catching up!

I never mean to go so long between posts..

it just happens!

It's usually a sign- a sign of my mental state & the state of affairs in the family.

This week = BUSY & HECTIC & I don't like it.

but what can you do?

survive

I have some talents-

I have some things I do okay, or well, or even just mediocre...

BUT can I just toot my own horn here & say

I make a Darn Good Pizza!

This isn't the most flattering picture- but last Friday night (pizza night) I made several to.die.for. pizzas. 

This one is the last one I made & combined all our favorite ingredients dividing the pizza into veggie- pepperoni/mushroom- pepperoni.

good stuff

Right now my favorite is a thin crust- with roasted sun dried garlic for the sauce, three cheeses & fresh basil. Oh mama

Brett & I were winding down & headed to bed Friday night when Hailey came home, ran upstairs and proclaimed -- "There is a porcupine in our front yard!!"

what?

Brett ran downstairs & sure enough next to the short fence that divides our yard from our neighbor's was a 3-4' porcupine! What in the world?

I'm guessing it is down from the mountain 2 miles up from our house? 

Unless some one's pet porcupine got out? Is that possible?

Before now- I've only seen a porcupine in the zoo. Actually the porcupine didn't get me out of bed- so I didn't really "see" it at all. Apparently, it takes more than a wild animal in the front yard to get me outta bed.

Moments after the porcupine incident quieted down-

this showed up on the doorstep.

Chloe was asked to the Homecoming dance!

Her first school dance- exciting! Even more so than a porcupine in the front yard?

-You decide-

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Sunday we were invited to dinner with Marcus & Brittany's family down in Lehi!

It was so kind of Brittany's mom to invite us & so much fun... no photos... but so fun. 

Trent was in true Trent form - not bad- just Trent. Brittany's mom was so sweet & patient with him. They have a GREAT DANE!!! Trent was in complete amazement & very curious.

Monday after work & driving carpool etc...

I made Chicken Pot Pies for dinner in my new Breville Mini Pie Maker.

Very exciting- for a self proclaimed food addict  anyway.

Tuesday after work & driving carpool

 (it takes almost an hour to drive Trent's carpool- because of the location etc! It's exhausting frankly)

I met the former missionary Jack AKA: sick - still sick & getting sicker BYU student-

at the U of U hospital.

We are back to the Post Travel Clinic & Dr. Scott Benson.

He is a wonderful doctor & he is trying his hardest to help Jack & find out just--- what is up?

He is losing the weight he gained since he got home- suffering from severe chronic headaches, body aches, fever, chills, constant stomach issues (I won't give the gory details- besides vomiting), nausea & lack of appetite, and inactive malaria.

mother fear on steroids

In the mean time-

I got an Instagram account!

Notice the difference in the photos-

before

after

This is Jack leaving the hospital with his bag o' fun. 

(bottles for stool samples)

Yes- we are back to looking for pesky parasites.

Let me make myself clear- I'm not looking for them- the lab is.

 Thank heavens for that.

In other news: The first most beautiful child in the world started Joy School.

Oh how I miss him!

-what a week-
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