It is the season for choosing a pumpkin for carving. The plan is to head to a pumpkin patch and find our great pumpkin on Saturday.

The carving will probably happen the following weekend. I am looking forward to our adventure. I hope Christina is also.

The sick bug going around caught me and hung around for a while. Christina had it and shared her version. It's been sticking around for quite some time, but getting better I am.

I've been playing catch-up on work around the house and yard. Oh fun.

Always be sure your data is backed up. Especially the stuff you do not want to lose.

There I made my reminder. Now if I would listen I would not have to worry so much. I am still keeping the idea of the best backup procedure in the back of my mind. I have some ideas, but of course I want an automated solution with more than one copy. As the cloud is a great solution the amount of storage I require really adds up quickly. I want an enterprise level solution with a home budget. Maybe one of the manufacturers will come out with a solution soon. More pondering.

I updated Christina's blog. I am proud of myself as it had been a long time. I also need to transfer the CaringBridge updates to Christina's blog.

With the cooler temperature it is making yard work much more enjoyable.

As the leaves change it makes me wonder if when Christina is older she will enjoy going for a drive and looking at the colorful scenery.

Maybe I should go and take a lot of pictures.

Thoraco-Lumbo-Sacral Orthosis or TLSO or back brace. Christina needs to wear hers most of the day.

This clip states it well:
Scoliosis TLSO: A custom total contact plastic body jacket that holds the scoliotic spine (a spine with at least one lateral curve) in as straight a position as possible. If worn tight and at least 22 hours per day, the risk of curve(s) progression is greatly reduced

We started building up to all day. After a recent appointment to have it checked, the TLSO needed to be adjusted for our Princess Christina. There was enough of change to start over on building up to all day. Christina will need to wear the back brace all day including bedtime. I feel so bad for Christina.