He's Here!

Nate and April's baby boy, Calvin Nathan, was born this morning at 9:17 am. He was 7 lbs 11 oz and 20 inches long. He's such a handsome little baby. A good mixture of his mom and dad.

Here is one of his perfect little hands with very long fingers....
Look at my nice big feet! :) Aren't they cute?

Proud Mama and Papa......

A very happy Grammy was glad to be here to enjoy his arrival.......

Aunt Dionne, Uncle Dallas, and their girls came to meet their new nephew and cousin....

Great Aunt Trina also enjoying her turn...... (not that I'm "great", it's just that he's my grand nephew -- my nephew's son)......

Happy Birthday (a couple of weeks ago)

My birthday was a couple of weeks ago. My dad came down a couple of days before my birthday to take me out to lunch. I let him choose the place because he can be pretty picky. Guess where we went?!? IHOP! :) Yes, IHOP. Happy Birthday to me. It was fine and it was fun to visit with him. Just not the place I would have chosen.

The next night a few of my neighbors went out to dinner with me and then back to their house. My neighbor had even made me a beautiful cake! Isn't it pretty?!
We enjoyed visiting and playing with the kids. The night of my actual birthday, a friend took me to Macaroni Grill. Yummy! I chose that specifically because they give you free chocolate cake for your birthday. It's the best chocolate cake I've ever had! It is covered with hot fudge and nuts.

I'm so grateful for friends to help me celebrate!

Hot Summer

I must admit I was enjoying the cooler weather than brought us into June. Now it's very hot (I'm not a big fan of the heat). A long time ago, someone told me about doggy ice cream and I found some at Wal Mart. I thought my boys deserved some tasty cooling off!
Bully has definately loved it! I tried to get him to like it out of the cup as I held it, but he was too afraid (he is such a wimpy dog). Rocky loves the ice cream too, but he can't eat very much -- it makes him sick (which I don't like to clean up).

Tax Rebate

Last year I decided to spend my tax rebate on a new bed. I've wanted a new bed for quite some time. I decided on the intelligel bed because it is supposed to be good at reducing pressure points. With the shoulders I have, I thought it would be best. After I bought the bed, I realized that I hadn't thought about a frame. Oops! Well, all my life I've wanted a tall bed with a nice frame. So, I splurged! Here are some pictures of the finished product (on a day the bed was made!).
I already had the bedding. When I was living in Kaysville, I was sleeping on my parents king sized bed so I bought the bedding then. My dad wanted to take it with him, but I wouldn't give it up.

To go with the new bed frame, I also bought a night stand and a dresser. After all, I want things to match! :)

I'm not the only one that loves the new bed.... Bully likes to climb up on the pillows and curl up.

Ben & Kelly's Wedding

I'm a little slow in posting about the wedding. It was very nice! The night before the wedding we had a BBQ (they were getting a grill as a gift so they decided to get it early). They had a bunch of chairs set out for people to sit on and visit, but being with only one usable arm, I thought it would be easier to sit on the porch. It became the "kids" table. I thought this picture was funny. The littlest girl (dark hair) is Dana, my friends daughter. She wanted to sit by me, which is how it became the "kids" table.

I took a bunch of pictures on the wedding day. The wedding was in their back yard. It looked very nice. This is their wedding cake. Isn't it beautiful?!

Here's a couple more pictures. The first is with Ben and Kelly, the newest happy couple and then Jill and Bao with their kids Dana and Reid. Jill, Bao, Kelly, and I all went to graduate school together. I'm grateful we still keep in contact!

Finally, I wanted a picture with them as well. I can't say I'm looking my best, but oh well. There's only so much I can do with one arm!

Grateful

Well, I'm here in Montana for a friends wedding.  It is beautiful up here!  Today a lot of her friends and family were at her house helping and just hanging out.  As we ate lunch, I was talking to some of her family and soon to be in-laws.  They were talking about how there is so many more natural disasters and wars in the world today.  They wished they knew why it was happening.  I kept thinking, duh!, it's a sign of the times.  The scriptures tell us all about it!  Well, none of them are LDS, though some are very religious.   I just don't think they think about things happening in the world along those lines.  I sure am glad that I have many friends and family who share the same beliefs as I do.  Though I love my friends who are not LDS, there is something about being able to talk about all things!

Side Note

Ok, so my lack of sleep last night really kind of surprised me because at 9:00 pm, I took a muscle relaxer AND a lortab (my shoulder really hurts at night when I try to sleep).  Needless to say, I didn't anticipate still being awake 3 hours later when I could take my next lortab.  Around 1:30 or 2:00 am I was nearly in tears knowing I was soon approaching the next dose.  Somehow my body processes these drugs very well.  I took 2 valium before my surgery when I had to have an MRI (I'm clausterphobic).  It did NOTHING!  I was hyperventilating in the MRI machine.  The tech kept asking me if I was ok.  :)  I did survive!

Tonight the drugs seem to be working a little better.  Let's see..............