How Do We Know It's the Last Day of September?

Because we know it's Kellie's birthday!

Happy Birthday and Happy Shopping. We'll take good care of the pooch.

Send Good Thoughts

Elise's surgery was rescheduled to today - send good thoughts her way.

The Eyes Have It

Here's my schedule for my cataract surgeries. Yuck!

Sep 24 - Consult

Nov 5 - Eye Measurement
Nov 9 - Preop Physical

Nov 13 - Left Eye Surgery

Nov 14 - One day checkup

Nov 20 - One week checkup

Dec 11 - Right Eye Surgery

Dec 12 - One day checkup

Dec 17 - One week checkup

 

 

When it is over I will probably be a: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqWubMAufLk

Number 33

 

Guess who Justin Morneau ran into yesterday while he was out shopping?

 

Why our very own Chris Due - that's who!

 

 

It's a Big Day!

 

Nine is a pretty good age - it is halfway to 18 after all!

 

 

Goldzilla

Not the Best News

Elise was goofing around and hurt her foot. Come to find out - it's broken. Here's some details from an email she sent me.....

"All went bad. very very bad. I have what is called a jones fracture.. It isn't able to heal because in the place the fracture is, there is not enough blood supply to heal. I have two choices. I can completely put no weight on it at all for 6 weeks. (there is a 40% chance that it will not heal)... knowing me, i wont be able to completely not put weight on my foot for 6 weeks. especially when i dont have pain (THEE ONLY plus!) OR choice number two is to have surgery to put a screw in my bone to align it and allow more blood flow, allowing it to heal. this has a 95% heal rate.. If I try to heal it naturally without surgery and it doesn't heal. I have to then have surgery and stay off my foot even longer. :/ I have until tomorrow morning to decide. But I think i am going to go with the surgery..

Other than this little hick-up. My life is fantastic!!"

 

So - I'm sure she would like some sympathy - maybe a lot of sympathy. I sure would!

How Some People Spend Their Time

Somebody's Got a New Ride

The Littlest One

Grampie and His Mommy

Quick! Take a Look!

Because it is only clean for a brief, fleeting moment.

Everybody Sing!

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday to you

Happy Birthday dear Sofie

Happy Birthday to you!

 

 

A Good Speller Feller

Sam knocks another one out of the park!

Email Exchange Today

Me to Stan:

Will you bring home coffee tonight?


Stan to Me:

Yeah.


Me to Stan:

You're a good bean.


Stan to me:

I don't have any grounds not to be....


Me to Stan:

You're good at this! Thanks a latte!


Stan to Me:

Well I didn't want to brew up an argument.


Me to Stan:

You espresso yourself very well.


Stan to Me:

I give up.

Even Strangers

Make sure they dress to match my car!

They Call Him Shrek

This is a picture of Oliver, Jim and Laurie Gilbertsen's youngest grandson. If ever a baby picture could make you smile, this would be the one!

How to Keep Track of Your Kindle

The Courtemache family came up with an idea.

As of Tomorrow

Everyone is finally back at school! Here's the recap, top to bottom:

Amanda is back at MCTC gathering up credits and learning advanced Español. Ella es una estudiante muy bueno.

Elise returns to Hamline tomorrow where, if you remember, she was on the Dean's List last spring.

Max moved on to Middle School at the American Leadership Academy in San Tan Valley. He is now in 7th grade Honors History - way to go Max! He's lucky to get a ride to school every day with Eric who has a new job as a TA there.
Ellie is in fourth grade at American Leadership Academy and she is a straight A student - her favorite subject is math.

Elizabeth is now in third grade at Westwood Elementary and said she was going to wear her new purple tennies for the first day of school today.

Sam is also in third grade and loves to read. He is also one of ALA's crackerjack spellers!

Jack is a second grader at ALA - he's learning Spanish too!

And things are quiet at the Courtemanche house now that Sofie is officially a kindergartner at ALA. She flings her backpack on her shoulders and goes off with the big kids.

And none of them would be back in school without teachers and David, the teacher in our family, moved to a different location this year. We bought a bunch of pencils for his math students to use.

"Mr. Weisser - I can't do my math - I don't have a pencil!"

There are 341 sharpened pencils just waiting in the wings for that excuse!










Tomorrow a story about my school years!

Four Boys

In the church nursery this morning. Not quiet!