Love From Mom, Dad, Sikoti, and Emmalee

We are here at Hyrum and Jen's and they are all gone to the Draper Temple Dedication which is being broadcast to the Stake Centers.  We had a nice Sunday dinner all together and now we are all feeling the effects of a late night.  We came in at 3 am. and Sikoti was playing security guard for Sam until 2:30 am.  Impressive that we were all up for church in spite of no sleep.  Now we are getting groggy, so this will be a short blog.  

     C.J. had a surgery last Friday to do the tuck on her eye and put some platinum in the lid so that it will close all the way.  Her wit came to the fore when she said, "will you go beat up the guy who punched me in the eye."  Seriously she has been suffering pretty much.  It's swollen pretty much and bruising.  Her left wrist is also pretty tender.  They took some tendon out to do the tuck.  She gets a little weepy and complaining sometime, but they gave her some Tylenol with Codine.  Now that stuff does the job.  

Just two days after the surgery she is doing so much better.  She has some more to endure with more nerve transplants to give her movement in her cheek and eyebrow.  The Dr. is determined to make her a raving beauty.  Outside to match the inside.

     The Lord is blessing us.  Our mortgage is back in negotiation for a better modification.  In the mean time we don't have to pay the payment.  We got a good tax return back to get caught up on some bills and we got a fraud rebate from Morgan/Chase for the jerk that ripped us off recently.  We can pay ProPay what we owe them.  We continue to work on the pozzolan thing and have some good prospects.  We just keep on keepin on.  We even have a couple of good prospects for halls when we get back and two appts. to take deposits.  Business.  What do you know.  But what can you expect.  Paid tithing last week and will pay more when we get back.  

     Mom and I have kept up the better relationship although we had a little set back surrounding the move out of Kohls.  Just a lot of stress and potential for doubt and fear to set in and when it does watch out.  But we're having a great trip up here in Utah and enjoying Hyrum and Jen and Emmalee and Sikoti.  Looking forward to Sikoti's first game Monday night.  I'm told they need a quarterback though.  I guess he's not that accurate.  Hope you all can come up to a game or two during the season.  We'll join you.  Well that's all for now.  I'm not hearing much from any of you.  Get on it.  Love the Dad.