More great news (some sarcasm, some real)

For the latest update on our adventures..... I recently discovered I hit a pothole or something which has caused a large bruise in our tire and lost a wheel cover. So really how much does a plastic wheel cover cost? Try $70, is that not crazy. So now we have to go tomorrow and get the tire replaced and probably at least one other since they have recommended we change two. The story has stayed interesting as Kevin has insisted I hit a deer and Gracie seems to believe him. We have also chased down a few wheel covers only to discover they don't fit. What we mean is we have driven roads we frequently travel and quickly pull over at the site of a wheel cover. The first one looks like a cheap wal-mart wheel cover which is about 2 sizes too small for our van (we actually thought about using it until we replace the other as our van looks like the ghetto van right now with the missing wheel cover). Our kids won't let it go that we stole it. They insist we take it back and leave it on the sidewalk that we found it as the owner may be looking for it as we are looking for ours. The next wheel cover I was convinced was ours. I was going to meet Kevin for lunch and found a Toyota wheel cover that was an exact match, almost. Come to find out it too was one size too small for our van so we have "stolen" two wheel covers now and our children believe we have serious issues of theft. I guess we will probably give up and fork out the $70 but wont be happy about it.

Also, on less funny and less expensive note Kevin did pass his test today. They told him it would be two weeks for the results but the results were already available. He now has to turn in his licensing, controlled substance and DEA paperwork and wait for them to process them before he is a full blown PA.

I also had another scare with Gracie today as she was saying she had a short episode of chest pain. No, no syncope today and it resolved before she had to go to school. I don't think I can handle the drama. Kevin told the kids tonight they are to be extra careful as we are between health insurance coverage right now. He thought of wrapping them in toilet paper or gauze to keep them extra protected.
Well, I guess that is it for now. We hope you are all doing well. Enjoy these pictures, some old, some new.

The Move is Over

Well, we have officially moved back to Utah as a family. The move seemed to be going well with great support from friends and the Elders Quorum in Vegas, great timing getting to SLC and help waiting for us when we got here from family. Well, that sounds too easy so we got our 26 foot, fully loaded (7600 lbs) Penske moving truck stuck in the middle of Highway 89. Kevin's dad tried to pull the truck in the steep driveway of the complex that the manager recommended we use and the back end got buried in the asphalt. The police kindly responded to the 911 call asking for help and sat in their car and watched. Kevin asked them what they recommended he do and they kindly replied "get the truck out of the street". Boy do we feel good having such intelligent law enforcement with ideas we would have never thought of on our own. We had a few people who stopped and tried to help and others that tried their best to run us over. A very kind man stopped about 1 hour into this joyous event and offered to pull the truck backwards into the street with his large diesel truck and chain and he saved us from a very large towing company bill. The rest of the move was less eventful but quite a bit of work as we chose the townhome that is in the very middle of the complex that is not easily accessible from the parking lot. We did get moved in with minimal time though and got everything moved from Vegas on a Friday and Kevin back to Vegas on Sunday with our house pretty much in order.

The first week of living in Utah again for me and the girls was also crazy. Kevin was still in Las Vegas completing his schooling and all heck broke loose. We started the school year with Gracie passing out and having to go to the hospital to get a battery of tests and clearance with the opinion of anxiety getting the best of her. Kennedy felt like she had to throw up daily when she was getting ready for school and insisted she couldn't brush her teeth long or she would lose her breakfast. Did I mention we had yet another plumbing incident with a toilet gone crazy and a dishwasher that thought it would wash the floor too! Kennedy and Gracie will never flush another toilet in their lifetimes. We are starting to think of putting an outhouse in the back yard due to our luck with plumbing. Kennedy and Gracie started school at their new school and have enjoyed it so far. They have made new friends in the complex we live in and stay pretty busy between school and the insane number of wild children roaming the complex.

Since things aren't busy enough, I have started working on potty training Molly. Let's just say there have been easier tasks to complete in my life. She is doing good, just can't wait for the better. The family picture posted represents Molly's overall daily attitude.

Kevin is getting ready to start up at the U of U working at Primary Children's Medical Center on the 22nd. He is doing some days at the Guard until he starts his new job and will take his national certification exam on the 17th.