I have Covid. It feels like extreme allergies, but the thing that is the worst right now is the overwhelming lethargy. I sit in my chair all day long, but even turning from one side to the other when my back starts to hurt makes me winded as if I've just run a marathon.
I was in need of some comfort food, so we sent Shelby to the store for this...
In our efforts to do Baptisms for the Dead in all open temples in Washington State, we met the Wilstermans' in Seattle today. It was our first time having Austen join The Cousins in the font. I love that our kids are growing up with these memories of being in the temple together.
Shelby left this morning, bound for Girls Camp. We made sure she was packed with all she needed, but most importantly, that she had the Girls Camp Hair-- braids.
Two days later, a friend asked if I'd go to her house each day while she was out of town to press her Quick Freeze button; her freezer was going out, but she didn't want to lose all of her food before the repairman was coming in two days' time. When I went the first time, just hours after she'd left, I was SHOCKED to feel that her frozen foods were basically in a fridge, defrosted and completely gushy. Randy and I jumped into action and brought all of her frozen food to our house-- we had the space now!
The boys decided to do a BYU Independent Studies class together this summer-- Foods & Nutrition. First order of business: Banana Bread, with Instagram-worthy pictures and recipes posted.
"What happened to our hammock carabiner? Why is it all stretched out and busted?"
Keilie and Dallin met us at the river after work. It was a blast having everyone together, enjoying the river, and getting to know Dallin more and more.
I happened upon an article about an upcoming movie called, "Richland." Of course, this piqued my interest. When I watched the preview, the opening scene was actually a scene of Caden's cemetery, so I immediately knew it was about our town.
I asked Bishop and Kristin if they knew, or if they thought Spencer knew, as he was currently serving his Mission in Boston. Nope, no one knew! How neat to have not only a movie about your town (even though I suspect it won't shed happy light on the fact that it was here where the final stages of the Atomic Bomb were perfected) but also featuring some of our friends! Just neat!
Upon opening our freezer out in the garage today, my peripheral vision caught sight of something that actually startled me: dark red blood dripping from the top shelf of the door, down to the bottom of the freezer. After the initial shock, I found myself frantically grabbing everything in the freezer to check that it was frozen. The crazy thing-- everything was rock-hard! Our freezer had defrosted while we were in Utah and then refroze, as evidenced in the thick ice layer at the bottom of the fridge, as well as the chicken juices that had formed and frozen in all of our 10-pound bags. Blah. Since this is the second year in a row that we have had something similar (although last year's debacle didn't include Forensic Files dripping blood), we decided it was time for a new freezer.
Because we'd purchased the freezer second-hand/refurbished and kept it for nearly 10 years, we felt justified to buy a brand new one this time. While at Lowe's, Randy asked the salesman if he knew of any sales coming up for "Independence Day." The guy thought for a second before replying, "I don't think we'll have any sales until the 4th of July."
... "Independence Day IS the 4th of July."
"OH! Then, no," and he proceeded to tell us that they price match themselves for 30 days as if he hadn't just made a hilarious blunder. I'm proud of Randy. He didn't giggle, smirk, or make him feel ignorant in any way; he just gave the fact as it was without judgment. I, on the other hand, had to turn away and act as if I was interested in another freezer to hide my smile. It comes as no surprise to anyone that I married WAY UP! I'm the luckiest girl in the world
