I don't hoard

15 years ago Aunt Syd and Phil had taken Jenni and I to 3rd Street Prominade and I bought these glasses , or it was a gift, I don't recall. I have bought many sunglasses since. None of them compare to these.

They have experienced life with me. Been on two continents, in six countries, and visited at least ten states. (Driven through a lot more, though I'm only counting places I've stayed more than a day or two) And they drive my husband crazy. Because they are scratched and one ear piece is crooked. I can't part with them.

I have given up trying to purchase a new pair.

(Yep. Thuggin it out!)

I found these at work. They sat in the lost and found for the required designated time after which I thoroughly disinfected them and gave them a try. I do not love them, but the lens are scratch free and they cover my whole eye so they have some good qualities. If only I could combine the two sunglasses.

Oh and the quote from the last post was not for people to feel sorry for us. I thought it was hilarious.

Ta ding

Mocha chip cupcakes with chocolate sour cream frosting

I didn't even get to taste one.

So Chris went back to the Doc and they are just keeping an eye on his liver for now. That's okay. Although he was having colitis attacks the last few days and I could see it effect his liver. The yellowish hue to his skin and the yellow eyes tipped me off.

I found this and thought, "How appropriate" I couldn't help but laugh and agree.

CHALLENGES

"I expected times like this - but I never thought they'd be so bad, so long, and so frequent."

(from the great website despair.com)

How we spent Labor Day

Well I got up early and went to work then I went to meet Chris

He went to race cars with his friends Josh and Rocco.

Rocco races cars all the time and he let Josh and Chris take one of his cars and have some fun.

The Dynamic Duo

I missed the first four races. Chris was disqualified from the first three because he went off course.

(Couldn't get a clear picture)

They did pretty good considering neither had ever raced and the car they were racing was stock, it was not modified in anyway.

They were pretty funny. Yelling out directions to each other. Pilot and navigator.

I went on a few runs. Chris took me on one and I thought he was cruising, but apparently he took it easy because I was in the car. That didn't last. On each of Joshs' and Chris' last run four of us crammed into the tiny car; Josh his sister, Chris and I. Josh slid into a stall trying not to go off course and then ran over two cones. Chris amazingly did his best time and didn't hit any cones when we were all in there. I'm guessing it was his thug tunes that won the race for him.

I am so angry with myself. I had an awesome video of Chris' first race when I got up there. He was cruising along and near the end he spun out, doing a 540, it was awesome, I couldn't stop laughing and you could hear the announcer say, "Chris Mahana taking the scenic route." I'm angry because after it downloaded everything from the card was automatically deleted. Now I can't find the video that I KNOW downloaded. I am so sad about it. I will keep looking because it really is a good video. Josh said he's been in a rollover and he was more scared when they spun out.

You're gone

I don't have very many blogs I look at. But if you haven't updated your blog in at least 6-12 months I will delete you. Chances are if you haven't updated your blog you are not reading mine. Just like my facebook, if I don't hear from you.....You're gone. (although I won't delete MY BLOG like I did my facebook) I don't think it would be liberating as deleting my facebook was. I highly recommend it :)

By the way,

I got all the family pictures. They are so good. I will try to post some more of my favorites on the Kasch blog soon.

Finished

5,249 pages later I finally finished.

(once again, the photo is correct in my album, just can't seem to fix it on the blog)

Grandma Benson forced me to take her collection awhile back. Literally forced me, she started by trying to guilt me by saying she wanted someone else to enjoy them and none of her kids would take them, then by explaining how good they were, and finally she just started taking them off her shelf and piling them into my arms. It was kind of funny. But I'm glad she did. It took me some time before I actually started to read them, but once I did I really enjoyed them. I learned A LOT more about church history. Not necessarily all new things either. I just had no idea on some of the timing and it went into greater detail. I would recommend them. Although books 4 & 5 were a bit slow and hard for me to get through. ( I read quite a few books in between those two)

This is what my alarm clock looks like for the next four weeks. And I LOVE IT! I go into work Mon-Fri from about 3:45 - 12:45 ( I can never leave work on time) Tomorrow I go in at 3:30. Yes that is a.m. If you know me I love the mornings. This may seem a little extreme, and yes at 2:45 I'm not digging it so much all the time, but I'm up and running. Why would I do this? I am the inventory captain this year at work which means my crew of five and I get to open every box on the shelf above eight feet high, count it, tape it back up, tag it, and put it back on the shelf. I got to tell you it is such a nice break from having to be in charge of 30 people and not worry about the normal work stuff I do. I'm almost done with week two, and who knows, maybe after six weeks of this I won't like 3:00 am anymore. But I know I will miss my weekends, not having to work past 1:00, and mostly I will miss that I get to spend more time with my sweetheart.

Round Two

I was blessed to go to the "Mother Town" or "Jewel of the West" as the locals like to call Parowan, for a Gladys and Lucius Benson family reunion. It was not as grand nor fun as the Jim and Peggy family reunion and there weren't many from "our" family there, but I'm there for support. It was cold and rainy and I had to wear a sweater with my shorts in AUGUST but the storm that night was amazing! I digress. Chris loves the apricot, (I must admit I have never bit into one, nor have I a peach. But that is a different story) so I went out to the the big old apricot tree and plucked a few. Ok I plucked a lot so I came home and I made....ta da, Apricot Jam.

This recipe was a little different so I'm not sure it turned out great but it was worth a go.

I do not color coordinate my shirt with what jam I will be making, it WAS just coincidence. If you happen to notice, which I'm sure you didn't, when I made strawberry jam I had a red shirt on. But since I've done it twice I think I may make it a tradition from now on.

Here is what is happening with Chris. He has NOT rescheduled a Dr.s appointment like I asked but he did go only 3 over par when he went golfing the other day. His skin hasn't looked yellowish to me in awhile so I guess that is a good sign. Although it didn't when he went for the test either.

Fish & Liver

Lemon-Ginger Poached Halibut with Leeks and Spinach

We are trying to eat healthier for a number of reasons but mainly because of Chris' Crohns Disease. So this is what I made.

If you know my husband you know he is one of the pickiest eaters ever and HATES trying new things. He kept saying how good it was and making the "MMM..." sounds and I think he said, "Wow" I had to ask him repeatedly if he was messing with me because I was not impressed in the least. I like all of the ingredients but they didn't work together for me. I thought he was really trying to make me feel good but he at it all (except the Spinach, I am still working on getting him to eat his vegetables) anyway so I had mom come and taste mine and she and Chris split the rest of my portion. So I guess it was a success. Next time I only make one helping.

So Chris and I took matter into our own hands and he has started a "Liver Detox" which includes but is not limited to; Milk Thistle, Soy Lecithin, Dandelion Root, Artichoke Leaf, Green Tea Leaf, and Turmeric root. We found out Sat that Chris didn't have enough wrong with his internal parts and that we should now add Preliminary Liver Failure to the list. He has a really good attitude about it and is confident he will beat this one. I threatened his liver to straiten up and cooperate by punching his kidneys.

Feel Free to keep him in your prayers.