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Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Christmas 2010
We had a great Christmas this year. Of course, I don't have any pictures, except these:
These are from our Ward Party. Ryan was there also, but wasn't feeling well, so he left before they took pictures.
Ryan worked Christmas Eve day. When he got home, my parents came over and taught me how to make Granny's Chicken Noodle Soup. The directions I got over the phone went something like this:
Make a pile of flour on the table. Just the right amount. Then, crack an egg into the flour. Fill half the eggshell with water, and add it to the flour and egg. Mix until it is the right consistency. Roll until very thin, then cut thin strips and put them in the soup.
Not too complicated, but I felt a little wary of trying this on my own, so my parents agreed to come and teach me. We finished right about when Ryan got home from work. My parents went home, and we ate soup and breadsticks. It reminded me of many Christmas Eve nights spent at my mother's parent's house with all my cousins on that side.
Then we opened pajamas that I had made. They are mostly pink, with gray donkeys on them. Ryan got gray pants. Then Ryan read the Bible story while the girls acted out the story with our nativity set. Then we had family prayer, and put the girls in bed.
We had a fun Christmas morning. The girls woke up around 8:30, so we went out to the living room at about 9. (Ryan tried to delay the process of getting out of bed for as long as possible.) We had lots of fun opening presents and giving presents to each other. Ryan surprised me with a laptop, which I love. I can never surprise Ryan with presents, but he seemed to enjoy the movies and treats he got. He actually asked all my family members if they would contribute to my laptop instead of getting him presents. He also told me to use the money I would have used on him towards my present. He's so sweet.
Then we went to my parent's house from 12-2:30. We had delicious soft tacos, and exchanged family gifts. We had David's family, and he had our family. Then we got to sit around and visit while the kids played.
My parents have individual Christmas nights with each family on their own. So one night, Ryan, Katie, Elayna, and I went and had some good soup, breadsticks, salad, and dessert. Mom and Dad like to give us our family gifts then, so they can see the grandkids opening and playing with their presents, instead of the mad pandemonium that we used to have.
At about 3 pm we went over to Bowman's. We exchanged presents with each other, and enjoyed the time with their family. This is Ryan, opening one of his presents:
Irma made cute aprons for the girls. I'm not sure why we didn't get a picture of Katie also, but this is pretty cute:
The extended Bowman family came over at about 5:00, I think. We had a yummy Mexican meal, with tamales and posoli (I have no idea how to spell it, but that is kinda how it sounds). We played a white elephant game. Mickie and John each brought a story about past Christmases, then every time they said "Christmas" we would pass the present to the left or right, depending on who was telling the story. We sang some Christmas carols, then it was time for our family to go home.
The girls were pretty tired, as were Ryan and I. We love spending time with our families for Christmas! We love the visiting, and seeing each other, and sharing food, and enjoying the Christmas season with them. We are so grateful we have so much family close by that we get to see often.
This is our family picture for this year:
These are from our Ward Party. Ryan was there also, but wasn't feeling well, so he left before they took pictures.
Ryan worked Christmas Eve day. When he got home, my parents came over and taught me how to make Granny's Chicken Noodle Soup. The directions I got over the phone went something like this:
Make a pile of flour on the table. Just the right amount. Then, crack an egg into the flour. Fill half the eggshell with water, and add it to the flour and egg. Mix until it is the right consistency. Roll until very thin, then cut thin strips and put them in the soup.
Not too complicated, but I felt a little wary of trying this on my own, so my parents agreed to come and teach me. We finished right about when Ryan got home from work. My parents went home, and we ate soup and breadsticks. It reminded me of many Christmas Eve nights spent at my mother's parent's house with all my cousins on that side.
Then we opened pajamas that I had made. They are mostly pink, with gray donkeys on them. Ryan got gray pants. Then Ryan read the Bible story while the girls acted out the story with our nativity set. Then we had family prayer, and put the girls in bed.
We had a fun Christmas morning. The girls woke up around 8:30, so we went out to the living room at about 9. (Ryan tried to delay the process of getting out of bed for as long as possible.) We had lots of fun opening presents and giving presents to each other. Ryan surprised me with a laptop, which I love. I can never surprise Ryan with presents, but he seemed to enjoy the movies and treats he got. He actually asked all my family members if they would contribute to my laptop instead of getting him presents. He also told me to use the money I would have used on him towards my present. He's so sweet.
Then we went to my parent's house from 12-2:30. We had delicious soft tacos, and exchanged family gifts. We had David's family, and he had our family. Then we got to sit around and visit while the kids played.
