Stuff going on: Ken and Amy came out to visit us on Friday from Nevada... like ya'll don't know where they're from. Sheesh. Anyway, Mike went to pick them up from the airport in Denver with iffy weather all the way there and back. Saturday morning we head out to Sylvan Lake where we all enjoyed a really relaxing day just hanging out and seeing the sights, eating fresh berries and veggies... it was really nice. Headed back to our place, hung out, had dinner and relaxed and chatted. It was fun. I got to know Amy a lot better, which was really nice. Sunday we headed out to the Rockies/Dodgers game in Denver prior to dropping them back off at the airport for their trip home. The drive really sent home to me what a huge problem the beetles are in our forest. Yikes. So bad. On top of that I have some family drama going on that I'll tell only my close friends. You'll probably know before you read this... but again, yikes. So bad. :\

Almost all settled in the new place. Love having more space... love that it's cooler. Megan's shower this weekend, Tara moving in and Ian's birthday the weekend after that... then hopefully I'll be done for a while! *sighs relief* Can't wait for a break. July = Crazy Busy

I am so tired.

There has been so much going on! We moved last weekend. It's Tuesday and we're already nearly unpacked. The new place is seriously fantastic and I couldn't be more excited to be somewhere! Hardwood floors through the bottom level, sunken living room, fireplace and laundry room... and I get my dining room table back from storage! YAY for being able to eat at a table!! The top floor is pretty awesome, too. Talked to the boys about who wanted their own room and after about 4 different conversations they decided that they were fine all being in the same room... so we now have a game room. It ends up being great for them. They have a separate space for their toys and video games... and the older 2 are ecstatic that Mike is putting our old surround sound system in there. I can't wait for my friends that saw my last place to come see this one. Hint, hint. I'll post pictures of the new place once we get unpacked and settled.

So, what else did I do last weekend? I adopted a kitten. He's fantastic and I love him and his name is Harry. I did not name him. The shelter did... and he's fantastic. I said that already. We thought it wouldn't be a problem with the dog... because my dog LOVES cats. Well, didn't consider that the cat would be less enthused about the dog. Harry tried to claw out Pagan's eyeball... so now Pagan tries to eat him pretty regularly. I think Harry has figured out that the dog can't jump up onto the bed (hell, I can barely jump up onto the bed) because he slept on Michael's head last night until Michael finally relinquished his pillow to the cat.

I <3 my new kitty

Okay, more in the Matt's Broken Hand Saga:

We went to see the orthopedists yesterday. The guy we were referred to wasn't there but an equally adept doctor was present and we were happy with him. For the ten seconds that we saw him, he was great. Then, his assistant guy took over. The assistant guy = awesome. It was decided that Matt wouldn't need surgery and that, because he's chronologically older than his biology says he is (he's aging faster than he's growing, he could have the bone set and it would straighten out as he grew. Awesome. So Matt sat there and laughed to keep from crying as the guy rotated his knuckle back into place and then took him for an x-ray, only to find that he needed to manipulate it more because the set didn't take. More manipulation = more pain. Matt didn't cry once... poor guy sat there and said "ow" more times that I'd have liked to hear but, other than that, he was awesome. Assistant guy tugged and pushed and massaged... by the time he was done Matthew's hand was huge and swollen and bore assistant guy's finger imprints. But, at the end of the day, Matthew was casted and ready for the trip to Vegas this weekend. Sweet.

Matt's casted hand:

WE COME IN PEACE!

I get a call at work today around 4pm. It's Zach. He sounds fairly panicked... you know? Like he knows he's in trouble or something is wrong. So I ask, "what's going on" and he says "Matt just broke his finger"

*blinks*

It turns out that my children were fighting over who got to put the trash bag in the trash can. I know, I know. You only WISH your children were so dedicated to their chores. But, hey... the spat turned into blows. Matt punched Zach in the head twice and Zachary got in a couple of kidney shots on Matt before it calmed down enough for them to realize that, um, something was BROKEN. Matt was in some pretty intense pain from what I could tell on the phone... and once he told me that his knuckle looked like it was flat and shoved back, I was on my way home. We get to the doctor, Matt had been iced for about 20 minutes and wasn't having any pain, and we tell the guy what happened. The doctor laughed. Really, laughed. By this point, I recognized the comedy in the situation... he punched his brother in the head. It's funny. But still. Then he says "well, I'm not comfortable setting this... we're going to refer you to a hand specialist"

*blinks*

So, Matt is now splinted in some hideous looking semi-cast and I'll be making an appointment for him to see the specialist tomorrow since it was so late when we finally finished with the doctor in Eagle.

Pictures... just for you!

It's almost 2am and I can't sleep. I just got up to take some benadryl and realized that I probably wasn't going back to bed any time soon... so I put my contacts in and decided to post. I've got a lot going on in my mind lately. What, with Tara in town this week, the 4th of July show on Tuesday, packing for the move, getting ready to head to Vegas and then moving the weekend after we get back.. and then Ken and Amy are coming to visit the weekend after that. I've got July fairly booked.

My foot itches. Mosquito bite. Stupid mosquitoes.

We went to a big summer party for my work on Saturday. More than a hundred people showed up for an open bar, apps and then dinner. It was like a giant reception only the food was better. Grilled salmon, steak and chicken, asparagus, baked potatoes and salads... mmmm. Did you know they make wasabi cheese? I didn't... until I had some. Crazy wasabi cheese goodness.

*sighs* I really want to be sleeping.