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Thursday, September 30, 2010
104°
We had a hot weekend in St. Goerge for the Duel in the Desert Tennis Tournament. I picked the kids up Thursday after school and we headed down south for the weekend. We made great time and got down there in time to eat dinner and then head over to Erin's parent's condo to unpack for the weekend.
We got to the condo and the girls were inside checking it out while I was going to back the car into the empty garage so we could unpack. I was backing in when all of a sudden I heard a huge BAM. I couldn't figure out what I had hit since the garage was empty. I then saw the luggage box on top of the box go flying off the top and land in the driveway. Apparently it is a very low garage and I couldn't go in with the box on the top. It wouldn't be a problem now that the box was off. Not only was the box off the mirror on the side of my car was off (still hanging to the wires) and there was a dent in the front hood of my car where the box hit on the way down. The best part was getting to call Joey and tell him what I had done. He was very understanding, it is hard not to be when I am near tears.
We make lots of attempts to tape the mirror up rather than have it bouncing around. It works a little but eventually falls down and has to be redone. Joey drove up from Las Vegas from a conference on Friday night so he was able to help us. On Sunday morning Joey decides that he is going to do a really good job with the tape and the mirror. He does such a good job when he goes to open the door he realizes that it is taped shut. We then decide to tape with the door open and wrap the tape around to the inside knowing that we won't be able to use the window. Once he can get into the car we decide that we should get some drinks on the way to the tennis matches- McDonalds is right across the street. Supper easy and fast with a drive-thru window. We pull up ready to order and realize that the window won't roll down, at that point Joey just pulled away and put a piece of tape over the window controls. I needed some humor in my life- I was laughing so hard that I had tears rolling down my check.
From there everything went up. We had lots of great tennis matches. Maia, Nicholas and Addison were all playing singles and Nicholas & Addie were playing in doubles. We watched tennis- ate pasta- watched more tennis- ate more pasta- watched more tennis. It was fun to be down there with all of their friends. It didn't matter what tennis courts you were at there were always people around we know that the kids love to run around with. All the kids played great in the tournament but Addie was able to have the best results and placed 4th place overall in the tournament which had players from about five different states.
The kids did get coupons to the Pasta House for playing in the tournament so we went there for pasta but apparently ate upstairs at the Pizza House so didn't get to use them. The waitress didn't even notice the difference on the coupons but the cashier did. They have the same logo and same building and everything, we thought we were being so good to use the coupons. Needless to say we went back the next day and went downstairs for the Pasta House.
As soon as we got down we rushed to pick up Macy and make sure she was okay. We realize now she is not the brightest dog when she came back inside after being home and had porcupine quills in her mouth again. Apparently she killed the porcupine the other day and went back to eat it. This time rather than take her to the vet Joey sat on Macy, Nikko held her paws down and Maia held a bone in her mouth so I could pull the quills out of her gums and tongue. There were only a few, unlike the other day, so it wasn't that bad and only took about 30 minutes.
We got to the condo and the girls were inside checking it out while I was going to back the car into the empty garage so we could unpack. I was backing in when all of a sudden I heard a huge BAM. I couldn't figure out what I had hit since the garage was empty. I then saw the luggage box on top of the box go flying off the top and land in the driveway. Apparently it is a very low garage and I couldn't go in with the box on the top. It wouldn't be a problem now that the box was off. Not only was the box off the mirror on the side of my car was off (still hanging to the wires) and there was a dent in the front hood of my car where the box hit on the way down. The best part was getting to call Joey and tell him what I had done. He was very understanding, it is hard not to be when I am near tears.
We make lots of attempts to tape the mirror up rather than have it bouncing around. It works a little but eventually falls down and has to be redone. Joey drove up from Las Vegas from a conference on Friday night so he was able to help us. On Sunday morning Joey decides that he is going to do a really good job with the tape and the mirror. He does such a good job when he goes to open the door he realizes that it is taped shut. We then decide to tape with the door open and wrap the tape around to the inside knowing that we won't be able to use the window. Once he can get into the car we decide that we should get some drinks on the way to the tennis matches- McDonalds is right across the street. Supper easy and fast with a drive-thru window. We pull up ready to order and realize that the window won't roll down, at that point Joey just pulled away and put a piece of tape over the window controls. I needed some humor in my life- I was laughing so hard that I had tears rolling down my check.