My parents have individual Christmas nights with each family on their own. So one night, Ryan, Katie, Elayna, and I went and had some good soup, breadsticks, salad, and dessert. Mom and Dad like to give us our family gifts then, so they can see the grandkids opening and playing with their presents, instead of the mad pandemonium that we used to have.
At about 3 pm we went over to Bowman's. We exchanged presents with each other, and enjoyed the time with their family. This is Ryan, opening one of his presents:
Irma made cute aprons for the girls. I'm not sure why we didn't get a picture of Katie also, but this is pretty cute:
The extended Bowman family came over at about 5:00, I think. We had a yummy Mexican meal, with tamales and posoli (I have no idea how to spell it, but that is kinda how it sounds). We played a white elephant game. Mickie and John each brought a story about past Christmases, then every time they said "Christmas" we would pass the present to the left or right, depending on who was telling the story. We sang some Christmas carols, then it was time for our family to go home.
The girls were pretty tired, as were Ryan and I. We love spending time with our families for Christmas! We love the visiting, and seeing each other, and sharing food, and enjoying the Christmas season with them. We are so grateful we have so much family close by that we get to see often.
This is our family picture for this year:
December 2010
Some of my high school friends met at my house and we had lunch together. Hannah Thomson, Heather Perkins, and Melissa Bringhurst came and visited on Dec 14. Hannah had her little baby Ryder with her. He was adorable. We ordered some Chinese, but they don't deliver, so Ryan was so nice and brought it to us. He's a sweetie. I had lots of fun catching up with my friends.
Dec 11, 2010
I had a dream about the baby last night. It was moving it's head back and forth, and I was putting my hand on it's head to feel it. Then it said, "That Mom?" (meaning, what's that, Mom?) I laughed and said, "My hand". Then I felt a small ridge, and said, "That baby?" and it said "My hand". Then I took a drink, and there was a loud rushing sound. "That mom?" "Water, I just took a drink." In the dream I was waiting for Ryan to come in. When he did, I told him about the dream. Then Ryan said, "Hi baby" and the baby said, "That mom?" Me-"That's Daddy" Baby- "Hi Daddy!!"
Naomi watched Katie and Elayna for me one day. I think I had a doctor's appointment. I guess they had a tea party with their cousin. Here are some pictures that Naomi sent me.
Katie:
Elayna:
We had so much snow on Dec 21! It was the last day of Preschool before the Christmas break. Katie got all ready, then I talked to the other ladies in the carpool, and found out they weren't going. Then someone was going to come pick Katie up, then they never showed up. Seems they actually couldn't get down our street because the road hadn't been plowed yet.
Ryan shoveled the driveway so he could go to work, but then realized that he couldn't get onto the street, because it hadn't been plowed yet. The 4X4 truck that is next door got stuck on the road in the snow. We had tons of snow!
Ryan shoveling driveway. It was up to his knees!
Can you see how much snow is on this tree? The snow fell fast, but it was big flakes, and there wasn't any wind, so it piled up on the limbs pretty high. You can see the chair is piled high with snow.
The next day, the girls wanted to go outside and play in the snow. The snow was so deep that Elayna couldn't walk. she had to crawl to get anywhere.
Then they found this "cave" under the table. They had fun playing under there.
I'm not sure why Elayna is wearing this, but I think it is so cute!
December is always a busy month, with Christmas performances. Ryan and I had the opportunity to participate in a performance written by Rob Gardner, and directed by my Dad, Craig Evans. It was called "He is Jesus Christ". It was a beautiful blend of music, pictures, and spoken word. The choir wasn't the focus, just the music for the pictures and the soloists. Ryan was the Pharisee soloist, and I was the Samaritan Woman soloist. We had lots of fun.
Later in December, we went to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Concert. David Archeletta and Michael York were the guest performers. It was a fun and cold evening, like every year. We really enjoy going to the performances with our family.
After Christmas, Mike's family was able to come spend some time at my parent's house. Mike and Kylie actually had to leave after about a week, but Kristine and the boys stayed for a week or so after that. The girls had so much fun playing with their cousins. One day, the kids all played outside with Mike, in the snow. My parent's have a small hill in their backyard, and Mike made a little trail so the kids could slide down. I'm sure glad Mike stayed out there with them, and played. It was too cold for me, and Elayna came in after just a short while.
