I'm sad today

Yesterday I had a really good run around the lake......running probably at least half of it (walking rapidly the rest). It felt good, and I thought, "I should be able to run the whole way before snow flies." Well, the rest of the day my right knee really hurt. I am 99% positive it is a torn MCL.....according to all of the pictures, articles, etc I've seen on the internet. I can't seem to make progress... :(

Dad won!

We have been having a 'battle' with Cheveron/Texaco. In December, the Cheveron Texaco bill was due on the 26th. Dad paid it, but, maybe because of Christmas mail, it didn't arrive until the 28th. They called, "Your payment is late." Dad said, "It's in the mail" :) Which it truly was. They said, "Well, you owe $.06 interest and a $25.00 late fee. Dad said, "I have been with Cheveron/Texaco since 1976 and this is my FIRST late payment, and it is late by two days--not through fault of my own--I paid it the day the bill came, I always do. Your bill was late getting to me, and my payment was late getting to you." Dad, online, paid the $.06 interest. They said, "Well, you also have to pay the $25.00 late fee, which we will 'waive', but it will take 3-4 months for that to 'go through' our system. Dad said, "No--with the same click of a button that you can add my 6 cents, you can delete the waived $25 late fee." They insisted, Dad insisted. [By the way, it was on the company Sunset Interiors which is non existent and defunct anyway so this wasn't on our credit. ] So, every month since then we have gotten a Cheveron/Texaco bill with an additional $25 late fee, plus interest. Every month dad would call them. Finally when the bill was about $200.00 they sent it to Collections. Dad said, "Hurrah........a reasonable 3rd party." So, he called the collections company with the story that they also though was dumb, they contacted some head honcho at Chevron/Texaco. He called dad, appologized for their stupidity and waived all fees and cancelled the bill. Dad felt victorious and was happy!

Can you belive dad came with us?

We actually got dad to go see Harry Potter with us. He thought it was weird.

Look how lucky I am!!

Aunt Rita gave me her beautiful bird bath bowl. I love it. Wouldn't it be fun full of blue m&m's?

Ouch!

You know that you are in for a hot day when it is 80 at 6:30 in the morning. A good day for inside chores!

So cute......

This mama and two baby killdeer live in our front yard

Here is one of the babies up close and personal

Such a tiny ball of fluff, yet with perfect killdeer marking, and long legs!

Family Fun

Settled in and ready for a ride.....
We did tons of stuff that I didn't take any pictures of: Such as playing In the wading pool in the backyard. The kids had TONS of fun with that. Going to the beach at the lake by our house. Playing in the river across the street. Going to the fireworks show. Going through the temple. Watching a movie. Reading stories. Playing downstairs. Going to Bear Lake (oh, yeah, that WASN'T so much fun)........Playing in the flooded lawn at the Petty's. Climbing the big slippery slide at the Petty's......etc. Just lots of fun times with no camera.......! But, all of the kids are DARLING, sweet, wonderful and fun, and it was way too short, but GREAT!

Very difficult to take a picture of two babies!

Grandma Jo

Annie and Grandpa

Firework 'fun'

Marie at Grandma's

Ben at Grandma Jo's

We went to Grandma Jo's

The kids having fun making 'spin' pictures

Allie and Grace

By the end of the week, Grace and EmmaRay were playing closer, if not quite WITH each other!

Ben at Grandma's house

Grace loved her ice cream....ate it all!

Tessa drawing me a picture of happy crabs!

Marie getting ready to swim in Grandma's wading pool!

Creating in Grandma's kitchen

Enjoying ice cream at the Creamery. James took some darling pictures of the kids eating ice cream, but most are 'sideways', and I can edit that in Picasa, but then not get it from that onto Blogger........Oh well.

You don't realize HOW BIG an Elephant is, until you are right by it. Well, I am going to try to publish this now, it says, "Could not contact Blogger, may not save or publish." Blah!

That is a BIG Moose

Princess Marie dancing...............

.........while Princess Tessa plays beautiful music

In Front of Shasta the Liger from Hogal Zoo at the Life Science Museum, BYU

Pixi Grace

Taking a ride up the canyon in Grandpa's pickup