Back To School

Dillon returned to school on Monday. He was so bored at home! He's really got the hang of the wheelchair now. Doing wheelies and all that naughty stuff. Yesterday when I dropped him off, all of his friends were waiting for him by the front doors. It was awesome! Dillon has great friends.

Dillon Update

Before

Dillon is feeling ok right now. He is very stir crazy though. I am getting that way a bit myself.
After

The Love

Typically, passengers hate us airline employees. We can't control the weather or make sure bags in other cities are transferred correctly. Hard to believe, but it's true. When lighters were banned on aircraft, a smoker accused me of being in cahoots with the lighter companies. Curses! How did he know?!? Rarely are we appreciated at all. This little gem was left at the ticket counter one night.
Thank you Random Thinker

MST

MST only happens once a month. If I'm lucky, I'm able to go and spend some quality time with my friends. I was thinking on the drive to Utah, how nice it would be to live closer to Joel and Paul. But then again, do I really WANT to be farted on more often? No. Do I really need all that paper and plastic wrap in my drinks? Um, not really. And seriously, do i need a wiener drawn on my receipt? Certainly not! And I'm not talking about Joel.

The fisherman

Just like his old man, well, except the hair.

And the award goes to...

Dillon is officially the "Fun Cousin". Everyone is drawn to him, all the little kids love him. He is so happy-go-lucky! His happiness is contagious. Here he is holding Simon. Simon really Does like Dillon, don't let the face fool ya.

This series is AWESOME!

Even More Love

What do neighbors love MORE than listening to peacocks?


Listening to them up close in their very own trees for 2 whole days!

Who wants to live by me?

Neighbors Love This

Oh listen to the lovely background music, compliments of Goose & Peacock. Our neighbors love us. If you listen close you can hear the feathers rustling.

Dillon's Feet

Dillon has been having a lot of pain in his feet, for months. So we went to see his doctor at Primary Children's in Salt Lake City. They took x-rays and showed us what the problem was.

Both of Dillon's feet look like the 'High arch' picture. The navicular bone is too high. The doctor recommends surgery, of course, to lower the navicular and fuse it to the ankle bone. It would just be a day surgery, but the recovery is 6 weeks of NO walking or weight on Dillon's feet, at all. The doctor suggested doing 2 separate surgeries so Dillon could just use crutches, but Dillon hates that idea. Going under the knife Twice! Dillon is scheduled to have his surgery on Aug 6th. I will take work off and be home to wheel him around!

Fairbanks, AK

Alaska is beautiful. Unfortunately, I left my camera there.
It was awesome to see Michele. But, she has my camera.
I went to Sex and The City. We took pics. But I don't have them.
I saw the Pipe Line. I don't have pictures to prove it.
I swam at Chena Hot Springs. I can't prove that either.
There was a cute squirrel there too. I can't show you.
Michele has a nice dog. You can't see him either.
Alaska was my 28th state.

Tag

I've been tagged twice now, guess I HAVE to do this.

1. What was I doing 10 years ago
I was living in Pleasant Grove, UT in a townhouse, with James and the boys.

2. 5 things on my to do list
Paint 2 bathrooms
Plant more flowers
Kill weeds in my lawn
Go to Alaska and see Michele!
Buy a Father's Day gift

3.What snacks do I enjoy?
Chips and Salsa
Cheetos
Popcorn
Hot Chocolate
Big Hunk


4. What would I do if I were suddenly a billionaire?
Pay off my family's debt. Buy a new house with lots of land that doesn't have any close neighbors. Build a big barn for my critters. Travel!!!!

5. 3 bad habits
Procrastinating
Boredom eating
Swearing

6. 6 places I've lived
Rexburg, ID
Jackson Hole, WY
Logan, UT
Umatilla, FL
Lakeland, FL
Murray, UT


7. 6 Jobs I've had
Potato Sorter, Fresh Pak Inc.
Maid, Executive Inn
Super Sales Girl, Benetton
Beefstick Pusher, Hickory Farms
Crew Scheduler, WinAir Airlines
Ticket agent, Gate agent, Ramp agent, Deicer, SkyWest Airlines



8. 5 things people don't know about me
I'm a secret agent
I rearrange things on my nightstand in my sleep
I don't sing in the shower
My 18 year old son, that I placed for adoption, graduated High School today, May 30th.
This one is hard, i'm a pretty open person.


I tag someone.

Alien Piñata

Dillon was learning about Mexico in Social Studies. Here is his wonderful piñata creation!

Is It Very Redneck...??

This, my friends, would be the hood ornament on my riding lawn mower. I know, I'm pretty cool.

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful Mommy's out there!!!! I love you all!

Another New Baby

Yesterday we had our first Shetland Lamb born. She's so tiny. She is the size of a small cat.
Her mom is dumb, so we have to pin her down to let the lamb eat.
Fun Fun!

Introducing Chuck

Our first calf of the season was born Friday, April 18th. James named him Chuck.




Here he is just 1 day old. He's so tiny and cute!

Spock didn't know who the new guy was.

Is This A Joke?

Seriously, what is up with our weather?! I just acquired a sun burn on Sunday. Then we get a blizzard today? It has been snowing heavily for the past 3 hours. MAKE IT STOP!
I just watched the 10 o'clock news. They said Rigby got 5 inches of snow!

Free Peepers

Somehow we seem to end up with extra animals. We were in CAL Ranch Saturday and they had just received a new shipment of ducklings and chicks. 4 of the ducklings weren't doing very well and the associate had the heat lamp to close to them. So James let her know. She argued a little, then she decided we could take them for free if we thought we could save them. Anything was better than letting her continue to slowly cook them. Of course we said "Yes",very rarely do we say "No". The ducklings were doing much better out of the heat. But unfortunately one was too bad and didn't last. For now they are living in a bird cage in out basement. We don't even know what kind of ducks they are. Just domestic ducks.

JAMES' BIRTHDAY

James is so happy to be 36!