An update on life!

Well hello there, long time no see blog. :) Couldn't think of anything particularly exciting to write about so I thought I would give an update on whats been going on in the Pingul household. Not that anyone really cares to read about our day to day activities...I just figure I should document these things so that when I am old and can't remember anything (which sadly is already happening) I can look back and read these posts to help remember!

Let's see....back in October my Grandpa Bill (moms dad) came to visit. He stayed with us for the better portion of a week. I love getting to spend time with him and have been lucky enough to see him 4 times this year! He lives in CO and is my only living "blood" gpa. He is very special to me and I would love to have him here more often, even if that means I have to be kept awake from his snoring. (It doesn't matter where you are in the house, any house for that matter...you can hear it!) I also love seeing him spend time with Kaelyn. She adores him, and I didn't have the chance to get to know my great-grandparents much. By the time I was born my Oma was the only living great grandparent I had and she lived in Germany. I think I met her once. I really love seeing all the generations together. He also gave me the approval on Aaron (good thing since we are already married! Ha.) Actually, his exact words were "Good job with Aaron, he's pretty hands on with this being a Dad shit huh?!" Which in his language is a very nice compliment!

Aaron's Grandma Pingul turned 90 this year and the family had an awesome celebration for her! So many family members were able to come. Grandma is such a remarkable woman and they created a slide show of pictures of her and the family from throughout the years, which was nice to see since I have only known her for a few years. She was a teacher back when she lived in the Philippines (which I didn't know until the slide show!) For being 90 she moves around so well. She lives alone and still loves to travel!

Halloween! This was Kaelyn's first time out Trick or Treating. Honestly, I think she could care less about it!!! The only time she had any interest was if Mateo, (one of the neighbor boys) would take her to the door! We dressed her up as a kitty and she would just meow or as she says "MAAA!" when people opened the door. We tried to teach her trick or treat,but no luck! We had a potluck with our neighbors and some other people in the neighborhood before we ventured out. I thought that was a fantastic idea and was glad we were invited to join the group!

I also started working a bit more for the holiday season. As much as I dislike retail this time of year, the days go by so fast when you are busy! I'm anxious to see what interesting things the good Ole Lakewood Towne Center brings this season! Never a dull moment in that place!

Well that's about all I have. I'm sure I will have more to report later on. My hands are killing me, which is another reason I haven't been blogging much. It hurts so much to type, or really do anything with my hands. Yep, I'm 27 with the bones of an 80 year old I guess. I drop everything, my handwriting is starting to look like Kaelyn's, and they throb all the time. I'm going to see a Rheumatology specialist in December so we will see what he says. It could be something as small as a vitamin deficiency, or something as big as arthritis. I'm hoping for the deficiency...So on that note.....To be continued.......