Provo NOT very welcoming

Apparently everyone in Provo BUT US knows that if you park in the wrong place, you get towed.

How do they expect you to see a little sign in the dark posted at the corner of the lot?

Don't they want out-of-towners to patronize the downtown area on a weekend?

I understand the problems that occur with students parking all over the place. However, it was CRAZY trying to FIND where they towed our car, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT for someone to come (all at 11:30 pm) and then to make it more painful, dish out $150.

I foresee an appeal coming their direction.

"Welcome to Provo"!

The Night We've Waited For

It's Monday night and that means Family Home Evenings at our house. After a great lesson by Nathan, here's the "game" portion....

....seeing who can stand on their head the longest.

Becky's attempt (so short Todd can't catch a picture):
The winner (again) is Todd...must be his flat head. Grandpa declined. Doesn't take much to entertain us!

In the News(paper)

Garrett's band, j.wride made the news. Here's a fun article about them in the BYU newspaper.

A Little Less Wisdom

Enjoyed a weekend in Utah with the college kids and so appreciated my husband's willingness to run the household in my absence. Unfortunately for him, my airplane was hours late, putting us home at 2 am. He had to turn around at 7 am and travel himself. In my absence Nathan tried out for and made the JV Singles Tennis team. Yea for Nate!

Agenda Item #1: Matt's wisdom teeth removal. Poor kid...the dentist did not put him out for the procedure, and NO PAIN MEDS afterwards, only ibuprofen. He's tough and weathered it in classic Matthew style. Agenda Item #2: We (Matt and I) (in an hour while the ibuprofen was working) rolled up our sleeves and tackled his kitchen, laundry, and shopping. That kitchen never looked so good, and probably only lasted an hour if we were lucky.

Agenda Item #3: Time with kids. In Brandon and Julie's new homey apt I made 6 freezer meals for them (and two for Garrett/Matt). Brandon was the most accurate laser-tag shooter (wasted all of us....notice Matt's cheeks). Attending church w/Garrett, Saryn and Matt brought back a variety of emotions. A family Sunday dinner followed at B & J's. Nice long chats about life, children and parenting.

It felt great to be in full-blown mother mode again!!!

Agenda Item #4: Wedding. The initial motivator that took me to Utah was a nephew's wedding in
the SLC temple.

Despite chalking up another "Quote of the Week" (UGH!) to my name, it was wonderful to spend a day, catching up with my extended family.

Not on the agenda but enjoyed just as much: BYU, Jamba Juice, Subway, The Sister Missionary Store, The Wedding Dress Fashion Show, grocery shopping. Whew!