Pioneer Day!

The 24th was so fun. We went over to my Uncle and Aunt's house for a BBQ. I got to see my cousin Amelia that I haven't seen in years. She has a beautiful family and I'm so glad I got to spend some time with them. Here are some pics.

My cousins Whitney and Amelia

The kids playing on the slide.

Amazing Grocery Trip!

So I have been doing Grocery Smarts for a while, but haven't been sticking to it as much as I should. Well, I lost my job last week,(really long story)so I have to stick to a very tight budget. Smith's has become my fav place to shop because of all the great deals they have. Well this week was exceptionally great. The total for my groceries came to $156.21 and I paid $66.17. That's a $90.04 savings. Crazy, huh? I was so excited I took a picture.

Here's what I got:
-2 packages of 16 count CheeseHeads String Cheese
-1 package of 12 slices of CacheValley Singles Swiss cheese
-Smith's 1% half gallon of milk
-Horizon organic half gallon lactose-free milk
-4 Yoplait Whips Yogurt
-2 packages of Farmland lunchmeat
-Silk half gallon soy milk
-1 package of HomePride white bread
-1 avocado
-3 large peppers
-4 packs of Mentos Gum
-1 4oz can of Kroger Green Chile Peppers
-1 10oz can of Enchilada sauce
-1 package of 12 count Kroger Daytime Cold Meds
-1 package of 12 count Kroger Nighttime Cold Meds
-1 package of 2 count Covergirl brow pencils
-1 package of Lipton chicken noodle soup
-2 boxes of Crest toothpaste
-1 Private Selection Organic Bay leaves
-2 boxes of 12 count Trident white gum
-1 package of Duracell AA batteries, 20 count
-1 box of Kroger Yellow cake mix
-2 bottles of 7.5oz Softsoap hand soap
-2 boxes of Strawberries and Cream oatmeal by Oat Revolution
-1 box of Kleenex w/lotion tissues
-4 boxes of Puffs w/lotion tissues
-1 bottle of Herbal Essences spray gel
-1 package of Ivory bar soap, 3 count
-1 bottle of Nature's Bounty vitamin D, 100 count
-3 bottles pf Gillette body wash
-6 bottles of Old Spice body wash
-1 package of 3 count New York Steaks
-1 24 pack of Arrowhead water (not pictured)

Pretty good for 66 bucks, huh? My husband doesn't think I can keep this up, but he is going to continue to be pleasantly surprised! Are ya proud of me?

Swim Lessons

Kassi took swim lessons this year for the first time, and I have to say, it was a DISASTER!!!! First of all, we did it at the beginning of June (ya, I'm just a little behind)when it was freezing. Secondly, I haven't taken Kassi swimming a whole lot in her almost 5 years of life, so she was very scared. Thirdly,(is that a word?)I paid for her to have private lessons cause I thought she would learn faster. Nope. It would have been better if she would have had some buddies there. I think it would have calmed her nerves.

Her teacher was so cute and patient, but poor thing. Kassi pretty much screamed the whole time and it probably made Kirsty deaf. By the final lesson, after some bribing, Kassi actually had a descent lesson. That is when I took these pics. Hopefully next years lessons will be better.......

Kassi clinging to Kirsty's neck.

Kirsty:"Come on Kassi. Jump!"
Kassi:"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Slowly, but surely, she became a little more comfortable.

Dinosaur Museum, again.

We love the Dinosaur Museum here at Thanksgiving Point. We went with my brother and sis-in-law and their kids. Here are some pics.

Here are Kassi, Zachy, and Danny playing.







My soul mate.

Me and my cute sister-in-law, Heather.

Trip to the Aquarium!

My brother, Jarom, took a couple weeks off work and decided to do some fun things with his family and we decided to tag along. We decided to go to the Aquarium. Ever since Kassi heard there were penguins there she had asked to go. It was fun, but I feel a little overpriced. I guess it probably costs alot to keep that place up, though. Anyway, here are some pics.

Kassi and Danny

Jellyfish


Petting the stingrays.




More pics of the kiddos.



Penguin Pics





The Swanson Fam: Jarom, Heather, Zachy, and Danny

The Clegg Fam

Muse's new song for Eclipse Soundtrack!!!

I can't wait for Eclipse to come out! Just a little over a month away! YAY! I also have all the soundtracks that have come out. I can't wait for Eclipse's soundtrack. Well, Muse is such an awesome band, and their song off Eclipse just came out. It is AMAZING! One of those make your heart pound give you goosebumps songs. Hope you enjoy it as much as I do!

Muse - New Music - More Music Videos

Mother's Day.....in the ER

So Sunday morning I woke up and my stomach was hurting. Not really new since I have IBS. As I continued getting ready for church the pain started to get more intense. I was getting frustrated cause it was Mother's Day, and I didn't want to miss Kassi singing in Sacrament Meeting. I couldn't take it anymore and had to lie down. Brad was like,"What should we do? Do you need to go to the ER?" I DID NOT want to go to the ER. I hate going there. I told Brad to just go to church. I had a primary class he would have to teach, and he just got put in as Young Men's President and had to teach, so he couldn't miss that. He was really hesitant to leave but I insisted.

By the time he got home from church it felt as though someone was slicing open my abdomen. I have never been in pain like this before(besides labor). He rushed me to the ER. Thank goodness my wonderful sister Laura came to the ER to get Kassi. I have to say. I just don't get the ER. I know life threatening emergencies come first, obviously, but what about all the other people sitting in the ER? It's first come first serve. I was sitting there doubled over in pain, bawling like a baby, everyone staring at me, and they were letting people who had colds go before me. I was hoping, praying that someone would be nice enough to let me go before them, but that didn't happen. I guess I was only waiting for probably about 45 min or so, but when you are in such severe pain, that seems like forever.

I finally get back there and they get me a room. In walk a nurse and someone observing them. They want to get blood and put in an IV. Finally, I thought. Some pain meds. Well, the nurse sticks me in one arm. Oops, missed it and burst a vain. On to the next arm. Oops, missed again. Don't you love that? They miss it, yet they continue to dig around hoping to find another? What's a little more pain to add to the rest I'm feeling? Then he has the nerve to say,"Man, this is really hurting my ego." Really? Well this is really hurting my arm ya JERK! He then gets the IV in my hand. I soon found out he put it in the most sensitive vain in my hand.

He leaves the room. The Dr comes in. Sweetest guy, ever. NOT! This Dr had no personality. Talks to me a bit, and finally tells me he's gonna get me some pain meds. He leaves. We wait. And wait. And wait. Brad is a pretty patient guy, but he was pissed. He went out twice to see what the hold up was. Finally, sweet relief. They brought the morphine in.

Anyway, this is turning into a much longer story than I anticipated, as usual. They did ultrasounds and catscans(sp?) and determined I had an ovarian cyst burst. Sounds so simple, yet is so painful. They kept me for awhile longer to make sure there wouldn't be any internal bleeding and they wouldn't have to do surgery.

Finally at 11pm I was released. Not too happy with my experience at the IMC, but I guess it could've been much worse. This week has been pretty rough. When I was at the ER they said my white blood cell count was high. Come to find out I also have an UTI. So fun.

Anyway, I am on antibiotics and on the mend. I've missed out on several things I am totally bummed about,(Heber Camp) but I am just glad I am starting to feel like myself again. Plus Brad had gotten me a massage for Mother's Day. I can't wait for that! I'm sure it will complete the healing process. Hope you all had a wonderful Mother's day!