Friday, October 31, 2014
Halloween 2014 in Utah County
So I have been working with Utah County Personnel Office for almost a week. We definitely have our share of parties and get togethers.
I knew something was up when we started practicing a dance to do at the County Halloween Party.
Well today was the day. Everybody in our office dressed up as Zombies and we did a short dance to Michael Jackson's Thriller. We had a ball.
After we got done with the County party, we had a potato bar and had a great lunch.
I knew something was up when we started practicing a dance to do at the County Halloween Party.
Well today was the day. Everybody in our office dressed up as Zombies and we did a short dance to Michael Jackson's Thriller. We had a ball.
After we got done with the County party, we had a potato bar and had a great lunch.
Kellie
Jane
Kendra even bought white contacts to make her eyes weird.
I dressed up as a Mummy.
Tender Mercies
After a pretty rough September and October, we had several things happen to us to restore our faith that we were going to survive another day.
For Young Men and Young Women's the Priests came to the house to "help" around the house. They dug up our tomato plants and get them in the trash. They also climbed to the top of our huge ladder to help change the batteries in two of our smoke detectors that are in the pitch of our vaulted ceilings.
When the Priests got done at our house, I went to find the Laurel's. They were at the YW's President's house. The Laurel's and the rest of the Priests had been making dinner for us. What a nice surprise!!
Then Sunday when we got home from church, our door had been hit with all kinds of thoughtful notes from the Young Women. Plus a plate of cookies.
For Young Men and Young Women's the Priests came to the house to "help" around the house. They dug up our tomato plants and get them in the trash. They also climbed to the top of our huge ladder to help change the batteries in two of our smoke detectors that are in the pitch of our vaulted ceilings.
When the Priests got done at our house, I went to find the Laurel's. They were at the YW's President's house. The Laurel's and the rest of the Priests had been making dinner for us. What a nice surprise!!
Then Sunday when we got home from church, our door had been hit with all kinds of thoughtful notes from the Young Women. Plus a plate of cookies.
Friday, October 24, 2014
Kenyon
So after the wonderful September we had, Scott and I decided to head to Idaho Falls for the weekend to visit with Musingi's. We did not get up there in time to watch Taekwondo, but we were going to be able to watch Kyra play two volleyball matches and Myka to watch her soccer match.
Had a great visit until late Saturday night/Sunday morning. Ken had been having nausea issues for several weeks. Cristal thought maybe it was tied to a Scout camping trip and some bad water. She had taken him to the doctor and he had been on antibiotics for several days, but he was only getting worse.
We went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse after a day of running, putting up more shelves, errands, etc.
Around midnight, the pain got to be so bad that Ken could not stand up. Cristal and I ran him to the emergency room. They ran all kinds of tests. They put in an IV with pain medicine and fluids because he had been dehydrated. Everything came back negative. So around 3:00 A.M., the doctor was going to send us home.
Cristal told him "NO!" We are not going home. His pain can not be controlled, he is sick, he has lost 12+ pounds. She wanted more tests run and wanted to find out what was going on with Ken.
Kenny was admitted to the hospital and that started a week full of tests. Scott and I went home Sunday, thinking he would be out the next day. That did not happen.
Scott went back up to Idaho on Tuesday to help out with getting the other kids where they needed to go and to help where he could. We traded places on Friday, October 17th. I took Monday off, so I stayed 3 days.
Ken had a bowel obstruction so he was given all kinds of "stuff" to clear him out. He had three scopes done, along with biopsies taken to check for other possible problems.
Ken was released Friday. Over the weekend he was doing better but still not up to par. He wen to school Monday. Scott and I traded places again on Monday, October 20th. Scott stayed until Thursday, Oct. 22 and came home.
On Thursday, October 23, Ken had a follow up appointment with the doctor and found out no problems with Krohn's, Ulcerative collitis or Ciliac, but that he has been producing an unusual amount of acid in his belly and he has some sores in his belly. Going to try medicine to work on the acid production in his belly.
Had a great visit until late Saturday night/Sunday morning. Ken had been having nausea issues for several weeks. Cristal thought maybe it was tied to a Scout camping trip and some bad water. She had taken him to the doctor and he had been on antibiotics for several days, but he was only getting worse.
We went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse after a day of running, putting up more shelves, errands, etc.
