Are you recovered yet?

I'm not! Seriously, yesterday we mostly just sat around. Today would have been better, but most of my kids are either barfing or still coughing up their toenails. I had to make a run to Allen's to stock up on Sprite and Ricola. Hope you are doing better than we are.....it actually hasn't been too bad to just be confined to home. I have had all day to work on some projects that are looming. I'm almost halfway done with the most pressing one.

Thanks again for making and taking the time to go to Wyoming. I don't know about you, and you probably couldn't tell by my tired face, but I had a wonderful time. I only wish we hadn't been so tired at night so we could have played dice or just had an adults only conversation in the hall. I feel like I didn't get the chance to talk to anyone very much but it was great just knowing that we were sharing this experience. Love you all!

Thanks Mom and Dad for coordinating this vacation. I know it was not inexpensive and I want you know that I will treasure my memories and the feeliings I had as I contemplated what those people, all of them-not just our ancestors, had endured for the sake of the Gospel. I am in awe of them and I hope that in some small way I can measure up. I'm thankful that the Church has put so much effort into preserving those places and making them available to people. I think many lives have been touched.

Well, better go, Soren just woke up and I need to get him something to eat. Have a happy weekend.

She's Official!

Happy Adoption Day, Laila!

It was a neat experience in the courtroom today. I'm so happy for you Wendy, to have this all be done and Laila be yours now. Looking forward to July to see her become yours forever!

Getting excited about heading north next week. Thanks so much to all of you for coming and making this a special trip. Thanks Mom and Dad for planning and getting this off the ground.
Drive safely!

I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow, what a whirlwind 10 days! C's parents thought we needed to do some big thing every day! I told them we were content to just be at their house, but they had plans. It was awesome, but we are wiped out. That could be because we got up at 3;30 am this morning(1:30 UT time).

Karla, glad you didn't lose all your stuff. I have new pictures on my computer I need to download to discs....scary. Can't wait to see photos of Peyton and Tilly going at it.

Wendy-more details girl. What's the deal with the In Vitro thing? Fun on getting permits and all. Can't wait to hear that the digging has begun. Of course, I'll try to hide my jealousy when your house gets finished before my dumb addition does.

Well, I'm tired so I'm going to go sleep for a bit. Love ya all!

It's Alive!!

My computer is ok!! After 3 service calls from Dell, a new motherboard, a new processor, and finally a new power unit, it works!! And, best of all--all my stuff is still there. I ordered a new external hard drive and spent last night burning DVDs of my photos and my digital scrap stuff. Now, I feel a bunch better!!

My office has given me a headache for a solid week & a half now. The carpet glue and paint fumes are really doing a number on me. Ick!!

Well, Allie's fast pitch (yes, I said fast pitch) softball team took 2nd at a tournament they had in Blanding over the weekend. They even got trophies and everything. She had a game last night but had to miss it because she twisted/sprained her ankle and it's still sore. Peyton and Tilly duked it out on the baseball diamond yesterday. T-Ball at it's finest! I'll post pictures later, I'm at work right now. But it was fun to watch them stand in the field and hold a mit.

Nothing much else going on right now--same old stuff. Talk to you all later!

Don't pass out....I know it's been a while!

Yes, I am still checking the blog...just not doing my part at contributing! So for the quick up-date: we got our building permits today...Paul is a week to 10 days out!
we finalize Laila on June 14th at 10:15 in Salt Lake.....and the temple is scheduled for
thurs. July 5th around 4 pm in Monticello ......dinner after! More details later...
we spoke to our attourney today....he is trying to be respectful of us just wanting a
free cycle of in-vitro...but he said our case is so good he wants to "go for the throat".
I think he just wants a bigger pay check! I just hope we can get all of our expenses
covered and still go to the same team of Dr.s!
Well, that's us in a nut shell! Love ya'll

Oh, the agony!!

Well, I was so excited to have a 5 day weekend. They were recarpeting and repainting my office so we had Thur & Fri off and then Monday for the holiday. So, I was going to work on pictures, scrap, etc---MY COMPUTER DIED!!! 3 years worth of photos--WWWAAAHHH!!!!

Right now, I want to hold a memorial service--and say, "Crap!! Now I can't post any more embarrasing photos of Stacy." But, on a brighter note--we think it's the motherboard, not the hard drive. So, we're hopeful that once that's replaced (yeah!! for Dell's 4 year warranty!) that my data will all still be there. I'll have you know, my next major purchase will be an external hard drive to back up my data and I'm going to burn DVD's of all my pictures and store them at Mom's house or something. I think I have a free safe deposit box at the bank I could use--hmm have to think on that one.

Nothing else going one. Peyton is sick and wants to play and swim with Allie and I won't let him so he's pretty upset with me. But, I guess he'll learn that life isn't fair. We finally found the culprit in the "Peyton's bedroom smells like pee" contest. I had shampooed the carpets, washed all the blankets, shampooed the mattress-and in desparation I drug the mattress out on the tramp to air dry for a few days--room still smelled like pee. His bean bag--he had slept on it and peed on it. So, I washed the cover and left the insides outside on the tramp for a few days--Voila!! No more pee smell!!

Allie placed in the top 10% in the nation on their standardized tests they have to take--She's mine after all! hehehe.

Well, It's time to go home. I'll try to update later, but without a computer, might be difficult

Love ya!

