Getting Ready for Halloween

Anna got out early from school on Thursday for Fall Break so we ate together at the coffee shop.  She was quite entertained by the outstanding job her mom had done on her "special lunch" and topped it off with a huge pumpkin cookie!

After lunch, Tim met us and we had our first conference with Anna's teacher.  Anna's report card was awesome and the teacher said she was especially good at spelling and math.  Whoohoo!  All our practice at home is paying off!  Anna needs to continue to work on her reading as she is currently at a level 6 and by the end of the school year she should be a level 18!  Wow!  Thanks again to BeLynda and David and the triplets for teaching Anna "Hooked on Phonics" last year...that is really coming in handy now!

Fall break continued with a fun haircut with wash-out color and a barefoot run in the snow that is still left from the last storm.  

My dear friend Carol (who was one of my caregivers during my transplant) came over and we played dress-up.  We sent the picture to our transplant friend "Dancing Annie" to cheer her up as she is going through a second transplant wearing her signature tutu.  Please put her on your prayer list.  Go, Annie, Go!