And this sore throat that feels like strep comes and goes and won't go away!
And those days where I'm achy and feverish...
I just thought I must be getting every cold that is going around this fall, but apparently it's one really, really long virus.
But life goes on. Ibuprofen and Airborne are my friends, because I feel better and function better when they're my friends.
And as long as you don't kiss me or drink out of my water bottle, you should be fine.
And some fun news...
We're excited to be going back to Omaha next week to visit Gabby's sister and former friends, fantastic foster mom, etc...
Meanwhile, enjoy the fall pictures.
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| Joie was ticked that we had to go see the "stupid fall leaves." |
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| Great picture. In reality she was running away from the camera. |
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| Then she got into the whole idea of Hunger Games and suddenly the fall leaves weren't stupid anymore. |
Then
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| Something about rugby conditioning... He packs her around a lot lately, and obviously, she doesn't mind. |
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| They hiked up from the clearing below where Jeran somehow got them to sit and just take it all in and create a mental picture of their visit to the mountains. They had a Walden Pond moment. |
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| You would not believe how hard it was to convince Nate to join a family picture. (Not like you couldn't tell from the look on his face.) |







