A September to Remember.....

Well, this has been a very busy month in the Miller household. We started off Labor Day weekend heading up to Grayling to meet with friends who were back in town visiting from Hawaii. The first week of September, Alex started Kindergarten at Grand Haven Christian. He was nervous that first week but did an awesome job. He had half days for the first two weeks before they started going all day Mon, Wed, and Fri. Luke and I did a lot of trips to and from Grand Haven that week in the middle of day to transport him from school to daycare and then back to work for us. It was new for all of us. We had lots of school picnics, ice cream socials, etc. to attend. We all had to learn a new routine and he also started going to the after school program there iwth new kids and teachers. He adjusted very well though - especially for a child who does not like change. I was really busy at work those weeks preparing to be off for a few weeks because on September 11th (good day huh?) I went in to have surgery to repair a hernia that I probably got when I was pregnant with one of the boys. The Dr said that most hernias are about the size of a dime and that mine was larger than a 50 cent piece, so what started out as 4 hours at the hospital, turned in to over 12 hours. It was awful. I was home recovering for 2 weeks at the end of September, but returned to work - just to do paperwork for a few days. Going back to work has been hard on me -and hard on the family since I have been a little cranky when I get home. I start heading out into the field again next week. It has been nice to see Luke be a single parent for the past few weeks. The hardest part of my surgery was not being able to pick up Max. He is at the age where he just doesn't understand why mommy is not holding him or refuses to pick him up when he raises his arms to me. It was sad. We just found out at the same time that Max had strep throat too, so he was not sleeping good and wanted to be held all the time. I think it has been good for the boys and for Luke to spend some more quality time together. Luke was taking them to school, picking them up, and taking care of all of their needs at home. He got to finally experience what I go through when he works out of town and I am a single working mother. I have a lot of respect for those who do it all the time.
By the end of the month, we are all feeling better. Life is getting back to normal - whatever that is right? I think Max has all of his teeth now, so no more teething hopefully, I am almost recovered, and Alex is loving Kindergarten and can't wait to go everyday. Luke is always busy at work but he will be taking some time off soon now that hunting season is starting. October doesn't look as if our schedule is going to slow down at all with hunting, dr's appointments, field trips, family pictures, etc. But that is all the stuff that makes like fun huh? I will post all the new pictures as soon as I get them.