Reader's Digest update

Wow it has been a whole month since I talked to you all…..and a lot has happened. A.B. got better from his “illness” and he got a new job…. Yeah for him, I know he was wanted one for a long time. Rands and The Beau had a big Halloween party that was great, even though it was freezing out. The mother and Howie made it thru another tax deadline and they had time to rest before the mother’s 2nd surgery on her other foot. It was on Tuesday and she seems to be doing alright, the foot itself was not as bad before the surgery, but after it is a lot more painful. She has about 2 months to recover and get ready for tax season. But then again the next 2 months are kind of crazy with all the holidays and then Izzie is having her mouth surgery. I will update you as things progress.
As for Skinny and I, we are in the middle of wedding planning. We met with the lady from the string quartet and got our music picked; I even order my special music that should be here in a week or so. I also bought my dress, so that should be here in Jan; I’m really excited about it. I always said I would have to LOVE my dress and I do, I feel like a real bride in it. Now the search for shoes starts, since I think that is really the only other thing I will need to buy. The dress is a champagne color, so I think my sister’s veil will be perfect. It looks like I’m almost totally prepared for what I’m going to wear. We are working on bridesmaid dresses now. The mother and Rands picked out the style of the dresses, now I just have to approve the color. That will be at the end of this month. The more I check off my list the better I fee, but it seems like we have so much to do. I know that most people would think that I’m way ahead of the game, but since I know that the Mother will be busy from Jan to April, I need to get most of it done now.
On other fronts, Skinny is on his 2nd to last trip to the Fort for aftercare, it will be weird not having to go there every week. He still has to see his PO once a month, but at least we won’t have to drive out to the fort anymore…. Well at least for a while, there is still a change he might have to take a class out there, but that would start till the spring, and hopefully he will have a permit to drive by then. I guess we will see.
So it looks like everyone is doing good and things are rolling along…..hopefully we get thru the end of the year just fine.