Jer did it!

So Jer did it!  It's what he wanted to do since he started running marathons (almost 2 years?).  He ran the St. George Marathon.  And so did his sister Emily.  And our neighbor Scott.  And I didn't see any of them or their families the whole time I was cheering.  That was weird but I guess when you have 7000 runners and all their family and friends that come to cheer them on that's not too weird not to find anyone that you know.  There were runners from every state but one... I don't remember which one but it wasn't Alaska or Hawaii... it was something like West Virginia... and runners from 8 different countries.  I saw a blind guy running with his cane and a running partner.  A parapalegic being pushed in a special running wheelchair.  A midget.  And the Army was on hand to both help those that collapsed and to encourage those that were almost there but didn't think they could make it.  It was an amazing experience!  It was dang hot though... it was a record day for Oct in St George.  Jer and I also got to go to the temple the night before which is really cool because Jer's parents were married there and my Grandparents were temple workers for some odd 15 years there.  We also got to drive through Snow Canyon on our way home.  I loved it... missed the kids but loved the alone time with Jer.  We also got to visit LeVenard and Dottie in Cedar City on our way home.  I will say they are a lot of fun!  And Dottie has spunk.  Even though she needs back surgery and has a tumor on her adrenal gland... she made sure that she got us something special to drink at the store, and made us a dinner of Ham, potato salad and green salad from her garden.  She never complained about the pain until the end of our two hour visit.  And she does all her dishes by hand even though they have a dishwasher.  She says it's easier to wash them as she cooks then to let them pile up.  Spunk. 

We got to Jer's parents house who had been so marvellous to take our kids overnight!  THANK YOU!  And Sammy just cried... he was so relieved to have mommy back.  What a momma's boy.  Ada could have cared less though... as long as there was something to do!  We tried watching General Conference but with the travelling and the kids running around I really didn't get much out of it.  I am so grateful that in our day and age I can watch it on the internet, read it in the Ensign, and download it for my mp3 player.  I'm thankful for technology!

 Ada was going "fishing" with her cousin...

 My cheeser boy... every time there's a camera... "cheese!:"

Ada was "helping" grandma do Sudoku... she actually really likes to scribble in all the little crossword puzzle boxes... it's pretty funny.  Sorry grandma... hope you got it done eventually.