Flower Power

On June 2nd, our very dearest friends, Joe and Sienna Faux had their beautiful baby girl stillborn. People kept asking me what they could do, so Dylan suggested planting flowers in the bare beds in front of their house. So we rallied up some donations and set to work. I expected up to 20 people, but come seven o'clock, streams of families could be seen marching down the streets. The group photo was taken after several people had already left. Kids and adults alike went nuts with weeding, tilling, planting, and watering. One lady exclaimed, "This is so much fun!" Another ward member told me, "This is the best Family Home Evening we've had in a long time."

Sienna told me that late at night, she and Joe went out to "look at our flowers" and stood in the middle for a good half hour. They did the same in the morning. She also said every time she looks out there, it makes her heart happy. So, thank you friends and family for all your help. It was a huge success!
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Hugamonkey!!!


For the longest time Leah has been making baby pouches/slings. We've recently decided to start selling them. Come and check us out at www.hugamonkey.com and if you know someone who would find this interesting, please tell them!

Some people...

A little while back I sold a Barnes and Noble gift card on Craiglist. Here is a response I got from "Patrick" and my long winded highly irregular crazy response:

Patrick:

That is a crappy deal...are you kidding? I will give you 18.00, no make it
12.84. What do you say?

Me:
I agree. That is a crappy deal. But for whom? For you? For me? Please be more specific so that we can meet up and you can buy your books, dvds, cds, textbooks, magazines, games, cookbooks, sandwiches (there is a deli in the store), coffee, hot chocolate (if you are mormon), bookmarks, and or calendars.
Do you plan to use it online or go into the store? I prefer the actual store because I can feel and smell the books. Sometimes a book looks to be a good read, but upon smelling it, I am turned off of the subject. Por example: I came across a very mesmerizing self help guide on becoming a more well rounded gardener. This startled and amazed me because I've always wanted to perfect my skills at planting and watering. I usually get the planting part write but always botch the watering. That reminds me of the time I planted some lettuces and I accidentally watered them with gasoline and they died. But I didn't know they had died until I made a sandwich with the lettuce. As I was eating the sandwich (it had roast beef, tomatoes, garlic, pepperjack cheese, bananas, oreos, sprite and mayo on it), I thought, "This tastes funny." And it did. It tasted like gasoline. I know what gas tastes like because I use to be a gas station attendant at the Holiday Gas Station on Center Street in Orem. While thusly employed, I would drink some of the gas in the form of a dare from my rambuncious yet civil co-workers. Ah, good times were had by all.
Anyway, back to the lecture at hand; if you choose to go into the store or shop online it doesn't matter. These cards can be used in either location. Let me know asap when and where and how you would like to pick these up. Would you like them in an envelope? I can paperclip them together, enabling you to transport them more easily if you'd like. A rubber band might work as effectively, holding the cards together in a small bunch.
Sincerely,
Dylan


I never heard from him again but I did sale the card!

-Dylan

PS: Leah told me not to put this up because my letter wasn't funny enough. I think she's wrong. What do you think?

Puppy Like

Our neighbor's giant chocolate lab had ten giant chocolate lab puppies. The following is to show the proximity at which our children feel comfortable around dogs.

Gage: In your face, puppy!


Liv: I'll just view them from outside the safety fence. They can't jump over the safety fence, right?

Wild in the WIld

"I don't know if I should take her. Do you think she'll make it?" Dylan worried before the Daddy Daughter Backpack trip last weekend. Alas, he had forgotten that she would be bringing the boundless energy of a 5 year old with the promise of s'mores, while he would be bringing the 300 lb. backpack. Every time he stopped to rest, he heard the taunt of a non-s'mored daughter: "C'mon Dad!"


Historical Event: June 1st, 2007. Olivia Jean Higginbotham wears pants for the first time in 3 years. She even says she likes pants, and will wear them all the time. Upon their return home, however, the Princess Genevieve dress reclaims its rightful place and does not come off for 3 days.


This was Liv's report to me of the event: "Well, we walked and walked and rested and rested. Then we camped and now we're home." Liv's report to Aunt Miranda was no shorter than fourteen minutes with scientific descriptions of both the area's native plants and wildlife, and detailed instructions of how to make s'mores. What gives, Livs?


Finally!