Cheese making story

Go check out my blog to read about my cheese making attempt.....pretty typical of everything I try to do. LOL!!

Trying to keep cool. I am so on strike from cooking anything in the oven. My kids think the world is ending because I have not made or baked anything this week. Made them eat the leftover Ziti for supper tonight. I chose to eat a loverly chef salad instead, with spinach and lettuce from my own garden. Can I just tell you how fun it is to go into my garden and pick my own fresh greens? MMMMmmmmmmmmmmm!

Well, gotta go get kids started on showers. Ford talks in church tomorrow and Jordan gets to talk at Seminary Graduation. Fun! I had completely forgotten about seminary graduation til Curtis mentioned Jordan's talk. I can't believe he's really this old. Seems like last year when I was talking in Seminary graduation. eek!

Have a good night and a lovely Sunday!

One more down!

Yay! One more week done and only one more to go. We made it through Shakespeare week. Montana will be ever so glad to have the play over with. He said the moustache he has to wear and the stuff to take it off are awful. I'm anxious to go to the play tonight to see how he does. He's been a bit of a buggar about running lines, so I HOPE he has all of them memorized.

**Update: Just got home from the play and it came off fine. He hesitated a couple of times and he wasn't really 'dramatic' but he did fine and the play was good. That is so much memorizing of strange wording, I'm impressed that any of them remembered ANY of their lines. (still trying to figure out why it's hard for Montana to be dramatic when he is so much that way at home)

C and Ford went camping with the scouts tonight up Hobble Creek Canyon. We drove up that road a bit last night and took the road that leads you to Squaw Peak. We saw the most beautiful bull elk on the way. He had 4 points on one side and 5 on the other. He was probably only 60 feet from the road. Just stood and watched us drive by, then sauntered off into the trees. We also saw lots of hen turkeys, but no toms. It was so nice to get out of the city and into the mts. and it literally is just minutes from home. I'm ready to do a repeat of that Squaw Peak to Springville trip I took with Jordan 17 1/2 years ago, only with C this time.

Well, I'm bushed so I'm headed to my bed. I'm hoping to stay awake til J gets home from Sr. Ball, but we'll see if I make it or not. He's been gone most of today, it was the unofficial Sr. Sluff Day! Whatever! Good night!

Happy Mother's Day -- to all of us!!

Wow, it's weird to think that we're all mothers--I mean, I know that we've all be in the club for 5 years now, but it still seems weird sometimes. I think we're all doing a pretty darn good job. And it sure isn't an easy one.

I want our Mom to know how much I truly appreciate her. I don't know how she did it--raising 4 girls who have 4 very different personalities and having them all turn out to be good friends. They all have a deep love for the Lord and the Gospel. Most of all, I want Mom to know that she is my inspiration in life. I know I fall far short of coming up to her level of parenting. I can only dream of her levels of patience and energy, but I know what it is to have a good mom, and I've seen from the other side what it's like to have a mom that's not so supportive or protective. Mom, you did an amazing job, and continue to do so every day. I love you more than you'll know. I wish I knew how to show it better. But please know that I will forever be grateful for the life you've given me and my sisters, and continue to give to my children.

Nothing much going on right now. I'm trying to make heads or tails out of a bunch of emails on my map software that was sent out by three different people. Uh, could just one of you do it and give me a step by step, blow by blow list on how to do it?? AARRGGHH!!

We broke out the slip and slide on Saturday and the swamp cooler yesterday. I guess summer is finally going to start showing up. Allie had a friend over, Nathalie Reay, she's the new Dr.'s daughter. They laughed and giggled all day. They had a stuffed animal beauty pageant, made up a silly song that makes no sense and had a grand time. Wendy and the girls, chicken pox and all, came over and joined Peyton on the slippery slide. Those girls are a riot!!

The Jazz did an amazing job last night. I have a rough time watching sometimes because I don't like to watch them lose. But Golden State threw in a few very dirty, flagrent fouls that I didn't think were very nice. Luckily, no one seemed to be too damaged.

Well, I have to get back to work--love you all!
Karla

98!

That's what the thermometer in my car read when I got in it to come home from the mall a few minutes ago. What happened to spring? I'm dying here, and at the present time no relief cause we can't put in the swamp cooler. Mom, can I come live with you for the summer?

We did however pick up our new windows today. So maybe we can get those in this weekend. Then a back door and we can go to town on framing and electrical and such. This is such a slow process when you try to do it yourself one day a week.

Mom, are you prepped for the Jazz game tonight? Got your couch warmed up and the Diet Pepsi cold? We had fun watching the last game. It sure was a good one. I hope they can hang with the Warriors and pull off another series win.

I know this was my year to just 'do' things, but I wimped out on the costume making. I just couldn't get them all done and Soren had too much fun with the serger, winding the thread around the thing that holds the thread up. I still haven't gotten it all untangled. So I borrowed some for this year and we'll make these up in time for next year. Then we'll have time to find some cool embellishments for them and make them beautiful.

9 1/2 more days of school, then pack like mad and wing our way to GA. The kids are WAY excited. I hope it meets their expectations. C's mom and dad kept asking us what kinds of things we wanted to do while there and we mentioned a few, but I think it is great to just be there and visit and not feel like we have to be running somewhere every second of every day!
Getting way excited about WY too. June is going to be fun, quick and tiring.

Well, enjoy the game and the weekend.
Love ya all!