Grandpa Hugh

Today would have been my Grandpa Hugh's 97th birthday. He was a great man and we miss him a lot. I think of him often and wonder what he would have thought of my little boys. I'll never forget the way he used to peel an entire apple without letting the skin break and then feed it to all of the grandkids, one little piece at a time. I know many of my relatives check on my blog. Please feel free to leave me a comment with your favorite memory of Grandpa...

An Adventure

I realize that my posts aren't nearly as fun without the pictures but since I use this blog as a little journal, I am posting the following adventure that Cameron took us on yesterday...

I pick Cam up from school every day. However, I started 2 new piano students yesterday and, due to a brain malfunction, forgot what time I needed to pick him up and scheduled my students so that I wouldn't be finished teaching until 10 minutes after Cam got out of school. I arranged with Cam's friend Alec's mom to pick him up and drop him off at our house on her way home. She woke up yesterday morning with a cold and an earache so she took some medicine and went to bed. This is where the problems begin...

Alec's dad picked the kids up from school so that his wife could continue napping and trying to feel better. When Cam got in the truck he asked if Cam was coming over to play. That sounded like a good idea to Cam & Alec so they said YES. I finished teaching piano lessons and realized that my sweet 1st grader had not come home. I wasn't ready to panic yet but when Alec's mom didn't answer her cell phone I decided to take a little drive past the school and over to Alec's house to pick Cam up. I left a note at our house in words Cam could read, in case he got home while I was on my drive. It said "Cameron- I went to find you. Stay Home!" I tried calling Alec's mom a few times but still didn't get an answer. And no one answered at their house. So I found the dad's cell phone number and tried him. No answer. I'm starting to panic. I text Spencer to get his opinion on the situation and he told me to stay home and to pray. I knew Cam was safe because he's played with Alec and his family numerous times. I was just worried because I didn't know where on earth he was. I decided to try the dad's cell phone one more time. He answered! It was nearly 2 hours after Cam should have been home.

Because the mom wasn't feeling well, the dad had taken all the kids to drop the older brothers off at football practice in Murray! He said Cameron and Alec had just barely admitted that Cam was supposed to go home after school but Cam didn't know my number and neither did the dad. (I know I'm terrible but with the move and all the other adjustments in the last few months, I haven't taught Cam our new phone number yet.) To make a long story short, we met with the dad and got Cam back, safe and sound with a huge grin on his face! Needless to say, I wrote our address and phone numbers on a note card and put it in Cam's backpack for future reference.

Birthdays!

Unfortunately, our computer is still in the shop so I'm posting this from Callie's computer again. I wanted to wish my mother-in-law a Happy Birthday yesterday, October 19th. And today my "baby" Owen is turning 2! I cannot believe how time flies. He is growing up so quickly. It's a little sad to me that he's getting so big. He is no longer my baby and is now my big boy who knows how to communicate, get his way, and play hard. He is so loving and pleasant and we are so glad he's part of our family. We celebrated his birthday yesterday with Aunts Callie & Emily and Uncles Jeff & Chopper. Tonight we're going to Build-A-Bear workshop. How fun!

FYI

Those of you who check my blog regularly may have noticed that I haven't updated for a REALLY long time...On September 24th the hard drive on our computer went bad. Luckily it was still covered by the manufacturer warranty but I've been out of commission since then. It will most likely be finished sometime next week and then I can get back to my regular posting. (I am posting this from Callie's computer.) Just wanted to let you all know that I'm still here, we're still doing well, and it snowed in Utah today...