RSV scare

Yes, my sweet little Brandon got the dreaded RSV.  Of course all this had to happen 1 week before our new insurance became active.  I took him to an urgent care center, after much prodding from my mom, and they knew right away what is was.  His respiration was up to 78.  They knew I was worried about going to the hospital without insurance, so they said I could go home and watch him carefully overnight, and count his respirations often.  We had a really bad 48 hours or so, but he now seems to be on the mend.  I am grateful that we didn't have to spend thousands of dollars at Primary Children's, although we would have if we needed to.  It was so sad and scary to see him work so hard to breathe, and the coughing was horrible (he still has a bit of that).  I am also grateful that we can go ahead as planned to have him blessed this Sunday.  Yesterday evening, when he actually started smiling and not screaming every moment, I was in love with him all over again.  It was so wonderful.  I couldn't stop kissing and loving him to death.  I am so glad I haven't had to deal with this before, and I am so glad the nightmare is over.

Pay It Forward

1.  Be one of the 1st 3 bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.

2  Winners must post this challenge on their own blog, meaning that you will pay it forward, creating a handmade gift - anything - for the 1st 3 bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!

3.  The gift that you send to your friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item.  This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you recieve your gift and have shipped your gifts.  And, remember, it's the spirit and the thought that count!

4.  When you recieve your gift, blog about it!  IF you are not one of the 1st three to comment on this post, you can still play along.  Go ahead and start your own Pay it Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!  It's all about paying it forward.

(Original post from Rachel Sollis)

Reasons I am glad to be back in Salt Lake City

1. I am excited for all the family gatherings.  Clayton's family gathers quite often.  Mine - every once in a while.  I even have cousins and aunts and uncles to have fun gatherings with.

2. I get to eat at Cafe Rio any time I want to.

3. I get to shop at Robert's

4. I also get to shop at Tai Pan Trading. (whenever I have a house that needs decorating)

5.   There are beautiful mountains that are actually close enough to see!

6. My kids can see their grandparents all the time.

7. Our trips to the temple will be much shorter.  We can also pick from a bunch of temples to go to!

8.  My kids get to ride the bus to school.

9.  We get to hang out with all our old friends.

10.  We don't have to use vacation time and money to come visit family.

(I'm sorry I haven't been putting pictures on here.  My computer isn't set up and I'm not sure how to get pix from my camera without downloading them onto my parent's computer.  Anyone know?)