This evening was a long one. It had started out that the afternoon was going quite well. We had driven over to PG to pick up Ashley, she had slept over with her cousin Josce, then went down to Cooks Greenhouse in Orem to pick up a few more plants for the garden and flower bed. We were heading home to get ready to go out with our friends when we got a phone call from Lindsey saying that Shannon & Nates house was flooded. The upstairs toilet had a line that had broke flooding the house, the water was so bad that water was dripping down the outside of the house down the bricks and they needed help getting everything out of the house as fast as they could. So we cancelled our evening out, ran home as fast as we could to pick up the boys and headed to Lehi. We got to Lehi and it was a complete mess. Mom and Jeff were there, Dad and Jayleen, Spencer, the neighbor, and us. There was water dripping and running everywhere! The whole upstairs was soaked and water was running down the stairs, dripping down the walls and I hadn't even made it to the basement. All 3 bedrooms upstairs were wet wall to wall, and the hallways and both bathrooms were covered in water. Downstairs the ceiling in the basement was dripping everywhere! There was water in every room in their basement. Kaylees bedroom in the basement got the worst of it. Kaylees room will have to be completely gutted. The family room which they had just finished sheetrocking last week will only have to be torn apart halfway, hopefully. After waht seemed like forever we finally everything in the house moved out on the lawn and the disaster cleanup guy showed up and started sucking up the water. Hours later when the disaster guy was finished he told us that he had sucked up over 180 gallons of water, and he had not even gotten it all100% the basement concrete floor we had been using the shop vac to suck up water as well! I went around and took pictures of all the rooms and everything that had gotten wet for the insurance. We moved all the furniture into one of those Pod containers that was delivered and the back lawn and front lawn was still covered in house stuff, clothes and everything else.
We finally left around 10:30 and headed home to get our kids in bed. Shannons next door neighbor Jana & Jake were nice enough to let them sleep at their house so they could be close to the house and watch all of the stuff still on the lawn. We are going back over tomorrow to take boxes and help sort and go through stuff so it will be ready to put back in the house after the construction crew comes in and redoes the house. What a way to start the holiday weekend. On a positve note, I told her at least they hadn't been on vacation or this hadn't happened in the middle of January!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Healthy Children
I am so very grateful for our 4 strong healthy children. Monday afternoon was spent at UVRMC for Zach to have a procedure done which was not fun for him. They had to give him and IV and it was all I could do to hold back the tears so that he would not see me cry (I am a big cry baby as it is). He started to cry because it hurt so bad and I was trying to comfort him the best I could in between deep breaths so I could keep control.
I hate to see my children in pain and crying. I am glad he has Jeff's good bulging veins so they could get the needle in quickly and finish as quickly as possible. My veins on the other hand, which I get from my sweet Grandma Hill, which Ashley also has, (she is in for a world of hurt later on in life but don't tell her just yet) are deep, twisty, roll and like to hide when it comes to needles. I already feel her pain.
Zach's procedure and x-rays took several hours and in a bad good sort of way we found a few things wrong that had been causing him some problems. This might involve a surgery for Zach, poor thing, but now at least we can get to the bottom of things and get them fixed and taken care of after 10 years! Fortunately Derek has good veins too, so I know he didn't get those from me!
I have a new found heartfelt appreciation and respect for the parents and children who have to go through IVs and get poked and stabbed on a daily and or monthly basis. As a mom that would be so hard to watch your child get poked and prodded every day/ month to make them better, or to keep them from getting sicker. I pray we will never have to experience that with our kids!
I hate to see my children in pain and crying. I am glad he has Jeff's good bulging veins so they could get the needle in quickly and finish as quickly as possible. My veins on the other hand, which I get from my sweet Grandma Hill, which Ashley also has, (she is in for a world of hurt later on in life but don't tell her just yet) are deep, twisty, roll and like to hide when it comes to needles. I already feel her pain.
