Hello??

It's OCTOBER! Guess what that means? The Texas State Fair and LOTS of birthdays.

Ben is working in Orlando and will return home on October 9.

Rebecca will be hosting her birthday party at Putt Putt. I am not sure what spurred the idea, but she was adamant to have the party there. The invites are out and she has gotten a couple of gifts in the mail...which she can't open yet!

Madison will be on a weekend camping excursion with her GS troop. They have teamed up with another troop in creating a "Fairy Camp" for Brownie troops to attend. They created a crafts, activity, and meal schedule. She is really excited to see how everything turns out considering all of the planning and time that they have put into this. It's nice to see her whole troop move from little girls to big girls with more responsibility. She's also making all A's on her report card so far. For those of you who keep up with the family, you know that it's been a LONG time coming for her to realize that if she stays organized and up to date on her work she can make good grades with minimal effort. I think I should also mention that if she makes all A's for the entire school year, she gets to start high school equiped with a cell phone. We found something that would motivate her. :)

Haley was home sick yesterday. She started vomiting early in the morning and into the afternoon. Poor girl. She felt much better this morning but was afraid to eat anything. She had some toast and water and was able to keep things down until school started. I think the play doh party at school motivated her recovery efforts.

Alexander is walking and talking like mad. His newest words are "look" and "thank you".

"What's going on with Diana" you ask?? Well, I have started on a new meal plan. It's for people who are pre-diabetic. Now, I have not been diagnosed as pre-diabetic but with it so prevalent in my family history it doesn't hurt to take precautions. So far so good. I feel better, and the emotional eating is WAY down. Keep your fingers crossed!

Happy Friday!