Zach's test results

Got the phone call about Zach's leg.  He has what is called a Distal femur osterochondroma or in real language--a bone tumor. It may or may not need to be removed.  He also has some joint fusion in his knee. So back to the doctors we go next Thursday to see what the doctor decides.

Still raining

They say that trials are great learning experiences. But may I have a break for awhile.

Hope got a stomach virus last week and was throwing up.  The next day Ethan and Parker got the same thing.  After the fever left the throw ups did too but diarrhea followed.  The boys got over it quickly. Hope wasn't so lucky.  She was doing great Saturday so we went to church on Sunday.  Loren then told me he wasn't feeling well.  Monday Hope was grumpy and today she is throwing up, again.  Poor girl.

Parker came out of his room just before lunch crying that the cat had opened his bedroom door and ate his new bird ( yes the cat can actually open doors, the silly thing). I went up to his room to find the cage on the floor, bird seed everywhere and feathers on the floor.  A very content cat laying on the floor.  So I consoled Parker and cleaned up the mess.  Later that evening I heard shouts of joy coming from Parkers room.  The bird was a live.  I don't know where it had hid because we all looked for it and I cleaned things up in the room and vacuumed and didn't find it.  But yeah, it is a live. That is if it doesn't die of stress.

Yes, we now have a parakeet and a hermit crab for pets.

The dogs were giving me too much stress. Everyday, I stressed about them getting out the front door or out of the backyard somehow and what the neighbors would do if they saw them out of the yard!  I have enough to worry about without dogs and neighbors so we found new homes for the dogs.  They are being very spoiled!!

I was supposed to get Zach's MRI results today. I even called and left a message. But they didn't call back. So I'll bug them again tomorrow.

Braden Survived Scout camp

Braden went to Moab for scout camp this year.  They went rock climbing and repelling. He repelled 135 foot cliff and loved it!!  Says he wants to go again.They went white water river rafting and for a mountain drive in a unimog--Straight up and straight down the side of a mountain. He had a blast, even when they had a flash flood and their camp got flooded and things where floating around.  He said that they had gone to the store to buy seasonings to put on the steak they were going to BBQ for dinner and when they got back everything was under water. So they went out to eat at a pizza place.  Their tents didn't get wet inside-miracle.  The boys were worn out and another big storm rolling in so they packed up early and headed home.  They got home around 11 p.m. Thursday night instead of coming home Friday morning.  But they didn't mind.
Friday they spent the whole morning washing muddy tents and other supplies and getting things put away.

The leaders took pictures and I will add them as soon as I receive them.

Thanks wonderful leaders and Bishop Spencer for your time and effort to make this a great learning experience for my son!!

Hope is 11 months old

                                                    Our little Hope isn't so little anymore.
she is now 11 months old and thinks she's at least 3 yrs old.  She is doing her best to keep up with all of her brothers and sister.
She walks, as long as she can touch something, a wall, the back of a couch, chair, etc..
Her newest word is DUMB. can you believe it.  She also says nummy for yummy.
She thinks that she needs to play with what ever the other kids are playing with. And will often try to take things away from them.  She has crawled up 2 steps and come back down. She loves to go to sleep listening to...hula music.  She is a hoot. We love her to pieces.