Thursday, May 31, 2012

Ahhh ... it smells like ...

"I know it is summer because of the smell," said Jaley as she applied sun lotion.

I know what summer feels like ... Kendall and I are both sporting sun burns.  We had a great day at the pool yesterday.  We still have sensitive winter skin.

Thursday, May 24, 2012

Investing in Real Estate

I think I want to own real estate in a surgical center, just one room would be fine.

Jenna's outpatient surgery on May 7th ...
Anesthesiologist - $1,200
Surgeon - $1,050.19
Using the surgical center for a 45 minute surgery - $7,821

Jaley's favorite quote

I love this girl ... she has such a gentle spirit.

She loves this quote ... and another reason why I love her - her faith.

"I believe in God as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else."  ~ C. S. Lewis


Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Shoe, not shoes

Tomorrow is Jenna's last day in the wheelchair and two boots at school ... tomorrow is the last day of school!  She is looking forward to not having the maneuver through the hall ways, elevator, and all of the stares (yes, still).  She doesn't complain.  I just know she is glad it will be over.

Today the doctor gave her the "go ahead" to wear a (one) tennis shoe and use crutches!

We got home and she wanted to try out her crutches.  "Wow, I forgot I was this tall!  Did I grow?"  She makes me laugh.

Still no weight bearing on her right foot for several more weeks.  Oh, and the stitches are STILL not ready to come out.  Maybe 3 weeks will be enough ...

We are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel ... a very long tunnel.  She's been so positive all along this journey.

Monday, May 21, 2012

Workin' girl

Julia landed a life guarding job back in March.  (Thank you Jenna for being such a great hard worker).

After Jenna's accident, she is unable to work at the indoor swim school.  Julia picked up her shift there as well as another one.

When Julia returned home from BYU back at the end of April, she started working for someone in our neighborhood as her "personal assistant" - since the pools wouldn't open until Memorial Day Weekend.

She was also offered a job as an office assistant at her friend's parent's company.  Trip TV.  She can work up to 40 hours a week there (or even at home).  She gives her advice regarding music (syncopation, looping, etc), searches for music (she wishes she had more options as she is passionate about so much music!), tags videos and a variety of other things.  She is also to go as an assistant (and model) on some of their trips to video tape some vacation/resort places.  Where?  Alaska.  Rome.  Hawaii.  Brazil.  She was supposed to go to Puerto Vallarta  last week, but they didn't have enough rooms in the hotel - and we are waiting on her updated passport.


What a summer this girl is going to have!

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Goldfish

Another cute thing I won't change with Kendall ... "Goldfish"

We played a very exciting, fun, giggling game of "Go Fish".  Kendall even surprised me by telling me that he had a "book" - 4 matching cards - ... huh?  Where did he learn that?

He knows what a book is, yet still pronounces the game and phrase to draw a card "Goldfish".

Gonna keep that.

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Famous in the Washington Post ...

Julia is in the Washington Post!!!

Check it out here.  It is a story about Mitt Romney and BYU.


Julia was walking from her Book of Mormon class with her friend Derek D and Katie G.