On Dec 23 we got an ultrasound of the baby. She's a girl!! We are excited to meet her. Here is a picture showing how agile she is. Maybe she will be a gymnast. (For those that don't look at ultrasound pictures very often, her head is on the bottom, and her legs are parallel with her head and neck.)
Some fun things the girls said:
I asked Katie-How long do I have to stay here?
Katie-For a couple of whiles
Grandma Paula told Katie to go to bed. Elayna asked "Shall Elayna too?"
Katie wasn't sure what to think of all this Santa Claus talk. She asked me once who put the stuff in the stockings? Was it Santa Claus, or maybe just the mom's put it in. She decided that it was the Mom's, but then the next day or two she was talking to someone else, and said something that meant she thought Santa Claus was real, so I don't know what she finally decided about Santa Claus.
It just amazes me when I stop and look at my girls. They are so beautiful!! I love them so much!
Katie:
Elayna:
Dec 11, 2010
I had a dream about the baby last night. It was moving it's head back and forth, and I was putting my hand on it's head to feel it. Then it said, "That Mom?" (meaning, what's that, Mom?) I laughed and said, "My hand". Then I felt a small ridge, and said, "That baby?" and it said "My hand". Then I took a drink, and there was a loud rushing sound. "That mom?" "Water, I just took a drink." In the dream I was waiting for Ryan to come in. When he did, I told him about the dream. Then Ryan said, "Hi baby" and the baby said, "That mom?" Me-"That's Daddy" Baby- "Hi Daddy!!"
Naomi watched Katie and Elayna for me one day. I think I had a doctor's appointment. I guess they had a tea party with their cousin. Here are some pictures that Naomi sent me.
Katie:
Elayna:
We had so much snow on Dec 21! It was the last day of Preschool before the Christmas break. Katie got all ready, then I talked to the other ladies in the carpool, and found out they weren't going. Then someone was going to come pick Katie up, then they never showed up. Seems they actually couldn't get down our street because the road hadn't been plowed yet.
Ryan shoveled the driveway so he could go to work, but then realized that he couldn't get onto the street, because it hadn't been plowed yet. The 4X4 truck that is next door got stuck on the road in the snow. We had tons of snow!
Ryan shoveling driveway. It was up to his knees!
Can you see how much snow is on this tree? The snow fell fast, but it was big flakes, and there wasn't any wind, so it piled up on the limbs pretty high. You can see the chair is piled high with snow.
The next day, the girls wanted to go outside and play in the snow. The snow was so deep that Elayna couldn't walk. she had to crawl to get anywhere.
Then they found this "cave" under the table. They had fun playing under there.
I'm not sure why Elayna is wearing this, but I think it is so cute!
December is always a busy month, with Christmas performances. Ryan and I had the opportunity to participate in a performance written by Rob Gardner, and directed by my Dad, Craig Evans. It was called "He is Jesus Christ". It was a beautiful blend of music, pictures, and spoken word. The choir wasn't the focus, just the music for the pictures and the soloists. Ryan was the Pharisee soloist, and I was the Samaritan Woman soloist. We had lots of fun.
Later in December, we went to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Concert. David Archeletta and Michael York were the guest performers. It was a fun and cold evening, like every year. We really enjoy going to the performances with our family.
After Christmas, Mike's family was able to come spend some time at my parent's house. Mike and Kylie actually had to leave after about a week, but Kristine and the boys stayed for a week or so after that. The girls had so much fun playing with their cousins. One day, the kids all played outside with Mike, in the snow. My parent's have a small hill in their backyard, and Mike made a little trail so the kids could slide down. I'm sure glad Mike stayed out there with them, and played. It was too cold for me, and Elayna came in after just a short while.
On Dec 23 we got an ultrasound of the baby. She's a girl!! We are excited to meet her. Here is a picture showing how agile she is. Maybe she will be a gymnast. (For those that don't look at ultrasound pictures very often, her head is on the bottom, and her legs are parallel with her head and neck.)
Some fun things the girls said:
I asked Katie-How long do I have to stay here?
Katie-For a couple of whiles
Grandma Paula told Katie to go to bed. Elayna asked "Shall Elayna too?"
Katie wasn't sure what to think of all this Santa Claus talk. She asked me once who put the stuff in the stockings? Was it Santa Claus, or maybe just the mom's put it in. She decided that it was the Mom's, but then the next day or two she was talking to someone else, and said something that meant she thought Santa Claus was real, so I don't know what she finally decided about Santa Claus.
It just amazes me when I stop and look at my girls. They are so beautiful!! I love them so much!
Katie:
Elayna:
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
I'm working on it....
