Sore Feet and Bugs

Zach and Ken left yesterday for Scout Camp. Ken took my car so I have been stranded. The kids insisted on lunch in the park yesterday and I need some groceries so I consented to walking the 50 miles (give or take a few miles) to the park. The kids got lunch, I went shopping and then piled all my groceries into the stroller for the LONG walk home. (Side story: I was against the wall of the grocery store, out of the way, loading my groceries from my cart into my stroller, when the manager came up and asked me if he could help me. I looked around at my situation. I had 2 strollers, 7 kids (we had picked up a couple of extra's on our walk) and me, hot and tired, trying to magically stuff all my groceries into my already full stroller. I wondered, what kind of answer does he seriously expect me to give him. Wasn't it slightly obvious what I was trying to do? That only added to my frustration. I got his hint and moved my circus act outside.) Seriously it is only like 1 mile away but it took us 3 hours round trip and now my foot hurts so it wasn't really that much fun. Why does my foot hurt? Oh, well, that's because I knew it would be a long day in the sun and I didn't want to have tan lines from my walking shoes so I opted for the more practical sandals and now I'm paying the price. Hey, no tan lines though, only on my feet.

After my neighbor came screaming in my door last night that we had to come out and dance in our first summer rain storm for good luck with her, she mentioned that she was going out of town with her husband for a couple of days and wouldn't need her suburban and wondered if I would mind watching it for them. Did I mention I live in the kindest neighborhood on earth?

So, Ken just called. Actually, they have no phone service up at Camp so he had to drive until he had some bars. He and Zach are either coming home tonight or committing suicide (Zach's exact words!) Why?

NO-SEE-UMS

They are being eaten alive. Zach said that Ken is covered in these little bites that are swollen and blistered. He said it's so gross that you don't even want to look at him and they itch! He said they can't concentrate on anything and all the sprays they have tried are not working. This is only a little funny in that I could have predicted this would happen. I love to have Ken with me when bugs are around because between the two of us, he will get bit every time and they leave me alone. In 14 years, I have never been bitten when I am with him. This has even happened in our bed. He'll wake up bitten and I'm left alone. I tell him it 's because he's just too sweet and the bugs know this and that he should be more onry like me. Apparently, Zach takes after his Dad. So, their week long Father/Son bonding trip has been cut short. I have to admit, I'm not sad at all. I'm ready for them to be home!

Temple Square

In front of the Conference Center
Headed in to get out of the heat

In the bathroom in the Conference Center.
The girls loved that they each had their own bathroom and then they each had their own sink.
3rd floor of the Conference Center

Looking out at the waterfall

On top of the Conference Center in the garden


In front of the temple at the reflecting pool

Our Forever Family-in front of the SLC temple

Yes! Zach is now 3" taller than me,

But he will always be my baby boy...

On the 26th floor of the Church Office Building-looking west over SLC

In front of the waterfalls outside the Church Office Building

In front of the Christus in the Visitor's Center-my most favorite place ever!

Funny side note:
We were sitting in the shade next to the church office building watching people take pictures. This family gathered on the stone for a family picture in front of the temple and I thought, "Holy Cow. That woman has alot of kids." I counted all her little ones and she had 5 children. Funny, I'm crazier than her, I have 6. I love that I don't even have a clue how big of a scene we must create when we go places.

Thanks Mark and Julie and kids for the best day ever!

Memory Tag

1. Add a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments. I can't wait to see what people remember.

***Isn't this cute? I tag EVERYONE!!!

Visiting Graves

It was very muggy in SLC on this day. We were hot and this cemetary is full of lots of hills and very uneven ground. We only went to a few headstones that were close to the road. That was enough trekking for us. Finally Kate sent us the message that she had had enough and we headed for lunch.

East High....Go Wildcats!

We took the kids up to see East High where they filmed High School Musical 1 & 2 and they are finishing up #3. Some of the kids there for summer school took us on a tour. They said the we had just missed the cast by an hour. They had been there signing autographs. Oh well. We were pretty happy to know that we were walking on the same ground that Zac, Corbin, Vanessa and Ashley had just been on.

The clock (HS 2) The front of the High School

The cafeteria

Sharpay's Locker (they switch these two lockers out for the pink one)

On the little stage

On the big stage

Troy and Gabriella sat in these seats

Kelsie's piano

Locker room

The moon that they painted in detention HSM 1
The Gymnasium.....Go Wildcats!

Banners in the hall

The Balcony where Gabriella sings after Troy betrays her in HSM 1
In front of the school where they sang Summer Vacation HSM 2

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Thanks Venita and Jeph for a great night out in SLC!