Around midnight, the pain got to be so bad that Ken could not stand up. Cristal and I ran him to the emergency room. They ran all kinds of tests. They put in an IV with pain medicine and fluids because he had been dehydrated. Everything came back negative. So around 3:00 A.M., the doctor was going to send us home.
Cristal told him "NO!" We are not going home. His pain can not be controlled, he is sick, he has lost 12+ pounds. She wanted more tests run and wanted to find out what was going on with Ken.
Scott went back up to Idaho on Tuesday to help out with getting the other kids where they needed to go and to help where he could. We traded places on Friday, October 17th. I took Monday off, so I stayed 3 days.
Ken had a bowel obstruction so he was given all kinds of "stuff" to clear him out. He had three scopes done, along with biopsies taken to check for other possible problems.
Ken was released Friday. Over the weekend he was doing better but still not up to par. He wen to school Monday. Scott and I traded places again on Monday, October 20th. Scott stayed until Thursday, Oct. 22 and came home.
On Thursday, October 23, Ken had a follow up appointment with the doctor and found out no problems with Krohn's, Ulcerative collitis or Ciliac, but that he has been producing an unusual amount of acid in his belly and he has some sores in his belly. Going to try medicine to work on the acid production in his belly.
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Grandkids updates
The three younger kids have been doing Taekwondo and passed off their next belt. They are all at purple belt level. Yes, there is Taekwondo this weekend too, so we get to see them all doing their stuff.
This last weekend, Jacob and Becca came to visit for Conference weekend and for Zoey's birthday party.
Davis discovered the activity board I made a few years ago. He was playing with all the hardware on that. He could not understand while the ceiling lights would not go off and on with the switch on the activity board.
We had fun with Jacob and Becca, Bailey and Davis.
Need to find my pictures of Zoey's birthday party. She had two ponies at her party for kids to ride.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
The Worst Two Weeks Ever!!!
On Sunday, September 7th at around 11:00 P.M., my sister called to tell me one of her son-in-laws committed suicide. He was living in New York. Luckily his wife and 5 kids were already living in Idaho. He has had years of substance abuse, behavior issues and general all around issues. He had beaten up my niece in January and hit two of the kids. After that, the kids and her came home to Idaho.
I was awake for most of the night talking with my sister, answering questions, figuring out what was going to happen next. We finally went to bed around 3:30. I slept for a couple hours, got up around 6:00 and headed to Idaho to help my sister and my niece with the five kids.
There were funeral plans to make, get the body home from New York, viewing, funeral, etc to deal with. During the week I helped with kids, did laundry, cleaned houses, did shopping, ran errands, etc. On Monday, I let Tyler and Kylee "fix" my hair. They had so much fun.
On Friday, September 12th, while I was in Idaho, Scott's Aunt Maurine passed away in Orem. She was 86 years old. She fell a few weeks ago and had screws placed in the hip to hold it together. She developed blood clots and had been in and out of the hospital a few times.
While I was in Idaho with my sister, we got word from Nevada that my Mom had failed very quickly and her doctor had given her 7-10 days. Hospice was called in to help make that transition.
The viewing was held in Idaho on Friday, September 12th and the funeral on Saturday, September 13th. Maurine's funeral was held in Las Vegas on Friday, September 19th. I did not make it to that one.
My sister Jan flew out to Idaho on Thursday, September 11th to be with my sister Pat and niece Lisa. Once the funeral in Idaho was done, we headed back to my house, do laundry and repack suitcases and head to Carson City.
Cristal had gone down to Mom's on Saturday and was giving us reports on Mom's progress. She was very sick and her kidney's were shutting down.
We got to Carson City Sunday afternoon and Mom was alert, but very confused. She did not know who we were. We had a few good days of visiting with Mom, getting her outside in the sun, which she loved.
My son Cliff, who has not talked to me in over two years came in to town on Monday to see Mom.
My brother Ed came in from Wyoming on Tuesday. Not sure if Mom recognized him or not.
On Wednesday, my brother Mike from Alaska came in to town to visit. I had not seen Mike since Cristal was about a year old.
Mom ate really good Sunday and Monday. She was pretty alert both days, but very confused. We put her in bed around 9:00 PM both nights and slept through breakfast. She woke up both days around lunch time and was starved. Monday and Tuesday she ate lunch and dinner and we spent the afternoon outside in the courtyard behind her place.
