I have been copping out of actually writing anything in my blog lately. I think that I have either become so routine in my life that nothing I do seems noteworthy, or I have stopped noting on the things that are funny but small. HOWEVER, there have been some big things that I would like to mention today and a few small things.
First big thing. You will notice at the top of the page is a link to our latest attempt at a child. This link will lead you to a profile that we have added to give us access to web searches and adoption agencies across the country. Cross your fingers. Hmmm...lets make a list.
Fertility Attempts
- No birth control
- Assisted insemenation
- Surgery
- LDS Family Services (adoption)
- IN-Vitro
- IN-Vitro
- No menopause med's
- Parent Profiles (adoption)
The latest attempt at adoption came with a book my mother-in-law sent me called Secret Daughter. It is a book about a couple that adopts a girl from India. She warned me to just get through the beginning and the rest would be good. Well about 5 pages in I had nearly broken into tears several times because of how much I related to the wife's infertility. HOWEVER, it motivated me to take action on the parent profile site and now it is up and running less than 2 weeks later.
It may have taken less time, but there was a bit of a snag in the normal routine of our lives. My Mom called to let us know that she wasn't going to be able to join us on our Jackson Hole trip we are taking this weekend because my sister had called from Seattle and my Dad was picking her up. He wasn't just picking her up though, he was picking up Jenny and all 5 kids and moving them, that night, back to Utah. Sadly news from her husband came saying he had been cheating for the past 4 months. She was a girl from his work and he claimed to love her. Jenny said being around him at that point felt like poison and she scooped up her kids and called dad.
I went down to try and help where I could, but I was about as emotional as everyone else, and don't know if I was any support at all. Mom was a wreck, Dad was worn out and those of us who found out later were still recovering. Jenny just put her arms around me and said "I hope you appreciate what a good husband you have". I was going to try and be brave, but I lost it and caused others to do the same. I have talked to her a bit here and there since and she seems to be doing better. According to my Dad when they went back up to pack this weekend Jenny went on a date with a guy that had a crush on her from the ward. Josi overhearing the conversation was a little distraught until Dad laughed and said it was Todd. Josi smiled and seemed to be pleased that after 2 weeks of separation that her parents were on a date. Things seem to be mending and Todd is trying to make things right and severed ties with the other girl and is seeking help from the bishop and stake president. (Deep sigh).
Since then I have come back to my quite world in Benson where all is well. Andrew and I went to Tom and Mataya's to meet for dinner on Friday and I have a bit of an embarrassing but funny story to tell and even if I preferred not to tell all the details that make me look stupid, the story wouldn't be as good, so ALAS I will tell. On the way there it was pitch black and I was taking back country roads in the middle of corn fields to get the the main highway. I cam around a corner into even further blackness and nearly ran into two cars (sedans) parked on the side of the road. As I went by I noticed that both cars were parked and there were two men sitting on the hood of one of the cars. .... .... ... ... ? What in the world are two men doing sitting on the hood of a car in the dark in the middle of nowhere? After a few moments reflecting on what I saw I couldn't imagine that there was much they could be doing that was legal.....unless they were stargazing? (This is the part I'm embarrassed to admit) I decided to call it in, and just mention it. I told dispatch that I really didn't see anything suspicious, but it was just weird. She asked if I wanted to give my name or remain anonymous....I should have remained anonymous, but I gave my name and number in case they had questions. I get to their house and tell Andrew, Tom and Mataya the story and mentioned how I thought it was weird and they agreed, but I didn't tell them about calling it in. I didn't want them to think I was paranoid and whatever. We went to eat and on the way back we were about 2 blocks away from their house when I get a phone call. Dangit, it was probably the cop and I was in front of everyone so I would probably have to admit that I called it in. NO, the cop on the other line asked if I owned a grey Mazda, I did, and that he found it in the middle of the road. ??? What? He said he was just driving by and my car was in the middle of the road. It appeared to have rolled down the driveway and into the street even though I had the emergency brake on. I didn't have it in gear so even with the break it rolled backwards down the driveway and into the road. Gratefully it was probably slowed by the brake and didn't go any further or hit anything causing damage. We got there and the cop and the neighbor had helped push it out of the street. We were all laughing and I was a bit embarrassed until the cop also laughing said it was about as suspicious as two cars parked out in the dark! It was the same cop that went to check on the other cars I had just called in! Everyone really started laughing now and realized that I had called it in. I was very embarrassed then, but tried to laugh it off. "it is a good thing you don't live somewhere else other than Cache Valley Utah"......it's true. Seriously though anywhere else I wouldn't have, but this was close to my home and not much happens there and I am not about to let it start. Crazy story, funny night.
