long time no talk

It looks like the last blog was tuesday, so we are all very busy or we think we are. I had a very busy day today. I turned on my machine about 8 o'clock, turned the tv up at ten so I could watch conference, then got my knitting. I sewed up four easter baskets on my machine while watching conference and knitting. Each basket takes about 2 hours, so I finished up just at 4 o'clock. Karl was on a mule ride with Paul Barr, Everyone else was in Cortez. I grabbed some Taco Time food and noon, a new diet and kept on going. I did cook supper tonight. Tilly and Laila ate with us.

The final four game is on, but Florida is way ahead of UCLA. Makes you wonder if some of them will be in the NBA next year. I guess they will.

The McArthurs plan to take over on May 1st. I will work with them through may and June. They already have the money and everything. Tim gave his 2 week notice on Friday, then they are going somewhere the last week of April. They have been coming to the store after school to get started on the learning. I think they will do ok. They are nice people.

I wanted to four wheel today, but it is still a little muddy. It is nice to get home from the store by just after 5 and be able to hop on the wheeler for a quick ride.

We will see Stacy and family on Wednesday, and Kassie and kids on the 16th or so. Hope you are all doing well, and we love you much...Mom

LOL!!!!!

Karla, you crack me up! I had to read your entry to Jordan cause he wanted to know why I was laughing. Sorry you have such bright co-workers. I know some of my co-workers aren't very bright either, but that could be because they are under the age of 10. HaHa!

So, nothing going on here to yack about. I'm listening to Sadie read The Feet Book to me. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that she can read now. Will make my homework helping go a bit quicker. She is counting the feet on each page. She is my most conscientious homework do-er. Love her!

What's new in your world?
Wendy-news on the pregnancy front?
Mom-Way cool about possibly having the business sold again. Hopefully, this time it will 'take'. I know it's hard to let it go and possibly fail, but you probably are going to have to just let it go. I'm wondering if it's all right if we come down when the kids have spring break Apr 16-20? They were asking when we could head down again and that's probably going to be the best time for us to come, so we can stay more than 24 hours.
Karla-get your family well, so we can play when I'm down. Oh, and the kids too.
Stacy-don't know if you ever read this anymore.....Hope things are going well for you.

Well, better go, Sadie just finished her book. I need to help her find her reading chart and work on a poem she needs to memorize.

Have a great day!

Oh...My...Heck!

I can NOT believe the lack of manners and couth some people have. About 2 hours ago, I was in using the facilities. All of a sudden, I hear Shirley yelling, "Karla!" I didn't say anything. "KARLA!"

So I said, "Uh, just a minute." So she yells back all huffy and cranky, "Well, Mark's on the phone for you." "Could you tell him I'll call him back in a minute?"

Oh my heck!! Why in the hell would you yell through the bathroom door for a coworker to come to the phone. Obviously, they're detained for a minute--Sheesh!! I swear, the longer she's here, the thicker the res gets!!

It looks like someone has a case of the Mondays!

Blech! I don't want to be at work today. Allie is still home sick. She's probably missed 15 days this past 6 weeks or so. Jim took the day off to stay home with the kids. That was nice. He has a lot more sick leave than I do, so I really appreciate his willingness to do that.

Nothing new going on in my life. Just same ole boring stuff. I wish I had something to write about, but I don't. Jim's been busy at work with warrents and drug task force stuff. It is so sad what people will give up for meth. I bet more than 75% of the crud he deals with somehow stems from meth use. Either the actual drug charges, or theft to get money to buy drugs, or abuse of children because you're stoned or whatever. It's the most insideous stuff around. It's so sad.

Well, I better get back to work. I have a ton of piles to take care of, as usual. Take care. Love you all!

Friday night

It it now half-time of the Jazz game, and they are not doing too good. Dad has been busy working on the fence line around the property. We called a company tonight about putting the fence around the property. He also fixed the road into Ben and Wendy's space and cleaned off their place a little. He is sound asleep now. I worked all day alone, well actually, not quite alone. About 3 o'clock Angie McArthur came to start learning how to do things. They want to buy the business and they want to get at it right away. I have been adding things together and I need to get some financial papers for them to spec out. Angie and Tim lived up by Paul and Michelle for awhile, then went back to St. George, but missed the area, so they came back and bought Dee and Gary Torres' home. She is one of my visiting teachers. They have four children, 11 - 2. It will be a little tough for the first while, with their little kids, but he plans to work at it full time and have her work for a few hours after the older girl gets home from school. They may find that they have to hire someone a few hours aday or a babysitter. I have really tried to make them understand that it is hard with little kids, but they feel like now is the time. They talked to me one day and the very next day came in and said they qualified for the money. They are really pushing it. I told them to come and help for a few days to see if they like it. We'll see what goes. I just have to sell it and then let it go. Easier said than done.

