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For like a week Porter has been talking about the "castle of stoves". We have had no idea what in the world he has been talking about. Yesterday he showed us..... on top of the mountain the microwave towers. I am wondering if this confusion has any reference to my awesome cooking skills? Who Knows.

H1N1 vaccine and then some..............................

We finally had our chance to brave the masses and get vaccinated. If you have not had it yet and are eligible you should go. Its really easy and fast with their new system. Thursday I went to the Bountiful Regional Center and got our tickets and then Saturday we went to the Davis Conference center for the big "stick". From this picture it looks pretty crazy but the wait was not too long. There were children freaking out and screaming their heads off so I was not sure how Porter would do. Here he is though in the chair smiling. The lady asked him if he needed to sit in my lap to not be scared. He replied that he didn't need me and he was gonna be the bravest boy she had shot all day. They asked him if he wanted a sucker while he waited because dad went first. But he told them "no he had not had breakfast yet".

The lady had him look away so he would not see the HUGE needle. Luckily he had his good friend Mona. He did great and did not cry until he was finished. I think when he cried it was because of all the pent up anxiety about getting the shot to begin with.

Unfortunately though the shot does not cover strep throat which is what we have at our house now. Luckily the babies haven't gotten it. It came to me and has stayed with me. Unfortunately for Burk that has meant that he has been a single parent since Saturday night. Dealing with all kinds of things that try our patients. Getting up in the night to feed Rebb, to help Porter after a nightmare, dropping kids off at school, picking them up, making them dinner, baths and stories before bed time, fits and tantrums, and funny enough this...................................................................

Yes it is what you think Super Stinky POO! This blow out topped them all. It was awesome. Burk started screaming oooogggghhh HELP, I rushed out of my room to find Porter gagging and Burk in mass hysteria. All I could do was laugh. Rebb was looking all around smiling and feeling very proud of himself. It was as if he were saying "see mama, what I did".
I grabbed the nearest camera which was my phone so this is kind of a crappy photo and it really does not capture the enormity of the "situation".

All in all Burk did a very good job of being a single parent and I appreciate him immensely. Not only did he take care of the boys but of me too. Running downstairs to get me drinks of water, and ibuprofen several times a night, going to the store before work to buy me some throat spray and other random acts of kindness. Rarely do I get sick, (I don't have time for sickness :) ) and even rarer are the times in my life when I have been THIS sick. It is nice to know I can depend on him when I am. Thanks again, love ya babe.

All out of Order

I have about a billion posts that I want to go back and post but I thought it was important to do this one today. So my stuff will be all out of order but oh well.

To all the soldiers who have lost their lives, to all the injured men and women, to all the POW's, to all the mothers who have laid in bed all night and worried about their babies who were away from home fighting for our freedom, to all the wives who have cried themselves to sleep, to all the children praying each night that mommy or daddy will return home safely, to all the sisters that have missed Christmas with a sibling, to every friend who has lost a friend, to every grandchild who never actually met their grandparent, to any of our service men and women who have missed the birth of a child, a first word or step, to every member of our military living or not, that I may or my not know, a sincere THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart. Have a great Veterans Day!!!!! You deserve it.