This weekend isn't turning out as planned, you see, tomorrow is Dresden's birthday and we have been planning a birthday party for weeks.  He is bound and determined to play Capture the Flag at his party and we just can't do that in a snow storm...well we could but I'm not about to have a party in the snow.  So, I gave him the option to continue with the party and we would just do some things here at home or we could postpone the party for next weekend.  He opted with postponing the party.  So, next week we will have a party.  The other thing that has thrown my weekend off is that it is Easter weekend.  I'm not used to planning for a birthday and Easter all in the same weekend.  Easter has been a complete after thought and now that Dresden's party has been pushed back I finally did some shopping to accommodate Easter traditions...dying eggs and I figured I would also make some treats to take to the Curtis' Family get together tomorrow night.  So, here's what has consumed my night...

Here is what consumed the boys night....okay, it really didn't consume their night but it did entertain them for nearly one half hour.  They learn so many beneficial things at school; reading, writing, geography, math...

 

...blowing bubbles using the hand soap.  I guess I should look at it as a good thing.  At least they are learning to really lather their hands after using the restroom.

April Fools...Mother Nature's Way

I looked out the window and what did I see...

white snow covering all of the trees.

Curtis, MD

Alta View Hospital hosts a Community Fair once a year and this year we decided to attend. Dresden had baseball practice so we decided to head out early so we could spend a little time at the fair. We were able to tour a fire engine, police car, SWAT van, mobile command center, and the air med helicopter. The boys were able to try on a bulletproof vest in the SWAT van and tried picking up one of the riot shields...which was very heavy. This was their favorite of all the emergency vehicles.

Inside the hospital they had lots of different stations to stop at. Due to our time constraints we went straight to the operating room. One station was an orthopedic surgeon showing you what type of tools they use when you break a bone and need a plate and screw put in. They let Dresden use the drill and screw in one of the screws into a femur. They were also able to stick their hands inside a dummy and try to find different organs. We then went on and performed cataract surgery on a grape and put staples on the incision site of a piece of flesh. I think I was more interested in everything that the boys were able to try than they were. When we were at the cataract station there weren't many people so I asked if I could give it a try. I was able to look through the microscope, trace a circle three times with some tweezers on the grape and then peel the skin off the grape. Somewhere along the way I missed out on my calling in life. I have always wanted to be a doctor but I didn't have the discipline needed to accomplish that goal. But for a couple minutes I had fun with the nurse handing me tools and pretending like I was a surgeon. Maybe one day one of my boys will have the same interest in medicine and will want to become a doctor.

Logan finding the appendix.

Dresden digging around a cavity full of spaghetti
looking for different organs.

Is that a hot dog or a gummy worm?

Willow Canyon Community Update

Willow Canyon Community Council

monthly meeting will be held Wednesday, March 24th at 7pm. All meetings are held at the Sandy Library.

Visit us online

www.willowcanyoncommunity.com

DON'T FORGET YOUR PARTY CAUCUSES!

Tuesday, March 23 - 7:00 pm

We are in Legislative District 45 - North of 9800 South

Democrats - Hillcrest High

Republicans - Brighton High

Favorites

These are my favorite moments of the day...
...watching Logan play with his superhero action figures.
...watching Dresden reading his new book.
...having both boys heads resting on my lap while they slept during Sacrament Meeting.
...Larry putting his arm around me during Sunday School and kissing my cheek.
...having my Grandparents over for dinner and seeing the improvement my Grandpa has made.
...having a long phone conversation with Kenda.