The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

This hasn't been a good week down at ye 'ole Stack shack.

The Good:
1. Erica got her diploma in the mail this week, she's now Erica L. Stack, M.ed. Now the next question is, who is going to get their PhD first, Brian or Erica? Would you prefer Dr. Brian M. Stack, or Dr. Erica L. Stack???
2. I caught that darn mouse last week. My advice to those of you that might have this problem in the future? Don't buy those sticky glue traps...they are a waste of money. The mouse had no problem eating the food off of it. Nope, I bought the $.50 special good-old-fashioned mouse trap. Worked like a charm.

The Bad:
1. Brady's ear infection rages on....he's been switched to his third antibiotic. If this doesn't work, the next stop will be tubes.

2. Our (eight month old) frig died on Sunday. It has been making noises for two weeks, but despite numerous calls to LG, they have been dragging their feet to service it. They continue to. But, I couldn't go without a frig, so I went to Home Depot Sunday morning to by the $347 special...a plain white frig which is actually the same size as our LG. We figure we'll keep it as a back up for the basement once the other one is fixed or replaced...which might happen by Christmas, if we are lucky. The best part? Oh I pulled a back muscle moving the frig...ended up missing work Monday. Yep. Not good.

The Ugly:
Erica's follow-up appointment with her Breast surgeon wasn't filled with good news. They had to do another biopsy on a lump that is still there. It may be nothing, it may be something, who knows? But it's been on our minds.

But through it all.....we're not complaining, really! Thanksgiving is only a week away! Don't forget to brine your turkey this year...Alton Brown's recipe is the best!!!