I think I might need to get some fertilizer on my lawn tomorrow, as we may get a smattering of moisture. So far it hasn't done anything.

I have sewed out three really cute easter baskets. I may do a few more tomorrow. they take about 3 hours to do, but they are fun.

Well, do you think it would help the Jazz if I would sit on the couch and watch. We are still 21 points behind. Yuck!

Kassie, We'll reserve a ticket for Curtis. If no one down here wants the other one, Curtis can bring someone with him. We'll see what goes. Love, mom

Picnic Tickets

Hey Mom, do you still have the tickets available for the GWC picnic???? Curtis is definitely coming, but I can't. It's Teacher Appreciation week at school and I'm in charge of Ford's class doing things all week for their teacher. I really wanted to go, but I have already committed myself to this. But Curtis will come!! I have been reading the Thomas Jefferson Education book that you gave us and I am really impressed with DeMille. He has good insight and ideas that really make sense to me.

Karla, sorry you've still got the sickies at your house too. Must be that time of the year, the changing of the seasons. It's a bit cloudy and windy here today too. It's good that Justin has Jim to support him. Sorry he's going through such difficulties. You just never know when or where or how the trials will come, only that they will.

I'm off to do my last day of helping in Kindergarten. I just don't have a baby-sitter available anymore, now that Nicole is due in 3 weeks and Shaunna got a job and C is heading into his busy season. Hope they can find someone to take my spot. Better run or I'll be late. Cya!

**Oh, Yeah-isn't it great that Rocky ISN'T running for mayor again? I know he'll pop up somewhere but hopefully he won't think he can represent the whole of the state of Utah again, (even though he has never had a position to do that anyway). He really embarrasses me!

Still sick here, too!

Kassie, so sorry you've all been so sick. I thought we were over it, too, but Allie has caught some viral cough thing and just coughs constantly. I took her to the dr. yesterday and he said it's been going around a lot. He says he's seen probably 300 cases in the last 6 weeks or so.

Well, the weekend was so nice. Jim and the kids and I went to Montezuma and helped the Tracy's brand cows. That was a fun day to just hang out and be with friends and family. Justin has been here the past few days. He & Jim went out prairie dog hunting yesterday. Had a good time. He's such a great kid--I just feel so bad for him right now. Don't know what will happen there, but I know whatever happens, he'll come out of it ok. He always has such a positive outlook on things.

Stacy, what do you want me to do with Kennedy's shoes? Wendy says she's coming up there next Tuesday. I can send them with her, or I can mail them. Let me know.

Well, it's very windy and cold today. Quite a bummer after the beautiful spring weather we've been having. I hope it blows in a storm. It looks cloudy and threatening but if it's typical Monticello weather, it'll just be wind.

Got a kick out of the O'Reilly Factory last night. Bill had Mayor Ross (Rocky) Anderson on and they got into a huge insult match. Bill called him kooky and crazy. It was awesome!! I hate Anderson. How a man that extremely liberal ever got elected in one of the most Republican states in the nation is beyond me, but I hope he doesn't get reelected again. I guess my problem with him is, is that he thinks he's the mayor for all of Utah, and acts like he is. Uh, just SLC Ross, leave the rest of us out of it!!

Well, I have to get back to the piles on my desk--love you all!

Yeah...........

So I lied about us all being well. C came home from work yesterday and threw up and I started at midnight. So we were pretty much useless today. Whichever of us was awake and okay to drive did the school runs today. Ugh! C found out that everyone in his office was sick so they think they all had food poisoning (they ate lunch together) but that doesn't explain mine. Luckily I only barfed til 3:30 so it wasn't as horrible as it's been before.

Thanks for the recipes Mom! We made some hard tack and it's already gone.

Well, nothing great going on to report about, and I'm tired, so I'm headed to bed. Love to you all!

recipies for you

honey candy: Cook 2 C. Sugar, 1 C. honey and 1C. whipping cream until the thermometer reaches 285 degrees. (I cook to 280, but you are lower so you must go higher)
Stir occasionally while the candy cooks. Pour the candy into a cooker sheet which you have covered with butter. DO NOT use pam or other sprays!! As soon as it starts to cool enough for you to handle it, start gathering it up together and then start to pull it. Pull until it is light in color and getting more difficult to pull Put on the counter or the table or on wax paper. Mark and break and enjoy. If you cook it on humid days you have to cook it a few degrees higher.

