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September 2022

 

September 2022

On September 2 our new piano was delivered. We love it!

On September 5, most of the family gathered at Rigby Lake for Labor Day. We had lots of food and everyone had fun playing in the water, on kayaks, and playing in the sand. It was a nice, chill day.











On September 6 I had my third round of chemo. While we were there, the kids called and said that a kitty showed up on our doorstep. We said, “whatever you do, don’t feed it!” but it was too late. So, we have a kitty. After it kept showing up and of course being lavished with attention, it decided we were it’s new home. I asked on the ward Facebook page if anyone knew whose it was, but no one seemed to. After a few weeks, our neighbor a couple of doors down showed up and said it was their kitty, but they had been out of town and he must have thought he was abandoned. So, the neighbor was so sweet when we saw how disappointed we were. He said, “are the kids really attached to it,” and we said YES, so he said we could keep it. He said they already have a cat and their grandkids’ cat is having kittens, so they will just get a new kitty from them. We were overjoyed! So, I took the cat to the vet for some shots. At that point we had been calling it Millie, but the vet said “females don’t have testicles” so it’s a boy. We’ve been trying different names. Auggie, Olly, Jack. But Chloe and Phoebe have decided his name is Binx, so there you go!




On September 10, we moved Caleb up to his new apartment at BYU-Idaho and tried to help him get oriented to the campus. He and we were all a little nervous, since he was going to be moving in with a bunch of guys he doesn’t know, but when we saw that his roommate had a stuffed Pokemon on his bed, we figured they would be fine. He has really enjoyed his classes, ward, and roommates and being on his own a bit more. Of course, we miss him, so we encourage him to stop by as much as he wants!




On September 17, Kory and I headed up to Island Park to enjoy a little getaway. We went to Big Springs and walked the nature trail. Then, we headed to Mesa Falls and looked at the waterfalls. We ended up in Ashton at Frostop and ate some burgers and fries. It was so pretty, with perfect, cool Fall weather.






After Phoebe gave him his first bath.

BYUI started up. I’m just teaching one class on Zoom this semester, because of the chemo. Chemo has gone well, but I definitely reacted worse to the fourth round and even threw up. One of my doctors had said “our goal is for you to never throw up,” so I’m not sure what happened this time.

Kory and I got new callings—he as the Primary chorister and me as the Primary pianist. We are super excited to be able to work together, use music, and work with kids! Other than that, we’ve just been enjoying golfing and walking around Rigby Lake to enjoy the cooler weather. I love Fall!

 

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