Good Doctor Visit

Dan got a good report Monday from his doctor visit at the VA in Madison. He had a echo cardiogram from last time that they said was almost normal. His heart had shrunk to almost normal size. If the echo cardiogram that he had this time is as good or better then he won't have to go back for a year. So............... his medicine stays the same which he will have to stay on.......... period. Right now the doctor doesn't feel there is a need for valve replacement but in time he will need valve repair. So with the medicine slowing the heart down so it wouldn't work so hard help the enlarged heart to shrink and this has improve the mitral valve function (the leakage part)....................... this is what I'm understanding.

So the above was good for us to hear considering a year ago we were figuring on an immediate surgery to replace the mitral valve. So we hope for the best....................

Last week Joseph discovered this snake in the garage. It was
where the door closes and curled up. It must have been a bit
cold cause it took it some time to start moving. Dan didn't
notice the snake until Joseph started pointing at.







Not sure what kind it was.......... guess just a garden or such.
Joseph liked watching it and then got brave and started to
touch it. I don't care if it was a harmless snake I didn't want
him touching it. Plus I'm not ready for that............. where the
little guy starts bringing in the bugs, frogs, snakes and who
knows what. My luck it will be the girl who does that.





Last week Dan got me a cheesecake from the store for my birthday. One from Cheesecake Factory........ my favorite -
White Chocolate Raspberry Truffle. Yummmmy!!!!!!!







I couldn't pass up taking a picture of the two boys getting ready for
meeting. I thought it was cute how they looked alike.

Sunday Oct 11th

Sunday was our anniversary.............. 5 years. I wonder if the next five years will go as fast as the last five.
Dan at the last minute wanted to go to the Fireside, which is a dinner and play of some sort, but the only tickets they had left was singles and we would have to sit one in front of the other. So maybe another time...............
We went to the Cheesecake Factory instead. The meal was delicious and the cheesecake was beyond what words can describe........................ absolutely yummy.

Saturday Pumpkins and Hayride

Saturday we went over to the farm on Hwy 83 again to look at pumpkins, other fall items and a hayride. It was very
cold (about 40 or less) and we had a some snow flakes.


This time Daddy went with us.


Joseph went through the kiddie maze again. This time he was
not so sure about passing by scarecrow.

On his way out







A couple family shots

















They had some big pumpkins there and some decorations............

We tried to get a video of everyone feeding the cows. Joseph threw his corn once over the
fence but the other times it landed on this side.

Misc Pictures

A couple of the many pictures I took of Joseph back in August.

Dan mentioned yesterday that I use to take pictures all the time
of Joseph

I think I've heard before that with each child the pictures get
less.

Should be interesting trying to take Joseph and Baby Girl Swonger
together.

Heather Boyle had a reunion for our play group.

In the picture is Blain (Anderson), Jackelyn, Caroline

and Joseph. Missing is Natalie...... she was there but
got a bit upset before the picture. I didn't spell Jackelyn

right and I'm being too lazy to look it up. (Sorry)

Joseph with great-grandma Swonger

We went up to see Grandma Swonger on labor day.

Also Aunt Mary, Great-Grandma Swonger and us.

We got our business name put on the work van this past
week.

Maybe we won't have to spend as much now on advertising
in the paper.