I love this time of year when the outside air starts cooling off and no longer feels like a furnace. Made a big batch of our family’s homemade hot chocolate and baked some pumpkin cream cheese Starbucks copycat muffins. They were pretty amazing and didn’t last long around here.
If you remember back a couple years ago Chad injured his knee and had to have surgery and lots of torturous physical therapy, well that knee has still been bothering him and the more he walks the more it hurts. He went to a new orthopedic doctor here in Plainview and is trying to get it fixed. The doctor of course ordered X-rays and scheduled him for an injection of some newer medication under the knee cap (ouch!). We were no totally sold that it was going to help but might as well try. Surprisingly, it has helped tremendously, pain isn’t all the way gone but it has brought the pain down to a manageable level.
I also went to the salon and got my hair done…. I don’t like it and it doesn’t look anything like what I wanted. I don’t hate it but I feel like it looks like I need to go get my roots touched up. So after a couple weeks of trying to let it grow on me, I decided I am going to dye it back to a dark brown.
Next up on our October agenda is a cardiology appointment for Chad. The doctor was great and discussed everything with us about trying to figure out if the seizures were related to a heart problem. Of course Chad was trying to talk the doctor into letting him be released to go back to work. The doctor literally laughed at him and said not until I can get these tests done to see if I can safely say you are ready. He is also wearing a heart monitor for 30 days! 
What is fall without pumpkins? I found a cute little farm here in Plainview called The Country Garden that had a pumpkin patch that you got to cut your pumpkin off the vine and they had some adorable farm animals to love on and feed that you could purchase for $0.50 a cup to give them. It is also free to get into the farm and enjoy good ole fashioned family fun. We bought 4 pumpkins, they are all priced between $1-$8.
The farm is ran by a sweet lady named Lana and she took the time to explain to us how we could do something like this in Kentucky when we finally move there. We would love to get into agri-tourism but I will do a lot of research on the legalities and logistics before making any decision.
We continued our fall fun with carving pumpkins and enjoying the weather. Roman even cut 2 teeth and is not happy with the teething thing. Cheyenne was excited to be able to use a knife to cut out her own pumpkin. Also we had to cut Roman’s little leg holes 3 times to be able to get him in it. At first he wasn’t too sure about it but then he started to have fun!
Chad and I had a relaxing crafting day of him doing leather work making me a chapstick holder and I started to work on making Roman a Christmas stocking. Is it just me or does everyone get chapped lips at the beginning of fall? Probably just me but I cannot ever keep up with my chapstick so I was excited to get such a sweet thoughtful gift from the Hubs. He is new to leather working and did an amazing job on his first project, I know he will just get better and better with it. It is definitely driving Chad crazy not being at work and having so much idle time on his hands. We are hoping in a few years when he retires and we move to the farm that Carla, Chad’s, and my crafting hobbies can turn into a little side hustle so we can use the proceeds to buy more crafting supplies 😊.
Roman is at the age that he never stops going, he has such a fun sense of humor and loves to play in his jeep, and climb on his Opa. I tried to sweep the dining room and he even took away the broom. Guess it is never too early to learn to clean. I don’t know how people have babies at 40, he wears me smooth out!
Chad had an ultrasound on the arteries in his neck on both sides. From reading the report he had some plaque in them but honestly I don’t know exactly what the results mean. Guess I will just have to wait for his next doctors appointment and stay off google!
Chad and I had to squeeze in a little date in Amarillo after getting the oil changed in the car. Went to a place for chicken salad sandwiches, then we found a place to paint pottery. The owner was very nice and I loved it having a wholesome Christian vibe. Since it was in the middle of the week we were the only ones there and it was nice and quiet. Chad painted an electrical plug cover that we will have to find a place for it at the farm and I painted a squirrel planter but I am using it as a candy dish. after we painted them it took about a week for them to go through the glazing process and fired in the kiln. And for some reason I didn’t take pictures of them afterwards. Life has been crazy busy lately.
Last activity of the month was trick or treating. We were all recovering from the stomach bug and were low on the energy totem pole. But we couldn’t miss Halloween so we sucked it up and got to it. Roman was a dinosaur from Jurassic Park and Payton was Dr. Ellie Sattler the paleobotanist. Cheyenne was a cheese burger and fries.
October was definitely a busy month and I can’t believe it is already November. November started out pretty rough and I will have to tell you about it next time. Hopefully you all had a great Halloween as well!
Pink Squirrel Farmstead 