Sirens and Lights

Thursday morning I was doing some wash. I was home alone and I had just started the dryer when the most horrible high pitched sound started. It wasn't a beep at all - it was a consistent high pitched alarm. After I got my heart beat under some bit of control, I started to look around to see where the sound was coming from. I found it to be a carbon monoxide alarm. I went upstairs to find a screw driver and took the battery out and of course it quit. I played with the battery for a minute and put it back in and the alarm stopped, so I took it back downstairs and about a minute later, the alarm started sounding again. It made me a little nervous so I called the fire department and explained to them that I didn't have an emergency but I would like them to come and check the carbon monoxide levels in my home because the alarm is going off. I once again told the lady that I was not feeling ill, and that it was not an emergency, but I just would rather be safe than sorry.

About 3 minutes later I heard sirens! I just had a feeling that they were coming to my house. I looked outside and sure enough an ambulance and a fire truck pulled up to my house with their sirens roaring and their lights on. HOW EMBARRASSING!!! They came charging in my house running around from room to room to see what the carbon monoxide levels were. Luckily the levels were at "0" and everything was fine. I told them that they were embarrassing me and all my neighbors would be calling to see what was going on at our home. They left about 5 minutes later and I was right, the Relief Society President called to see if we were OK. Don't get me wrong, I am thankful for the network of people that are always there to help out, but I was quite embarrassed with the entire ordeal.

Happy Birthday Craig

It was my wonderful husband’s birthday on September 24th. The kids and I had an “Etiquette Dinner” that night to go to so we weren’t able to spend much time with him but I left work a little early and made him a nice dinner which consisted of Barbequed Chicken, Rice, Green Salad, and Yellow Squash picked from our garden. While Craig was eating, the kids and I all sat around and talked with him and then we sang “Happy Birthday” to him and ate Ice Cream Cake from Dairy Queen (definitely one of his favorites). We then raced off to our Etiquette Dinner. I felt a little sad leaving him alone on his birthday, but he probably enjoyed the peace and quite.

So he thought we were finished celebrating his Birthday but…

Morgan had planned a surprise party for him for Saturday night. She worked so hard on it. She made plans to have Mallorey come up from St. George and she had called Craig’s parents and invited them. She spent hours on a power point presentation to honor him and it turned out so nice. So Saturday night I invited Craig to dinner for his birthday – it was quite funny because he couldn’t understand why I was taking him to dinner when I had already made him a nice dinner on his birthday. We went to Garcia’s Mexican Restaurant and then got home around 6:30, when we walked in, everyone shouted surprise – everyone but Mallorey. She was still hiding. He was so surprised when he saw everyone, but then he was more surprised to see Mal. What a fun night. The only down side of the entire night was that Kelsey didn’t show up. It was very sad that she wouldn’t come and wish her dad a “Happy Birthday”.

Here are some things that describe Craig...
Strong
Quiet
Honest
Humble
Patient
Funny
Sensitive
Works very hard
Great provider
Takes good care of things
Helps me more than I could ever tell you
AWESOME FATHER
Great cook
Very much a “Family Man”
Athletic
Great at managing money

I am thankful to Craig for being Austin and Morgan's "Dad" too. They have never really had a "Dad" and I couldn't have chosen anyone better to fill that role.

He is my best friend and I adore him.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CRAIG – I LOVE YOU!