Wednesday she was not very hungry, but had part of a chocolate shake. We put her to bed Wednesday night and that was the last time she was awake. She slept Wednesday night all night. Thursday morning Hospice came in and gave her a bed bath. She commented that felt really good, and that was the last she said anything. Wednesday and Thursday night were very restless for her. Her breathing was labored and she had difficulty. Thursday night was so bad, Jan and I stayed with Cristal all night.
Friday morning her breathing was very labored and loud. For a few days, she had long pauses in her breathing, but every time she would start breathing again. Friday around 11:30 A.M. she had two big gasps and stopped breathing.
Hospice had to come in to declare her dead and the funeral home was notified.
We did a graveside service Monday morning in the Fernley, Nevada Veterans Cemestary. An Honor Guard was there to do taps, Amazing Grace, a 21 gun salute and folding of the flag. Very classy. The Honor Guard did a great tribute to Mom.
I was awake for most of the night talking with my sister, answering questions, figuring out what was going to happen next. We finally went to bed around 3:30. I slept for a couple hours, got up around 6:00 and headed to Idaho to help my sister and my niece with the five kids.
There were funeral plans to make, get the body home from New York, viewing, funeral, etc to deal with. During the week I helped with kids, did laundry, cleaned houses, did shopping, ran errands, etc. On Monday, I let Tyler and Kylee "fix" my hair. They had so much fun.
On Friday, September 12th, while I was in Idaho, Scott's Aunt Maurine passed away in Orem. She was 86 years old. She fell a few weeks ago and had screws placed in the hip to hold it together. She developed blood clots and had been in and out of the hospital a few times.
While I was in Idaho with my sister, we got word from Nevada that my Mom had failed very quickly and her doctor had given her 7-10 days. Hospice was called in to help make that transition.
The viewing was held in Idaho on Friday, September 12th and the funeral on Saturday, September 13th. Maurine's funeral was held in Las Vegas on Friday, September 19th. I did not make it to that one.
My sister Jan flew out to Idaho on Thursday, September 11th to be with my sister Pat and niece Lisa. Once the funeral in Idaho was done, we headed back to my house, do laundry and repack suitcases and head to Carson City.
Cristal had gone down to Mom's on Saturday and was giving us reports on Mom's progress. She was very sick and her kidney's were shutting down.
We got to Carson City Sunday afternoon and Mom was alert, but very confused. She did not know who we were. We had a few good days of visiting with Mom, getting her outside in the sun, which she loved.
My son Cliff, who has not talked to me in over two years came in to town on Monday to see Mom.
My brother Ed came in from Wyoming on Tuesday. Not sure if Mom recognized him or not.
On Wednesday, my brother Mike from Alaska came in to town to visit. I had not seen Mike since Cristal was about a year old.
Mom ate really good Sunday and Monday. She was pretty alert both days, but very confused. We put her in bed around 9:00 PM both nights and slept through breakfast. She woke up both days around lunch time and was starved. Monday and Tuesday she ate lunch and dinner and we spent the afternoon outside in the courtyard behind her place.
Wednesday she was not very hungry, but had part of a chocolate shake. We put her to bed Wednesday night and that was the last time she was awake. She slept Wednesday night all night. Thursday morning Hospice came in and gave her a bed bath. She commented that felt really good, and that was the last she said anything. Wednesday and Thursday night were very restless for her. Her breathing was labored and she had difficulty. Thursday night was so bad, Jan and I stayed with Cristal all night.
Friday morning her breathing was very labored and loud. For a few days, she had long pauses in her breathing, but every time she would start breathing again. Friday around 11:30 A.M. she had two big gasps and stopped breathing.
Hospice had to come in to declare her dead and the funeral home was notified.
We did a graveside service Monday morning in the Fernley, Nevada Veterans Cemestary. An Honor Guard was there to do taps, Amazing Grace, a 21 gun salute and folding of the flag. Very classy. The Honor Guard did a great tribute to Mom.
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Myka's Critters
So over a year ago, I bought the Musingi kids the rubber band weaver kit to make bracelets with rubberbands. They have played with them a ton and made all kinds of things They used some of the instructions that came with the kit, but then they got on line and learned how to make all kinds of things.
Critters
Octopus
Zebra's
Lion's
Snakes
Dragon Flies
Myka is so talented and such a sweetie!!!
Critters
Octopus
Zebra's
Myka is so talented and such a sweetie!!!
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