Ok so I have been such a slacker on this thing! I really need to keep up on whats going on with my life since I use this as kinda my own personal journal.
So here is whats been happening.....
Jon had another surgery on his back at the end of May. He has been in a lot of pain and cou
ld not stand it anymore. So he met with his neurologist and they decided that the best move was to remove all of the hardware he had in
his back. Well it worked. Jon said that he felt better a week after this surgery than he felt after a year from his other one. I would feel better too not haveing 2" lag screws and big bolts inmy back next to my spine. So I am excited to get my old hubby back. A happy one. One that is not consumed in pain all of the time.
Next-- it was our city's celebration time! Pony Express Days are a pretty big deal to our family. There is so much to do and we try to be a part of as much as we can. This year was a lot of fun. The city did a scavenger hunt that took us all over the city to find clues. We had to know who the first mayor was, and the current mayor (thank goodness they didn't make us say the ones in between because if you watch the news around here or read the newspapers-- you know our "MAYOR" situation!) Then we had to go to the new bike park and find the teeter totter and take a picture next to it. There was a lot more including visiting some of the local businesses and getting little rewards! Hey we got a free new toothbrush from Dr. Gardiner! I love Family First Dentistry! After all of the clues were found-- we went to the park where the city had a FREE family fun carnival. The kids played games and we waited to see if we won something for the journey we had done that day. Well we didn't but it was fun anyhow!
The next day there was an animal show at the park and Jon took the kids over. Tukar got to go up and help the hnadler with a HUGE 10' python. It could have swallowed my kid in one gulp! He had fun though and he thought he was pretty cool!
Then it was time for the CARNI's to come to town. It is really nice not living RIGHT NEXT to the park anymore. I forget how bad I hate the parking situation when the carni's come. We got the kids wristbands this year and it was worth it! I think they made a mistake with the advertising though because they were too cheap!
One of my favorite things about PED is the FIREHOUSE GRILL!! I actually have a love hate relationship with it! I love to eat the yummy burgers and scones but my husband thinks he has to help in there every second of every day. Sometimes I just like to spend time with him and go do fun things like watch our kids ride the rides. This year, PED fell on the first weekend of June. That means about a week AFTER Jon's surgery. I thought, "YAY! I will get to spend time with you this year!" NOPE!! All 3 days he was behind the grill cookin some yummy burgers. We didn't even get to watch the concert because he was working. Oh well.... I respect him so much for STEPPING UP and doing the job.
One of my other favorite things is the parade! Every year, all of the fire department kids load up on the rigs and we all ride in the parade and throw candy. Jon got to drive the new Heavy this year and we threw out SO MUCH CANDY!!! I love to see the little kids who don't expect anything and aren't the stingy ones get candy thrown to them. At least these are the ones I try to throw the most candy to. Plus we are always at the first of the parade so after we get to the station (where the parade ends) we unload all the kids and finish watching the parade!
This year while we were at the Carni~ there was a Helicopter Company that took people for rides. a 6 minute ride for $30 or something like that, well Jon made a deal with the guys that own it - 4 burgers for a free ride. So Kori, Leslie and I went over and took them up on their deal. They took us on about a 15 minute ride and even gave a few "extras". The pilot actually took us up as high as he could go then turned off the engine-- It scared the #$%^ out of all of us! It was an amazing experience to see Eagle Mountain from that angle!
The whole weekend ends with the concert. This year was Daryl Worley and Josh Gracin. It was good but not as good as when Sawyer Brown came. I love his shows and we even got to go backstage and meet him-- (thanks for the hookup Jeff!) Then we all sit back on the grass and watch the fireworks. At least I get to watch them with Jon now-
before the city was big, he was the one that got to light them off. He said there is nothing like it.
What else....Brekyn and I went to Girl Scouts Service Day Camp for 3 days and it was a blast. I became the Brownie leader recently because I have a problem saying no to people. I like it though. I really got to know the girls in the troop those 3 days. We did a lot of fun projects including ridding the park of poisonous weeds that hurt the animals. We also played games, I loved being able to spend that time with Brekyn and watch her have fun and meet new friends.
We also had a fun night at our friends house (Dave and Kori's) doing Karaoke. I haven't laughed that hard in such a long time. I was a little nervous at first but after I loosened up- I didn't care what a bad voice I had. We sang until 3am and It was so stinkin much fun!!!