I was just looking at all my "draft posts"--posts that I've started, but have yet to finish. I'm hoping that I'll find time to finish them, now that life is settling down a little, and Christmas is going to be over soon. It just looks like so much work right now. :)
We are all happy, healthy, and blessed. The girls (Katie especially) are very excited for Christmas. I think Ryan and I are also excited. I'm just dreading wrapping all the presents. I wrapped about 6 today, and was exhausted.
I've been writing "Tender Mercies" that God has shown to me and my family. I try to write each night, and I am actually fairly regular about it. The problem is, all my writing goes into that, and not the blog. Oh well.
I'll hopefully have more to say next time.
Merry Christmas!
We are all happy, healthy, and blessed. The girls (Katie especially) are very excited for Christmas. I think Ryan and I are also excited. I'm just dreading wrapping all the presents. I wrapped about 6 today, and was exhausted.
I've been writing "Tender Mercies" that God has shown to me and my family. I try to write each night, and I am actually fairly regular about it. The problem is, all my writing goes into that, and not the blog. Oh well.
I'll hopefully have more to say next time.
Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Nov 2010
The ward clerk called me at the beginning of November to see if the Bishopric could come visit with us. Sure, no problem. Then I told Ryan, and he asked me if I was nervous. No, why should I be nervous? The whole Bishopric is coming. They don't usually ALL come to extend a call. I'm sure they are just coming to visit with us and get to know us better.
So I wasn't nervous at all. Then they starting talking about Young Women's, and asked me if I would be the 2nd Counselor in the Presidency. I actually just laughed first, because I really hadn't thought I was getting a calling. Then I told them, Of course I would!
We were set apart on November 21. Heidi DeGraffenried is the President, Lynnette Bowman is the 1st Counselor, I'm the 2nd, and Rachael West is the Secretary. We also had our Primary program on November 21. I played piano for the last time as the Primary pianist. I really liked being the pianist, but I was ready for a change, as well. All in all, it was an exciting and busy Sunday.
In the middle of November, Elayna got stung by a wasp on her hand. The next day, it was very swollen. I called Mike, and he suggested some medicine I could give her. Later that day (Saturday), I took her to the doctor because the medicine we gave her wasn't reducing the swelling. The doctor gave her an antibiotic, but I think it was mostly because he wanted to make me feel better. I am going to have to be really careful about watching her wasp bites from now on.
On November 18, the girls finally convinced me to let them play in the leaves outside. This is them sitting in the leaves:
A closeup of Katie smiling and raking:
Katie raking leaves while Elayna tries to jump in the pile:
A closeup of Elayna:
Both girls standing in leaves:
Katie jumping in leaves: (I love how her hair looks in this pic)
I felt the baby move on Nov 20, 2010 for the first time. I love feeling babies move inside me.
We went to Arizona from Nov 8-14. I am putting that in a separate post.
We had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving dinner at John and Emma Coronado's house. Then we went to my parent's house for another dinner. We actually brought Matthew with us to my parent's house because Jerry and Irma went to New York to be with Jonathan and his family.
The day after Thanksgiving (Nov 26), we all went to Del Taco for dinner. It is a fast food taco/hamburger place in Springville. Ryan absolutely loves their tacos. Anyways, we were just about done eating, so Ryan left to go to WM to get some milk and look at toys. Katie and Elayna were having fun playing in the play area. Katie came back and got a drink or something. She was kneeling on the bench, when suddenly she was on the floor, crying. I guess she slipped. I thought she was over reacting, because she was screaming a lot. I pulled her up on the bench by me, and was rubbing her back, trying to soothe her. That's when I felt the wet on her back. I thought there must have been some spilled drink on the floor or something. But when I looked at my hand, it was covered in blood. It actually took me a second to realize that's what it was.
I immediately called Ryan and told him to come back because Katie was bleeding. I didn't know what to do. A lady came in just then to get a high chair, and she told me to put pressure on it. So I wadded up some napkins and held them on her head. Ryan came, and we quickly cleaned up our area. Another lady came and gave us a cup of ice and told us to hold the ice on her head too. The first lady came back with a manager (a kid about 18 years old). The manager asked what had happened, and when I told him, his response, although not verbatim, was basically, "Oh good, it wasn't our fault. Bye". Oh well, I don't know what he would have done to help anyways.
