Another Prime Moment at the Rookers

As many people know, I am very close with my cousin, Janis. We grew up in close neighborhoods and then proceeded to go to the same junior high and high schools growing up. Upon getting married within the same year, we also managed to have daughters within the same month of each other. Therefore, our girls play together all the time. This has made for some very fun memories. Kaitlyn and Keely managed to keep things pretty easy for us and really have a routine set up for what they play and how they play together. Janis and I were therefore able to just sit and relax during playdates.

Then came Emily and Ellie. They have added a whole new flavor to playdates. They love each other and play very well together, but also manage to stir up a lot together, VERY QUIETLY. A couple of years ago, we went upstairs to Emily saying, " Ellie did it!" This is what we saw:

There have been several other moments I will not mention as they do not compliment our parenting skills. I will simply say that the above moment has happened more than once:)

Last week during a playdate we heard Emily crying upstairs. She was mumbling, "...Train... stuck..." All the while she was crying. As I was heading up the stairs I thought to myself, she must be really tired, to be so upset that one of the trains is stuck. This sort of problem can be easily solved. Then I saw her:

To add to this stuck train, it was one of the battery operated ones, so every time she touched it, it would get even more stuck. We finally got it turned off and I managed to remove it. I was glad I got a picture.

MS Update

I had a scheduled appointment today with my MS Specialist and as hoped, everything went fine. He said it was an excellent appointment and that it couldn't have gone any better. I have had a teeny tiny decrease in sensation in one of my feet, but nothing significant that stood out to concern him. I have learned that this sensation decrease is normal for all people my age even those without MS. He is very confident with my condition and prognosis so far. We were hoping to schedule my MRI before the end of the year since we have met our deductible, but he said that it would be too soon, so we are setting it up for the end of February before my appointment in early March. His "Too Soon" was meaning, a lot can happen in a couple of months and he wants to have it done as close to a year from when my last one was done. This is not something to worry about as it is something I will get done routinely. Plus, I am planning to ask for a Valium again so I am relaxed. Trust me it works and the the MRI is over an hour. The hope is that there are no new lesions and that the lesions on my spinal cord will have gotten smaller in the last year. All prayers are welcome.

The Soccer Party!

Soccer is officially over to end it all, the team had a pot luck at one of the player's houses. It was great and I highly recommend it. It was relaxing the kids had a great time goofing off together and to seal the whole event the got cookies, cake and TROPHIES! Kaitlyn's excitement for her trophy shows in this picture and I can honestly tell you it has not dwindled since. In fact, we were video chatting with Noah, Amy, and Aidan in Florida last week and Kaitlyn brought her trophy to show them right away. One of the best $5 we ever spent!

Halloween

I knew that our Halloween was going to be a blast when Emily ran in our room to wake us up saying, " This is the happiest day EVER!".
Every year for Halloween our brother in-law, Chris the model mastermind, does an amazing setup in our front yard. We have had ghosts, dementor looking men, and this year we had Glowing ghost-like things. They looked amazing. The pictures do not do them the justice that they deserve. It also works out that because of our yard, our girls are not scared of any house in our neighborhood that is decorated. That is a major plus, if you ask me. As for the rest of the holiday, Kaitlyn and I began the morning by taking Emily to school for her Halloween Party and joining her since Kaitlyn had no school. Emily was happily dressed as Belle and Kaitlyn was a cheerleader. That afternoon to go with tradition, we trick-or-treated at the mall with the Rooker girls, and then came home and relaxed. Again with the tradition, our nieces came over to trick-or-treat and then we had several friends stop by and say,"Hi." It was a very fun day!

My Apologies:)

Sorry it has been so long since I have blogged. Like most of you, I have been busy keeping things rolling in the Gingell household and the blog has been pushed to the wayside. I will do my best to Catch everybody up.