Mom finally checks in

What a fun family I have, thanks Mem for starting a blog, and now thanks to Mem and Dani I can even add to it!

Fourth of July weekend

Well lets see, Dad started baling, but because it was so hot some of the hay dried to fast, and they(dad and david) wound up stopping, coming home to nap, and returning to finish baling at 3AM. Though friday morning they had to stop because one of the balers got barbed wire wrapped around the intake like three times! The parade was fun to watch of course, and the family picnic went well, lots of food, and lots of fun. Then after we cleaned up the picnic, a lot of us took a nap, 'etcept not mom, 'cause she was at the book sale.
Then we watched a movie or two, and mem made carmel corn, which was 3/4ths gone before the movie was even over, and then mom and the boys went to the fireworks and forgot the rest of the carmel corn, yeay for those who stayed home.
This year the fireworks were set off from the spud, and mom and the boys watched the fireworks from the gravel road. When they went to come home, Jake was impatient and got mad at mom when she tried to get on the highway, and told her to just stay on the gravel road. So to prove to him that the highway would have been faster she stayed on the gravel road. When he saw that the cars on the hoghway were moving faster than they were he decided that it would be alright to go on the highway, but when mom turned onto the connecting road she ran into a washed out area of the road, and cracked her pan! So once they got onto the highway, they had to go 35 because any faster and the car made bad noises! So at the next road they got off again, and after a few more findings of washed out areas of the road they made it home, it taking them 45minutes to an hour to get home.
Oh, Jake was so pushy to get home 'cause he burned his fingers playing with fireworks, like mom told him not to, and when mom had told him to bring water, he said that he didn't want any, so he was burnt without water to sooth it, and anxious to get home, and angry and frustrated, and not very good companionship.
Then the fith, mem, anita, and Megz started back to rexburg, but when they pulled away from the gas tank the park brake light was on, and it wouldn't turn off, so after 45min of messing with it by dad and david, they finally got the brake to release, and then the car wouldn't start, cause the battery was dead. That wasn't a new problem, the Jimmy had had to be jumped three times before that. So dad said, while you are in IF, go to walmart and get a new battery. SO mem took the Jimmy to walmart, where they pulled the battery out of the car, charged it and said the battery is fine, we think it is the alternator, you should go and have them (an auto shop) test it. When mem told dad, he said, "i don't believe it, get a trickle charger and an extention cord and attach them to your car, and if it starts easier tomorrow it wasn't the battery, but if it starts the same, then it was the battery. Grrrr!

Last week in June!!!

Mom's week off is now ended. She was called sunday afternoon, then again on Saturday. The one on saterday was only from 7pm-midnight as the woman who was supposed to be there didn't get it on her schedule, and then by the time they had gotten hold of her she had had some alcohol so she couldn't come in. Mom only had to wait until anther nurse who was prepared to work the night came in to replace her. Dad started swathing this past weekend. See Memorie's blog for details on her swather duty for the weekend. Ben has been moving six lines of pipe. Lucky for him they haven't all been running at the same time. Jake and Zac are tag teaming on Larks and Docs. Jake likes to say that Zac is moving Larks, but I haven't seen Zac really commit to that.

On another note. I didn't ever mention it but about five weeks ago Two-Two had kittens. Three white ones and one black one. In the past two weeks Two-Two adopted another three orphaned kittens from the barnyard. When the boys finally brought them to the house so Two-Two would stop sneaking out to the shed to feed them Dad discovered that they all had eye infections. There were actually four kittens from the shed, but Dad said the one wouldn't make it, so the boys took it back to the shed. The other three were separated from the rest and placed on the floor with the original four in a box to prevent the infection from spreading. Eventually their eye infections cleared up and now we have seven kittens. Four white, two black and one greyish. Some have names, like the two black ones and the grey one, and one of the white ones, others are still referred to as one of the white kittens. There is one tiny little one Hence his name is tiny. He's one of the black ones. The other black one is called Toes, 'cause he has little white toes on his hind legs. The grey one is called smoke or something like that.

This is Two-Two and all her kittens.

This is Tiny, and that is Memorie's hand.

So sunday was the begining of mom's week off, she was called in the afternoon to ask her if she would like to pick up a shift. She jokingly said she was going to keep track to see how often she gets called on her week off. Dad thinks he'll be harvesting this weekend and has requested all available hands to be on deck, so this weekend Mem will head home and help harvest. That means she has to work really hard to get all her homework done before the weekend.

