- TGIF!!!!

I LOVE Fridays! It's my day off and catch-up-on-stuff day! Today I got up and ran on the treadmill, cleaned my house and did laundry, went to my friend Judy's house and learned how to knit socks. Tyler took me to lunch and we went to see my co-worker, Karen's new house. Later in the afternoon, I drove to Folsom and went shopping with Tara. She and I had dinner at Ruby Tuesday's. What a fun day!

- GOODBYES AND CPR

Today was Brooke Brake's last day of work. She's a dental assistant in our office and is moving to Rocklin to attend William Jessup University. She is truly one of the sweetest girls I have ever met. We had a going away luncheon for her today. We ordered salads and sandwiches from The Cosmic Cafe and Judy made a yummy pralines and cream cake. We all gave her words of advice and told her about our college experiences. I sure will miss her!

After work we all attended a CPR re-certification class. It was interesting to learn the new CPR guidelines. Things sure have changed since I took the class 8ish years ago. It's so much easier. 30 chest compressions/2 breaths for an adult. 15 chest compressions/2 breaths for a child/baby. So simple and so much easier to remember!

Getting ready to start practicing our chest compressions. They've sure come a long way since Resusci Annie!

I wonder if I could do this on a "real" person if I had to?

Brooke, getting ready to practice rescue breathing on an infant.

Rachelle and Dr. Kiholm having fun with the babies!

- LAST STRAW

Ever have one of those weeks? My friend Cathy (best friend in high school and roommate at BYU) emailed to say her Mom passed away on Sunday. I was so sad to hear the news and have been so sad that I live so far away. I have another friend going through a tough time too and don't feel like I'm able to be there for either of them. On top of that, I haven't been sleeping well the last couple of weeks. 3-4 hours sleep isn't cutting it for me. A co-worker that I love is moving away and her last day is tomorrow. I decided, last minute, to put together a small scrapbook of work related photos for her to remember us by. I wanted to give it to her tomorrow at her going-away party. I stopped by Walmart to pick up the pictures and they screwed them all up! UGH!!!! THEN on the way home from work today I was in a car accident. I was hit by a bus! Seriously. Okay - the pity party is over now. I'm going to bed. I'll start over tomorrow.

Here we are pulled over at the side of the road, exchanging information. Bus driver Beverley was SO upset. I kept assuring her that I was okay, that it was an accident, that it was just a car, that it was fixable. She felt so bad. We waited for her supervisor to arrive to assess the damage. I'll give them a couple of estimates and they'll pay for the damage.

The back door will need to be replaced.

And the damage continues onto the back panel of the car. Could be costly.

Here's Beverley's supervisor Bob checking out the damage to the bus. Not a scratch, just a little paint from my car on the front bumper.

- JUDY MOSS

Lou Jean Hilton "Judy" Moss
Lou Jean "Judy" Hilton Moss 1925 ~ 2008 Judy Moss, age 83, passed away unexpectedly August 17, 2008 in her Bountiful home from an unknown cause.She was born April 9, 1925 in Ogden, Utah, the daughter of Lalovi and Sarah Jane "Jenny" Goodale. She grew up in Ogden and graduated from Ogden High School. Judy was loving and happy, and always saw the good in everyone. She was the kind of person that after meeting her, you were an instant friend. Judy loved to sing and entertain, and spent many years singing at the White City Ballroom in Ogden, and also starred in many performances at the Salt Lake Theatre. She had many jobs throughout her life, but was famous as the "Story Lady" while she was a librarian at Meadowbrook Elementary and loved every minute she spent reading to the kids. She was a wonderful mother and grandmother and enjoyed nothing more than spending time with her family who loves her very much. Judy married Ralph Moss, May 15, 1953 in Salt Lake City. The marriage was solemnized in the Ogden Temple October 12, 1984. Judy was a faithful member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She was preceded in death by her husband Ralph, parents and brother Bob. She is survived by her son Cory (Melody), daughter Cathy Lewis (George); grandchildren, Monica Parker (Russ), Skyler (Shalee), Marcus, Travis Cole (Quinci), Trevor Cole and Carlee Cole; and great grandchildren, Sloane and Nash Parker. Also surviving are her brothers Joe, Laurence and Clifford Hilton, and sisters Janet Hult, Joanne Brenner and Marney Zambrano. Friends may call at the Russon Brothers Mortuary in Bountiful, 295 North Main Street, Friday, 6-8 p.m. and at the ward house at 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. prior to the funeral. Services will be held at the Bountiful 12th ward, Saturday, August 23, 2008 at 11 a.m. located at 1475 N. 300 W. in Bountiful. Interment - Bountiful City Cemetery. Online guestbook at www.russonmortuary.com

- FIRST SMILES

Angie sent this cute video of Jack today. He's just starting to really smile. I love the way his eyes light up when he grins!

- HAPPY ANNIVERSARY VICKI AND SCOTT

Happy Anniversary to my favorite sister and brother-in-law! I can't believe it's been 29 years!!! Here's wishing you 29 more! Love ya!

- PROPOSITION 8

Today was a very informative day. We learned about Proposition 8 at church today. Our church usually doesn't get involved in political issues but they are encouraging us, as members, to support this proposition. Proposition 8 is the California Marriage Protection Amendment. It places into the California Constitution the same language that voters already passed by 61% of the vote in 2000. This is necessary to overturn a recent California Supreme Court decision that overturned Proposition 22.

The entire text of Proposition 8 is as follows:

"Only marriage between a man and a woman is valid and recognized in California."

Kurt and I also attended a meeting tonight and learned more about what we can do to help. We have been asked to "do all we can to support the proposed constitutional amendment by donating of our means and our time to assure that marriage in California is legally defined as being between a man and a woman." We feel strongly about this proposition and plan to help distribute literature and talk to our neighbors about this important issue this week.

For some great information on this subject, check out the following links:

www.protectmarriage.com

www.newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/eng/commentary/the-divine-institution-of-marriage