Random things that have been happening lately...

...that will be fully written about once I'm rested and completely recovered from it all:

1. Game Boy and K-Man played great at the final band concert of the year.
2. Beatles Lover, Snhq Girl, and Shutterbug performed in the final choir concert of their junior high school experience.
   
3. Super Swim Chick graduated from high school with an amazing scholarship to the college of her choice.
4. The run of Oklahoma! with Taylorsville City Arts Council has come and gone.
5. Mr. Perfect's very large family came to our very small house for FHE the first Sunday of June.
6. (still going on) Planning for celebrating with Most Happy Girl's parents for their 50th wedding aniversary (it's not until June 22, but the planning has been quite something).

Hopefully, full postings along with pictures for each will be coming in the near future to a blog near you, namely, this one.

Random Escalante photos

Snhq Girl and Beatles Lover along the Lower Calf Creek Falls trail


At 100 Hands


Funky tree near the 100 Hands


Mr. Perfect looking cheesy (we love that about him)


The girls and the view

A Trip to Escalante

We just came back from a fun, rain-filled road trip to Escalante in Southern Utah. What a blast! Beatles Lover and Snhq Girl came with us. It was a good test for how well Mr. Perfect's new Nissan Xterra runs. (It runs just swell.)

We spent two nights in a cozy Bed & Breakfast in Escalante and then made the upwards move to the tent for the final night. The weather was cooler and rainy, which kept us out of the slot canyons, but didn't stop anyone from climbing all over rocks or jumping into the pool at the bottom of Lower Calf Creek Falls.

Pictures forth-coming.

He's mean, he's lean, he's a hard-working green machine

Mr. Perfect has spent most of his free time the past few weeks studying hard for the LEEDS exam (to say that he is a green, environmentally-friendly engineer). We had been going on the mind-set that failure was not an option. We can't afford to pay for the test again. So, with all of that in mind, he entered the University of Utah Student Services Building Testing Center with trepidation in his heart but a determination to emerge victorious. And victorious he was. He passed on his first time, not an easy task (and one accomplished by only a few other brave souls in his office). We celebrated by eating pizza from The Pie and reveling in the joys that come from a job well done.

Click here to visit the Green Building Council website.

Here are some pictures of him studying the night before.






He's a very good studier.

Baking for fun (and better grades)

Game Boy brought home a yummy recipe from school for us to try: Quick Microwave Cinnamon Rolls. They were quick, they were easy, and they were completely delicious. Plus, he gets extra credit for baking at home. Sweet!