October is my favorite month for taking pictures of the kids.  Not only are the leaves beautiful, but the crisp air tends to bring out the genuine smile of a child.   Their cheeks are rosy, noses are often glistening with a bit of snot (yes, even snot can be cute at times) and their eyes bright.

This week I’m going to post a lot of my pictures as I have been taking them like a mad woman.  With  one more Halloween party and trick or treat I am sure to take another hundred or so this week!

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Mita participated in her first ever Pumpkin Bowling game at her cousin’s birthday party.

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Elle wanted me to take this picture. She was feeling cute I think!

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Enu was still recovery from the flu, but she loved getting out in the fresh air for a walk.

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Meg milking a cow.  It was a fake cow built to teach people how to milk.  Not sure why this exists, but it does and it is at our local corn maze for the kids to check out!

All these pictures were taken by ME, Mom or Mandy W. in October 2009

 

I’ve been rather flippant about the whole H1N1 thing by calling it “Piggy”.  I’ve paid for my sarcasm as when the Doctor diagnosed me with bronchitis yesterday.   He also wanted to screen me for the flu, “just in case”.  No big deal I thought and Hubby took me off to the outpatient lab across from the doctor’s office.

When he said “flu culture” this is what my head pictured:

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Not pleasant, but no big deal.  Just a swab in the nose and I’m done!

I was in for a surprise when the nurse gloved and masked up and came at me with this:

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To be honest, she did warn me at first that it would hurt, make me cry and choke and cough.  It was quick and she had good technique but it HURT!  Basically a a guide-wire was rammed down my nose into my throat!

The moral of my story is don’t mock the swine flu and PRAY that your kids don’t have to be tested for the flu because that would take a lot of screaming children when they see this thing coming at them!

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