Crazy Busy Summer

Wow! I'm pretty excited I finally figured out how to do another post. And it only took me 3 months! I'm practically a genius.



So, we've had a crazy-busy summer. Most of you know Krissie had surgery in June, three days after school got out. The first six weeks of summer were dedicated to taking her back and forth to Salt Lake for follow-up appointments. For those who don't know, she had her underbite corrected. The surgeon 'broke' her upper jaw and moved it forward, so now her teeth line up correctly and she has cheekbones! He also shortened her chin...he said it was too long. I'm not gonna lie---it was rough. The pain and the nausea and the swelling were miserable for her for about a week, and she's been on a soft-food diet all summer. But we're all very happy with the results and are looking forward to her next surgery which is scheduled for December 22nd: rhinoplasty and septoplasty. Maybe I'll learn how to add pictures next. Before and after pictures are always fun. Besides, Kris has a great new hair color she'd love to show off.



Katie Jo has been playing 'nanny' to Cody, Kellie and Kara this summer. I'm working 8-1 each day so Katie keeps things rolling at the house. She also went to girls camp in June, and both Kris and Kate went on the Trek at the end of July. Kate's playing volleyball and getting ready for tryouts.



Cody keeps very busy with his little flock of sheep. He rearranges their pens frequently, walks them daily and talks about them constantly. Did I mention that he talks about sheep a lot? Their names are Harley, Mattie, Buddy, and Ramses. He talks about them all the time. He is also

The Reluctant Blogger

I love writing (mostly because I love the sound of my own voice, apparently), so I don't know why I have been so reluctant to start a blog. At any rate, here I am. Blogging. Not a real pretty word, is it? That's okay. I think I can move past it.

I'm feeling rather pettish at the moment. That means easily annoyed or irritated. Not like a dog or a cat, or heaven forbid, a horse. I love learning new words. In fact, I just learned that one. Pettish. Perhaps I'll make new words a side-theme of my blogs.

So, feeling pettish as I am, it's rather surprising that I did not rip off Katie's head just now. As I was sitting here a few moments ago, blogging, I heard a loud noise from the direction of the living room.

I yelled, "What was that?!" But no one answered, so I just continued with my business here. You see, that's the kind of mom I am when feeling pettish.

A few short moments later Katie came bounding into my room, as only a 5'11" girl can bound, and announced that I was going to kill her. "Why?" said I. She led me to the front of the house and showed me the dinner-plate size hole in the front window.

Luckily, our windows are not just double paned, but quadruple paned. I shrugged my shoulders and told her to pick up the shards. I'd rather the kids play baseball outside, even if they break windows, than sit inside and watch the boob-tube. You see, that's the kind of mom I am.