Okay so we were hoping to go to Utah last weekend, and thankfully Sara was better and we went. It was super HOT as expected, we enjoyed the mission farewell and visiting with family. We then went into Salt Lake and got a hotel. It was fun the kids loved it, we went swimming I know we probably shouldn't have it being a Sunday and all but we did anyway. All was well we got kids showered and in bed and oh just to relax and enjoy some quite time. We had our plans set for Monday and it was going to be busy. BUT at 2am Jared woke-up with a terrible headache, plus a fever no less, we gave him some medicine and got him settled back down and I thought oh no. In the morning we got up and ate breakfast he seemed to be fine, we thought do we dare go to the zoo? Plus all the other things we had planned, he said he was fine so off we went.
It was fun and everyone enjoyed themselves BUT poor Jared started getting fevered again and his headache was back he just wanted to rest, besides it was HOT! (How do people live and function down there in the summer? I guess you get use to it. ) It soon became obvious that this was not going to be a good day for him, & it was HOT. So we quickly finished up at the zoo.
The kids wanted pictures by the gorilla shadows but poor Jared wouldn't get out of the stroller to get his done.
This is all he would do. So to make a long story short, we left after the zoo, we stopped and got some lunch and drinks, and headed for home. We did stop and get some fruit & corn on the cob, and of course at Smith and Edwards. So our trip was cut short, but what else could we do, Jared slept until we got to Grandma & Grandpa's and then he slept until we got home, poor kid by the next day he was fine, should have guessed that would happen, that is what the girls both did, what ever they had only lasted 24 hours, so far no one else has had it. We still had fun, but the next time we go it will be in the fall when it is not so HOT couldn't believe it on they way out of Salt Lake the temp said it was 109 that is way to HOT for us.
On our way home from Utah we stopped and picked up these beauties, boy they were yummy! So this week I have been making jam, I was able to get over 30 jars of jam from these and a yummy apricot cobbler, that no one seemed to want, bummer, should have made something else, but it was hard to find any recipes that used fresh apricots. The good thing is we don't need any jam for a while, with this hall and the rhubarb that I made earlier this summer we should be set, but then again if I get some more fruit I may just make some more, I would like to try some huckleberry jam, but to buy the huckleberries is outrageous and I don't think we want to pick that many, we will just have to wait and see what we can find this year. Not much planned for this week-end just relaxing at home maybe a picnic Saturday or Sunday who knows, maybe we'll go to Jackson tomorrow depends on what the kids and hubby want to do. Guess I better get busy and and get stuff done so we can PLAY tomorrow it works out so much better if I don't have a ton of things to do on Saturday and we can just enjoy the day playing and veggin'. Have a super good week-end Melody