Hard tack: Cook 1 cup sugar, 1/3 C. White Karo Syrup, and 1/2 C water until it measures 285 degrees on the thermometer. Stir continually until sugar is dissolved and then occasionally after. Remove from heat. Add 1/2 teaspoon flavoring and a few drops of food color. The Oil of Whatever works better than the regular flavorings, but the regular ones work ok if you put a whole teaspoon or more of flavor. Pour into prepared molds, or onto tin foil. If you put it out onto tin foil, do not stir it around or play in it while it cools, or it will stick to the foil. When cold, take it off the foil, turn it up side down and crack from the flat underneath side. yum.

Uncle Lyle and Boyd came down on Friday night and went back on Sunday. They actually stayed here both nights. They went to Muley point, and other scenic places. We had a fun visit with them. Joel is moving back to Provo. He will be teaching at UVU. Ruth is having another baby girl.

Stacy and Zoie came down on Sunday with Stacy's friend Kristie and her two kids. Kristie had work here at the court house. They had a fun day. Rode four wheelers, went to the lake , etc. They are staying in Moab tonight, as Kristie has to be to their court house tomorrow. It was fun to have them here.

John and Trish are moving to Idaho when school is out. John will go earlier. I need to start thinking about someone to work. I plan to list the business, but it may take quite a while for it to sale. Who knows, maybe it won't sale at all. I hate to put a help wanted ad in the paper or window, because you have to deal with everyone who sees it. If any of you can think of someone around here who might want to and be able to do it, let me know. I'm not sure anyone has the passion for it that I have had. I still keep thinking of things I want to do with it. I guess I'll have to keep on as though I might be there for quite awhile, so that if I am here, I'll have taken care of the things I want to. I'm trying to get a packet put together for ordering letterman jackets and things like that. Any of you want to help me?

Well, the eyes are getting mighty sleepy, so I'll close for you. We love you all and wish you the very best. Love mom

recipes, please!

Hey, Mom! Could you please post your Honey Candy and Hard Tack Candy recipes?????

I know I have asked you for them a million times, but I promise to write them down this time if you will post them on here for me.

THANKS!!!!!

Manic Monday!

Well, I think we are all back to WELL! Even Hannah went off to school today. Crossing my fingers that that is the end of it.

I need to do some menu planning in a big way and get some major grocery shopping done. I have let everything dwindle down til there nothing but PB in the house. Last night they were having a hard time finding anything to fix themselves on Fix-it-yourself Night. Suppose I ought to remedy that. I know that the cooking chore wouldn't be so awful if I were better prepared. But sometimes taking the time to sit down and plan the meals and write a good shopping list is the last thing I want to do.

I got a new calling yesterday. I've been without one for nearly 6 months, which was really strange. I am a Visiting Teaching Supervisor. Guess I still won't have too much interaction with people in the ward. A call once a month or so. I'm finding it hard to enjoy my ward, because I have no basis of interaction with them. It's strange to feel that way after living here for 10 years. I try to go to all the meetings and activities, but often I still feel like a stranger.

How are you feeling Wendy? Does the Progesterone make you have morning sickness-type feelings? Hope all is looking good.

Mom, did you want me to do something specific with those sweat pants that were extra? I wasn't sure what I should do with them. If you don't care, I think I'll take them to our next RS Enrichment, cause we usually have a sharing table.

Well, better run, get the morning going. Love you all, have a great day!

Aahhhhh!!

It is soooo nice to be home! I love my bed!!! I am feeling quite bloated again and I am still tender and cramping a lot. I think I will survive! Well, it is a relief to know that there isn't anything more I can do towards courts or in-vitro. We get to schedule the adoption court anytime after May 4th. My progesterone level was 214.8 and it only needs to be at 35! So today I lowered my dose by half. That allows me to stay home until the preg test. Well, thank you for everything. Love ya, Wendy

everyone is home!

It is so good to know that all the children and grandchildren are home tonight. Wendy came in tonight. She says she is happy to sleep in her own bed. The girls and Daphne are happy to have her here. We are blessed this week.

We attended an information meeting tonight about the George Wythe College. It is a difficult concept for most people to understand. We are so used to studying for a particular field of trainging instead of getting an education. Their board of Directors has not yet cast the vote to come here or not, but I feel that they will. We will have 4 tickets to the picnic on the property on the 3rd of May. Are there 2 of you who really want to come and could be here on that day?
I sorta had to beg to get 4 instead of 2. If no one can go or doesn't want to, I would like to let them know as soon as possible , so they can give the tickets to someone else.

