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The Wild Fire from Where I Sat Today

So today around 12:30 I came out on the deck to see this.

A little alarming, but still far enough away. 2 hours later it had spread significantly.

Don't worry, I kept a very close watch on it all day to make sure we were not in any danger of being trapped on the mountain.

It was actually a very educational experience for the kids, we talked about the causes of wild fires, how they try to contain them, the damages that can be caused by them and how we are glad there are people who are trained to put them out; especially the pilots that fly so close to homes and mountains. I wish I had gotten a picture of the one plane that flew directly over the Seares house, but I did get a video of one that got close.

Fun with Water Balloons

This weeks highlight was definitely when Jonah wanted to make water balloons. I decided we needed to make it a little more interesting so I had Jonah set up some dinosaurs on the driveway below.

The best part was when a couple of guys walked up. They were going door to door trying to convince people they needed their carpets cleaned.

Intoducing Crabby Jr.!

Yesterday I decided I was finally ready to get a new hermit crab. Crabby Jr. was purchased compliments of the $5 Grammy and Grampy sent to me in the card that arrived the very same day I was planning on going to get another crab. I always like to do something special with the money sent to me, and I thought this would be perfect (he cost $4.99). So Thank You Grammy and Grampy!

One Thing I Forgot

My friend's blog reminded me that I wanted to include this picture. I was taking some pictures of the kids this week and Jonah mentioned he wanted to dress up for a picture. I got busy doing laundry of something and the next thing I know Jonah appears in his costume.

He and Abe a huge Star Wars fans! Can you tell?

The Untitled Blog

The biggest event of the week was the completion of my anatomy class. I have to say that taking a final has never made me so happy before. I was a little giddy on the drive down to take it yesterday because I knew it was the end of the longest 7 1/2 weeks of my life.

I had an eventful week with the kids as well. One day we went to the children's museum and another day we went to the planetarium.


Both were fun but I was most excited about the planetarium because it was free!

Friday night I went to see the play Seven Brides for Seven Brothers-a favorite from my childhood. It was at a little small community theater in Magna. The Empress Theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic places, it first opened in 1917.
Every one that worked the show were volunteers. There were a few people from my ward in the production, so that made it even more enjoyable to watch.

After I finished my final on Saturday morning, it was time to celebrate!

Jennifer and I spent a good chunk of the day shopping. Then I met up with my study-buddies to celebrate over dinner. If it weren't for these guys, I wouldn't have made it through the class. There would have been a picture of all of us, but several of my friends were too spent and didn't feel like a picture. The last celebratory event was ice blocking.

Two other random pictures to share. I really liked the shadow that this chair made.

And I liked how you can see the rain falling in this picture.

To the Chagrin of My Mother and Grandmother

With the end of my anatomy class coming my life has gotten a little crazy. This is the pile of clean laundry that moved between my bed and my office chair for almost a week depending on what was in use at the time.

I am happy to report that it has all been neatly folded and put away now.

Luckily work still provides an outlet for fun during this stressful time. Thursday I took the kids ice blocking. They loved it. Here is a picture Jonah(6) took of me coming down the hill.

I also remembered how much I love ice blocking so that is going to be my celebratory activity on Saturday evening after I take my final.

In other news...

I bought TV tables for when we have company because we have no real table space. Of course Cambree and I had to give them a test run last night. It is great to have a place to put your food and drink and remote controls!

While grocery shopping we discovered a new flavor of Colgate tooth paste. We had to buy it.

I am pretty sure exciting things are now going to start happening in my life.;)

Oh and I almost forgot to include the "Food-Network-quality" dinner we enjoyed last Sunday.