You say Tomato

Here is our first tomato from John's garden ! YEAH

Label Maker

One of the days I couldn't do anything after my surgery, Sallie came over. She rearranged my pantry for me. It was my job to sit and use my label maker to make labels for her. I think we both had fun! I LOVE how my pantry looks now!

Ask if you can sit in the Lobby

I got my other epidural and I was coping, but the thought of it wearing off again scared me... and Kurt. I can not function without it. Even with it I was on pretty high dosage of medication... enough I could not drive. After consulting my family Dr. and a chiropractor they both recommended I have back surgery. The only problem, I couldn't get in with a surgeon until the end of August and that was with my Dr. making the appointment for me! This was a problem for 2 reasons, one, what if the epidural wore off before that? And two, my insurance ends the end of August, I needed to have had the surgery by then! Kurt suggested I call and ask if I could wait in the lobby and if a cancellation happened if I could get in. I thought what can it hurt so I called. The receptionist asked if I had done physical therapy and had epidurals when I told her I had she asked me where I got my MRI done. She told me the Dr. could access my MRI and they would get back to me within a week if the Dr. thought there was something he could do. This was on the morning of the 13th of July. The next day, I received a call from the surgeon's office and was asked if I could be up to his office by 1:00pm. So at 1:00 Kurt and I went and met with the surgeon. He said he could help and if the surgery worked it would give me immediate relief. We asked him when I could have surgery and he said, "Tomorrow." That SHOCKED us! I was NOT expecting to have surgery the NEXT day! Thanks to family and friend who made it possible for me to do it! I could not lift ANYTHING for 2 weeks. That meant I had to have help 24/7 so if Kurt was not home, family and friends stepped in to help.

The surgery was a success, I could tell it worked the night of the surgery. I had surgery pain, but the excruciating back pain was gone. The surgeon said my disc was bulging at a 8. 0 means no bulge, and 10 is it is all the way out, surgery was the way to go! So if you can't get in to see the Doctor ask if you can wait in the lobby, it worked for me!

Date Night

Last Spring, Kurt asked me if I wanted to go to the Paul McCartney concert. I said I would love to! The day finally arrived, I was excited but also a little apprehensive wondering if I would be able to walk to and from the concert and also be able to sit that long. Thank goodness for some medication! We had a GREAT time! We started our evening by going to L&L Hawaiian BBQ, it was yummy food, Kurt LOVED it! He was able to have some Haupia pudding which he thinks is delicious.

We then drove over to Rio Tinto stadium for the concert. We parked in South Towne Center parking and walked over. Kurt is SO good to me. He is very patient and kind. We walked slowly, but I made it! The concert started almost 40 minutes late, but once it got going it was fabulous! My favorite part was when he played the acoustic guitar and sang. I also loved watching an older woman sitting at the side and to the front of us a little ways rock out to all of the songs. I enjoyed seeing her enjoy herself! Kurt and I had a great time, I truly enjoy hanging out with my husband!

Soggy Salad

I made a salad that I was really excited to bring to the JCH family reunion. I had glazed the walnuts, crumbled feta cheese, cut up strawberries to just the right size... I had spend some time making this salad, it was not a last minute throw together type. Just before we left I added everything together and then I put it on ice to keep it nice and fresh. When we arrived at the reunion I was looking forward to having people taste my creation, but when I took the lid off it was a soggy mess! It looked TERRIBLE! It was nothing but a big glob of guk! I was so dissappointed! I wanted to just hide it, but then people would realize it was mine, so I just left it on the table. I don't think anyone tried it, I don't blame them, it looked awful! Well, I guess this is a live and learn lesson. Next time I will wait and mix it on site! I didn't take pictures, I guess I should have, but I did want to document this learning lesson!

4th of July 2010

It turns out our little community has one heck of a fourth of July celebration! And lucky for us it is all held very close to our home! We went to the parade in the morning, and then over to the park for some festivities. AJ got two swords, he was in heaven being able to hit and not get in trouble! Griffin took it all in stride riding around in the stroller.

Later that night we sat in our driveway, had rootbeer floats, lit sparklers and watched a GREAT firework show! Mom and Dad Hislop and Chris & Sallie's family came over to join us. A great time was had by all! When AJ would get tired of the sparkler he would go hand it to Grandpa Hislop.

Boat

Kurt found a boat on KSL and bought it. Yes, we now own a boat. When I married Kurt I thought we would have some kind of camper or trailer and maybe a 4-wheeler or two, but I NEVER envisioned us having a boat! It is a rather big boat too, it has a place to sleep & a stove. My question was can it pull a water toy like a water weenie. The man we bought it from laughed and assured me it could do that. It is a 23foot Sea Ray. Kurt, his dad and I took it out on July 3rd to Willard Bay to try it out. It was a lot of fun when the engine was working, but when we got out a ways and switched over to the trolling motor to try it out (it wouldn't work above idle)and then tried to switch back to the engine Kurt couldn't get it started again, so we came back in to port using the trolling motor on idle. It was quite an excursion! Good thing Kurt is a handy man! He already has the parts to get it up and running for good! Here are some pictures of our dandy day! (The boys couldn't come because we need to buy little life jackets.)