I am sewing the cutest Easter basket. It is out of the stand alone lace. It has way too many stitches, but it will be fun. I should be sleeping, but my brain wouldn't turn off anyway. I had a hard time sleeping last night even though I was tired. I hate to take meds for it, but I may need to retrain my body to sleep through the night.

I have a couple of things that I need to digitize, but for some reason, when I digitized at home, they will not pull up on the machine at the store. I need to call my sales rep again and have him see what I need to do to make them talk to each other better. I might need to upgrade the digitizing software on the home machine. It doesn't want to do all the things the store one can do.

Well, we are doing well, we wish each of you the same. We love you very much. Love, Mom

For Peyton!

Peyton!

from the Welchs

We Love You!

Hallelujah!

Oh Wendy, I don't know how you have been able to deal with all the conflicting emotions in the last few days. You are tough! I was sick to my stomach last night thinking about you having gone through all this medical stuff and having it not work out, and was so sad this morning too. Then you called after I left to take Sadie to school and Mom called right when I walked in the door and it was such a wonderful thing to hear that you were able to go ahead with the implant. I can only imagine how you were feeling. I am so happy for you that the court proceedings went well and that Ricky and Alma were able to see that what was best for Laila was to let her go. Makes you think there might be hope for them after all. Absolutely can't wait for that court date for the official, "She's yours, forever!" and for the temple to watch her be sealed to her family. Lucky and blessed little girl! Just know that you are in our prayers and that I love you very much.

On a fun note, J got asked to MORP last night. It was done in a very fun and creative way. Someone left 5 underTshirts on the step with a note. It said, "I'd love to take you to MORP but I think my name got lost in the crowd. You have to wash these shirts and the name left on them is mine.' Each shirt was covered in colorful markered names, people from school and various celebs. The funny ones were Queen Elizabeth, Brittany Spears, Paris Hilton, Xena-Warrior Princess, Hilary Clinton and Mary Poppins. He didn't want to wash them right away and wore one of them to school today. But he had a good idea of who it was and washed the shirt with her name on it and of course, it didn't disappear. It was Tara, Mom, who you saw when you were here. He's trying to figure out a fun way to let her know he'll go. Tonight he asked me about Tempera paints and where to get them and said something about Magleby's. I told him he would have to get their permission to write his answer on their windows.....we'll see what he ends up doing. I did get pictures of the note and all the fronts and backs of the shirts. I think I need to hire that girl to do all the handwriting in my scrapbooks! Her handwriting looks so good.

Sadie went back to school today, hopefully Hannah will tomorrow. If not then, maybe on Friday.

Karla, how was the party? I'll bet he had a great time. I absolutely can't believe he is five. Where does the time go?

Well, better go crack the homework whip. C and the boys are at Mutual and I get to be the hardnose tonight! Love you all. Have a great night!

RoLLer cOAsteR RidE

What a crazy 48 hours! Yesterday I was devastated to learn that all of my embyo's had stopped growing. I was also very releaved to know that Laila is ours for ever!! Well, today the doc called and said that 3 embryo's had grown last night! What a miracle! Apparently there wasn't one developed to an 8 cell stage....there was one at a 3 cell stage and the rest were at a 2 cell stage. Yesterday afternoon the embyologist checked on them and the 3 cell had developed to a 5 cell. And this morning the 5 cell had develped to a 7 cell and two of the 2 cell had developed into a 4 cell. The rest of them did nothing! So Dr. Heiner felt like today would be a better day for transfer than tomorrow. So I am all done with that! We transfered all 3. The embryologist would rate them fair....and Dr. Heiner said they actually look like great embryo's! They gave me a picture of the 3 embryo's to keep...very interesting! So now we will wait and see. I will be traveling home tomorrow afternoon. I can't wait to sleep in my own bed! The dr said that the picture would be perfect if it were taken 2 days ago...basically saying they look 2 days behind schedule...but that is what I have been the entire process! So I am hoping that could be the "normal" for me! I am exhausted with all the emotions of the past 24 hours...and the vallum feels so wonderful I think I will go lay down! Love you all and I couldn't do this without you! Love Wendy

Woo Hoo!!

13 is awesome, Wendy!! I'm so excited for you! It's gonna be so fun watching you waddle! You'll love being pregnant, I think. I hope it's an easy pregnancy and all that jazz. The part I loved about being pregnant (there wasn't much of that, I promise!) is feeling the baby moving around about 6 or 7 months. They're not too big to be uncomfortable and kicking your bladder and kidneys to death, but it's such a cool feeling to feel a foot cruise across your stomach. I'm praying for you! Hope all goes well on Tuesday with court. I'm sure everything there will turn out just fine.

