My Dryer is Busted

.....and that is not a good thing.  I got all but one load of clothes done on Saturday before it happened.  I thought maybe it was just tired so gave it a rest over the weekend.  I tried again today and it still isn't working.  It runs, it just doesn't blow any hot air.  Sean thinks it is the ignitor.  We had brother Sheets come over and look at it and he agrees.  It will be about $120 for the part.  Bummer!

Sean didn't have any work lined up for today.  The boys went swimming at the pool in Payson and I spent the day paying bills and then scrapping pictures from the last few days.  So, go back and look through the past couple weeks of blog posts because they all have fun pictures now.

Tyrel gave us our family night lesson tonight and had us role playing missionary scenarios.  Sean and I were the investigators and the boys were the missionaries.  They have a bit of work ahead of them.  Silly kids!  They need to work on their presentation and their tact!  At least it gave them an idea of what they need to work on.

Sunday

I stayed home from church today.  I'm over my head cold and feeling fine, but I still have this hacking cough and I'm sure the people at church wouldn't appreciate it.

I started reading The Hunger Games and it is quite interesting.  I'm liking it so far.

We went down to Sean's parents for a BBQ this evening.  Four days in a row of family and the reunion is coming up this week too.

Stadium of Fire

It has been a few years since we have gone to the Stadium of Fire.  Actually probably more than a few since Trevin can't remember ever going.  Tyrel really wanted to go to Delta for the derby again this year, but since tomorrow is Sunday and we have the early church schedule this year, we opted for the shorter midnight drive.  Maybe next year we can do the derby again.

So, Traci went at 1:00 in the afternoon and set out blankets to reserve our spot.  The rest of us got there around 7:00.  We visited, played frisbee, played cards, read books, listened to Rush Limbaugh and waited for the fireworks.  Actually I think the most impressive part was the fly by of the air force jets.  So cool!

The fireworks started around 10:00.  Trevin thought it was amazing.  He was full of comments through the entire thing.  Sean found the place to park for a quick getaway, so we actually got home at a decent time compared to other years.

Family Photo Shoot

Adam and Kristi and their girls got into town today for a visit.  It is good to see them.  Since everyone was here, and since it has been 4 years since we did a family picture, we did one.  Poor photographer!  I think most people cooperated other than a few toddlers and my husband!  The spot was beautiful, so I hope that we get at least a few that turn out well.  I was able to get some snapshots that turned out pretty good!

Afterwards we all headed back to Grandpa and Grandma Nielsen's for sundaes and the tour of Grandpa's new truck and camper.

Not feeling well

Today was a pretty yucky day.  I felt a head cold coming on last night.  Sean tried to convince me it was allergies, but I could tell it wasn't.  I woke up this morning feeling ok.  Tyrel went to work with Sean and Travis, Trevin and I cleaned the laundry room and the downstairs hall and closet.  Then, by around 3:00, I was feeling achy and chilled.  I laid down to take a nap and felt even worse when I got up.  I told the boys they were on their own for dinner and just vegged in front of the TV till about 9:00 and now I'm typing this and going to bed.

I'm grateful for Nyquil, even though it is the nastiest tasting stuff in the world, it helps me sleep good so I can get over this cold.

T-Rav is 17!

I can't believe my first born is that old!  Happy Birthday T-Rav, we love you!

We really didn't do much, he didn't want a party or anything so we just had dinner as a family.  He wanted spaghetti, so that is what we had along with ice cream cones, no cake.  We got him a new phone for his birthday and he is pretty excited about it!

Here are 17 things about Travis you should know

1 -He is a good example to others

2 -He is patient

3 -He has a hilarious sense of humor

4 -He is respectful of others

5 -He hates getting his hair cut

6 -His favorite meal is pepperoni pizza

7 -He likes to dance (hence the nickname Beyonce)

8 -He loves high school

9 -He doesn't like to get his picture taken

10 -He is looking for a job

11 -He likes to swim but not competitively

12 -He wants to serve a mission

13 -He is an Eagle Scout

14 -He finally likes to drive

15 -He loves Mike and Ikes

16 -He doesn't like yard work

17 -He likes to play cards and World of Warcraft

In other news today, I went on a bike hike with my cub scouts and found out I was really out of shape (actually I already knew that).  I was glad there were a couple little scouts that needed to walk their bikes up the hill, because I needed to do that too!  Whew!!

Tenderfoot

We spent most of the day unpacking from our vacation, doing laundry, figuring out what food we need to re-stock on and stuff like that. We got back on our Tuesday Thursday cleaning schedule and re-potted (I'm pretty sure that is not grammatically correct) all of the plants.

Tyrel had his friend Tyler come and hang out during the day and we had a potluck dinner up the canyon for the scout Pack Night/Court of Honor.

Trevin has earned his Tenderfoot rank and I forgot to bring my camera. If anyone else in the ward got a picture of him, will you please send it to me?

He is following right along in the footsteps of his older brothers. Pretty soon, he will be an Eagle Scout.