From there everything went up. We had lots of great tennis matches. Maia, Nicholas and Addison were all playing singles and Nicholas & Addie were playing in doubles. We watched tennis- ate pasta- watched more tennis- ate more pasta- watched more tennis. It was fun to be down there with all of their friends. It didn't matter what tennis courts you were at there were always people around we know that the kids love to run around with. All the kids played great in the tournament but Addie was able to have the best results and placed 4th place overall in the tournament which had players from about five different states.
The kids did get coupons to the Pasta House for playing in the tournament so we went there for pasta but apparently ate upstairs at the Pizza House so didn't get to use them. The waitress didn't even notice the difference on the coupons but the cashier did. They have the same logo and same building and everything, we thought we were being so good to use the coupons. Needless to say we went back the next day and went downstairs for the Pasta House.
As soon as we got down we rushed to pick up Macy and make sure she was okay. We realize now she is not the brightest dog when she came back inside after being home and had porcupine quills in her mouth again. Apparently she killed the porcupine the other day and went back to eat it. This time rather than take her to the vet Joey sat on Macy, Nikko held her paws down and Maia held a bone in her mouth so I could pull the quills out of her gums and tongue. There were only a few, unlike the other day, so it wasn't that bad and only took about 30 minutes.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
I KNOW I LOVE DOGS & PORCUPINES...USUALLY!
Joey woke me up early this morning as he was headed out for a flight. After I was partially awake he told me "There is a problem with Macy she ran into a porcupine last night. Sorry gotta catch my flight.". I walked downstairs to see Macy who was sitting outside on the back porch. I couldn't even look at her without crying, the worst part was there was nothing we could do for her. I called our vet and got an emergency number for an animal hospital open all night. When I talked to them they said if they had been all night waiting 2 more hours for or regular vet wouldn't be a huge problem. That is so easy to sat when they don't see the true puppy dog eyes.
Luckily we already had Macy's crate in the car since we are heading out of town this afternoon. The kids and I got ready to head out and loaded Macy into her crate. She jumped right in as usually hoping for some help. In her crate I could see how bad she was shaking and the foam & saliva coming out of her mouth. I coukd also see he quills not only all around her nose & mouth but on her legs.
I was able to drop the kids off at school and take Macy right over to the vet. They tried to make me feel better by telling me is happens all the time and we were lucky it wasn't a rattlesnake. They told me they would put her out and then the Vet would get all e quills out and that she would be awake late this afternoon.
I did get a call about 2 hours later and they told me we were lucky because it looked like Macy had run into a baby porcupine and that the quills were not in that deep. They also said she had them in her gums so would be tender and have a hard time eating and would bleed for several days. The worst part is she will be at the kennel at least they will know how to help her.
Luckily we already had Macy's crate in the car since we are heading out of town this afternoon. The kids and I got ready to head out and loaded Macy into her crate. She jumped right in as usually hoping for some help. In her crate I could see how bad she was shaking and the foam & saliva coming out of her mouth. I coukd also see he quills not only all around her nose & mouth but on her legs.
I was able to drop the kids off at school and take Macy right over to the vet. They tried to make me feel better by telling me is happens all the time and we were lucky it wasn't a rattlesnake. They told me they would put her out and then the Vet would get all e quills out and that she would be awake late this afternoon.
I did get a call about 2 hours later and they told me we were lucky because it looked like Macy had run into a baby porcupine and that the quills were not in that deep. They also said she had them in her gums so would be tender and have a hard time eating and would bleed for several days. The worst part is she will be at the kennel at least they will know how to help her.
Monday, September 20, 2010
LOTS OF ENTERTAINMENT
We were busy all weekend with lots of ways for the kids to entertain us. We started Saturday up at Uncle Jim & Shauna's house in Woodland. It is so beautiful there about 10 minutes on a dirt room where there house sits right along the Provo River. They decided to host a fall family BBQ. We started with lots burgers on the grill and treats that were out all day. The kids couldn't wait to be done with lunch so they could start with the real fun- horses, the water hole, mountain biking & motorcycles. How could you not have fun with all of those choice.
I loves seeing all of the littlest nieces and nephews riding the horses. Sofia is just over two years old now and got on the horse that Uncle Jim was leading around the front of the house. When it was Fia's turn to get off she just said no that she wasn't going to get off. Later after when we came back from the swimming hole with her as soon as she saw the horses she yelled HORSEY. William had all of his cowboy gear on from hat to his boots ready to ride the horse. Clare also had Levis and boots on ready to ride the horse. They are so sweet and little and love riding the horses so much you can't help but feel their joy.