Kassie--thanks for being so good about posting. It keeps this thing moving. I wish I felt like I had anything interesting to say each day, but most days are all just the same, get up (got up late this morning) go to work, come home, and crash until the next day.

Stacy--where in the samhell are you!!!

Mom, I got Trish's check done last night and I had to steal some ham from you. I went to make Jim some sandwiches to take to Montezuma today, and I got out the last package of ham I had in the fridge and it had an expiration date of Feb 7th so I didn't dare use it. So, I called Dad and he said I could come and steal some from you. What would I ever do if I didn't live around the corner from you? I forget how easy and convienient you make things for me most of the time, but I do want you to know that I really do appreciate it and all your support so much.

I was talking to Jim's friend Mike Fisher on the phone last night and apparently I've become the therapist. He's having relationship trouble and he's not working due to medical disability so he has wayyy to much time on his hands to analyze and over think every little comment or action. His girlfriend lives in Georgia, he lives in California. I kept trying to explain to him that to uproot your life, quit your job, move your son clear across the country is a huge deal and especially since she is used to having her parents nearby. He mentioned how if I wanted to hit my mom's house with a wrist rocket I could (as long as I aimed over Schafer's house anyway). He asked me if it was hard to convince Jim to stay here so I could be close to my parents. I tried to explain that that wasn't the original intention. I only moved back here because this is where Jim's job was and we were only going to stay as long as it took for him to get a job in a city where I could get my Master's. It just ended up being easier to stay. So, I sat and thought about it a lot last night (because Jim built a fire and it was 900 degrees in the house last night so I couldn't sleep) and I guess my apron strings are very short, probably a lot shorter than Mom wishes they were. I just want Mom & Dad to know that I am so grateful for their help with everything, Allie & school and letting me use them for a grocery store at 10 at night and all that. There's so much more, but you know what I mean.

Stacy, how's the envelope system working for you? I still suck at having the funding correct. I do a ton of envelope transfers, but I really like not having to keep track of every receipt and entering in every transaction. I like that it does that for me.

I'm sitting here at work, not wanting to do a darn thing. I'm going to take Wednesday off for Peyton's birthday. I'm letting him have his first friend party. I'm having 5 little boys over and we're going to go play miniature golf and eat cake and ice cream. I can't believe my baby is 5 already. It was so funny at the wrestling tournament in Dove Creek Saturday. Peyton was wrestling the same kid as in the pictures I posted. Both coaches were yelling at the kids to do things and they were both acting really confused. Then it dawned on me--both coaches were yelling "Peyton" Yup, both boys were named Peyton and those poor kids kept hearing "Peyton roll over!" "Peyton, push his shoulder down!" But, my Peyton lost both his matches again. He gets really bummed when he loses. He says he has fun, so I hope he likes it, but I wish I could teach him how to be aggressive and mean, he's just not. He prances around the wrestling mat with his hands limp wristed and on his tippy toes. Oh well!!

Allie made the AR trip with two months to spare. She's a great reader. I'm so glad. Enjoying reading makes school so much easier. The music teacher is teaching the kids to play recorders so for $5 she ordered her own. Peyton kept wanting to play it, so I bought him a cheapo $0.88 at Wal-Mart and he is thrilled with it. The holes aren't cut strait or anything, but he doesn't care. Allie can play Hot Cross Buns on it and I'm teaching her how to play Mary had a little lamb, adapted from my days as a flute player!!

Well, I guess I better get back to work. The piles aren't going to go away on their own, unless I light a match or something!

Anyway, good luck tomorrow Wendy! Love you guys!

13 ain't bad

13 out of 17 fertilized just fine on their own! One more is still trying to fertilize and 3 of the eggs we not mature enough to fertilize! We find out the quality on tuesday...and for now, we are planning on doing a day 5 transfer. So thursday at 12:30 is the plan! Love you, Wendy

Good Day, eh?

Wow, I had no idea they would take that many. I hope that your discomfort/pain is not too bad, Wendy. And that would be oh, so nice if Ricky would just sign away his rights. That would be one less hurdle to jump next week. Praying that all goes well with everything and that you can move on out of this limbo state you've sort of been living in. That you can move ahead with Laila's adoption and that you can be prego right away and move ahead with that event too. Love ya! Hang in there! See you tomorrow.

I had a fun job today. I went through a huge pile of cards and letters I have been saving for eons. Lots of letters from you, Mom, from when I was first married and also living in AZ. I'm going to put them in sheet protectors and in their own binder. It's like a journal of your life. I had quite a few from Grandma too, so I'm going to do the same thing with those. Still trying to decide what to do with Christmas cards and letters from many years. I might save one or two to put in a 'Friends' album I have in mind to do, but dump the rest. I'm slowly learning to let go of some things, and to be choosier about what I keep. But it was quite the trip down memory lane today. Brought back so many memories. Now I know where these things are and I can access them to use them in albums.

