Halloween

Kiersten was sick the entire week before Halloween with a cold and a nasty cough. I was hoping she would be better in time to go to her class party and parade, but she really wasn't.

Brittany came into town for the donut fry on the 30th, and her dad took her and Kiersten shopping at the mall on Saturday. They had a great time and got back just in time for Kiersten to go trick-or-treating. She had wanted to be Jack Sparrow for her costume, but because she was sick all week she hadn't really made much progress getting that together. She really didn't care, either. So she threw on a princess dress and we went to about 12 houses. Then she said she was ready to go home.

All-in-all, a very low-key Halloween.

Pumpkin Carving!

We carved pumpkins the same night after Mark's procedure. Kiersten did a mummy.

Tanner was trying hard to finish his math so he could get his pumpkin carved.
This is the one I did because Jared didn't want to do one.

The finished product!

Mark's Neck Procedure

Mark has been having a lot of pain in his neck for a long time now. He had an MRI that didn't really show anything wrong, so he ended up going to see a pain specialist. They decided to inject his C1 and C2 joints bilaterally with steroids. They put him under for it, and when I went to pick him up he was feeling really good! We iced it all day, but when the pain meds wore off, he was in a fair amount of pain. It was getting better gradually, but the next day, he got the hiccups. And I mean he really got the hiccups! They were loud and constant all day! Finally in the afternoon, we were getting donuts ready for our donut fry, and he just about couldn't breathe. I called the doctor and they prescribed some Valium. My mom and dad were here for the donut fry and they were so good to run to the store for us (twice including getting the prescription filled!) The Valium, Pepsi and a heating pad on his stomach helped. He was much better the next day. And his pain is much reduced because of the steroids! Yay!