Howdy

We're still here in Utah freezing our booties off. The Boy got really sick last Monday and so we spent last week recooperating. That meant we laid in Grandma's bed and watched Einsteins 24/7 and I wasn't allowed to leave his side. By about Wednesday I was ready to go cuckoo for cocoa pops! However, I got some scrapping done and I was very well rested. On Thursday he started perking up and he was a lot better on Friday - which was a good thing because we were going to Idaho to visit my Grandparents.

This is who my Grandfather is named after and where The Boy's middle name originated.

It is my Grandfather's dad's brother. He was lost in WWI.

The drive to Idaho was uneventful. The Boy was really good and only got fussy a few times. He was still having a hard time eating because of the canker sores in his mouth, so he didn't eat much, but he drank a lot. However, when we made a pit stop at the border of Utah and Idaho he chose his treat from the convenience store just like his aunt - donut gems! LOL He was so excited and was jumping around shouting, "Doneys! Doneys!" He gnawed at a couple of them and then it was too much work to eat, so he stopped and drank his milk.

BEFORE

AFTER

He was SO excited to be at Grandma and Grandpa Greats' house. He jumped around and jabberd and told them all about everything. They got a big kick out of him. My sister, her husband, little girl, and my other brother got in from Logan and then it was really a full house. The house was already warm to begin with, but with all of us there it got up to 78 degrees! We were all dying. My mom disappeared for about an hour and we wondered where she had gone. She hid in her bedroom and opened a window. The 10 degree breeze felt good:) The first night The Boy slept pretty well. He got up around 2:30, but I told him to go back to sleep and he did until around 6:30. Then I put him in bed with my mom and me and he slept until 9am.

My mom in her uber cool dress we used to play dress up with. It disappeared:(

That morning I got to scanning all the photos from my mom's childhood album and some AWESOME photos my Grandpa gave me of his family. I am going to post some of them so you can see how awesome they are. A few need some touch ups in PhotoShop, but the awesome Lauren Barden was nice enough to sell me her retired "Make Me Renewed" action so that I can fix them up. My Aunt also came down from Logan and it was good to see her too. After I finished scanning in all the photos, we all went to lunch at the yummy Mexican restaurant. I love Mexican food. Yum! That afternoon we took naps and relaxed and the same for the evening. It was just nice to hang out and visit.

My mom in her uber cool boots we loved to dress up in. They disappeared too:(

On Sunday we packed up and headed home. I got some great photos of The Boy with his Grandparents Great (that's what we call them) and I will post them as soon as I transfer them from the camera. My sister, her husband, daughter and my little brother (that is about a foot taller than me) came down to celebrate Utah's Civil Rights day. I made Monte Cristo Sandwiches on Monday in celebration. Everyone went home that night and the house was strangely quiet.

Today my little sis is sick and so she didn't go to school. Her being sick greatly distressed The Boy. He kept asking what happened to her and worried about her all day. There was one incident when I went to run and errand and she fell asleep. He was playing with his toys on the floor and my mom tried to quietly get him to leave the room with her so that my sister could sleep. He kept telling her, "I can't, Grandma. I can't." So she picked him up and carried him out and that made him MAD. However, he calmed back down and helped Grandma clean the kitchen. He also helped her dump her mineral eye shadow all over the dining room table. And he said, "Grandma, I made a mess!" Oh geez. When I got home she asked him to tell me about the mess he made and he said, "I made a mess. Grandma mad." Hee, hee, the honesty of youth.


Tonight I fiddled with a few pictures in PS and went to get Coldstone ice cream with my dad. That was good, too. I'm back on the healthy eating/exercising wagon when I get home! Tomorrow I am going to Provo to visit friends and see my sister-in-law and Will's Grandma. It should be fun, fun, fun! On Thursday my mom is coming up so we can run around to quilt stores and go and see my little/big brother in Logan. The Boy will be so excited because he's been trying to "find" him since he left on Monday evening.


Well, I've blogged your ears off. I hope you are all well and that you are warmer than 10 degrees right now!