Travel safe Mom. See you tomorrow evening. We will have roast and potatoes and such here if you'd like to eat with us. You too, Ben and Wendy. At the very least come have dessert with us!

Good Night!

17

We got 17 eggs today! I won't know the quality or how many fertilized until tomorrow though. They hope for 20...so 17 was pretty good. Then about 70%-80% will fertilize. My demerol is wearing off now and I am quite sore...not too bad though!

We are also hearing through the Uribe grapevine that Ricky is considering relinquishing his rights. He has admitted that Judge Valdez will not be giving him Laila...and he doesn't want to relive the trial scene like he went through with Mikey. So, tuesday is looking like it could be one of the best days of my life! I asked the head nurse about the timing of transfer and she made it seem like it won't be too much of a problem to do it later that day. And with the number of eggs to do a day 5 transfer wouldn't be too big of a risk if we need to do that!

I will let you know what we find out about our little embryo's tomorrow! Love ya

Today's the day!

Good morning everyone! Well, today is the egg retreaval day. I can't eat anything before I go. My appointment is at noon..so they asked me to arrive 45 minutes early to prep me. I am praying that they will be willing and able to work with my schedule on tuesday. I could not have planned this any closer! I know heavenly father knows what I need....I am totally relying on Him today. I feel pretty good...it usually builds discomfort throughout the day so the mornings arn't bad. I will let you all know how things go!

Karla- I cannot believe what you wrote about Justin! That breaks my heart...I would like to strangle her!! I do not understand what some people will give up for sex. I am so sorry about them.

Kass & Stacy- thank you for your support on thursday! Welcome to my crazy life! We would love for you to join us on tuesday if you can...1:30 is trial! I know it gets hard to understand and keep up with all that goes on in the courtroom...it was definately in our favor!

Mom- thank you for taking such good care of the girls! That has been the biggest help through this whole process! I am excited to see them on sunday and to see you. I am so glad you get to come up for trial! It sounds like it could get pretty exciting on tuesday. I know they have blocked off the whole afternoon for our trial! I really hope it moves quickly and smoothly, I could be asking a lot!

Anyway, I love you all and will type later!

Hey Mom. just got an updated A Cappella schedule and the concert I thought was on the 14th is actually tonight. Gotta love when they give you last minute changes, I don't think I can even go tonight. Don't know if you were maybe thinking of coming up with the trial and all, but didn't want to have you plan on coming and then have no concert.

I am sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sick of a throwing up baby. It started Sunday night and then he was fine Monday til evening. Then slept all night and was fine all day Tues and night and then started again yesterday and didn't stop til C got home from Elko and gave him a blessing. But he is still very whiny and clingy and I can't put him down for 2 seconds. Ask me what my house looks like. CALGON, TAKE ME AWAY!

Well, better run, he's standing at my side having a crying fit cause I put him down to type this really quickly. Have a great day! Someone ought to!

My photo skillz suck! Chicks dig a guy with skillz!

He's so cute!! Eh, had the kid running from him and was wayy up on points, and he still lost. In the second round he tripped, landed on his back, threw his arms out and laid there. Waited for the other kid to come lay on top of him and Yup, pinned. Oh well, it was cute anyway!

Karla! Sorry you've been so sick. I have been so lucky to have escaped whatever has been going around my house....knock on wood! Did Lindsey and Justin separate? I hate to see things like that happen, too. We've had a few of the young couples in our ward separate and I always wonder if they work things out or end up divorced. I think way too many people go into marriage with the idea that it is an end unto itself. But really that's when the hard work begins and it never ends. I guess that's why you value it, because you've invested so much of yourself into it.

I would love to see pictures of Peyton wrestling. Wish my boys had wanted to do that. I signed Montana up for it once and we went a couple of times, but he didn't like the other boys hurting him and wouldn't go back. Tell him we wish we could see him wrestle sometime and Good Luck!

Wendy-How's it going today. Were you able to get any sleep? I hope that you're feeling a bit less stress right now and that you can get through this without any more weird manifestations.

Well, better go get the kidlets started on homework. Nina and Tana stayed home again today. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to get all the kids to school for the first time in two weeks. I'm sort of tired of having them hanging around.

Love ya, have a good Tuesday. I'm going to RS for the birthday dinner tonight. I'll chat tomorrow.

I hate being sick!

