HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO KATE TODAY!!!

 

Our baby girl has grown up to be a wonderful wife, mother, shopping partner, friend, and artist - oh and not to mention, a lovely daughter.

She brings joy to our lives, and we love every minute we get to spend with her.                       

We love you Kate!  Have a wonderful day ❤

 THIS WEEK ~

 We always compare calendars at the beginning of the week so we know who needs the car when, what kind of appointments we have, and then plan things to do with our free time.  SOMEHOW, we always end up with a surprise that reminds us how important it is to be flexible. 😁

MONDAY, we went to see Shannon.  We had stopped by on Sunday, after Church, but she was pretty drowsy, so we didn't stay too long.  On Monday, we went again in the afternoon, and again she was so tired we didn't spend a lot of time with her.  They told us that she gets some medication around 2:30 every day, so I think we just picked the wrong times to go. We are going tomorrow morning, and hopefully she will be more awake.  

 SAMMI stopped by to give us an update on Stevie, and apparently, she has "cat asthma".  Didn't know there was such a thing, but it's amazing what I learn from our grandkids. 

 She also showed us her new car - She has been working a lot of double shifts this summer to help pay for it.  She has also made a change in her college plans and has decided to switch from UCCS to Pikes Peak State College and go through their dental hygiene program.  I asked her if it would bother her to put her fingers in other people's mouths, and she replied rather quickly that she does that every day when she has to dig out random paraphernalia from the kids' mouths that are in her class. 😂

WEDNESDAY, Dad had an appointment with the ENT doctor.  This was his second visit with them, and while he was there, they offered him new hearing aids.  He is trying them out for a month, but so far, he feels they are better than his previous ones. YAY!

 THURSDAY, I worked in the Human Resources office for District 20. It's always frun to be there and catch up friends from the past.

When I got home, our neighbors across the street wanted us to go out to dinner with them.  Tran (Ho Chi Minh), our Vietnamese friend, got in BIG trouble with his wife when she came to visit.  She lives and has a good job in New York.  Tran lives here because he doesn't like New York.  Polly, Tran's wife, is actually Chinese, and she moved to New York when their son started college at Cornell, and her parents had moved there.  Anyway, Tran has been living by himself for the last three years, and the house was a disaster.  Polly said all she can do is sell the house "as is," furniture and all, and she is making Tran move to an apartment. YIKES!  She wanted to take us to Olive Garden because Dad has been so patient and has helped Tran so many times. 

FRIDAY, our weather was beautiful so I took Sendai for a really good walk.  We were heading down the hill to some nearby apartments when Sendai stopped to "do her business".  While I was trying to pick up her "business," she wandered and began snapping at a bee. The next thing I knew she had bees swarming around her head, she was rolling in the grass, and I was trying to pull her on to the sidewalk when she pulled herself out of her harness, ran through the houses, and left me with the bees and her "business".  I was trying to carry her leash, her business, and phone Dad at the same time when a bee got me right on my ear.  As Lily would say, "I got a bee bite on my ear".  I forgot how badly they hurt, and then how much they can itch.  We all survived, and by the time Dad found us, Sendai had come to me and I was able to get her back in her harness and leash.  ( I recorded this video when Adam and Cory were out of town and Lily told me she got a "bee bite" - it's a must watch 😀)

CORY stopped by with Lily and Jake for a few minutes.  They both had new shoes for school, and as much as I can't believe it, Jake will be in 4th grade this year, and Lily is starting her Freshman year of High School. 

YESTERDAY, Dad and I took Sendai to the groomers, and then went grocery shopping together - we haven't done that in a long time.  It was great and Dad got his Krispy Kreme donuts 😀.  Then yesterday afternoon, just for fun we went to an Amish furniture store nearby.  We were actually hoping to look at outdoor furniture but wandered through the main bulding first and wow, did they every have some beautiful pieces.  When we finally made it to the outdoor section, we found just what we were looking for - only it costs 4x more than what we want to spend - so we are going to keep on looking . . . 

FAMILY NEWS ~

KIM, CHRIS, AND MAX, were in California this weekend, visiting Max's mission and the members he worked with.  Chris said they had a wonderful time, and he mentioned how much the members miss Max.  

 It's so nice that Max can go back and visit a place that will always hold special meaning to him.

SAYRE AND SOCCER!  I have never seen one of these gadgets before, but Jonathan bought one for Sayre and he loves it.  I love that he loves soccer 😀

BEN AND HIS NEW MAN CAVE!

Apparently, Ben has had all of the "girl" power he can take so he made himself a man cave downstairs in the garage 😊

MIKE, BARBI, AND ALLYANA  are on the road again -

this time to Utah for Owen's wedding, and to visit some of Barbi's family. On there way today they stopped in Elko and took a photo in front the the Elko Temple. 

 Hope they will come back to Colorado sometime soon!

WE LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH AND ARE SO GREATFUL FOR THE TIMES WE GET TO SPEND WITH YOU.  I ALSO KNOW HOW MUCH HEAVENLY FATHER AND OUR SAVIOR LOVES YOU - PROBABLY MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE.  DON'T EVER FORGET THAT, AND KNOW IF YOU ARE HAVING A ROUGH DAY (OR WEEK) THEY ARE ALWAYS NEAR AND READY TO HELP, COMFORT, AND GUIDE. ❤