Halloween!!!

Ok, So Jordana was a little diva today. She had 2 costumes. There was a party at school in the morning and I didn't want her to ruin her costume. So she went as a bee, in a costume that we have had in her closet for over a year (Thanks Suzanne!!) For trick or treating, she was a 50's girl. About 2 minutes after I put the dress on her, she was spinning in circles. She is a little girly girl!

Trick or treating went well. As soon as Jordana figured out that

1. Ring bell

2. Wait for grownup to open door

3. Get candy!!!

She was all for it!! Soon she was dragging me up the walkways. Except at Steve's house. Steve loves Halloween. His front yard is full of hanging skeletons, gravestones, bones, the Grim Reaper above his walkway, and gargoyles at the end of his driveway. This house required me to hold Jordana, she would not walk up by herself. It was a little overwhelming!! With the promise of candy at the door, she braved the scary yard!!!

Our next door neighbors were not home but they left their light on. When we rang the bell and there was no answer, Jordana was very upset. I had to carry her away to the next house!! Now, what to do with all that candy......

Houtson, we have a problem...

Over the last month or so, my staff and I have experienced and huge increase in a certain combo of controlled scripts, from some Dr's that seem unscrupulous. High doses of hydrocodone, Xanax and Soma. In the beginning, we were filling them, but we are not anymore. We are turning away 10 to 20 a day. If we filled these presciptions, we are looking at high profit, because they are all generics and cash payments. Patients are coming in from out of state to see these Dr's who give them Rx's after a cash visit. We're talking #120 tablets. Yesterday, we got a phone call from the ER, looking for one of these Dr's phone numbers. Turns out, one of the scripts we filled earlier this month, put the pt in the hospital with a Xanax overdose. Needless to say, we will continue to refuse these rx's. (We fill for our current customers.) It makes me angry. Because these Dr's have raised red flags, pt's who have ligitimate pain are getting the run around from other drugstores. Why would a Dr risk losing a license, public humiliation or jail time, just to turn a quick buck? Whatever happened to "do no harm"? I can't protect my pt's when the Dr's are the one putting them in danger.

More sad news....

I have avoided this post for over 2 weeks but I feel it is time to talk about the second tragedy for one of my Purdue friends. Holly Woll-Ferrell, one of my wonderful classmates, lost her sister tragically over 2 weeks ago. I received the news while I was in Wisconsin. I still have not heard the how but here is what I do know. Holly's younger sister, Pam, was attending medical school in the Bahamas, when she was found in her apartment, unresponsive. She passed away. Taken too young. There is a lot of international red tape and I don't know the full details, but my heart breaks for Holly and her family. I don't say this often, because I am not a religious person, but please pray for her family. Closure is so important and I hope the Wolls and Ferrells receive that closure. May Pam rest in peace. Hug your family and tell them you love them, over and over. They can never hear it enough.

At the end of the day...

Every day it's the same thing for Randy or myself. Get up, shower and get dressed. Get smiling child out of bed. Attempt to feed her breakfast...sometimes easy, sometimes a challenge. Take child to school where she spends all of her energy. One day it's Lil Gymnasts, another it is Music appreciation. Jordana never protests when we drop her off and is alway ecstatic to see us at the end of the day. During the day, we go off to our jobs being a Walgreen's pharmacist and a real estate appraiser. Dealing with angry customers or unrealistic mortgage brokers. Fight traffic on the way home. Dinner and bath for Jordana, stories and bedtime. Randy and I catch up on bills and reports, laundry and dishes. Then we peek in on our little girl....and all is right in our world. Whatever happened that day, good or bad, it all melts away when we see this sleeping angel. Hugging "No-No" (her stuffed Rhino from Kohl's cares for kids), she sleeps blissfully, storing up more energy for the next adventure. Who needs a glass of wine, or a bath, or vegging out on the couch....when we end our day like this. It just doesn't get any better than this.

Fun at the Pumpkin Patch!!!

Jordana, Randy and I went to The Pumpkin Patch at the Christmas Tree farm on Sunday with the Delaneys. At first Jordana was timid. We let her crawl around on the pumpkins for a while. We took some pix while the older girls played on the air slide. We took the train around the property. Jordana was sitting between us when the train started moving and Jordana freaked and grabbed both of our shirts. After a few minutes, she calmed down and climbed in Randy's lap to see better. She still hung on for ear life, but she enjoyed it. We also went on a hayride and picked out 2 pumpkins. The following morning, Tank decided he wanted to taste one. We now have 1 pumpkin.

Back from vacation

I know, you are all wondering, where is she? No posts in over a week!! I need vacation from my vacation! Wisconsin was great, but the leaves had not changed much. We saw some sprinkling of color, but it was too warm and too early for anything spectactular. We had some delays getting to Wisconsin. My flight to Chicago was delayed over 40 minutes, and Jane and Karen ended up in Detroit when they were suppossed to be in Milwaukee. Then their luggage was lost. We received it at our hotel around midnight. After a stop at the walmart in Green Bay, an overpriced scrapbook store and a yummy dinner at Tumbleweeds, we headed to Fish Creek. On Wednesday, we did some sightseeing, some shopping and we attended a Fish Boil (which was surprisingly yummy). On Thurday, we visited a couple of Lighthouses and headed back to Neenah for the Club Scrap retreat. Here is a link to the Door county pix

http://www1.snapfish.com/share/p=822121192207619860/l=313184159/g=8060215/otsc=SYE/otsi=SALB

My little punk rocker!

Jordana came home from school one day with her hair in 2 ponytails from crazy hair day. There must have been some hair spray in her hair, because when I took out the hair bands, her hair stayed! She looked like a littel punk rocker!!!

Off to Wisconsin....

After a busy weekend, I am off to Wisconsin very early tomorrow morning for the Club Scrap retreat. I will be spending 2 days with my friends Karen and Jane, cruising around Door County. Lighthouses, antique shops and wineries. Looking foward to it!! I will have pix of the leaves when I get back!!