The Egg and I continued......

Imagine our delight when my grandparents wanted to treat us to The Egg and I again this morning!  The kids were so excited and full of discussion on what they would order this time.  Thanks grandma and grandpa!

After breakfast we headed to Kohl's for some more shopping.  I think we are all done now except Travis may need some shoes.  We are still debating that idea.

We took the kids to Grandpa and Grandma's for lunch and Heidi and I met up with Michelle, my childhood friend, for lunch at Chili's.  It was so fun to get to visit with her.  I think it has been 7 or 8 years since we have seen each other.

When we got back to my grandparents, the kids had gone to a matinee so Heidi and I got some stuff ready for dinner and then just visited with my grandparents.  It was fun to have some more time to hear more stories.  Grandma told us about an apartment they stayed in that had bed bugs when Ron was a baby.  Someone told her gasoline would get rid of them so she rubbed down all the wood on the beds and then stuck Ron's crib feet in dishes of gasoline.  She is apalled now that she did that.  She could have caused a huge explosion, but she did get rid of the bed bugs. 

She said that after that they moved into a little house that belonged to a man whose wife had passed away.  She said there was oil cloth on the cupboard shelves and she took it out and there were cockroaches crawling everywhere.  She was so disgusted with it!  It didn't sound like they stayed there very long.

Sara and her husband JT came over for the picnic along with Ron and Laura and aunt Terri.  Micki and Wendy dropped by to visit too.  The food was yummy and after dinner the boys really wanted to go over to Sara and JT's.  They are in a band (or two) and have their basement set up for practices.  So we went over and had a jam session.  Hope we didn't discourage them from ever wanting to see us again.  Everyone was playing different stuff and it was pretty much just chaos, but they had lots of fun.

I'm not looking forward to the ride home tomorrow but I am excited to get home and sleep in my own bed.

The Egg and I

My dad's brother Ron manages one of The Egg and I's in Denver just up the road from where we are staying.  Sara, his daughter and my cousin, works there also.

Mom and Dad treated us to breakfast there this morning and it was so yummy!  After that we got directions to the mall and headed out to do some school shopping.  Travis and Tyrel got approached to watch a movie for 1/2 hour and get paid $15.  I knew it was not going to be as good as they thought it would be.  So, they watched.  They said it was horrible!  They got their checks and were then told that they had to spend $7.50 of it at the food court at the Mall.  So, they got lunch and their $7.50 in change.

We went back to my grandparents for everyone else to eat lunch and then took the kids swimming at the Rec Center.  They had fun although Tyler got kicked out because he had basketball shorts on instead of swim trunks.  Luckily, there was a nice life guard there that had a spare pair of trunks in his locker and let Tyler wear them.  They said it was because of health reasons that you have to wear swim wear and you can't wear a T-shirt either.  Can anyone explain this to me because we couldn't think of a good reason?

For dinner we went to Casa Bonita.  This was always a favorite when we were growing up.  The food isn't so good, but the atmosphere is really fun and the kids had a great time.

We went back to my grandparents and watched a DVD of pictures of my grandma growing up that Terri had made her for Christmas.  It was fun to hear her commentary and to see the pictures.  The kids asked some questions and we learned about the car grandma learned to drive, that she worked in a matress factory making trailer cushions, what she did when she worked with IBM and about lots of different places that they lived.  Grandpa told us that he never got shipped out to war, he took electronics classes in the military and his whole group got shipped out except for him.  This happened three different times and they eventually asked him to be an instructor for the electronics class.  I never knew that electronics is what he did.

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Headed to Denver

This morning we got up bright and early and headed to Denver.  Sean ended up with work (I guess that is a good thing!) so he didn't get to go with us.  We met my parents and Heidi and her kids in Nephi at 8:00 and headed out.  Heidi and Derick rode with us and Tyler and Kaitlyn rode with Grandma and Grandpa.  The boys were having a great time all the way and Heidi and I were able to visit so it was a fun drive.

