Setting off the Airport Alarms!!

Okay, so if I dose off while typing this, it's the medication I am taking. Actually, I've already dosed off "()" once. I decided not to wait for the ()ward ice-skating party on Saturday. I decided to slip () on the ice in my own driveway. Last Monday, Dave and I got a new car, well it's new to us. I didn't fit in the garage() so I was going to exchange its position with the other car. As I went back to the other car, I began to slip. ()I slipped on some ice, shattered my Fibula and broke my Tibia. Translation: I did a number on my leg near my ankle.

Here's what happened: ()
I was sliding quite fast on a thin sheet of ice on the driveway. My left foot stopped abruptly when the heel of my shoe caught on a section of the concrete that didn't have ice, and where the crack in the concrete was. ()
My foreleg bent backward in a weird way like a noodle. ()
As I tried to regain my balance, I could not, and fell, more like sitting down than anything; ()so I didn't hurt anything else, except perhaps considering the subsequent whiplash.

I brought my leg around to the front of me so I could feel my leg. ()I ran my hand down past my knee only to () feel that the customary straight stiffness of the leg was gone and replaced by a sagging characteristic instead. () After the initial pain and fear, my brain turned it off, and I felt nothing. Everyone was surprised at how calm I was, but it didn't hurt very much, and I knew everything would be alright. I felt a strange peace.

Dave took care of me, preventing me from going into shock. He called 911, and also a friend so they could give me a blessing. Apparently, there were 6 pieces of bone floating around and the other two major bones were all skewampus () and pointing in different directions. I haven't seen the original x-ray yet, but this is the finished () version. ()



10 screws, washers and a plate later, I am guaranteed a personal screening at the security sections of the airports. Goodie! :'/

Catch up, Catsup, or Ketchup? I'm confused!

No matter how you spell it, it tastes good on french fries and scrambled eggs!
I actually am going to try to "catch up" on all of the fun stuff of last summer.
Let's see, what happened in August?
August -
stevo and aubrey sealed with aiana
dave's high school reunion

September is a blur!
September - The first wonderful thing that happened this month is the Baptism
Sarah and Mary were baptised. We had a wonderful time with them. The Curtis' had a picnic in their back yard afterward. It was lovely.

Labourels
Patrick and Nathalie came to live with us for a few weeks again this year! How wonderful it was to see them and to spend time with them!
We visited temples, did a lot of shopping, and saw some sites.
We went to the Utah State Fair and took them to a rodeo.
Then we drove to Yellowstone and then around through Logan so we could drop them off for a wedding. It was a wo

Dave's mission reunion was fun. We went to a football game and had a fireside and food. David joined us. It was funny that he looked somewhat like my David did and people could see the resemblance.

September birthday parties were fun! We celebrated Dave, Becca, Aubrey, Laura, and Francine's birthdays. We did it two times to catch different people. Nathalie made an amazing chocolate cake, French style, with chocolate mousse in the middle. YUMMM!



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October - General Conference started the show of October off right!
Nathalie and I were able to go to the Relief Society General Conference. President Monson told a funny story about a woman who every day would criticize the dirtiness of the laundry her neighbor was hanging out to dry. "Doesn't she know how to clean clothes?" One morning the laundry her neighbor hung out to dry was bright and clean. She commented to her husband that her neighbor must have finally learned how to do her laundry right. He replied. "No, I just got up early this morning and cleaned the windows!" President Monson talked about judging wrongfully.

Had to say goodbye to our "Old Reliable." Took it in to get an oil change, and they FORGOT TO PUT ANY OIL BACK IN IT!!!



We got a good harvest of Concord grapes and bottled 36 quarts! YUMMM!


A wind storm lifted out trampoline over the fence! We got some of the neighbors to help us put it back!

Missed it by THAT much!

On the way to Arizona to my 30th year high school reunion, we stopped by a few places.
My dad lives in New Mexico. We brought Christine with us and dropped her off with them so she could visit with them while Dave and I continued on to Arizona.



We visited the Anasazi ruins of the cliff dwellers. It was awesome.
We visited a cemetary in Price, UT where Dave's ancestors helped to settle the towns there.



On the way back, we tried to visit four corners monument, but it was closed due to construction. Many travellers were disappointed.
We hiked up to Delicate Arch. It was about 103 degrees. I thought Christine and I were going to have a heat stroke! Seriously!



We were recording pieces for Dave's new 6 Hymns in 6 Days lessons. It was fun, even though everyone was looking at us funny!

Then we visited Dead Horse Point. It is called that because in the old days, they used to herd the horses up on the plateau. They would gather the best horses, and leave the others there to die... within view of the Colorado River below. Sad.

By then, it was beginning to get dark, so we continued home. There was a wonderful thunder storm. Little did we know that behind us, that wonderful storm turned into two tornadoes in Price, UT!
"Missed it by THAT much!"

Hiking a mountain is fun to do... fun to do... fun to do!

Here are some pictures of Mt. Timpanogos with Rob and Julie, et. al.








And here are some pictures of our hike above Silver Lake in Big Cottonwood Canyon, to Twin Lakes.