Ode to a Van!

There once was a van whose color was blue

It drove and it drove all the day through
It drove near and far To the Wal-Mart, To the sea
To the mountains; To Chick filet, and even to school.
From Wyoming to Utah and back again three.
From Wyoming to Arizona where it paid a high fee.
Here in the land of the dust we must part,
Before for we hear another service man singing his lark,
“It’ll be so many dollars to just fix this.
And so many more dollars if you want that fixed too.
But don’t worry, don’t get too blue,
I’ll fix it up right. It’ll be good as new.”
So long little van, good you have been.
To our little family during car seats and boosters.
But the time has come to part our ways.
May the Automobile Goddess grant you more life
As you find a new family with a cute little wife
Or a family of many who need a ride
Down the highway of life with a van by their side.

Sick days...

The week started off crap-tacular! On Friday I was on my way home from filling out all my paperwork and taking my drug test to start my new job (I will be the newest administrative assistant for Mortenson Construction, sayonara TSA.) when as I was cruising along the van completely turns off and I can't get it re-started. Luckily I was in the left hand lane and was able to pull over safely. Bill was only about 10 minutes away, and I had a friend who picked up the kids. We had the battery tested and it was good. So we went back to the car and waited for the tow truck driver. After 3 days in the shop they couldn't find out what was wrong. BUT they did fix my driver window so I can drive through again. Yippee...Then on Monday night I woke up vomitting and then Billie woke up vomiting and then Bill started feeling sick to his stomach. It was not a pleasant rest of the night. Bill was able to take the boys to school and then we all layed on the couch all day sleeping and resting. (I think Bill was even able to work from home a bit.) This morning we all had Chiropractor appointments bright and early and so we got up and were at em bright and early. Billie is definately better. I am feeling better and Bill is getting there. He was able to work from home again today. Here are some pictures of our early dinner at 3:00pm. We had Bear Creek Chicken Noodle soup and french bread. Yummy!

One Reason To Love Living Here

As many of you are well aware, Arizona is not my most favorite place I have ever lived. It does have some perks and I thought I would share one of my favorites.

GRAPEFRUITS!
This is the season for fresh grapefruits here. Bill works with someone who has a tree, so in the last 3 weeks we have had a constant supply of fresh yummy grapefruit. We have enjoyed them for breakfast sliced and sprinkled with a little sugar. Yumm-O! On Monday we received a big bag so Grant helped me juice them into delicious happy juice. I have researched a couple of recipes that use Grapefruit juice so I am going to try out a couple this weekend.
Happy Grapefruit!