I blame it on the iPhone. You see, I can't blog from the phone! At least, I have yet to find an easy way to do it. My laptop is pretty much dead and takes roughly 20min. to start so I completely stopped using my computer. Right now Casey is out of town and he left me his computer. I realize I need to write a post while I have the chance.
First off in news is my Mom's mission call to Cebu Philippines. She is really excited and we are excited for her. She gets to work in the Employment Office which is right up her alley as she is a social worker. My cousin Danny also went to that same mission. It seems to be common that people I'm related to get called to the same missions as others of their relatives and siblings, especially if I include the Bushman family. She departs in September, which seems forever away, but I hear she has a lot to keep her busy until she leaves. Next week she'll be here to stay for a month. She's bringing the rest of her belongings to store at our houses and she will be here for the birth of Braslinn's baby "Russell" who is due July 10!
In our family news there is a lot to tell also.
Casey is finishing up year one of his Rheum fellowship and has begun the job hunt. He has hoped for a long time to get a job in CO but so far he's coming up empty. He is in the Denver area right now. His cousin was married on Sunday in Salida and he got to attend that and then he and his sister Lacie and his mom ran the bolderBoulder together. It was not a first time for his mom and sis but a first for him and he loved it. He wants us all to go do it as a family next year. Now he is taking a couple of days to look for possible employment.
Casey is doing well in his fellowship. He was asked to be the Chief Fellow for next year which will give our family a bonus and his resume a great bonus as well. Recently Casey had a Rheum conference in Destin, FL and we all went with him for a family vacation before and after the conference. We were gone for 12 days. I would love to post pics but I don't download pics on Casey's computer! I'll have to fix that later.
The conference was only 4 days long and didn't take up his whole day, so we had many days to enjoy the white beaches and play. Unfortunately we were beset with misfortunes from the beginning of our trip. Lily got stitches on her forehead and was supposed to stay out of the water and we had to put a waterproof patch on her every time she wanted to swim, which was every day. Then she got a very deep scrape on her foot from a kayak that caused her a lot of pain. She also spilled hot soup on her chest and got scalded. The whole experience of getting hurt so frequently was hard for her. On top of that one day at the beach she didn't get sunscreen on in time and got a really nasty burn. We had to buy her a swim shirt and shorts so she could still go out and play. Leonora and Evelyn got very sick on the trip with terrible coughing at night, keeping them and us awake. They continued the coughing until about a week after we returned home. Riis also got sunburned on his back one day and I got a terrible sunburn just on my shoulders and upper thighs. I was mostly tanned already everywhere else but my shoulder was so bad I blistered. To top that off I was really sick with some other health issues. I even had to stay at the hotel and miss out on at least one of the fun days. It was a really trying experience and not the best vacation, even though we were in one of the best vacation spots in the US. We said we'd definitely go back, maybe even next year?
The same week we returned home, with Evelyn still really sick and not having practiced like we should, Evelyn had a violin recital. She played Minuet 1 by Bach and messed up quite a bit, but of all the kids (most older than her) she played the loudest. She was also very happy having played, even knowing she messed up. When I hear her play it's always reassuring to me that I put her in the right activity. She didn't want to do dance and soccer is fun for a couple of months out of the year, but in violin I think she can really be happy.
Casey finished putting in a fence for our dog run. We're working on repairing the damage done to our yard but it's a slow process. I supppose that's all the news I can share for now!
2 comments:
Wow...that was quite the trip! I'm glad everybody survived. I love the violin. I don't play it, but I sure do love to listen to it. =)
Sorry your vacation wasn't the best and hopefully you can go next year and really enjoy it! Good luck to Casey finding a job. As we have learned - don't settle for something! We are in a terrible situation and wished we had waited for what we wanted to come along. So be patient - is my advice. Hope everyone is feeling well now and enjoy the time with your mother before she leaves.
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