We stopped in Grand Junction for a picnic lunch and to get gas then stopped again in Eagle I think for a potty break.  When we got to Denver we checked in to the hotel and went to a buffet for dinner and then went to Great Granpa and Grandma's to visit.  They have recently moved into a retirement home but have their own little house and it is really nice.  Everything on one level with not steps, not even out the front door.

They were so excited to see us and the kids.  They both seem to be doing okay,  just getting older.  They were in better shape than I thought we would find them in.

Getting ready to go

Today we spent the day doing laundry, packing clothes and running around like a maniac.  I felt like there was a hundred things to do.  I made zucchini bread, took my salad stuff to Heathers, got Trevin's haircut, got the oil changed and all the fluid levels checked on the car, had scouts at Kelly's, plus about 100 other things.

Scouts was fun, we got a lot of things passed off and then Kelly blew up her big inflatable water slide thing for the boys to play on.  There was a hole, so it didn't hold air as well as planned, but I think they still had fun.

Trevin went on a hike with his scout group to the Grotto this evening.

We had a mishap with Trevin getting his hair cut.  I had a coupon for 1/2 off at the beauty school.  We have had good luck there in the past, so we took him there.  I told him he wanted it spiked on top and pretty short on the sides.  She looked doubtful, so I even told her what number of the blade guards to use.  I went to the waiting area to read my book.

45 minutes later, still no Trevin.  So, I walked back there and he was buzzed!!!  I asked her what was going on and she said she had cut it up too far with the short blade in the back so she had to buzz him.  You've got to be kidding me!!!  I had to point out all the little tufts of hair she had missed too.  I'll definitely avoid her if we ever go back.

I hope the saying "The difference between a good haircut and a bad haircut is 2 weeks" is true.  Hopefully he will look decent by the time school starts.  On the upside, he doesn't have to do anything in the mornings with his hair and we got a coupon for a free haircut.

Another Driver

For my August date with Tyrel, we headed to Nephi to get his learner's permit.  He has been studying off and on this summer and felt like he was ready.  We arrived at the place where Travis took his test only to find it empty.  I asked upstairs and they said that it had been moved to a new office.  By the time we got to the new office, it was 11:30.  They told me that they could do the paperwork and I could pay, but that he wouldn't have time to test because they were going to lunch from 12 to 1.  I'm not quite sure why all 6 of them have to go to lunch at the same time, shouldn't they be able to go on a rotating schedule????

Anyway, we went to lunch too and then sat in the car and I quizzed him.  He went in and took the test and missed 1 too many to pass.  He felt like he could pass if he took it again, so they sat him down for another try (they allow 2 in one day) and he did pass the 2nd time.  He was too nervous to drive all the way home, so I drove to Payson, where we got Tyrel's hair cut, and then he drove home from there.  He did pretty good. 

So, we now have two extra drivers in the family.

19 AWESOME years!

Sean and I celebrated our 19th anniversary today.  I can't believe it has been that long.  I'm not that old am I?  It has been full of fun and had it challenges too, but I love him more and more each day.  Thanks for being a great sweetheart!

Sean came home from work early and took me to dinner.  Then we went for a ride around the neighborhood in the golf cart and just talked.  We came home and sat in the hot tub and visited some more.  I love you Sean!!

Visiting Teaching

I've been feeling really guilty about this lately, I feel like I haven't been doing very good for like the last year!  Brother Newman really made a profound statement in his Sunday School class today, which wasn't about visiting teaching but was about doing the little things we are asked.

He had a calculus professor at BYU that told them one day they would all be in careers where they would make a lot of money and since it was a hard class, they were probably praying they would pass and asking Heavenly Father if he would help them pass the class, they would pay lots of tithing and give to the needy and stuff like that.  Then he said "but will you do your home teaching and visiting teaching?"

I know lives are blessed through visiting teaching.  I know I've been blessed many times and I know I need to do better, so I'm resolving to do so starting this month!  I'm making zucchini bread to take to my teachees tomorrow.

Oh, I forgot to mention, one of Travis' friends from school got baptized yesterday.  She asked him to come and then asked him to say the opening prayer and then a couple days later asked him to be a witness along with her Bishop.  He did all three and had a great experience.  So glad he is worthy to do those things.  Love you Trav!