it's croup-tastic!

so how do you top a trip to nauvoo with 3 people with strep? you have at least one of them with croup on the way home!

don't pity me... i was already in nauvoo. pity my meemer, who drove out here with two boys with strep, had strep herself, and her mom. (her mom was helping, not part of the reason for pity!)

we had a great time in nauvoo, and did a lot of neat things. i'll elaborate in another post, when we get moved back into our house, and i have more time...

while there, the strep seemed to clear up, but both boys had fevers and stomach aches. they both had nasty rattling coughs, and by the time we headed west... well, lets just say it made for a fun ride!

luckily harry was feeling better by the time we left missouri. chilly, a bit behind, was just warming up. literally. he was not a happy camper across nebraska. (who is? but he was sick too!)

by wyoming, his cough sounded like there were a lot of loose parts that were trying to come out, and the inhale wheezed like darth vader. luckily they both slept basically from rawlins grandma's house.

in short we made it! it is good to be home! it's hard to believe i was gone over two weeks! it seemed a lot longer while i was there by myself. now i can't believe it was that long...

yes. it's good to be home!

just hours away!!!

so last night was the opening of the pageant. just as any opening night would, we had wet paint, and i was working on stuff after the show had started. unlike most opening nights, (outside the church) the miracles we have been blessed with so far continued to increase including some major ones to make last night succeed.

the most important part of the whole story is that my family gets here in just a few hours!!!

that's right. after almost two weeks, i will finally get to see my family!

it has been incredibly busy. busier than anticipated. 16 hours almost every day. the down side is, everyone is exhausted. the good part is that the time went by faster. even so, i have missed my family a lot!

yes, this is the work of the lord, and i'm blessed to be a part of it. still, i absolutely hate travelling for work! even just overnight. i don't want to do it. even when things are really busy, and i'm working the 16 hour days, if i can at least sleep in my own bed and spend any time with my wife and boys, it makes all the difference.

sorry. i know alot of people travel for work. many, a lot more than me. many even enjoy it. they're not me. call it immature, call it weak, call it co-dependence. i love my family more than anything in this world, and i would rather be with them than doing anything by myself.

so there!