food staff, CPA, MA, labs, etc) were just amazing, and took care of him really well. Because of his condition, we could not bring him home, and he had to go to a nursing facility until his cast comes off, and he builds up strength in his ankle again. He is at a GREAT facility near all of us, and is doing so great! He gets his cast off this week, and the Dr's say he can be home before Christmas! YAY!!!
We found time for fun, and with the unseasonably warm weather, were able to get a lot more outside fun in! We took a trip to boondocks, and Hallie and Adam got to ride on little kid go-carts, and it was the funniest thing I have ever seen. I have to figure out how to upload the video of Hallie. She just did not get the hang of steering, and would just push on the gas and run right into the wall every time, we were laughing so hard. She would just sit there and wait, until the guy pulled her back and set her straight again. (Don't worry these are kid friendly courses so they really can't get hurt). Adam got the hang of it right away and was so excited to "drive" on his own.