Geoff's birthday was the weekend before his surgery (17th). We didn't do anything real spectacular or even a little crazy. We went to Doe's to have a steak...Geoff's last outing for a little while, and the kids made him some cards. Geoff had decided in September that he wanted a tattoo for his birthday, which is what he got. Because the kiddos were not real thrilled with this idea, he also got a VT desk lamp for work. Our neighborhood fall festival was that Sunday. Claire had a birthday party that same day, but we made it work so the whole family enjoyed the festival and Claire still got to party. I guess I didn't get any pictures of this event, but it was a good time.
That Monday Nana and Papa came over to help prep for Geoff's surgery. Tuesday morning was a very early morning, not only because Geoff had to be at the surgery center, but because Claire woke up with a temperature and cough. Needless to say, she stayed home from school and rested while the rest of us took turns at the surgery center and hauling Landon around. The knee surgery went off without a hitch, and although he was in a lot of pain, the Dr. and Geoff were pleased to have it finished. The rest of the week continued without incident. Claire's school does a "pumpkin patch"...which is more fun than educational; and Landon and I helped out with that. Claire had duet practice. Gram and Poppy arrived Friday to help out and play for the weekend. Saturday afternoon the kids and the grandparents left right after lunch and didn't return until almost 7:30 that evening. They went for a walk around a lake, played at a park, ate and played at Chickfila and finally came home to make kettle corn before passing out! I guess I didn't get any pictures of these events either...I was obviously not thinking straight!!!
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