Ryan and I debated whether we should take her to the Emergency room, or if she actually needed to see a doctor, or if we should just take her home. The lady that brought us ice had told us that she was a nurse, (I think) and that we needed to take her to a doctor, so we decided to do that. The high chair lady had told us that there was an InstaCare just down the road, but we knew it was IHC, and they weren't covered under our insurance.
Ryan called Spanish Fork clinic (where we normally go for check-ups and such) and they were still open. We rushed over there, and got there at about 7:00 pm. We took her upstairs to the pediatrician that was on call. The nurse had us put her on a table, and Katie started to cry. Then, while Ryan and the nurse tried to pull the hair off the wound, it started bleeding again, and she started crying more. By the time the doctor got there, she was throwing a fit. The nurse held her head, Ryan held her legs, and I held her arms. She was screaming at the top of her lungs. I haven't ever heard her scream and throw a fit like that. The doctor was numbing the area, and the syringe was about 2-3 inches long, full of fluid. So it took forever. At one point, I had to stop myself from laughing because she was so upset. It just seemed funny to me that she could throw such a humongous fit. Another time, I looked over at Elayna, and noticed her slowly backing away from the table. I told her it would be okay, and I'd hold her in a minute.
When the area was finally numb, we let go of Katie, and she didn't cry anymore. Of course, it was numb, so it didn't hurt either. But I'm pretty sure she was screaming so much just because she wanted to. Then the doctor put 4 staples in her head while I held Katie's hand, and Elayna on my lap. They tried to kinda clean her head off, but she has so much hair, it was pretty impossible.
We finally left the clinic and headed home. We took this picture while Katie was watching a movie. (Friday night is movie night at our house) Her shirt was covered in blood. The bit you can see at the top was just a small part of it. Plus, my pants and shirt had blood on them. And we soaked through about 4-5 inches of napkins at the restaurant within a couple of minutes. A very interesting night.
During the month of November, our heater would run fine for a cycle, then it would just blow air until we turned it off. Then, after it had been off for a while, we could turn in on again, and it would do it all over again. We called Paul Terry, a reliable guy from Santaquin, to come look at it. He said we needed to replace the igniter switch, which would cost about $120. So he replaced it, and it worked for a day or two. Then it started doing the same thing, but not as predictably. We called him back, and mentioned that we wondered if it was the circuit board, or gas valve, thanks to Jerry's recommendation. Paul said that he had actually taken out a furnace just like ours 2 days before. He brought the gas valve and the circuit board, and replaced them both for free, since he didn't have to pay for the parts. Paul Terry is a great guy, and I would recommend him to anyone in the Utah Valley for heating and air conditioning stuff.
On November 28, Katie and Elayna wanted to go out and play in the snow. There wasn't much on the ground, but they had lots of fun. I found out that the boots that I thought would fit Katie were too small, and the the boots for Elayna were too big. Also, the coats didn't fit at well as I had thought they did. I bought them both new boots, Elayna some snow pants, and found Katie a coat that fit better (Thanks John and Emma!!) after this outing.
Katie walking around with a stick:
Elayna posing:
Elayna eating snow:
So I wasn't nervous at all. Then they starting talking about Young Women's, and asked me if I would be the 2nd Counselor in the Presidency. I actually just laughed first, because I really hadn't thought I was getting a calling. Then I told them, Of course I would!
We were set apart on November 21. Heidi DeGraffenried is the President, Lynnette Bowman is the 1st Counselor, I'm the 2nd, and Rachael West is the Secretary. We also had our Primary program on November 21. I played piano for the last time as the Primary pianist. I really liked being the pianist, but I was ready for a change, as well. All in all, it was an exciting and busy Sunday.
In the middle of November, Elayna got stung by a wasp on her hand. The next day, it was very swollen. I called Mike, and he suggested some medicine I could give her. Later that day (Saturday), I took her to the doctor because the medicine we gave her wasn't reducing the swelling. The doctor gave her an antibiotic, but I think it was mostly because he wanted to make me feel better. I am going to have to be really careful about watching her wasp bites from now on.
On November 18, the girls finally convinced me to let them play in the leaves outside. This is them sitting in the leaves:
A closeup of Katie smiling and raking:
Katie raking leaves while Elayna tries to jump in the pile:
A closeup of Elayna:
Both girls standing in leaves:
Katie jumping in leaves: (I love how her hair looks in this pic)
I felt the baby move on Nov 20, 2010 for the first time. I love feeling babies move inside me.
We went to Arizona from Nov 8-14. I am putting that in a separate post.
