TEN YEAR OLD at The DOCTOR

Wednesday, September 02, 2009 Last night Corey and his family met Judy and me at Appleby’s in at American Fork for dinner. During the conversation they told about Jayden’s and Bailey’s doctor appointment earlier in the day at Alpine Pediatrics. I asked Stacey to e-mail me telling me about it. The following is her response. (Posted with her permission.) Well let’s see; it started with the milk. The Dr. asked how much milk they drink and I told him "about 3 servings a day". He said "That’s good you don't want more then that, 3 cups is good, 4 is too many...but no one drinks that much, its impossible" …and both of my kids eyes went right at me because I drink about 6 cups a day and that’s not including the 2 yogurts I have.... Then came the “boy test” for Jayden. The Dr. asked him if he wanted me and Bailey to leave and he said very uncomfortably "yes." After it was over we went to the car and Jayden looked very upset. Of course I asked him if he was ok, to which he said ...“NO”... I told him that every boy like Daddy, Grandpa, and Uncle Greg, has to go through that and it’s nothing to be embarrassed about. He said "it’s not that, I know I have to do it, it's just”...(There was a long pause)… I said again to him "it’s just what?” He quickly said "I wanted the girl doctor to do it, it felt wrong having the boy do it ...besides girls are the only ones that are suppose to touch you like that; you know when you grow up and get married its suppose to be your wife" . I jokingly said “Oh, so when you and Issie get married?” and he just smiled and said “yep but not till where really old like you and Dad.” At this point I was in tears from laughing so hard!!

AIR FORCE WIFE

THURSDAY, AUGUST 27, 2009 I went home teaching yesterday with Len Pavia, my partner. He teaches and I sit there and nod my head occasionally in approval. The first stop was to Gary and Lorie Lunt’s. As we were visiting we learned that Gary was at one time the base commander at an Air Force base in Washington State. I hadn’t known that detail before. Len told about a two week trip he and Judy and several other family members took. (He got home just recently.) In response to that, Lorie told about the time in the sixties when they were moving from Germany to Washington State due to a transfer. They flew to New York and had to wait a couple of days for their car to arrive by ship. They toured New York. She didn’t like it. After their car came they started their trek to Washington. She was eight months pregnant and had two little boys an eight year old and a four year old and she was tire and grouchy. She said they stopped at some little town somewhere to get something to eat. The waitress was slow and grouchy and Lori commented on it to Gary while the waitress was away. When the waitress returned one of the children blurted out, “Mama said you’re grouchy!” Lorie didn’t know what to say and feeling less than pleasant herself she just stared her down!

OQUIRRH MOUNTAIN TEMPLE DEDICATION

Sunday, August 23, 2009 Somewhat lazy but enjoyable day. Today there were no regular church meetings in Utah. We had no choir practice and we got to sleep in relatively late. Our session of the Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple Dedication wasn’t until 3:00 p.m. in the stake center/our chapel which is in our back yard. I even hopped the fence and walked over to it early and held down three comfortable seats in the chapel proper for Judy and Jim who showed up only a couple of minutes before the service started. it was via satellite. I had my moments of leaking tear ducts. After the dedication Jim and I helped take down and put away the chairs I helped set up yesterday morning. Corey, who is not in our stake, put a lamb roast on the spit on the barbeque on our back deck. Judy made oven baked potatoes, a salad and prosciutto wrapped, brie stuffed figs. The figs were good but it is something I can only eat couple of. They are so rich. We had a good visit then Corey, Stacey, Jayden and Bailey went home and Judy and I cleaned up the dishes etc. Corey et al looked at a new house today which they really like. They would like to figure out how to get into it. That is all except Jayden. He doesn’t want to leave Issie. He is in heaven. They are in the same class at school this year. Stacey said that both of them gave her nods of the head and looks (the eyes etc) indicating they wanted to be alone the other day. I think it was after school! They are ten years-old.

MY POOR ACHING EVERYTHING

Saturday, August 22, 2009 I am stiff and sore even after taking some over-the-counter pain pills and later a prescription one. I woke up at a little after 6:00 this morning and was at the church before seven to clean it preparatory to the temple dedication broadcast tomorrow. After cleaning we sat up chairs, filled the overflow and all the way to the back of the cultural hall. From there I went to Lajeunesse’s and helped load a U-Haul (some other brand). They are moving to Sunrise Meadows. I came home took a shower and a short nap and then went to McClure’s and loaded the same truck again for their move to a neighboring ward. Brother McClure’s MS is getting bad and they found a home which is more conducive to his condition. Jim was finally up in time for the McClure’s move. Corey was over so he helped too. (Jim was at a LDS singles party until 3:00 a.m.) When we came back from McClure’s, we all went to the pool for a short dip. Judy had taken Jayden and Bailey an hour or so before so by the time Corey and I were ready to get out, the kids didn’t complain. This afternoon/evening there is a neighborhood party at the pool’s pavilion. I made a suddenly Salad; double batch. I added green onions and small shrimp. Hope it goes over well.

