1st snow of the year!

I heard on the radio that it was supposed to snow on Saturday and Sunday. After no snow on Saturday and no signs of snow coming, I gave up on the thought of it. Then sure enough, Sunday morning when I woke up and looked out my window, this is what I saw...


I love when it snows, especially here in Utah, becuase the mountains are so beasutiful coverd in snow. My nephews were so excited, they quickly got on their snow gear and headed outside. Dallin started making a snow man and wanted to make an entire snow family, but ran out of snow after the first one.

Dallin and his Snow Man

Is that self tanner???

Today, Chris went to Barnes and Noble to relax and read a good book. I asked him to send me a picture so I could see his handsomeness. This is what I got...
Don't get me wrong, he is a total stud muffin and I love him, but I couldn't help but notice how extremely ORANGE his face was looking. So, I asked him, "Did you put on self tanner?" He said no it was just the lighting, but I don't know if I believe him. Ha Ha Ha!!! I love you Christopher!

NASTY!!!

So, today I learned about immersion foot, or trench foot. Why did I learn about it...well, because after receiving these photos from my hubby, I became a little curious.

You can see his feet starting to mold!!!

He said he almost ripped his sole off when he took his boots off...OUCH!!! Chris was told to go with out shoes for the weekend, so his feet could heal. After a day his feet started to dry out, which made then crack and bleed and hurt even more. Two days later he had to do a 5 mile run on his poor lil feet.

Now, that you have seen these nasty photos...here is what I learned. It is a medical condition caused by prolonged exposure of the feet to damp, unsanitary and cold conditions above freezing point. Immersion foot occurs when feet are cold and damp while wearing constricting footwear. The condition can occur with as little as twelve hours' exposure. The symptoms are: Affected feet become numb and then turn red or blue. As the condition worsens, they may swell. Advanced immersion foot often involves blisters and open sores, which lead to fungal infections; this is sometimes called jungle rot. If left untreated, immersion foot usually results in gangrene, which can require amputation. If immersion foot is treated properly, complete recovery is normal, though it is marked by severe short-term pain when feeling is returning. Like other cold injuries, immersion foot leaves sufferers more susceptible to it in the future.

I'm glad there was no amputation necessary here!!!

The Giant Zucchini

Last week my boss brought me two zucchini from his garden. He knows that we have a not so successful garden at our house and since his produces more than he and his wife can eat, he thought he would share! They were not huge, but they were much larger than the ones you buy at the store. One Zucchini made 4-6 loaves of bread. When I brought them home, Cole was shocked at how big they were compared to the tiny zucchini from his garden. So, the next day I mentioned to my boss that my nephew was so shocked that the zucchini were so big. He told me that he could grow them much much bigger than that! He said that they had 1 more zucchini left and that he was going to leave it for another week and then bring it to me to give my nephew. Today he brought it in to work for me and it was ginormous!!! He said if he let if grow any longer it may not fit in my car. When I got home from work, I brought it in the house to surprise Cole. As soon as he saw it he freaked out! He thought it was the coolest thing ever. He was so excited, he tried to carry it to show his mom and dad, but it was a little too heavy. I wish I could have captured his initial reaction on camera, but the grin on his face shows how excited he still is about it.
The thing is almost 3 feet long and about 8-10" diameter. I am not really sure what we are going to do with it, but maybe we will have to try a few dozen new recipes to try to use it all up!

Let the Anxiety Begin

Now that Chris has started the actual Ranger Indoctrinate Program, he is not allowed phone privileges. I rarely hear from him and when I do, it is a text her or a text there, but when I reply, he is gone! Today I got these very disturbing pictures from him with the following texts...

"I'm so sad!"

"My Leg"

"Can you see it?"

"Hamburger Feet"

Not knowing what the heck he was talking about and what happened, the anxiety attack began, I started to panic, worry, stress, and CRY! I tried to text back to say "Why are you sad? What happened? Are you OK? What wrong with you chest?" but he obviously had to shut his phone off and could not text back. Waiting in suspense, having major anxiety, I finally get a text back that said "Jujitsu 3 against me, broken rib, hurts to breathe, messed up knee". Again, I tried to text back to ask for details, but no response. All night I couldn't help but think about him and all the pain he must be experiencing. I can tell in the picture of his face that his head is swollen and bruised. The picture of his leg tells me that its his left leg, yeah the one that had $40k surgery. The one of his chest makes me nauseous to look at cuz you can totally see his rib sticking out. I can handle the "Hamburger feet" picture, because those are just really bad blisters that I am sure hurt him, but they won't kill him. He refuses to go to the doctor, because they will restart him and he doesn't want that. I know that all I can do is pray for him and have faith the Lord will bless him to be healed. Maybe this is why they say the less you know the better, because the more I know, the more I worry! And the more I worry, the less sleep I get!!!

Auntie Mom

Today my brother in law was speaking at a Word Press Conference and my sister wanted to attend, so she asked if I would help out with the kids.

My day began at 8:45am with Cole and Dallin screaming as if there were a fire or some other emergency..."WAKE UP! Shell Shell...WAKE UP!!!" So, awake I was! I mosey on down the stairs to get my schedule for the day from my sister and out the door she went.

I ate breakfast, took a shower and got ready. Since it was Cole's day for 1/2 time snacks and treats for his soccer game, I had to finish baking and frosting cupcakes, and get the snacks and water loaded in my car.
Green sprinkles for the "Green Dragons"

I helped Cole get dressed for soccer and then helped Sadie make a card and wrap a gift for a baby shower. We dropped the gift and off we went to pick Dallin up from his Cartooning Class in Orem at 11:30am.
After picking up Dallin, we had to race back to Cedar Hills to have Cole and the treats to the soccer field by 12pm. Arriving only 5 or so minutes late, I told Cole to run out there and find his coach while I gather the treats.
Cole running for the ball, but the girl is kinda blocking him out of the picture.

The game was a ton of fun until Cole is kicked in the face and got a bloody nose all over. Trying to calm him down and keep myself from passing out I cleaned him up and shoved a tissue up his lil nostril. It finally stopped bleeding and being a tough guy, he was right back in the game.

After the game, I dropped Sadie off at the baby shower late and head home to get the boys some lunch. Feeling all motivated, I decided to clean my car inside and out.
Look how pretty, all shiny and clean!

Not realizing what time it was and that I was supposed to have a pasta salad made and delivered to the church building for Women's Conference by 4:45pm, I ran to Walmart, bought what I needed and raced home to get started. I threw it together super fast, delivered it to the church and hurried home to get myself changed and ready to attend Women's Conference. Monica got home just after 5pm, changed her clothes and off we went to be spiritually edified while Sadie watched the boys.

Over all it was a great day! I really enjoyed spending time with the kids and I am glad I was able to help my sister out to allow her to go support her hubby! I think I got just a glimpse of what being a mom is all about...running kids all over the place, juggling a million things at once, baking, soccer mom, etc. It was extremely chaotic and I am pretty sure I bit ALL of my nails off! I don't know how you moms do it everyday. I am just glad at the end of the day I was able to relax and enjoy conference with my sister.

Say WHAT???

Today, while at work, I received this text message and picture

"You Ready?"

Chris is so cute. He was out shopping with some Army buddies, who knows where, and he stops to take a picture of a stroller to tell me he wants a baby! Typical guy...he picked out the JEEP stroller, the closest thing to a pimp car for his lil' one. He has been telling me for a while now that he wants to start having kids, but it is next to impossible to conceive a baby right now, with him in the Army. I know he wants one sooo bad and so do I, but it is hard for me, knowing that he will hardly ever be home to be a daddy! I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens, see what God has in store for us.