Catch up

I am so sorry for not posting for a while. It is not merely that I am trying to 'milk' the baby announcement post, the fact is that I am sick; the worst stomach flu, 24 hours a day, sick. Oh, and tired. I sleep 9-10 hours a night, and still wake up groggy.

But, I love it. I am so happy to be pregnant.

So, let us catch up on life that we missed, because I was too sick to mention it:

1. Planting Trees:

Andrew was put in charge of the group gift for a business mentor in a program called Junto. Normal people might present a picture, or a book. But not Andrew. He thinks outside the box. Way outside the box in a wonderful way.

He gave them a grove. Of course it came with a plaque.

It was an amazing idea.

They loved it. For Christmas, I want a grove. What a beautiful gift. Something to last at least 100 years. Then I could make something out of it, like President Hinckley's Cherry Tree Pulpit in the Conference Center.

2. The Science Fair:

Did anyone else hear about this? It is the last Saturday of every month at Weber State University. Free planetarium shows, Free science presentations (we loved carnivorous plants, the physics of sound, and the slime), and tons of fun hands-on activities; even for a two year old. Oh, yes, all FREE. If it is free (especially free science) we are there.

3. I have the best cousins.

Andrew invited Kerianne and Shane Dyer to our house for Sunday dinner. Could there be a happier thing to do? I was amazed at how thoroughly enjoyable they are to be with and talk to. They almost never talked about themselves, unless we forced them. For two such accomplished people, they were humble, and sincerely interested in us.

Sorry, Keri, for including this picture. Sarah took it. I was fascinated because you could see how tired my eyes were. They were bright red. That is how they often look, lately.
Again, sorry about the pic, but I just want to thank Kerianne for all she taught us that night. We thought that we might be a help to her worries about dating and marriage, but we were wrong. She came and taught me about my family, and mental illness. Thank you. I am different now because you came.
4. Free Bowling Passes:

We decided to go bowling, because that is what Curious George did that day. Luckily for us, the bowling lanes were full with tournaments, which might be sad, but they gave us 3 free bowling passes for another day.

We had just as much fun pretending to play video games in the lobby.