Blame it on the Rain

I took today off. For several reasons. Alex had a doctor's appointment this morning. His annual checkup. He grew 3 1/2 inches since last year. (He's now 5' 4 1/2" tall) And he gained 20 lbs! The 20 lbs is a very good thing. He was seriously under weight last summer. Now he's just one pound shy of the century mark. (He also happened to have a cough/cold, so we got that checked out too... more on that later.)

The other reason I took the day off was to get to watch Alex's first x-country meet of the season. It was a beautiful, warm fall day. Until it was time for the race to begin. Then the skies opened up and it poured. And poured.

But apparently boys love to run in the rain. Here's Alex (in a very out of focus shot) heading toward the finish line. He did well, considering he was just diagnosed with some sort of infection in his lungs. He insisted on running today, even though the doctor told him not to.

Another thing I did today was buy a big ol' bag of apples and make apple crisp. It was delicious! Also, I made the chicken cheddar cheese potato thing tonight (see the Menu Plan), it was a big hit. We'll definitely have that again!