From the horse riding parade we went down to the swimming hole where Joey had some of the "bigger" kids. We got down there and the kids that had forgotten to bring swimming suits (Afton) just improvised in their clothes. The kids were having a blast. There were two canoes and a few float tubes. The swimming hole is not really any bigger that a swimming pool and I am pretty sure no deeper so the kids had no fear and even the littlest ones were taking the canoes out. No reason to worry because if it tipped I am pretty sure they could stand up. The most exciting part was when we saw two snakes!! Pretty scary except that they were so small that you might think they were big worms, still makes for an exciting afternoon. There were a few distinguished guests that joined the traditional Polar Bear Club, I believe the members are Addie, Zoe & Olivia.
While all of the horse riding and swimming was going on there was motorcycles and mountain bikes all over the place. Addie and Nicholas rode there bikes down to the swimming hole while lots of cousins were riding the motorcycles all over the place.
After a relaxing day at Jim & Shauna's, Joey and I meet Club Mange up at Silverfork Lodge for dinner. Once again the colors are changing everywhere so the drive up the canyon, just like up in Woodland, are beautiful and bright with the fall leaves changing. We ate inside because the fall weather also brings cooler nights. It is always so nice to get together with friends that are constant in our lives. You know what you are going to get and can trust them with anything going on in your world. The best part is just once again a nice relaxing evening with enjoyable conversations.
I loves seeing all of the littlest nieces and nephews riding the horses. Sofia is just over two years old now and got on the horse that Uncle Jim was leading around the front of the house. When it was Fia's turn to get off she just said no that she wasn't going to get off. Later after when we came back from the swimming hole with her as soon as she saw the horses she yelled HORSEY. William had all of his cowboy gear on from hat to his boots ready to ride the horse. Clare also had Levis and boots on ready to ride the horse. They are so sweet and little and love riding the horses so much you can't help but feel their joy.
From the horse riding parade we went down to the swimming hole where Joey had some of the "bigger" kids. We got down there and the kids that had forgotten to bring swimming suits (Afton) just improvised in their clothes. The kids were having a blast. There were two canoes and a few float tubes. The swimming hole is not really any bigger that a swimming pool and I am pretty sure no deeper so the kids had no fear and even the littlest ones were taking the canoes out. No reason to worry because if it tipped I am pretty sure they could stand up. The most exciting part was when we saw two snakes!! Pretty scary except that they were so small that you might think they were big worms, still makes for an exciting afternoon. There were a few distinguished guests that joined the traditional Polar Bear Club, I believe the members are Addie, Zoe & Olivia.
While all of the horse riding and swimming was going on there was motorcycles and mountain bikes all over the place. Addie and Nicholas rode there bikes down to the swimming hole while lots of cousins were riding the motorcycles all over the place.
After a relaxing day at Jim & Shauna's, Joey and I meet Club Mange up at Silverfork Lodge for dinner. Once again the colors are changing everywhere so the drive up the canyon, just like up in Woodland, are beautiful and bright with the fall leaves changing. We ate inside because the fall weather also brings cooler nights. It is always so nice to get together with friends that are constant in our lives. You know what you are going to get and can trust them with anything going on in your world. The best part is just once again a nice relaxing evening with enjoyable conversations.
Thursday, September 16, 2010
NEVER KNOCK ON WOOD
I think it was about 9:00 last night when I wrote on my Blog. I am pretty sure that it was no later that 10:00 when Addison started crying in her sleep. Joey went up to check on her and said she was really hot, sure enough she had a temperature of over 104 degrees. I guess everything comes in threes right? I think we are at four so I think we at our limit. I guess it was nice today having Nicholas and Addison home with me. We watched a couple of movies together, or I slept while they had movies on.
None of us have huge appetites but we have had so many friends bring us food and treats that we are able to have lots of things to choose from when we need food to take with our medicine.
Last night when I went to bed I decided to sleep on the couch in our bedroom and Joey brought everything up that I would need for the night. He brought up water and Fresca both with straws, crackers, throw up bowl (just in case), Motrin and Percocet with the bottles open so I could get to them when it was time. At about 2:00AM I woke up and was ready for my Percocet. At about 4:00 when I was still cursing from the pain I looked and the bottles again and realized than instead of one Percocet I had taken one Motrin. I counted the pills left in the bottle of Percocet to confirm my mistake. After taking the right pill it is amazing how much better I felt. I told Joey it was his fault and he needed to take better care of me. HAHA
None of us have huge appetites but we have had so many friends bring us food and treats that we are able to have lots of things to choose from when we need food to take with our medicine.
