book review

Delia Hopkins has led a charmed life. Raised in rural New Hampshire by her widowed father, Andrew, she now has a young daughter, a handsome fiancé, and her own search-and-rescue bloodhound, which she uses to find missing persons. But as she plans her wedding, she is plagued by flashbacks of a life she can’t recall. And when a policemen arrives to disclose a truth that will upend the world as she knows it, Delia must search through these memories – even when they have the potential to devastate her life, and the lives of those she loves most. Vanishing Acts is a book about the nature and power of memory; about what happens when the past we have been running from catches up to us… and what happens when the memory we thought had vanished returns as a threat.

I LOVE THIS AUTHOR! I would highly recommend any of her books. She takes very difficult 'black & white' topics and really makes the reader thing which way you would fall out if in the situation.

field trip to the zoo (its wednesday!)

Josh's kindergarten class had a field trip today to the zoo. Perfect that it fell on a Wednesday! I was very excited to be able to go and be a parent helper especially since I had missed the first field trip this year.
We road on the school bus. That was a ride! Josh sat next to his buddy Ian.
We got to the zoo and were praying that the weather would hold out. There were TONS of kids from a number of different schools out to see the zoo.

All the kids had made animal bingo cards to check off as we went through the zoo. Josh and Ian both got a bingo. Then the rain started and it continued the majority of the day. We were drenched! We stopped for lunch and fortunately, the rain slowed down and almost stopped for the last 30 minutes. 2 other classmates, Carson and Hunter, joined our group after lunch and the boys enjoyed monkeying around at the gorilla house. It was fun despite the rain. I love being able to help out in Josh's class!

the future x games bike man

Josh learns something and then that is all he wants to do. He couldn't wait to get home after school and get on his bike today.

look what Josh can do

Josh and I were talking about him learning how to ride his bike without his training wheels and this weekend he was determined to do so. He was so excited to show me what he had been practicing at his dad's they send me a video. He is getting so big!

fun in the sun

Michelle & I decided we needed a breather and headed to her parents condo in St. George. We had a very relaxing weekend which was just what the doctor ordered. We left after work on Friday night and spent Saturday enjoying a GORGEOUS day of sun. I was very ready for the first 'sun kiss' of the season! Mims did a little work on the yard, I read my book (of course) and got as much sun as I could. Sunday afternoon we headed backto the real world. Really, it was just a relaxing weekend away from home!

the cutest kid ever...

long life friendships

Is there anything better than your life long girlfriends? I would have to say no. Friendships that
develop early on in life are so simple and natural and comfortable to be in. Nikki, thanks for your love and friendship. The memories I share with you are close to my heart.