Zach's procedure and x-rays took several hours and in a bad good sort of way we found a few things wrong that had been causing him some problems. This might involve a surgery for Zach, poor thing, but now at least we can get to the bottom of things and get them fixed and taken care of after 10 years! Fortunately Derek has good veins too, so I know he didn't get those from me!
I have a new found heartfelt appreciation and respect for the parents and children who have to go through IVs and get poked and stabbed on a daily and or monthly basis. As a mom that would be so hard to watch your child get poked and prodded every day/ month to make them better, or to keep them from getting sicker. I pray we will never have to experience that with our kids!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Apologies
I want to ask for everyone's forgiveness right now at the start of this blog before I go any further! I am not a writer and sometimes I talk in my head faster than I can type. So please excuse the rambling on and any typos you might see! Thanks for following our family!
Family Time
Today was a beautiful, June Sunday. Derek and I went to church while Jeff stayed home with Zach and Ashley. Ashley and Zach weren't feeling well so one of us had to go to teach our class.
Jeff and I were called to teach nursery several months ago and we have some of the cutest kids in our class.
I can actually remember everyone's name now which is quite surprising for me, since I have no memory whatsoever anymore! We usually have anywhere from 7-10 kids each week. When we were first called I was very reluctant to accept the calling because the last place I thought I wanted to be was in nursery. In my head, I thought I needed to be in Relief Society, but now after 3-4 months I really enjoy playing and teaching the kids and I know that this is where I am supposed to be.
After church today we spent some quiet time at home and then headed over to Grandma Allen's house for a BBQ. My step brother Tyrone, who we have not seen in over 10 years is here visiting from Arizona for the next 2 weeks. Jeffs (my stepdad) other children Gary, Lejawn, Tawny, and their families came down from Salt Lake for the BBQ as well. Jeff (my hubbie) and I and the kids, my sisters Lindsey and her husband Spencer, Tiffany and her daughter Josce and my neice Makenzie came too.
My mom made Cafe Rio, pork and chicken and several different things from Cafe Rio. Everyone else contributed a side dish to go with it! It was so good! My mom is such a good cook! Ever since we were little girls that is one thing my mom has always taught us, is how to cook and bake.
The kids really had alot of fun, playing with all the cousins. They really enjoy seeing each other and they don't seem to have any trouble catching up and picking up right where they left off from the last time they saw each other. They went over to the park and played and threw the frisbee around while the adults visited. When it was time to go the kids complained and were reluctant to leave, but overall it was very nice day to spend with family and the ones you love! After all, if you don't have your family for love and support then who do you have?
Jeff and I were called to teach nursery several months ago and we have some of the cutest kids in our class.
I can actually remember everyone's name now which is quite surprising for me, since I have no memory whatsoever anymore! We usually have anywhere from 7-10 kids each week. When we were first called I was very reluctant to accept the calling because the last place I thought I wanted to be was in nursery. In my head, I thought I needed to be in Relief Society, but now after 3-4 months I really enjoy playing and teaching the kids and I know that this is where I am supposed to be.
After church today we spent some quiet time at home and then headed over to Grandma Allen's house for a BBQ. My step brother Tyrone, who we have not seen in over 10 years is here visiting from Arizona for the next 2 weeks. Jeffs (my stepdad) other children Gary, Lejawn, Tawny, and their families came down from Salt Lake for the BBQ as well. Jeff (my hubbie) and I and the kids, my sisters Lindsey and her husband Spencer, Tiffany and her daughter Josce and my neice Makenzie came too.
My mom made Cafe Rio, pork and chicken and several different things from Cafe Rio. Everyone else contributed a side dish to go with it! It was so good! My mom is such a good cook! Ever since we were little girls that is one thing my mom has always taught us, is how to cook and bake.
The kids really had alot of fun, playing with all the cousins. They really enjoy seeing each other and they don't seem to have any trouble catching up and picking up right where they left off from the last time they saw each other. They went over to the park and played and threw the frisbee around while the adults visited. When it was time to go the kids complained and were reluctant to leave, but overall it was very nice day to spend with family and the ones you love! After all, if you don't have your family for love and support then who do you have?
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