We had a very enjoyable Thanksgiving dinner at John and Emma Coronado's house. Then we went to my parent's house for another dinner. We actually brought Matthew with us to my parent's house because Jerry and Irma went to New York to be with Jonathan and his family.
The day after Thanksgiving (Nov 26), we all went to Del Taco for dinner. It is a fast food taco/hamburger place in Springville. Ryan absolutely loves their tacos. Anyways, we were just about done eating, so Ryan left to go to WM to get some milk and look at toys. Katie and Elayna were having fun playing in the play area. Katie came back and got a drink or something. She was kneeling on the bench, when suddenly she was on the floor, crying. I guess she slipped. I thought she was over reacting, because she was screaming a lot. I pulled her up on the bench by me, and was rubbing her back, trying to soothe her. That's when I felt the wet on her back. I thought there must have been some spilled drink on the floor or something. But when I looked at my hand, it was covered in blood. It actually took me a second to realize that's what it was.
I immediately called Ryan and told him to come back because Katie was bleeding. I didn't know what to do. A lady came in just then to get a high chair, and she told me to put pressure on it. So I wadded up some napkins and held them on her head. Ryan came, and we quickly cleaned up our area. Another lady came and gave us a cup of ice and told us to hold the ice on her head too. The first lady came back with a manager (a kid about 18 years old). The manager asked what had happened, and when I told him, his response, although not verbatim, was basically, "Oh good, it wasn't our fault. Bye". Oh well, I don't know what he would have done to help anyways.
Ryan and I debated whether we should take her to the Emergency room, or if she actually needed to see a doctor, or if we should just take her home. The lady that brought us ice had told us that she was a nurse, (I think) and that we needed to take her to a doctor, so we decided to do that. The high chair lady had told us that there was an InstaCare just down the road, but we knew it was IHC, and they weren't covered under our insurance.
Ryan called Spanish Fork clinic (where we normally go for check-ups and such) and they were still open. We rushed over there, and got there at about 7:00 pm. We took her upstairs to the pediatrician that was on call. The nurse had us put her on a table, and Katie started to cry. Then, while Ryan and the nurse tried to pull the hair off the wound, it started bleeding again, and she started crying more. By the time the doctor got there, she was throwing a fit. The nurse held her head, Ryan held her legs, and I held her arms. She was screaming at the top of her lungs. I haven't ever heard her scream and throw a fit like that. The doctor was numbing the area, and the syringe was about 2-3 inches long, full of fluid. So it took forever. At one point, I had to stop myself from laughing because she was so upset. It just seemed funny to me that she could throw such a humongous fit. Another time, I looked over at Elayna, and noticed her slowly backing away from the table. I told her it would be okay, and I'd hold her in a minute.
When the area was finally numb, we let go of Katie, and she didn't cry anymore. Of course, it was numb, so it didn't hurt either. But I'm pretty sure she was screaming so much just because she wanted to. Then the doctor put 4 staples in her head while I held Katie's hand, and Elayna on my lap. They tried to kinda clean her head off, but she has so much hair, it was pretty impossible.
We finally left the clinic and headed home. We took this picture while Katie was watching a movie. (Friday night is movie night at our house) Her shirt was covered in blood. The bit you can see at the top was just a small part of it. Plus, my pants and shirt had blood on them. And we soaked through about 4-5 inches of napkins at the restaurant within a couple of minutes. A very interesting night.
During the month of November, our heater would run fine for a cycle, then it would just blow air until we turned it off. Then, after it had been off for a while, we could turn in on again, and it would do it all over again. We called Paul Terry, a reliable guy from Santaquin, to come look at it. He said we needed to replace the igniter switch, which would cost about $120. So he replaced it, and it worked for a day or two. Then it started doing the same thing, but not as predictably. We called him back, and mentioned that we wondered if it was the circuit board, or gas valve, thanks to Jerry's recommendation. Paul said that he had actually taken out a furnace just like ours 2 days before. He brought the gas valve and the circuit board, and replaced them both for free, since he didn't have to pay for the parts. Paul Terry is a great guy, and I would recommend him to anyone in the Utah Valley for heating and air conditioning stuff.
On November 28, Katie and Elayna wanted to go out and play in the snow. There wasn't much on the ground, but they had lots of fun. I found out that the boots that I thought would fit Katie were too small, and the the boots for Elayna were too big. Also, the coats didn't fit at well as I had thought they did. I bought them both new boots, Elayna some snow pants, and found Katie a coat that fit better (Thanks John and Emma!!) after this outing.
Katie walking around with a stick:
Elayna posing:
Elayna eating snow:
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