WHEW!!!

I have been out of circulation for so long that I think I've forgotten how to do all of this. :) I just wanted everyone to know that we are back up online and so thankful to be all together again. We are getting ready for our BIG Tice reunion out here next week. Should be lots of fun!!! I'll write more later......

Mouse in the House

We're finally in our new home!!! YEAH!!!! We moved in only to discover that we'd brought along a little friend from the storage unit where all our stuff has been stored for over a month.....a little mouse. I was sitting by myself in the quiet of our living room one evening when along ran a little grey mouse. I screamed for Andrew. He said, "What do you want me to do?" I guess I thought he'd chase it around the house until he cornered it and trapped it.....silly me.....I think he thought that was a stupid idea. So he put out some poison and we went to bed for the night hoping nothing nibbled our toes in the middle of the night. So, now it's disappeared and after a long week of cleaning up mouse poop we don't have any idea where it's died. Guess we'll just been sniffing for a while until we find it. What a great move-in surprise!!!

We don't have phone or internet service at the house yet so it'll probably be a while before I can write anymore. Hopefully, the mouse won't come back to life!!!! :)

Queen Bee

It is so HOT out here right now. Today it was 95 degrees!!!! Yesterday, it was in the high 80s and we decided to go to a cool park that we found in Pleasant Grove. It was such a fun place to play. There are these little "beehives" that the kids can climb into and play. Regan thought this was really fun. She looked so adorable sitting in her beehive like the Queen Bee!! She didn't want to ever come out.

Spirit of the Law

I have always commented on how obedient Jesse is...especially when it comes to getting out of bed in the mornings. He stays in bed (not just his bedroom, but actually in his bed) until I come to get him. He reads, or plays, or something to pass the time. It's really nice!

So naturally, I wondered what would happen when we had to stay with other people like we've been doing for the past few weeks. He and Aurora have been sleeping on couches in the family room areas in the houses we've been staying at, so I expected him to get up out of bed like Aurora. However, Aurora has always gotten up first and come to get me up before Jesse has had a chance to wake up. Not this morning though!! I woke up to Jesse's voice, yelling, "HEY! EVERYBODY!!! It's MOOORRRNNNIIINNNNGGGG!!!!" What a character!! I guess he really DID stay in bed.....

Update on Regan: We went to the zoo yesterday and she vomited all over herself, the stroller, and the ground again. Yeah.....just picture me cleaning her and the stroller in a public bathroom with nothing but a few wipes and a burp cloth. No paper towels in this bathroom! Thank heavens we'd packed that burp cloth. Hopefully this will all end soon.

House Update: We are scheduled for closing today at 5pm, but it takes at least another 24 hrs to have the State of Utah sign off on the closing before we can take possession. It is so hard to buy a home in UT!!! At least we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. :)

No Big Deal

One of the worst things about being a mom is having to clean up all the gross things that my kids produce. Yesterday, it was Regan's turn to gross us all out.....First, it was the gallon of diarrhea that we cleaned off of her and her bedding. Then, she puked all over Andrew (and the floor). Poor little girl!! I felt really bad that she was sick, but who likes to clean up that stuff??? Ok...usually this is about all my kids do when they get sick. Just a day of biting the bullet and cleaning it all up and then the next day is great.

Things were looking really great this morning.....Regan was drinking again and wanting to play. She slept for about 7 hours this afternoon (I was just letting her sleep because that's the best thing, right?). She woke up, still smiling and laughing.......except her bed was a MESS AGAIN!! Hey! This isn't supposed to happen. Ok, I just dug right in and cleaned everything up again. Surely that was the end, I thought.

Yes....I'm naive! I should not have even gotten up this morning.

We decided to all go out to dinner. The people we are staying with had plans tonight so we just thought we'd step out for a bite to eat and then head back home. Well, as we were taking turns filling our plates from the buffet, I decided to hold Regan because she was getting cranky. Next thing I knew, Regan was hurling buckets of vomit all over me. It was literally dripping on the floor on my way to the bathroom. I can't even describe in words how gross the whole thing was. Thank goodness I was wearing 2 shirts and that we had a jacket in the car for Regan to wear. I think I'll be smelling it in my sleep though. Absolutely the worst experience I've ever had.....

Andrew said that he didn't think anyone in the restaurant even noticed. He's so kind, isn't he?

Twilight Epidemic

OK....so I caved.....I didn't really understand what all the hype was about with these "Twilight" books. Now I understand, and can firmly say that they were awesome! I've almost finished reading the entire 4 book "Twilight" series. I'm glad I read them so now I'm not so anxious for the next movie to come out in November. I already know the outcome!! Yippee!! But, I found this really great cartoon and thought I'd post it for all my LDS Twilight Fans out there:

Hilarious, right?

Townhouse Floor Plan

For anyone who wanted to see the inside of the townhouse we are buying, here's the floor plan. Sorry, the words are flipped because that's the way our house will be. There is also a full basement that is unfinished.

MAIN FLOOR

(875 sq ft)

SECOND FLOOR

(1310 sq ft)