Memorie has her own blog. Now that is not to say she won't keep updating on the family, but more details on her life can be found at http://www.memallen.blogspot.com/.
Ben ran 4 miles, it was one of the events that they had at the marathon. A 16 mile relay. Josh, James, and Bryce all ran with him. I don't remember what 4-H the boys are doing. Hmmmm out door cooking? I forget.

Alright, well happy father's day. A really quick update for you, Mom is looking at decreasing her responsabilities at work, of course she'd still do the schedule but she wouldn't be in charge of the ER. That would let her stick with her 24 hours a week on he floor and no more. Dad has plans to start pipe monday. As of saturday there was no sprinkler pipe running. He spent much of saturday fixing the system to get the pressure up. Friday was the first day we yet this summer without moisture of some kind. This week's weather forcast says lots of sun, which is of course very exciting, but also means the snow in the mountains will melt bringing unexpected high water for all down stream. Mem is still in school and every so often she has time to have some fun. Saturday Ben ran in the Teton Dam Marathon. He and his team, the snowmen, ran a relay. They each ran 4 miles. :P Jake and Zac came back from 4-H camp, where it rained on them all week. They came home with very dirty socks and extraordinarily wet shoes, but they had fun.

Well it's been a while. And now for the family update. Mom found a whole lot of mushrooms this last week and of course she is thrilled, Dad got his crops in just before it started to rain, he still hadn't rolled a couple of the fields, and he might not get to if the grain sprouts before the field is dry enough to roll. Mem is trucking away at school with all her homework, and of course she is having some fun. Ben spent the week in Boise at Boy's State. Jake and Zac are out of school and loving it. They are planning to go to 4-H camp next week(I think). June birthdays are coming, today, Happy birthday Lac. Tomorrow, Happy birthday Hal, and next week Happy birthday to Mom, David, and Dani, and of course don't forget father's day.

Yet another week has flown by. Ben has passed his CNA class and is now a CNA. Mem resigned from her job at the hospital and is now just a full time student. Dad is working diligently between rainstorms to get the crops in, and David is still working for trail creek nursery. Mom finished June's schedule and convinced Dad to take her on a date, though their date consisted mostly of supporting Mem in her decision to resign from the hospital. Mem appreciated their support. Mom didn't know what Ben intended to do with his CNA, but he is planning to work for Dad again this summer. I guess we'll all see what he intends to do with it. The end of school is approaching, and Jake and Zac are thrilled to get out of school, and to be able to play outside. The rain has put a little damper on the playing outside, but the sun will come out again someday, we are sure of it.

Wow, time sure does fly. This last friday evening and Saturday Sky and Lac came up, and Mem and mom got to play with Abi for a lot of saturday while Sky and Lac figured out what all they wanted to take back to Poci with them. Some things were removed from grandma's old house like those metal cupboards that used to be above her table in the kitchen, and the Nova got loaded up onto the trailer and was taken back to Poci. Jake finally got a haircut-courtesy of Lac, he actually let her buzz it. Jake and Zac have been having a blast playing out in the beautiful sunshine. Jake even had a tan line where his hair had been blocking the sun. Ben spent all of Saturday in IF with Chels. David and dad worked all day :trying to get equipment to work, and then trying to get crops into the ground, and: (repeat between colons). David has been working for trail creek nursery, and on Friday he and Brett were the only two working because Brett is salaried and he had to work, and everyone, including David had already reached their 40 hours for the week, so Dave got overtime, then he went with Sky back to Poci to bring the truck and trailer back home on Sunday. And of course we are all excited to have a new addition to the family, niece/nephew/grandchild.

A few quick things...

So I just wanted to post real quick and say that I'm super excited to be an Aunt! I hope all goes well with your pregnancy Lacey Joy (and Sky)!

And I'm coming to visit in July! I bought my plane tickets a couple days ago! I fly into Jackson on Tuesday, July 15th at 3:45 PM and fly out of Jackson on Wednesday, July 23rd at 10:18 AM. I'm so excited to see everyone!!! I can't hardly wait! This is worse than waiting for Christmas!!! I'll be there in 8 weeks and 5 days... not that I'm counting or anything...

And Mem, how are you holding up this week after work last weekend? Are you OK? (I'm not sure I would be.) Sorry you lost your first patient. That's gotta be tough.

I love everybody!!! Hugs all around!
Dani