Jared's first high school band concert was this week.  We had to buy a tuxedo for him and he looked really nice in it. 

This week was Jared and my fall break. We spent Friday up at my mom's farm to help paint her wrap-around deck. 

On Saturday an orienteering club set up a course in a canyon not far from our house so Chuck and I decided to check it out.  For $10 you got a map, a hint sheet, and a punch card.  We, along with about 15 other groups, tackled the beginner's course.  While we learned that our "good" compass is not that good we were able to finish the course in the required time.  We were maybe the last team to finish, but we finished.

On Saturday afternoon we went to a pumpkin regatta.  This is where people in Halloween costumes race across a lake in hollowed out jumbo pumpkins.  It was a pretty fun event and the weather was really nice for it.

Happy Birthday, Ruth

We didn't get to see much of Ruth on her actual birthday. She spent the day going to classes and the evening with her boyfriend.  But a few days later we were able to have a family party. She requested chicken broccoli casserole for her birthday dinner and then we played xBox together.


MRI

I met with my spine surgeon this week who reviewed my MRI with me.  I do have a herniated disc. No surprise there.   Since I don't want to go on opiates (they make me sick) and I don't want to get another steroid shot (also makes me sick), I took the option of suffering.  I will suffer and hope it gets better.  If I suffer long enough or if it gets worse then I'll have to get the disc replaced.  Let's hope it doesn't come to that.