Ashley

I finally got around to taking Ashley's nine year old pictures today. I need to be more on top of it so three months don't pass before I do them. We tried a new spot. I was worried I exposed Ashley to poison ivy but it all worked out and no poison ivy.

Our little fish

Ashley has had swim lessons these last two weeks. She is such a little fish. She did a great job. I love to see how far she has come. Ashley has always loved the water but used to be a little too eager to swim. She thought she could just do it and didn't need instruction. I am glad she listened to her instructors because she is such a beautiful swimmer now.

Next year she moves onto level five.

Welcome

Dawn was so sweet and planned a craft for us to do together. She found these welcome signs on pinterest for us to do. It was fun spending the day with her putting this all together.

I had to leave mine at her house to dry. I can't wait to see the finished product and get it home and at the front door.

Nashville Tribute Band

Several years ago I bought my first Nashville Tribute Band album. Kevin and I both loved it and have bought every album that has come out. I have wanted to go to one of their concerts but always seem to miss them or hear about them too late. I found out that they were playing at BYS and I told Madison that I was going to tag along so that I could see them too. She didn't like that idea. Since they were in town for that I thought I would check their schedule to see if there was any other concerts planned and there was. I was so excited when I emailed and they still had tickets left. I was bummed to find out that Kevin would be out of town and that he wouldn't be able to go with. us.

It was a fun girls night. The concert was great and I so glad that we were able to go.

We had a good time and Allison and Ashley were so excited when they found out that we could go and meet the band after the concert. I indulged them and we did it. It was fun meeting them and also seeing Marie Osmond.

Marie Osmond told Madison that it was cool how tall she was. She was super nice and this was a great night.

Boise Youth Spectacular

Madison went to her third year of BYS this year. I am so glad that she loves to go each year. She always has a fun time and her testimony grows each year. This year she roomed with Arielle again this year. I am so happy that they have the friendship that they do and they get to spend time together at BYS.

She came home today with so many amazing stories. BYS is such a great program and I am excited that Allison gets to go next year.

My office

Yesterday I decided that it was finally time to organize my office. At first my excuse was that I didn't have a desk but I have had that since May and I don't know what took me so long to get around to it. It took me two solid days to get it all organized. I am so glad that it is finally done. It will be nice to have somewhere to work. I love my closet it has so much space. Kevin was worried that I was going to fill it up but there is still so much room in there.

I have a week or so before my next classes start. I can't wait to see what I can get done in here.

Strep

About a week ago Madison started complaining of a headache. She did have a mild fever with it too. After several days with a fever we thought we should take her to the doctor. She ended up testing positive for strep so we started her on antibiotics. After a few days on antibiotics her headache went away but a sore throat developed. This seemed normal since it was strep so we didn't think much of it. The sore throat kept on getting worse and then the fever came back. On Saturday she was in so much pain we took her to Primary Health to see if this was normal to get so much worse after being on antibiotics. They said was normal but treated her pain since it was so intense. She has relief for the night and was able to get some much needed rest. Sunday morning she woke up and was even worse. Her throat looked awful. It was completely white on one side and then black on the other because it had been bleeding. Her fever was now 104 so I called the doctor back but he was not concerned at all. He said this was still normal. Well by Sunday evening we were really starting to get worried about her so we ask Brother Taylor from our ward over to assist Kevin in a blessing. He is also a pediatrician and suggested that we get her back into our pediatrician on Monday. We took her in Monday morning and they told us that a bad strain of strep has been going around that was resistant the antibiotic she was on so they switched her meds and said if she was not better within a few days they would want to see her back to make sure it wasn't something more serious. Tonight 24 hours on the antibiotic she is doing much better. I am a little upset with the doctor that we saw over the weekend. She should not have gotten that bad.