BREAK OF DAWN (not a move title)

Thursday, August 20, 2009 Judy and I got up at a little before six this morning. We had an assignment to do a seven a.m. sealing session in the Mount Timpanogos Temple. We drove separately since she had to go straight from the temple to work for a mandatory nine a.m. meeting. As I was going through the “S” curve on my way to the temple I had to come to a complete stop and wait for a family of raccoons to cross the road. As they crossed the road they passed the body of a dead raccoon and several of them stopped to take a look before moving on. When I came back the dead raccoon’s body had been moved off to the side of the road. The temple supplied the names which were Chinese and German from the late 1500s and early 1600s. For lunch, Corey and I ate at Bajio’s in Orem in-between work appointments for him. He ate a burrito and I had a salad. For dessert, I worked out in the swimming pool for over an hour. (Kidding about the dessert part.) It had cooled off some for a while but it is getting hot again and I think it is supposed to get into the low hundreds in the next couple of days.

GOING TO CHILI’S on a FULL STOMACH

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Tonight was the fund raiser at Chili’s in Jordan Landing for Sierra’s Taylorsville High School drill team so in spite of still being stuffed from sushi earlier, I met Judy, Niki, Greg, Alexa and Gavin for dinner. With a flyer/coupon, 10% of the cost of the dinner goes to the team. It was Alexa’s first day at pre-school or rather she and Niki went and registered for school and got to know Miss Wright and a couple of the kids. Although she is but three years old I think she will fit right in and do fine. Today was purple day for Alexa. She had on purple leotards and a purple top. She had a purple flower hair piece and purple underwear. She even went to the trouble of taking off the other color panties she originally had on and putting on the purple ones. While we were waiting for the food to come to the table, she and I danced in place for a good five minutes with hand gyrations and all. Alexa and I has gots the moves! Long day—I’m tired. See the following blog entry for the Sushi story etc.

SUSHI—JUMP ON IT

Tuesday, August 18, 2009 Today eight of us met at Simply Sushi in Downtown Salt Lake and boy did we stuff ourselves. At least I did. I didn’t think Corey was ever going to stop and I wasn’t about to let him show me up. I drove Austin and Molly. Corey had Jim with him in his car since they had a 1:30 p.m. appointment downtown; which fell through. Judy took TRAX to The Gateway where Corey and Jim picked her up. Julie Bird and her sister Susie (sp) came separately. (They took Judy back to work afterwards.) We had a good visit in addition to eating. Jim is driving to Idaho Falls after work to see Jenn…hmmm? He took an inflatable bed and an ice chest to take her some sushi; he asked Danny, one of the sushi chefs there at Simply Sushi to have some rolls made up for him to take up north. Jim will cut them when he gets there. (Since Jim rolls sushi there on Friday nights, we all eat for half price when we eat with him though not when he is rolling—working) Jim will be coming back to Salt Lake tomorrow…I think…hmmm again? After Simply Sushi, Austin, Molly and I drove to Lehi where we met up with Stacey, Jayden and Bailey in the Albertson’s parking lot. From there we caravanned to Jump On It, on the west side of the freeway, where the kids and Stacey jumped on the trampolines and whatever else they have, for an hour. At the end of the hour, for an extra $3:00 a person, Jayden, then Bailey, Molly and lastly Austin did a bungee jump (approximately five minutes each). The older two did back flips. Jump On It, is complicated to find. Jim had a map and walk me through the directions via the phone while Stacey followed in her minivan. During the first hour, Austin got acquainted with, and the phone number for, a cheerleader from some school. Her name is Lydia. I didn’t see her but everyone says she is cute. We’ll have to see how far this goes. I am assuming that since Jump On It, is in the Orem area, she is from down south somewhere too. Austin lives in Taylorsville; up Salt Lake City way. I pointed out a cute girl to Jayden and suggested he go talk to her, but he simply stated that he was committed to Issie. I missed the first 2/3s of the action at Jump On It, since I ran to RC Willey and picked up a white entertainment center.