Whoa! Krista!

Welcome to Krista's new haircut.


We went to a new (for us) salon in the Avenues and I just said that she couldn't get color or bleaching or shave it all off, but otherwise, it was up to her and Blythe, the stylist. Tyler took her there, so I didn't even see her until I came home.












Mike had the same reaction I did - its such a difference that it takes a bit to get used to, but after you look at it for ten minutes or so, you can see past the "different" and see that it is really cute.







Other than that, I am well (mostly) and Mike is back from Portland. He never even had a chance to say "boo" to Tom and the fam - lovely boring conferenceing kept him busy the entire time. I did do a mammoth update of my book reveiws and got those all out to the marketing peeps. And I am spend massive amounts of time at work - constantly busy and not really so sure what I actually accomplished. Maybe that's not technically true, but so many days it feels true.

Tyler is busy as ever with his classes - too many advanced classes for my liking, but he says he hates the one regular leel class he is in. Most Tuesday nights he is up at the chemistry lab at the U of U, because West doesn't have the facilities for the AP chemistry labs they need to do. Its nice having auniversity so convenient.

Krista is trying to take all of my jewelry and clothing that I have left from the 80's away from me. Usually without asking, of course!

Phlegm

Yes - such an ugly word, yet phlegm has been my dear friend for so many days now. I think I have sick for a week and a half and an finally just pulling through it all. With Parent-Teacher Conference at school, I really haven't had much energy to keep in touch with anyone! So sorry.


Besides that, however, I did manage to also survive our Primary Sacrament meeting program - the children did a wonderful job - the only mistake was singing the second verse for "Smiles" twice. Quite unique. And cute.

Blue Ribbon baby!!

First of all - here are some pictures of my blue ribbon winning sweater vest that I knit for a young lady at school. The detail picture is kind of bright, but I hope you get the idea.














And then her are a couple of pictures of Frank Beddor, the author who came and visited our school today - talking about his books in The Looking Glass Wars series. He was highly entertaining and very interactive as you can see!

Stalking the Wild Tyler

On Labor Day we went to the zoo with our friends the Robisons. Gavin and Cady are a perfect age to play around with and they also have a new little sister - Audrey.
Gavin can eb quite wild - once he got this mask on he kept attacking me, so I had to pick him up to subdue him. Which he of course loved.
After wandering through most of the zoo, he finally found Tyler over by the wild cats (we knew he was there, but we didn't tell the kids).
We interrupted him during his biggest sale of the day. And this has become the standard Tyler reaction to taking his picture - cute, huh!?

Birthdays

Last Saturday we wwent to Bob's for birthdays - Mine, Bobs and Taylors. It was quite a strange crowd, because Taylor and Tyler both had to work. Rachel, Gentry and Shane had friends over at various times. Thank goodness MacKay had Krista.

The trampoline was very popular. Here's Krista and MacKay mugging for the camera.



Shane and his friend entertained with various musical experiences.



And of course the pool was as popular as ever. We had a late lunch and birthday cake. And no one got a sunburn.

It's a Girl!!!

Of course its a cat - a cute new little girl kitty named 'Heks" (pronounce it like it looks), which means witch in Dutch. I was pushing or "Snoepje" (snoop-ya), which means sweets, but Krista was having none of it. We acquired her at the Super Pet Adoption on Saturday. She was the first kitten I picked up, but it was a hard choice between three we all liked - Heks, however purred the most. Now she is very busy exploring our bedroom. Spelen hasn't even come in the house, so I don't think she even knows there is a second cat in town.

Blue Ribbon Me

Yesterday the kids and I went to the state fair. The kids so that they could hang with friends and ride the rides unti they puked. Me, that my frined Barb and I could check on the knitted items we entered - see if we won any ribbons. Barb won a 2nd for her shawl and a thrid for her socks. I won my first blue - for a sweater I knit for a friend at work. Very exciting! Sorry I don't have picture - but the vest is still on display at the fair. I will pick it up on Monday.

Then Barb and I spent several hours wandering through all of the buildings and displays. We recognized some names of students and friends who also entered and won ribbons. We checked out all of the animals - except for the cows. ANd had Philly Cheesesteak sandwiches from Moochies for dinner. Barb had to leave - so I wandered for a couple more hours solo - the kids didn't want to hang with me - before I forced them to meet me and head home. I enjoyed my afternoon at the fair!