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This last weekend was the Utah Open Source Conference that Steve was helping with. I also helped out creating flyers (and one became the t-shirt design). Steve helped set up for the event and got home pretty late…usually after 1 or 2 a.m. I have wonderful family who offered their help so I could volunteer at the Conference too. Spencer spent 2 1/2 days at Grandma and Grandpa’s. They found this awesome firetruck with moving ladder, flashing lights and sirens. It’s seriously about 3 feet long! He had so much fun! I just hope Grandma and Grandpa did too! Chris and Julie watched Evie on Thursday night. They came over around 4:15-ish and stayed until 9:30 or 10:00 (I can’t remember when I got home). Evie loves Chris and Julie! On Friday I took Evie to Annette’s around 8:30 (after dropping Steve off at the Conference so he didn’t fall asleep driving). She had so much fun playing with Evan and Luke. She got lots of kisses from Aunt Netty and Lukie…mostly Lukie. They sure love each other! I called to check on Annette a few times and she assured me Evie was behaving for her. I think I picked her up around 6:30…mainly because I was hurting from not feeding her all day! I went back with Evie to get Steve but the shirts I designed finally came so I helped out a little. Saturday morning I dropped Evie off at Mike and Nicole’s around 7:45. I went to my Geology class because I had a feeling he was going to quiz us…and he did. I left as soon as the quiz was over. Around 1:15-ish I went to Mike and Nicole’s to feed Evie and she fell asleep (for 2 1/2 hours!). Nicole told me that she let Mike sleep in but Evie was giggling so much that she woke him up. Luckily it’s not a bad sound to wake up to…or at least it’s better than her crying. The BYU game was on tv so Annette and Lukie went over to Mike and Nicole’s.  I knew Evie would be occupied with Lukie so I figured she was fine. After  the conference we had a “post-mordem”  meeting and then cleaned up so we picked up Evie around 10:45 and Spencer around 11:15.  We are so lucky to have family so close by who are willing to help when we need it!

Well, Evie has decided to put me on my toes more now. She is climbing on everything …chairs, couches, and even on Spencer’s bed! She climbed on Mike and Nicole’s fireplace shelf thingy (not the mantle, but the fireplace is raised off the floor a little) and tried to stand on it too. So, we have ourselves a climber. She is still cruising everywhere and will stand on her own…that is, until she or someone else realizes that she’s doing it. She’s getting pretty good at walking while only holding on to one hand so maybe one day she’ll quit being chicken and try to walk. 🙂 In her own due time. I still can’t believe she’ll be ONE next month! AH!

A week ago (from this past Sunday) Steve received a new calling. This past Sunday he gave his first lesson as a Sunday School teacher. Actually, he’s the only one right now. 🙂 I was there for his introduction and then Evie got hungry and tired. So, I was able to make it to the very end where he shared his testimony and a challenge. I hope next week I’ll be able to hear the whole lesson!

So Alec and Pat felt they needed a second opinion on test results that said he now has lung cancer (after having colorectal cancer). Lung cancer is terminal – I think they said 3 to 10 years. After getting a doctor’s opinion from New York (I think the same doctor they had for the colorectal cancer) we’re all feeling much better about it. He says he believes they are benign! We’ve all felt calm about it since we heard that he had cancer…of course I felt sad about the fact that Spencer and Evie and our future children wouldn’t have their grandpa around but if they are benign that’d be even better!

Saw this...thought it was funny. :)

My son’s a CTR.....................I go to PEC.

I work for CES...................I study the TG.

I read the B of M............I probe the D&C.

I search the KJV.............I ponder the JST.

Today in BYC we planned for EFY.

I stayed a little after and had a PPI.

The YM & YW are putting on a play.

It’s one that I remember..we did in MIA.

Before our oldest son went in the MTC.

He helped the BSA complete their SME.

Soon our oldest daughter is heading for the Y.

Soon our oldest clothing is going to DI.

Now, if you’ve understood this alphabetic mess,

The chances are quite good that you are LDS 


      

So Steve’s Aunt Barbara and Uncle David are so nice. They offered us their 1995 Dodge Grand Caravan for free. It may be 12 years old but we’re okay with that. Poor Steve has had to live with his ’95 Honda for so long now…not that it’s a horrible car but the driver’s seat has a bar poking out and giving him back problems. So, the van should help out.

So I was working on the dishes today and Evie, who loves the dishwasher, started climbing inside. I told her to get down, then I helped her down, and after two more attempts to climb inside I told him she was bugging me.

Spencer, who asks a lot, says, “What happen mommy?”

I said, “Oh…Evie’s just bugging me.”

Spencer says, “I’m sorry mommy.” (So sweet!)

I said, “It’s okay Spencer, it’s not your fault.”

Spencer replies, “No…It’s YOUR fault mommy.”

How true and from the mouth of babes! He’s such a funny little guy who loves to know ‘what’s happening’.

Steve’s buddy, Bryan, is here visiting us from New Jersey. Steve picked Bryan up from the airport yesterday later afternoon. They came home to pick up me and the kids then off to Red Robin for dinner. Just like Bryan…hitting on the waitress and getting her number. Typical (and funny to watch too!). 🙂 We’re hoping to drag him up a mountain or maybe up to the “Y.” This should be a fun few days.

So, after 3 weeks Evie’s 5th tooth has come through! She now has 4 teeth on top, 1 tooth on bottom. Yippee!