Half-Marathon/Parade/Camping

My Very First Half-Marathon

I did it! I trained for 10 miles, so when it came down to mile 11,12,13 I struggled. At least I finished. WooHoo!

I am not saying I am fast, but I was surprised I passed this guy. Out of the corner of my eye he had these huge muscles and tattoos. I just thought, "Wow I passed that guy". There were also times old guys passed me too and I thought, "Hey your old". LOL Which is awesome they are in great shape to do a half-marathon!



This is after the Half-Marathon at the parade. At some point I wasn't sure I would be able to sit down from being sore. LOL I did eventually.



A parade car sprayed Ethan. You can tell by his face he loved it.




Cute clowns!




This is the fire the boyscouts started in the Uintahs a few years ago.






My awsome camping chef working his magic.

This Moose was sooo close to our camp. It was kind of scary. Too bad the video's are crappy. It would have been a better video.

The Dunes

The line up of my family. My mom and Dad's four-wheeler are not there yet, but it shows that sheesh we have all gotten into the sport.

Hanging with cousins and all the dogs. We had a total of 5 dogs there.

Indie and his dog. (haha)





Easter















Karlie and Isabelle with Great Grandpa

Moab

Ethan Chillin"

Emma what a character doing a rapping pose. Who knows where she got that from. :)

Oh how I want Spring and Summer to come!

I am sooo ready for Spring! This video even got me more excited for Spring to come. I am second to the last person and my mom is the last. I remember thinking, "This is the last trip of the year and so I gunned it". Anyone, who knows me well knows I love going through the river and mud puddles. I do like getting dirty once in awhile. hahaha That was the end of summer last year in 2008. I am ready for Summer 2009.

This next video is a bit late. When I was sick I never got around to posting it. This is the first time playing Rock Band with my family. It was a fun and a good laugh. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. It compressed my video really small so this video doesn't give everybody's face's justice.

The Darndest Things My Kids Say Sometimes

• I was combing through Emma's hair and she said, "Owe your combing through the snore' ls in my hair". instead of snarles.
  
• This morning Kent was cooking crepes and Emma was whining, "I want patty cakes. Those are not patty cakes". (Pancakes)
  
• One day we went to the store and Emma said, "Mom we need to take the cutaway, pass way". I said, "What"? and she said, "you know like this, putting her hands out diagonally to show me". It took me a minute to figure it out, Oh you want to take a shortcut and she said, "Yes mom that is what I said".
  
• We went to lunch with my family and my brother asked Karlie if she wanted to go ice skating and she said, "Sure only if I have the proper training of course"!
  
  And the last I saved for the PG-13 readers. This one might be too much for you all, but me and Kent just crack up over this one.
  
• Ethan is in first grade and he has to write sentences everyday. This is what he came with all on his own.

• I have two balls and they are blue.

He was talking about his two blue Bakagon ball toys. Kent read it to me and we both just started laughing. Ethan was said, "what, what did I say". We said, "oh that was just so creative Ethan". Kent and I argued a minute of whether he should erase the sentence. Kent wanted to keep it and didn't want to make him erase the sentence, for sometimes it takes him a while to come up with a sentence. I was just hesitant of what his teacher might think. It was sent to school. Who knows what his teacher thought of it. hahaha Thinking back, oh we are horrible sometimes.

Thank you to all

Thank you to all of your kind comments. I truly appreciate the overwhelming response with meals coming to my house, watching my kids, cards, checking up on me. I am humbled and grateful for this wonderful neighborhood we live in.

I am happy to say I am getting better and hope to continue to get better. Thank you so much.

This Is Personal Beware

I usually do not express my emotions or feelings on this blog for I feel it to be too risky in some ways, or too personal in others. I am not sure what to do, but out of desperation I am pleaing for help. I thought if someone reads my blog they might know of something, or atleast can point me in the right direction to find answers.

Most people don't know, but I have been sick for almost a month and a half now. It started out as a bacterial infection( Which I had 2 different antibiotics for that one), Strep Throat (2 antibiotics for that one, because the first one did not work). Pneumonia( 1 antibiotic for that one). Yeast infection, because of all the antibiotics( antibiotic for that one). Today I learned the antibiotics for the pneumonia did not work and can I say another antibiotic was added. ( It is given out like candy. LOL I am J/K. And then they added a inhaler on top of that. They think it might be more of a underlining problem, but no answers only guesses. Out of desperation I am willing to try more holistic medicine(even though it costs a grundle) I don't know if this is smart by posting about it, but I am looking for help for I need my life back.:) The reasons I keep getting infection after infection is because my immune system is surpressed by the medicine I take for my Rheumatoid Arthritis. I have gone off some of my RA meds for a few weeks, but in doing so I take the chance of my arthritis coming back full force.

My worst symptom is EXTREME FATIGUE( when I get up I want to run back to bed), I also a little gurrgling or wheezing in lungs, shortness of breath, back and chest pain, fever, and I am having touble sleeping( oh they added a sleeping pill on top of that too. )

I am sorry if this sounds depressing, that is not my intention. I just want to be better and get my life back so I can take care of my family again. If you have any advice please share. Please! The Dr. is setting up a echocardiogram and if this round of antibiotics does not work a CAT scan. She never mentioned a Pulmonary Specialist. I wonder if that is the next step I should take. I am even so desperate that I might try and go some place warm(Arizona, San Diego). :) It kinda feels like flashbacks of trying to figure out what I had when I was diagnosed with RA.

Who knows this round of antibiotics might work.( I pray and hope so). I am not asking for help around my house. My wonderful husband has been great in helping me. Even on his birthday he took care of me. So I am good in that area. I am just asking for inspiration, knowledge, thoughts, advice, or anything.

Thank You,

Em & Em

My Brother's Wedding

My youngest brother is married. I can't believe it! :)




Jesse and Missy



My family and Missy's family.




My Family




Hadley Girls




My brothers and I.





Karlie caught the bouquet. Who knew! LOL



Ethan Lookin' Sharp






Emma's face I thought looked like a Marilyn Monroe to the side look. LOL