A Bad Report

I decided to make an appt with Dr. Edwards since my knee has been hurting super bad.  I had to wear a knee brace at the golf tournamet.  Here's his new remodeled waiting room.

I'm so excited to see him.  I would rather see Ryan, the Nurse practicitoner  

I got a super BAD report.  My arthritis is progressing worse and fast.  He suggested surgery.  Just what I thought and what I didn't want to hear.  Surgery is quite a long recovery and a copay that I don't have.  

The next day at school., I was in the copy room and my knee started to hurt so bad.  I couldn't walk up to my room to get my keys.  Finally I made it, and Tina and Christen wheeled me in my chair to the stairs.  Andrew picked up and took me home.  It was horrible.  

Abi is in town, so we got tickets to see Joseph at Hale.  I was in so much pain I couldn't sit there.  So Ty took my ticket.  I was glad he could go because I knew he would love it.

But on the brith side, here's the Ton keeping me company.  Not sure why he likes me right now.  He usually just sits in the chair in the living room.

This is my night stand of pills.  NONE of them help.  The coke helps the most.  

Super sad,  Here's Brooke's location...

Here they are.  They said it was fantastic.  I guess two times buying tickets and not going is enough for this show.  I'll have to wait for another time.

17 months and 20 degrees - Jack's email from Alaska

Whats up everyone! This week absolutely flew by for us. The work here in fairbanks is the most i have ever seen so its been crazy. This week we had a ton of meetings and exchanges with other missionaries which is always a good learning experience for me. Seeing the way others do work helps me out in a big way. But this week we found 11 new people to teach which is the most ive ever found on my mission. But let's get into the week. 

Monday: pday today, didnt do much just went to the church and played some basketball, card games, and overall just hungout with the zone back to pross work tn

Tuesday: 8 hours of meetings and had a random one pop up with Pres after mid mlc. We had 3 district councils today and then went and did some stop bys 

Wednesday: exchanges with elder welch today, we had 2 member meals which is funny bcuz in ysa we dont get any member meals. We were able to have wonderful conversations with people too..

Thursday: did some weekly planning early in the morning and had a really good lesson with our friend who we actually stopped teaching awhile ago. Im very comfortable being bold with him so its kind of nice. 

Friday: finding at the college, pretty buns won't even lie to ya. We had a lesson with a Muslim dude today who's super cool. I brought up baptism and he said "what's that" I was so thrown off. He couldd be elect but not too sure..

Saturday: more exchanges today. Nothing too crazy happened. Had 5 lessons cancel.

Sunday: had dinner with our branch president with us and the sisters. We ended for our message not going with the game plan and just talked straight up about the atonement. It was such a strong spiritual message I cant even lie. 

Spiritual thought: Doctrine and covenants 122:8

The Son of Man hath descended below them all. Art thou greater than he?

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Baby Shower for the Pipester

 Brooke's friend Hailey decided to give Brooke a baby shower.  She had it at Lyndsay's house in farmington.  I decided to bring a gift. I really haven't given them a gift yet, waiting to see what they still need.  But I shopped at the Target and bought some Diapers. It has been a long time since I bought diapers.  I liked Huggies but I bought them for McKenna and she wanted some organic kind.  Nope I like Huggies.  When you buy small sizes, don't get the huge box because you never now how long they will fit in them.  There is my only words of advice.

This is the sign by the door when I showed up.

We walk in and there is this sign

Here's Brooke and McKenna near the sign

Look how cute the table was all decorated.  That is Hailey in the back ground in the grey shirt

Food Table

Decorations over the fireplace

Brookes friend from the Aquarium I think

Drink station

She got so many great gifts

Carla, Marilyn, Ty, Jesse and Lili

Quilt the Hailey made for Brooke.  It had Corgi's on it.  It was sooo cute.

Piper's diapers she wore when she first was born

Now she's up to these bigger ones. Way to 

go Piper.

She had some scratch off cards to win a prize.  I didn't win.

I did win the guess how many chocolate kisses were in the vase.  I got the kisses AND a gift.  A Cauldrin with some shampoo and a gift card to Chik Fil A. Always a good fit.  

It was such a great time.  Hailey and Lyndsay knocked themselves out for Brooke.  Hailey said I didn't need to do anything but show up. I can do that.  Fun time was had by all.

The Pipette gets a bath

 Here's the Piper all dressed for the first time.  Look how cute she looks! She is up to about 4 lbs.  Way to go.

She looks so content all snuggled up in the blanket

She got her first real bath

Shes up to this size in the diapers.  

She's doing so well.  I can't wait for her to get bigger and breathing and come to see her Grandma!!  

St. George Tuacahan

After the golf tournament, I arrived home on Sunday, and on Monday I turned around and headed back to St. George.  Michelle and I had tickets to Tuacahan.

On our way, we stopped in Fillmore to golf.  It is a great course and a nice break about two hours in to play 9 holes.  It is just 9 holes anyway.  Here's Michelle showing her skill

Great time was had by all.  Then we headed the rest of the way to St. George.  Tonight was Finding Nemo.  We parked on Row 6.  Gotta take a pic in case we get liqured up and forget.  Or we just forget all on our own which is more like it.

This was our least favorite shows in a LONG time.  Like 2/10.  They do a great job, but it was just not very good.  At least it was only 55 minutes with a 15 minute intermission...

Next day we headed to the Foot Spa for a massage.  It was fantastic.  We kept our clothes on, and got a 60 minute massage.  It actually helped my knee.  I think the massaging got all the fluid moving and so it felt better.  It is a definite every time I end up in St. George.

Next show was Grease.  It isn't usually one of my favorites, but it was fantastic.  I really liked it.  They left out some of the scenes I don't like, like the track team try out which was fantastic.  

I don't usually like it because in the end, Sandy has to be a slutty girl to fit in.  But this time, I didn't get the same vibe.  She did change her appearance a bit, but not so much.  It was really good. 

Michelle decided to do these stairs.  They are up by the old airport and you walk down or up them.  She decided to walk down and up.  I decided to watch from the top as my knee hurt.  Down is the worst.  She made it back in about 10 minutes. She did great.  She is cool like that.  

Last show was Les Mis.  This is absolutely the best of the three of course.  I had seen it in June but it was every bit as good as it was in the summer.  It was super long, so that might be why the did a shorter one, Nemo in the same season. 

Headed back home after 3 days.  Stopped in Fillmore again to golf.  We did soo well, we got a Senior Discount this time.  Funny, if we remember to ask, we usually get one.

Great trip.  Til next year!