He is worth it......

We have some crazy amounts of bills for the 5 days that this kiddo spent in the hospital. Since we live in Utah, we have to deal with IHC for almost everything, and they are absolutely impossible to work with. They claim to be a not for profit organization, but I assure you, they make plenty of profit. They make it impossible to apply for financial aid, and are so slow at processing your application, that your bills are due before it is processed and if you don't pay, it will go to collections! ARRRGH!!! Sorry, I just had to vent a little bit, because the majority of my day yesterday was figuring out how to actually get a fax to a real person for the 3rd time. Good thing this kiddo is totally worth every minute and every dime!

Ben was gone this weekend

The boys and I had a lot of fun while Ben was gone. I actually got more cleaning done with Ben gone than I have gotten done in a while. I think I have been on a "cleaning vacation" for the last couple of weeks. I definitely go in phases with my housework. It seems like it is all or nothing with me. The three of us just hung out and went to the pool a lot, and I didn't cook at all this weekend. (Ben will just say, "is that something new?") We picked him up from the bus stop today (he had to take the Greyhound bus home, because his darling wife wouldn't go get him) and Dallin thought it was pretty cool that he got to ride on a "humungous bus". Ben had to take the bus home because he was returning the car that Papa Shoff has let us borrow for the last year or so. That car has been a lifesaver, and we really appreciate being able to use it. And yes, Ben did get a new car to take over the Redboxing. I haven't been able to convince him to take a picture with it yet, but I'll get him one of these days.......

Dallin loves playing soccer

Dallin had a soccer game on Tuesday night, and his team lost fantastically. I wasn't able to be there because I had a volleyball game at the same time. When his game was over and he came to my game, the first thing I started to ask him was if he won his game. Fortunately I was able to stop myself and ask if he had fun and if he kicked the ball a lot. He was so excited to tell me about how he kicked the ball so hard, and how great he did when it was his turn to be the goalie. I am so glad that he hasn't become bogged down with the concept of winning and losing at soccer. He doesn't even realize that they keep score. To bad that will probably be coming to an end in the next year or so. I am just going to appreciate his innocence now, especially since his team has lost each and every game for the last 2 years. I think I need some training on not even keeping score, but just enjoying the game. Thank heaven for my Dallin.