Well, we've all been sick with strep. I finally feel as though I'm back among the living today. Sort of. I think I'll go climb back in bed as soon as work is done, though.

I've had a difficult week. There are problems on the Eberling side that are really bothering me. I don't know how this stuff happens, but I know it does and I am so scared to have it hit this close to home. My greatest fear in life is for Jim to find me lacking and leave me for someone else. My heart is breaking for my little bro-in-law right now. I wish I could turn the clock back and make it stop or go away, but I can't.

I am also so greatful for priesthood blessings. On Saturday night, Allie just couldn't quit coughing. Jim was out of town so I called Dad to come and give her a blessing. Dad called my home teacher (Ben! hehe) who didn't answer his phone to come and help. So, Dad called Charlie Tracy. He was out nursemaiding his heifer cows. So, they came over and I had them call Bruce Adams. He's still Mom & Dad's home teacher and was my hometeacher there for years. Besides, he was just across the road. So, he came over. Right after he got there, Charlie showed up. So, with lots of good hands, Allie and I were given priesthood blessings to heal. Ben showed up later with help of his own in the form of prescription cough syrup for Allie. Sorry, Wendy, we've used quite a bit of your stash!! But, it was a God send. She was finally able to sleep through the night and get some much needed rest. Me too!

Training was boring as usual. I went and hung out at the Welch compound for a few hours. The first hour I watched Jordan play a racing game on the computer while I waited for Kassie & Curtis to come back. They didn't know I was coming over, so they had gone shopping. The next night I laid in my motel room and moaned in agony because I thought my head was going to explode. Stupid sinus infections!! So, Friday I went in to the dr and got a huge ole shot of penicillin in the hiney. Allie & Peyton had their shots of it earlier in the week.

Jim went to Vegas over the weekend to help his little brother put the tranny in his truck, again, but the stupid company didn't ship it right so, it arrived in Vegas this morning, 2 days after Jim came home. Regardless, Justin needed Jim to be there, tranny or no, and I'd be happy to send him back down for a while if he needs the help.

I'm really struggling on a lot of fronts right now. I cancelled my Weightwatchers today. No point paying for it if I am not going to use it. I'm struggling with trying to keep a clean house. Jim and the kids help a lot here, but I have to ask for the help. They don't balk when I ask, I just feel guilty asking.

Peyton got a bronze medal at his wrestling tournament Saturday. I'll post a picture later. It's cute. He did really good, was winning on points until he tripped and landed on his back. The other kid just fell on him and Peyton threw his arms out to the side and just laid there. Didn't even try to roll over or get out. Pinned him. The second match, the kid grabbed Peyton's legs right off the back and had him pinned in about 5 seconds. Oh well, next week we'll try again!

I have to get back to work. There are some serious piles on my desk after being gone for a week.
Later!

What a day!

Well, I have only been getting about 3 hours of sleep per night for the past 5 days...and you have all heard the chaos that has been going on during that..needless to say I am so exhausted. Last night Laila was really sick with a fever and aches and pains...nothing was really helping her..she began throwing up around 5 pm. At 7ish I called mom in tears and took her up on her offer to take the girls! THANK YOU SO MUCH MOM! I felt guilty for a while thinking that I wasn't going to be taking care of them but tonight after I got back to Mindy's house ...it is really hitting me and I am about asleep as I type! My body is ready to shut down. I hope Tilly and Laila start getting better soon..for a lot of people's sakes! I don't know if it is total exhaustion or my hormones or both but I am on the verge of tears all the time today. Dad and Stewart gave me a nice blessing at Stacy's...I am so greatful for the priesthood and worthy men in my life! Today I have been really sore from the drugs...my ovaries and uteris feels like it could explode or tear apart any second...and I probably have 4-5 more days of this drug! YIKES!! The dr says I am 1-2 days behind schedule according to the size of my folicles..however my hormone levels must be ok because they are keeping my dosage the same! I go in again on wednesday...I'll let you know how that goes. There was a lot of improvement from saturday to today with my folicles...almost double in number and about 35% bigger! This really hurts! I hope I am not a whimpy pregnant person if this works! Anyway, going to bed finally...talk to ya'll later-Wendy

New Week!

Just going to post here before I head to bed. I just went through the blog and copied my entries into my journal. I had neglected it badly, so this was an easy way to update it.

I loved looking back through Nov and Dec when we were all posting almost every day. So fun!
I may continue to do that and it would be even better if you did too, if you have the time and inclination.

Wendy-I can't believe how your body reacts to stress. I'm glad nothing serious was wrong with you. I'm also sorry about the polyp. Hopefully it will shrink away and not be a problem.

