Audie's school is selling Butter Braids again this year!! I am by no means pushing this on anyone but these are very yummy and you cannot get them in the stores. The flavors are Apple, Blueberry & Cream Cheese, Caramel Roll, Cherry, Cinnamon and Cream Cheese. If you want one or more let me know. They are $12 each. The checks should be made out to Carol Holt PTA. The orders are due on October 21st. Thanks!!

Does anyone have any winter hats, snow pants or boots for girls or any gloves (not ski type) for boys? We are going to see my aunt in South Dakota next week and it is still definitely winter there!! Since my aunt lives on a farm we are figuring there will not be much for the kids to do but what a great opportunity to play in the snow that we don't really see here!!

I am supposed to be planning the holiday party for Audie's class. I think that means I plan some games and food and get other parents to help. I have e-mailed his teacher but am assuming that since we are in public school there can be no reference to any sort of holiday that occurs in the winter (ie. I could not have a christmas tree). Do any of you have suggestions?

What a week!! Audie came home from school on Wednesday with a stomach bug and I thought that was bad until our pediatrician sent me to the ER with Ella for the infected lymph node in her neck. That resulted in 2 nights in the hospital, IV antibiotics for 3 days and surgery to drain the abscess. We are still waiting to find out what kind of infection it is but she is on an antibiotic that covers most everything. (which also tastes TERRIBLE so if anyone has a suggestion on how to get it in her I would welcome that, we have tried egg nog and ice cream, both failed). We now wait and pray that this antibiotic does kill the bacteria and that her incision heals well. This was and continues to be very scary but she was quite a trooper. We are actually having a harder time getting this medicine in her than we did during most of the hospital stay!!

I will say that if you have to experience a medical issue with your child, Cook Children's in Fort Worth is the place to be. Everyone we dealt with from nurses to ER docs to surgeons was wonderful to us. They made a difficult situation have a bright side.

Thank you to everyone who prayed for Ella. They helped, we have gotten through a lot so far. Please keep praying she will take her medicine and she totally heals.

Audie's school is selling Butter Braids. For those of you who have not tasted these amazing things you are missing out..they are wonderful. They come frozen, you take them out, thaw them, let them rise and bake them. Each one serves about 11 people (or 1 depending on your willpower). I am NOT pressure selling anyone, I just wanted to see if any of you wanted any as they are not something you can get in the stores (as far as I know).

The flavors are Apple, Blueberry & Cream Cheese, Bavarian Creme(with chocolate icing), Cinnamon or Cream Cheese. They also have a 9 piece Caramel Roll. They are each $12.

If you are interested just post here what you want and bring me a check made out to Carol Holt PTA. We have to turn the orders in on October 29th.

Thanks!!