Last night when I went to bed I decided to sleep on the couch in our bedroom and Joey brought everything up that I would need for the night. He brought up water and Fresca both with straws, crackers, throw up bowl (just in case), Motrin and Percocet with the bottles open so I could get to them when it was time. At about 2:00AM I woke up and was ready for my Percocet. At about 4:00 when I was still cursing from the pain I looked and the bottles again and realized than instead of one Percocet I had taken one Motrin. I counted the pills left in the bottle of Percocet to confirm my mistake. After taking the right pill it is amazing how much better I felt. I told Joey it was his fault and he needed to take better care of me. HAHA
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
I FEEL LIKE A FOOTBALL PLAYER
I have a big huge shoulder pad and feel like I was knocked over today does that qualify? I went in for surgery on my shoulder that has been bugging me now for about 6 months. I think I was a little optimistic thinking this was nothing next to brain surgery but why do I still feel like crying? OUCH!! Okay, I know I didn't have part of my leg amputated like Matt a month ago but I just need one day to feel crappy right. Actually at the hospital they said I would feel miserable for a least 3-4 days up to 3-4 weeks. I am planning on through the weekend because I am to busy next week to feel like crap.
The great news is that the surgery went well and exactly as Dr. Novak expected. I hope that means more tennis soon, I have really missed playing for the last 6 months and can't wait to get back. Doubles anyone??
Now that I am not dizzy, feeling like I am going to throw up and am awake I figured that writing on my Blog and playing Words with friends (no I am not addicted) would help me stay awake so that I will sleep tonight.
On top of me having surgery Nicholas has been home with a stomach bug for two days and has been throwing up. Today the poor little guy was just left home alone while Joey took me to the hospital. I am glad all three kids know how to find the porcelain throne to take care of that sort of business but wish I could of been home with the little trooper. Joey already had the bug earlier this week so I hope it doesn't pass to anyone else.
The great news is that the surgery went well and exactly as Dr. Novak expected. I hope that means more tennis soon, I have really missed playing for the last 6 months and can't wait to get back. Doubles anyone??
Now that I am not dizzy, feeling like I am going to throw up and am awake I figured that writing on my Blog and playing Words with friends (no I am not addicted) would help me stay awake so that I will sleep tonight.
On top of me having surgery Nicholas has been home with a stomach bug for two days and has been throwing up. Today the poor little guy was just left home alone while Joey took me to the hospital. I am glad all three kids know how to find the porcelain throne to take care of that sort of business but wish I could of been home with the little trooper. Joey already had the bug earlier this week so I hope it doesn't pass to anyone else.
Sunday, September 12, 2010
TOTALLY AWESOME CALF CRAMPS
This weekend has been great. Friday afternoon Joey, Zach, Brenda & I left Salt Lake for a weekend of bike riding, eating and aching bodies. Okay, maybe my body doesn't ache as much as Zach and Joey's but I got a really bad leg cramp that I am sure is from following them in the car for 3,280hundredths of a mile that they were on there bikes. Saturday morning Brenda and I started in the car in Logan where they started on there bikes and we followed them leap frogging them all the way to Jackson Hole - LOTOJA. They actually were on their bikes for over 10 hours and 206 miles while Brenda and I took lots of pictures, drank diet coke and ate in the car following them.
It has been really hard once we got to Jackson Hole. We basically go from eating to shopping to eating again. This afternoon Zach was feeling a little tired, who knows why, so he and Brenda went to the room to sleep. While they were resting Joey and I took the tram up to the top of the resort at Teton Village. It was amazing you could see the entire valley with Jackson Hole and then on the west side the mountains went forever.
It has been really hard once we got to Jackson Hole. We basically go from eating to shopping to eating again. This afternoon Zach was feeling a little tired, who knows why, so he and Brenda went to the room to sleep. While they were resting Joey and I took the tram up to the top of the resort at Teton Village. It was amazing you could see the entire valley with Jackson Hole and then on the west side the mountains went forever.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
EARLY DAY
One of my favorite days is Wednesday because at St John the Baptist it is early day, that means that I get to have lunch with at least one of my kiddos. Today I dropped Maia and Nicholas off at tennis lessons and got to eat lunch with Addison at the restaurant of her choice - pizza. It is fun just to have that one and one time to see what she is thinking about.
After we get home there is not much I usually watch on TV, but there are about eight weeks a year that I am glued to the TV, this being one of them. I am happy as can be to sit and watch Federer or Nadal play tennis, tonight Federer in the Semi's of the US Open. My idea of a great night with Macy sitting on the couch next to me.
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