Linoleum for Kitchen

A blow torch was used to tuck the linoleum corner under the edge of the cabinets.

Ready to work on the 2nd half.

Gluing the 2nd half of the linoleum down. 

The black stuff was used as a pattern to cut out the linoleum for under the dishwasher.

Finally done!

Every 3 x 5 inches had to be nailed.

Closeup of the linoleum we picked out. 

University of Utah Hospital

I guess this is the Al-a-mode view.

40 lb. blocks of cheese at Welfare Square in SLC, Utah.

Making jars of Jam.

          We went down to SLC so I could get my portable EEG monitor to wear for 4 days. The hospital was HUGE. It is a level 4, so the highest and only location in the west region for the seizure study and epilepsy program. The hospital provided free valet parking which was kind of fun. It took 2 hours for the tech to do all the measurements and glue the electrodes onto my head. 


          On day 2, we took a tour of Sweet's Candy Factory and Welfare Square. We weren't able to take any pictures of the factory, but enjoyed some yummy samples of candy! 


         On the 3rd day, we found the "U" on the hillside. It was fun! By the 3rd day, I felt I was finally getting used to sleeping with the monitor on. It took a little effort at first to thread the monitor through my clothing to get dressed in the morning. Then to enjoy a refreshing baby wipe bath since I couldn't shower for those 4 days. 


           When we went for the last day to get my monitor removed, we checked out Primary Children's Hospital. We enjoyed dark chocolate Dreyer's yogurt ice cream in the cafeteria. That hospital is AMAZING! The check-in information desk was a pirate's ship. There was a fish bowl with wiggling fish through the clear window of the elevator. It took 20 min. of scrubbing in the hospital shower to make myself presentable with a hat on. Then it took another 40 min. plus 1/2 a bottle of nail polish remover for Mom to help me comb out the rest of the cement. Not my favorite part of the process. My scalp is still a bit tender. The tech ripped off a few patches of my skin on the front of my forehead while removing the leads. 
         Now that my referral has finally been received, we are waiting to hear when my appointment with the neurologist will be. We're hoping they can get me in before school starts again, so our schedules don't conflict with the craziness of school beginning and needing to drive back down to Utah.

Backyard Garden

I've been picking tomatoes daily and this is the first batch of grapes I've picked. When the rest ripen in a few days, we'll all have to go out because the entire length of the yard is grapes. We've also been on top of weeding in the evenings around the cantaloupe and pumpkins plants. We have a very sandy soil, and have been in battle with puncture vines. I think that is one of the noxious weeds talked about in the scriptures.

The Rodeo in Nephi, Utah

Thursday evening we went to the Rodeo! There was a bull that ran at full speed twice and rammed its head into the gate trying to escape while the cowboy riding his horse was trying to rope it. It put quite a dent in the gate of the arena.

Shooting Range in Nephi, Utah

We saw these cows as we were leaving the shooting range. They seemed quite happy with themselves that they had escaped their enclosure. We called the family they belong to. Apparently, they do this quite often!

Home in Utah for 7-Week School Break

Playing Nertz a fun card game.

Here are some things we've been up to during the school break! We made homemade beef jerky using a seasoning packet and 1 lb. of hamburger meat. We went down to Nephi, Utah to visit old friends from our military days. They took us our 4-wheeling on their quads. It was a blast! The blue in the rocks are silver. The old shacks are from miners many years ago.