1:40 p.m.
Thank you MOMS!
The MOMS Club of Salt Lake has been taking care of us this week. They've fed us very well, and even sent over a load of kitchen and bath items. Thank you so much!
Diet?
My parents have both lost weight in the past 19 days. This has to be the extreme method of dieting and decluttering combined. Still, I think I've gained weight, and Drew has twice as many clothes as she used to. No fair!
More cleaning-out of the house
My mom keeps saying, "I think after today we'll be done," but there really isn't that much left to do. If any would-be looters go in there now, they'll likely die of mold poisoning (and it would serve them right, too!)
How mamy exclamation points can I use in one small paragraph?!?
Jennifer & Lyman's good friend Dempsey Bowling works at Doug Smith Autoplex in American Fork and volunteered to be my personal car shopper. He's totally awesome! Today he called with the perfect car! It's a Subaru Legacy with everything that we needed (although Hunter is going to whine that there's a tape player instead of a CD.) I've never bought a car outright before and it was almost bizarre to write a check and walk out with the keys. I also learned while I was there that I snuck in under the noses of several other salesmen who had people looking for a car like that, so extra extra thanks to Dempsey for nabbing it for me! Yay! Now my mom can have her car back!
P.S. I caught a cold, but cannot blame anyone because I knowingly kissed a sick baby. It was worth it. Sonora is such a sweetie, she can give me a cold any time she likes.
After repeatedly being asked, I made a book wish list at Amazon.com. It can be found by moving your mouse pointer over the image of a "gift" near the top ofthe screen, and entering my email address (ladanea at gmail dot com). I am also going to be using this list to order from. If you can find these books somewhere else (such as half.com) for less money, please just email me and I'll take them off the list.
11:30 p.m.
The news report from KSL.
12:45 a.m.
Yipee! The police nabbed the looters! Ben went on guard duty and found a car driving back and forth on the street, honking as it went by our house, as if trying to alert someone. The police showed up immediately with three cars and a dog! Totally awesome! They got three guys that were already inside! I hope they throw the book at them.
