October 1 through 15: 

On Friday, 10/1, Emma was sent home sick from school.  I took Emma to school classmate’s birthday party on Saturday.  Stayed a couple of hours before her stomach was hurting again.  We were glad to welcome JP and Kellie home from Alaska via Seattle around 6 p.m. Sunday, 10/3.  I rested on Monday. Then I went to the pregnancy center to pick up work to do at home; did data input at church for about an hour; met Jane for brunch; and went to physical therapy on Tuesday, 10/5.  My therapist and I agreed that I needed to wait a few more works before returning to my volunteer work at church.  I went to choir practice Wednesday evening and had another P.T. session on Thursday.

On Sunday, 10/10, we attended Sunday school for the first time since July, but Emma came into church with a stomachache, so we left before the service began.  Her mother told me that she threw up after she got home and was taking it easy on the couch for the afternoon.  They plan to schedule a doctor’s appointment for her to try to find out what’s causing this.

I did a lot this week.  On Monday, 10/11, I got a manicure and pedicure.  After PT on Tuesday, 10/12, I took the car to get maintenance work on my done on it.  Wednesday, 10/13, would have been my 49^th wedding anniversary.  Rick and I usually travelled on our anniversary, and I have been keeping up this tradition.  My travel this year, with Dad, was driving to Ormond Beach; visiting with Rick’s brother, Edward, for a few hours before going to Mario’s Restaurant on US 1 for an early supper. This is family-owned restaurant in Ormond Beach opened in 1956.  The Hoffmeister family has spent many, many hours here celebrating all kinds of occasions.  Edward and I were joined by Dad and my niece, Reverend Melissa Frantz.  I was so excited to be there with my family that I forgot to take any pictures.  After supper, I drove home, arriving about 11 p.m.  I was back in P.T. Thursday, 10/14.  Then on Friday, 10/15, I got a call from the coordinator of our church’s food bank asking if I was well enough to work, so I was there from 3:45 until 6:30 entering data, then went to supper with my friend, Jane Reeder.

October 16 through 31: 

On Saturday, 10/16, my shoulder was hurting in the morning, so I skipped the church’s workday.  Dad and I watched football in the afternoon on the new 50” tv we got delivered yesterday.  A big thankyou to J.P. for setting it up.

We all enjoyed being back in church and Sunday school on Sunday, 10/17.  After we brought Dad home, Emma and I went out to lunch then we did some shopping for the unicorn Halloween costume she is planning to make.  On Tuesday, 10/19, I went to my primary care doctor’s office for a blood draw, so they will have the results for my visit next week.  After my physical therapy that afternoon, I took our mail-in ballots to the drop box at the Supervisor of Elections office before returning home.  On Thursday, 10/21, the physical therapist told me that some part of my shoulder is frozen, but my range of motion is getting better.  He puts a lot of pressure on it during the session, so it hurts when I get home.  Emma, J.P. and Kellie went to her school from 6 to 8 p.m. on Friday, 10/22, to participate in trunk or treat, a haunted house, and a dance-off between the “evils” and the superheroes”.  She dressed as a unicorn.  Emma and I started our Saturday morning with a half-hour walk around the neighborhood.  The temps are a little cooler, so we saw lots of our neighbors out as well.  I watched the FSU Homecoming football game on tv against UMass.  No surprise, FSU won.

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Sunday, 10/24 – We had an appreciation event for First Responders at Palm View First Baptist Church today followed by a cook-out on the grounds and a family fun fest with games, a bounce house, face painting and a goody bag for each child.  There were two fire engines in the parking lot after church for the children to see and a good time was had by all, despite a few rain drops.  Thanks to Kathi Jo, there was also a photo opportunity.  Emma and I both wore red, white and blue and made quite a good looking duo.  The rest of the day was spent watching football. I met a new doctor at Max Health, Dr. Laubacker, on Tuesday, 10/26.  He was pleased with my blood test results and wants to see me back again in 3 months to make sure I’m continuing in the right direction.  On Wednesday, 10/27, I went for my third post-op visit with the shoulder surgeon’s P.A.  I saw both the Physician’s Assistant and the doctor and both said I was doing as expected.  For the next month, I am not allowed to lift any weight with my left arm unless it is for physical therapy.  I go back for a recheck in six weeks.  On the way home, I stopped by the pregnancy center for a short meeting with the director and to pick up more files for data input at home.  We woke up to a day of stormy weather with the power going off several times before 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, 10/28.  Thankfully, the weather cleared up for the Senior Saints October meeting that evening where the group watched the movie, “Monumental” with Kirk Cameron.  We learned of many struggles faced by the Pilgrims both before and after coming to America and how much of the United States new government was based upon their beliefs as depicted on the monument shown below.

The National Monument to the Forefathers, formerly known as the Pilgrim Monument, commemorates the Mayflower Pilgrims. Dedicated on August 1, 1889, it honors their ideals as later generally embraced by the United States. It is thought to be the world’s largest solid granite monument. On the main pedestal stands the heroic figure of “Faith” with her right hand pointing toward heaven and her left hand clutching the Bible. Upon the four buttresses also are seated figures emblematic of the principles upon which the Pilgrims founded their Commonwealth; counter-clockwise from the east are Morality, Law, Education, and Liberty. Each was carved from a solid block of granite, posed in the sitting position upon chairs with a high relief on either side of minor characteristics. Under “Morality” stand “Prophet” and “Evangelist”; under “Law” stand “Justice” and “Mercy”; under “Education” are “Youth” and “Wisdom”; and under “Liberty” stand “Tyranny Overthrown” and “Peace”. On the face of the buttresses, beneath these figures are high reliefs in marble, representing scenes from Pilgrim history. Under “Morality” is “Embarcation”; under “Law” is “Treaty”; under “Education” is “Compact”; and under “Freedom” is “Landing”. Upon the four faces of the main pedestal are large panels for records. The front panel is inscribed as follows: “National Monument to the Forefathers. Erected by a grateful people in remembrance of their labors, sacrifices and sufferings for the cause of civil and religious liberty.”

Emma and Kellie carved a jack-o-lantern in the evening Friday, 10/28.

Emma and I went on our usual Saturday morning walk, but we only got to the corner before it started to rain.  We saw the rainbow pictured below.

JP, Kellie and Emma went to a family Halloween party Saturday night.  Emma dressed as an evil princess and Kellie dressed as Popi (from a children’s animated movie.)  On Sunday, 10/31, Dad, Emma and I went to Sunday school and church in the morning.  Emma went trick-or-treating in the evening dressed as a zombie cheerleader.  This was the third costume she wore for this Halloween season.