A good blog to read

I found a new blog that is very interesting. This blog lists recipes and info on how to make $5 meals and get the most out of the groceries you purchase.

Check it out!

http://www.5dollardinners.com/

Update on Matts Injuries

Matt is slowly healing. That big scrape on his back is healing pretty well and his knee is starting to scab over.

We went to see the orthopedic surgeon on Thur and found out Matt has 2 fractures in his left hand, but since they are not on the joint he just needed a cast. He got a bright green one. The bad news is his right wrist IS broken on the joint where a tendon attaches and he does need surgery (with pins) to put that one back in place.

Wed Mar 4 is when he will be going in for surgery and because I have taken off a few days to help take care of him, he thinks we will be leaving town right after the surgery to go take a "vacation". He is so silly. I dont think he realizes how much pain he will be in after surgery. So the only place we will be going after surgery is home!

Here are some pictures of his wrists and hands after taking off the splints the emergency room put on.

Matt was in a motorcycle accident

My boyfriend Matt took a header off his motorcycle on Wed 2/18 and is very lucky to just have a broken left wrist, broken right thumb, and some bad road rash on his lower left back, right knee & ankle. He is also very lucky that he had his helmet on because he hit his head on the pavement twice. He did have a good motorcycle jacket and big boots on so all in all we are glad he is going to be ok. The guy that rode his bicycle out into the road and stopped in front of a moving motorcycle is an IDIOT and should be in the hospital instead!

I am not a very good nurse so Matt is going to be in alot of extra pain for the next few weeks while I try to take care of his bandages.

Right knee got badly scraped. Lower back got bad road rash and left hip got badly bruised.

He finally got 1 hour of sleep in the 24 hours he spent in that hospital room.

Broken motorcycle tail light and plastic cover.

Dented and scratched gas tank.

Nicolas & Kiley

Nicholas is Matt's son, he is 19 years old and is from Tooele. Kiley is his fiance, she is from Ogden.

They came to hang out with us on Saturday night and watch a movie. We all had a good time.

2009 Theme Word

When I try to come up with a "2009 Theme Word", all i can think of are negative words; blah, sleepytime, pointless, apathy, disgusting, overwhelming.

These words come to mind I guess because I am not feeling very positive lately.

I dont want this to be an unhappy blog to read, so lets just leave it at that.

I know I need to make some changes in my life, so maybe my word should be "Change".

But then everyone will think i am copying Barak Obama, wasnt that his theme word?

I am going to think about it some more.

Maybe I my theme word should be Pineapple, just to be different.

Christmas

I took some pics of my moms Christmas village on Christmas.

The big kids checking out their toys.

Snow from hell

Gosh! How much snow does one city/state need? It has been snowing alot this week. It snowed on Wednesday and again on Friday. All this snow doesnt make it very easy to drive around to restaurants and get work done.
Last night, Friday, I was required to be in Park City at 4pm for a new restaurant opening. It took me an hour to drive from Sugarhouse to Kimball Junction, and then another 30 min from Kimball Junction to Park City. Normally from my house to Park City it is a 40 min drive total.
Parleys Canyon was so messy I didnt think I was going to make it. UDOT had alerts out saying chains or four wheel drive was required. And what am I driving? My little Toyota Corolla with front wheel drive and semi bald tires.
I drove 20-25 miles an hour all the way up and I only slid sideways 2 or 3 times. I came close to hitting a couple of cars but did not. The steep parts where the scariest. I could feel my tires slipping and the car would jerk when the tires could not grab the road/ice/snow. That was when I was really regretting buying new glasses instead of new tires last month.
I have noticed when I am in a stressful driving situation like that one, I hold my breath and stop breathing. I dont do it on purpose. In fact if I do notice I am doing it, I try to make a point of breathing deeply, but then I forget again because I had to concentrate on the road. One of these times I will probably pass out from not breathing, that would be so STUPID! No wonder I had a headache by the time I arrived in Park City. It went away by the time I left the restaurant at 11:30pm, but then I had a worse headache from driving home, even though the drive was not as bad because I-80 had been plowed somewhat.