I do some miscellaneous updates here then do a blog for California and Football. yikes!
Halloween, Billy went as Beemo (basically a painted box and the best introvert costume ever) and Jimmy went as his favorite teacher Mr U F.
Maui went has killer puppy (actually he just ate a red pen and we freaked out but he was fine)
The grandparents got together on a random Sunday when they were both in town. So blessed!
The Bellis Blast, a fundraiser for Bellis, was truly a Blast. The band - Too Short to be Storm Troopers - were super fun to dance to.
Bling from the Bellis Blast 
Annemeik did a marathon and Tracy ran with her for 2blocks. It was a bucket list item for A and her mom and brother/sister in law and college roommate ran with her. So inspiring! And the perfect fall day
Tracy's team had a 3 day offsite at the gorgeous Charlson Meadows. Good people and good times
Mt Olivet held its annual gala and CJ (Carol) Grandma Bunny's cousin was a key organizer, she looked gorgeous as always 
Fondue night as a treat
Bitter cold final football games - Hopkins beat Coon Rapids by 1 point - ugh!!
The Halloween party at Tracy's work is always a ton of fun
Mr UF - wait, not thats Jimmy!
Our favorite neighbors
Kay got a job! She's a district employee and teaches gymnastics to the littles at the High School
In the non blogable type news. We also are struggling with Kay. She dropped 1 of her 4 classes and is failing 2 with a D in the 3rd. We've gotten 3 truancy letters and are 2 letters away from being assigned a truancy officer. We ended up in the ER one Saturday night when a friend of hers called the police for a safety visit, they were concerned Kay was going to hurt herself as she was posting suicidial comments online. We have seen her therapist, our therapist, her social worker and her counselor. In between all this drama, she still holds our hearts in her hand. She is cheeky, charismatic, and charming. She also has 0 motivation and is slowly but surely self destructing. The anxiety issues from last year and the rebellion issues from the summer are magnifying and we are truly at wits end. Yesterday the therapist did a trauma assessment to see what else might be going on since this seems bigger than typical teenage angst. It was brutal to take your kid to a trauma assessment. What could have happened to her? How did we not protect her? What should have done differently? How could we not have noticed? The questions are never ending and I'm not sure there are any answers. But, we'll continue to try and find ways to motivate her to see what a bright future she has and what a strong, independent and amazing person she is. We are also praying she gets her shit together and gets out of her own way since we know the "real" Kay is still in there and just fighting to get out. Its hard to help someone who won't accept help. We are pouring all our love into her and its also maddenly frustrating. The conflicting emotions on a daily basis are exhausting. All our love to her, everyone surrounding her and everyone out there struggling with these types of issues whether directly or with someone you love. It sucks. Never give up. xoxoxo