Stacy-Mom mentioned your toes maybe being broken! What happened? How is Zoe?

Karla-are you feeling better? I hope so.

We have no new cases of pinkeye here, but tonight Soren started throwing up after his supper. So hard to watch a baby barf and then go through the whole dry heave thing. He's sleeping now, so we'll see how it goes. C and I traded off Church today, I got Sacrament Mtg and he went to Priesthood mtg since Soren and Cambria weren't well enough to go.

C heads off to Elko again tomorrow. Hopefully he'll be back by Wednesday. Thankfully the kids are out tomorrow since they didn't need to make up a snow day, but they have lots of homework to catch up on. Guess I'll be the 'teacher' tomorrow and try to get them to finish it.

I finally found some shoes I like. I have been looking all winter for some replacements for my Mary Janes. The stupid velcro wouldn't hold anymore. This is what I found Skechers for wearing with levis and casual pants. And some brown MaryJane/Espadrille type sandals for Sunday.

I haven't spent that much on shoes in years! And it was almost fun. Mom, C said that Christopher and Banks was having a good clearance sale right now. I haven't been in to check.

Well, Soren just barfed stomach acid again. I better head to bed and catch a few zzzzzzzzzzzzz before he wakes up again.

Have a great Monday!

My crazy update!

Well, hello again! We are up in SLC..staying with Dexter & Mindy so far. I thought I would go stay with Carmen starting on Sunday...it might be easier to just stay put...and Mindy is begging me to so that helps...I guess we haven't worn out our welcome yet! Well, most of you know about my crazy trip to the E.R....I am feeling a little better..still having some chest pains. At least I know I won't be dying right away! My body always starts to fall apart when I am stressed so I can probably say this is normal for me. I had another ultra-sound today. It looks like I am behind schedule so they will probably up my dosage again tonight! Also, I have a pollup in my uteris...not what they like to see. They can cause problems with the embios attatching! Maybe that has been my problem? They will keep an eye on it and if it seems like a problem when we transfer...then they will have to freeze my embios and transfer after the pollup goes away! Always something! Tilly is doing a little better today...back to her arnery old self! I have had a dull headache for 3 days now...it seems to be getting a bit stronger each day. I wonder if it is because I have not slept well since I got here! Today the girls and I are going over to Jody's house to see Mikey. Then on tuesday, the whole Uribe clan wants to get together to see us...yipee! (Everyone except Ricky thank heavens) Well, I will try to keep you informed on here! Type to ya later, Wendy

Hey, Happy sunny Saturday again!

Mom, we have had an epidemic of pinkeye running through our house. Started with Jordan, then Ford, then Curtis, Soren, Montana and now Cambria. Curtis had the worst case I've ever seen. I couldn't believe how swollen his eye got. Cambria's is pretty bad, too. Everyone else's was pretty mild, just annoying. Ford missed three days of school, Montana-two and Cambria missed one with a sore throat, her pinkeye started yesterday and since they are out Monday, hopefully she will be well enough to go on Tues. I am crossing my fingers that I don't get it. I probably will next week when Curtis is in Elko....that would be par for my life.

Our spring breaks are: Timpview April 4-6 and American Heritage April 16-20 Fun, huh? Don't currently have any plans, but might head down your way just to get out of Dodge.
Next year we will only have American Heritage's schedule to worry about. Montana decided to go to 9th grade there next year.

Don't know on the Eagle thing yet, J still doesn't have an appt for his board of review. We'll let you know. He does have a concert on March 14.

Well, better go get a few things done before this entire day is shot. Have a good one.

Someone should probably call and talk Stacy through the Google account signup thing. I doubt she'll do it otherwise. Next time she's home, make her do it, Karla.

How's Everyone today?

I surely hope that all of you are well and happy. After this past week, it is time for all of us to be healthy. Everyone needs to blog in and let everyone know how we are doing. Kassie you mentioned that Curtis's eye was better, but we don't know what was wrong. Hope all is well now. I also hope that the weather is going to warm up in a few days. I am ready for warmer weather. I love snow, but I'm not crazy about the icy wind that goes with it.
Dad and I are heading to the east tomorrow for oil that we can't get here. I may also come home with a hoosier cabinet. I'm still not sure where I could put it, and I do need to look at it before I puchase.
Kassie, do you have any idea when Jordan's eagle court of honor will be. Also when is your spring break. Our kids down here are out the 12 - 16 of March. End of the quarter. Stacy said that hers is over Easter time.
It looks like Timpview HS did pretty good in the basketball (at least the girls).
Well, I think it is time to close, we will talk to you later.

Mom