Growin' Up

Thanksgiving Root Canal

Kirsten had a root canal done on Wednesday, the day before Thanksgiving. After a nice Thanksgiving meal at our friends' home and working all Thanksgiving night, Kirsten came home in the morning in much pain. She's since been spending her rare days off work on the couch resting with her daughter, and her new friends -- Vicodin and Advil. No Black Friday shopping or leftovers for her this year.

Ready for Winter

Swing-State Voters

In 2004 we voted in Ohio. This morning, in 2008, we voted in Pennsylvania. Our polling location was a mere 5 minute walk from our apartment, so we made it a family outing.

Visiting My New Cousin on Halloween

October by the Numbers

307 Hours Kirsten worked in the ICU
219 Our best cents/gallon purchase of gas
103 Degrees; Brooklyn’s highest temperature
30 Hours; The length of seven of Kirsten’s shifts
6 States our family visited (OH, PA, NJ, NY, MD, DE)
6 Evening law classes Kyle attended in South Jersey
4 New tires for our Camry (we’ve driven 15,000 miles in the last year)
4 Grandparents that Brooklyn snuggled with
2 Nights Kyle spent watching Brooklyn in the hospital