I'm archiving projects back to the company server and blogging in between.

Work has been busy for me juggling working from home and going in to Rockwell with less than 24 hours' notice. But the money is nice and I like the work so enough of that.

October 6th we took our seats in the stands at Titan Stadium and cheered on our nephew Mitch at the UW-Oshkosh football game. Mitchell has quite a fan base and we were happy to join in. We did not enjoy the unexpected cold snap that weekend, so we made a couple visits to the concession stand for hot chocolate. Mitchell even scored a touchdown for us. Paige received her first college acceptance letter, to UW-O, soon afterward so it was cool she got to see a little of the campus social life.

Jeff and I were able to take a weekend away in October and headed out to Spring Green for their Fall Art Tour. The weather was great and we had beautiful drives between artist studios where we could chat with the artists and watch them work. It's really a cool event. And we were amazed at the talent! Next time we go, we're hoping we can make an investment in one of the artists' works! We stayed at a bed and breakfast which was super quiet and in the middle of nowhere. But then again, everything was in the middle of nowhere! The room was nice and we were treated to the most spectacular breakfasts!

And of course, the weekend we go away, Abby comes home for the weekend. She didn't realize she got a 4-day weekend. So she chilled with Theo and Paige, visited Bryn and Kristin, and we got to see her Sunday night/Monday morning. I hope many of you have been able to watch Abby's Story. Isn't she a great speaker and writer? Poor Abby just returned from her 3rd funeral in 3 months. Her best friend, Amy's, grandpa just died. Before that it was a friend/student from UW-L and another friend's dad. Luckily she has many weddings to look forward to.

Bryn was home the weekend before for Carroll's Fall Break. A disappointed athlete, she hasn't been able to participate in Cross Country since the beginning of Oct due to her hip injury. She still goes with the team to all the meets to help out with timing and cheer on her teammates. Bryn declared a 2nd major along with Chemistry: Politics-Philosophy-Economics. She's investigating what it means to work in Ethics, so I hooked her up with the Hospital Ethicist at Columbia St. Mary's and she's set up to meet with him over her winter break.

Homecoming was the same weekend Bryn was home. Bryn and her friend Ashley even made the trip in on Wednesday night to watch Paige play in the Powderpuff game. Ashley, Bryn and AJ all made custom signs to hold up in the stands for Paige. Paige did score a touchdown, but it was called back by a penalty. Saturday night was the dance and here's your chance to see Paige's entire ensemble from the La Crosse runway. Dinner beforehand was pizza at a neighbor's home—refreshing to see them all so relaxed and not spending all that cash.

We celebrated Jeff's 50th birthday by going to the Cheesecake Factory for dessert and boy, that is definitely going to be a repeat event. Yummy! We couldn't make it happen on his actual birthday because Paige worked, so we went the following Sunday.

I went in to the doctor late September complaining of back pain, although the x-rays said my back was in alignment. So the doctor sent me off for 4 weeks of physical therapy, which was much-needed. My therapist agreed that the main reason for my pain is my poor posture and at-home office conditions. Once we evaluate what my business owes in taxes for 2012, I'll be investing in a good office chair and desk. Here I think I'm so good doing my yoga and going to the Y, yet couldn't bend over to tie my shoe for weeks! All the daily exercises prescribed by the therapist, sleeping position recommendations and constant posture checks have helped immensely.