Yes, that's our first snow of the season; we woke up to it on Halloween day.
Ok, let's review a bit...shoulder: I'm scheduled to see the surgeon on Monday the 9th. I've been feeling pretty good since I got the referral. Methinks it is a reflection of how much I don't want to have surgery and how much better I have just been dealing with the inconvenience and (slight) pain.
In a related story, I got my bloodwork results back and everything was normal (including glucose, which is a HUGE concern of mine since diabetes runs in my family), EXCEPT... my Vitamin D levels. Normal is apparently 32 to 100. My number was 16.5, which is common for folks living in Southeast Alaska. The symptoms of such a deficiency are sluggishness (yes!), headaches (yes), lack of motivation (yes), and excessive sleeping (yes). So I've gotten myself a bottle of Vit D and am to take 7000 IU daily for the next eight weeks. (The normal USDA recommended daily amount is 400 IU.) Anyway, I'm anxious to see how things are in a few weeks. I'm excited that this may be just the ticket to me getting more done around here, and in a much more pleasant manner, I might add. I'll keep you posted. Down with SLOTHITUDE! :)
Halloween costumes! So, let me just say WOW! We had a successful holiday if the costumes and candy are any indication. Gwen went as Belle from Beauty and the Beast. She looked beautiful and regal and very much the lady. She was so over-the-top compared to her classmates, but I seem to recall the same thing happening to me as a girl (in costumes such as "soccer ball", "southern belle", and "two-headed scarecrow"). I even let Gwen wear some lipstick - she thought that was awesome, but passed on the eyeshadow, wrinkling up her nose and saying "ewww". Gotta say I wasn't too upset about that! Gwen was a little shy about approaching houses, but Amelia just marched right up and yelled out for tricks or treats.
Amelia (Boo Boo) went as Boo from the movie Monsters, Inc. At the eleventh hour I got a sweet costume finished by utilizing my sewing machine for the first time ever. No pattern, very little measuring, but it turned out so well! Amelia was coached and kept saying things like "Mike Wazowski!" and "Kitty!", lines from the movie. She even had a Sulley doll for Daddy to carry around while they were out on the town begging for treats.
I've got some better pictures but I'm having a hard time using the laptop to get then on the blog. I'll work the kinks out soon and share more later.
And in the vein of the ever-popular BLOG GIVE AWAY, I'd like to offer a can (or more, depending on your family size) of locally caught and processed Coho (silver) Salmon to the first person who can name the movie this phrase is from....
"Oodalolly, Oodalolly, Golly what a day!"
Enter your guess/answer in the comments section and I'll get that prize out to you ASAP.
Good luck to all!
Brooke says "Robin Hood." Who knows these things?? And we do miss Alaskan salmon!
ReplyDeleteYea, I was gonna say Robin Hood too, we are big freaks of that cartoon. I think it was said about a hundred times in that hour or so. Good for you Brooke!
ReplyDeleteOh, and I announced the winner of my giveaway on my blog, go to it when you can.
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