Follow-up Appointmentby Jim
6 Oct 2009
1:10 pm2
I’m here at the hospital posting on Jim’s iPod. (Isn’t wireless internet great?) I just finished with Doctor Spain and he says I’m A-OK! A few more weeks of taking things easy and I’ll be as good as new. Yay!
Take That to the Bankby Angie
1 Oct 2009
12:10 pm6
Our offer was chosen! This is only the first step in a very long process, though. Now, the seller will package up our offer with all of their paperwork and send it to their bank and lender to see if it is approved. This will likely be a long wait – probably several months. In the mean-time, here are a few more pictures
Another Offerby Angie
30 Sep 2009
12:09 pm2
Several of you may know that a few weeks back we placed an offer on a home here in Springtown, but were out-bid. Well, we’re trying again with another home here in our ward, and here it is:
It’s 1110 sqare feet, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, with a lovely updated kitchen, wood floors, and a nice backyard. It’s a “short sale,” so it may be several months before anything is final, but we hope to have a tentative answer tomorrow… We’ll keep you posted!
Angie Checking Inby Angie
19 Sep 2009
11:09 am3
Hi, everyone – this is Ang. I just wanted to check in and let you know that I’m doing fine. This recovery is a little more painful than when I did this back in April, but since I’m not feeling sick as I recover, I’m feeling better about things this time around.
My sweet husband is taking wonderful care of me, putting himself at my beck and call every moment he is at home. My Mom is visiting, too, and it’s been fun to talk and watch movies with her. She brought her recipe books, too, so we’ve been spending some time adding to “Sugar & Spice.” Jaquie, of course, is delighted to have Jim home and people sitting on the couch all day, and her purring is always a special comfort to me.
Everyone has been very kind and helpful: Joleen came by Thursday evening with flowers for me, and Heidi brought dinner for us last night. I appreciate all the notes and phone calls of encouragement, and am especially grateful for your prayers on my behalf. I’m quite a lucky girl to have such wonderful family and friends supporting me at times like this.
Kauai Vacation – Day 4by Angie
15 Jun 2009
12:06 pm0
We set out fairly early this morning on the long drive to the Northwest end of the island. We hiked about a mile along the Na Pali Coast, with Tolton spending a lot of time on Josh’s shoulders and me straggling at the end of the group with Jim and my Dad to shepherd me along. There was great rejoicing when I made it to “our point” alive, where everyone had stopped to wait for us. Going down was much easier, but by the time we made it back to the parking lot, I was exhausted.
We had lunch at Bubba’s Burgers, after which Tolton promptly fell asleep in his car seat. The next adventure was to be snorkeling at Tunnels, but I offered to stay in the car with my napping nephew so he could get a good nap and I could rest. When everyone else was as tuckered out as I was, they returned to the cars and we drove to Banana Joe’s, where we had been promised the best smoothies ever. Unfortunately, their smoothie hours ended at 4pm and we had arrived at about 4:10. We bought fresh pineapple instead, and drove out to the beautiful overlook of the Kilauea Lighthouse on the North shore, and then had dinner at the Bull Shed.
Kauai Vacation – Day 3by Angie
14 Jun 2009
12:06 pm0
Church was wonderful in Kauai, at the familiar blue-roofed building that carried fond memories from past vacations. Relief Society was a beautiful lesson about forgiveness and mercy, which led to continued discussions throughout the rest of the day.
Since Saturday was Kim’s birthday (our adopted sister for the week), and Sunday is my Mom’s, Day 3 in Kauai ended with a grand feast. We had bought enough beef tips in gravy, peas, and rolls to feed 10 people, and we put our two microwaves to good use in the hour leading up to dinner. Mom even had her very own chocolate cake and candle (thanks to a single-serving microwavable molten chocolate cake mix). Though the suites didn’t have stovetops, they did have half-sized dishwashers, so we didn’t even have to spend much time washing up – just put load up the dishes… “It’s just that easy!” We finished with a little devotional by Mom, presents
, and some planning for the coming week. At the end of the family festivities, my Mom and I went out on the balcony and studied my next JS Manual lesson together (topic: temples); it was so wonderful to be musing and brainstorming with my Mom like that again. It was even more wonderful for it to be happening as we looked out on Kauai in the fading light, with the sound of the waves on Kalapaki beach accompanying our conversation. I love Hawaii.
Kauai Vacation – Day 2by Angie
13 Jun 2009
12:06 pm0
I love vacationing to the West, because it is so pleasant and easy to get up early! Risi and Josh (who were sharing a suite with us, though we had separate rooms), were up at some ridiculous hour of the morning because Tolton was not going to stay in bed any longer, so they were out walking the beach before the sun was up. By 6am, however, I was awake and dressed and ready to officially start my vacation! I walked down to Kalapaki beach with Risi and met up with Josh and Tolton, who just couldn’t get enough of the water. We just hung out on the beach and watched the cutest little boy ever being thoroughly delighted by the waves crashing on top of him. Whitney wandered down to join us, as did Mom, Dad, and eventually Jim. We decided to head to Poipu beach for our first excursion, so in just over an hour my excited, swim-suited, not-yet-burned family members were gathered at the Mariott Fish Pond. We stayed long enough to watch the goldfish and koi being fed, then headed out to the beach.
We stopped to see the “Spouting Horn,” which was very cool, and the girls browsed the shops nearby. Back on the road, Jim and Josh stopped our caravan to buy some garlic shrimp from a guy selling the stuff freshly cooked in the back of his truck. Then, on to Poipu, where we played in the sand and the water and just had a lovely, relaxed morning. Unfortunately, I had borrowed some spray-on sunscreen, and – apparently – hadn’t quite sprayed enough, because after just a couple of hours, my back was nice and red with little un-burned splotches all over it. That evening, we took a family outing to the grocery store (to plan our microwaved feast for Sunday dinner and to celebrate Mom’s and Kim’s birthday) and K-Mart (for presents for said birthdays, among other things).