Exterior Started

They have started working on the exterior of our home. We did suffer a minor setback with the stone - they stone masons made some mistakes and had to start over - but this shouldn't hold up our schedule.

BREAKING NEWS on Holly!!!

Click on the link below for a breaking news story on Holly!

http://news.cnnbcvideo.com/?nid=wilas5ky.YC0zLNzVPTbKjE0NjYyODA-&referred_by=17734829-0H0oYFx


I LOVE you Holly :)

Kidney Stones Round 2!

I made another trip to the emergency room today. This time there was no wondering what was causing the pain. It was not that long ago that I went through my first kidney stone experience (December '09).

I was working on our new house this morning and started to notice I wasn't feeling well. After only a few minutes the pain increase dramatically and then I knew what it was. I went to my truck and grabbed some pain medication. I had them handy because the last time they told me to keep some close by as there were additional stones in my kidney waiting to come down.

I took one pill then, and then drove home. After about 1/2 hr I could tell that one pill was NOT going to be enough so I took another. Then an hour or so later the pain was escalating and the pain pills were virtually ineffective. It was time to call in re-enforcements!

My father in law came home from work and drove me to the emergency room. (Holly was in SLC picking out light fixtures for our house.) The emergency room staff could tell by my appearance that I was in a lot of pain and acted quickly. After the IV was started they gave me a shot of morphine - but it didn't even scratch the surface. After a few more minutes they tried another drug (not sure of the name), again - no reduction in pain whatsoever. Finally they gave me a shot of what they said was the "Best Stuff they had". Finally after a couple minutes the pain started to subdue.

With the pain under control and a cat scan showing a couple of stones, one near the bladder and one still in my kidney they let me go home - pain subscription in one hand, urine strainer in the other. (Sorry, no pics of me in my very attractive hospital gown.)

The rest of the day I spent trying to shake off all that pain medication. It was similar to when you get done at the dentist office and the novocain starts to wear off - you know how your mouth feels? That's about how my whole body felt.

Drywall Started Today!

We passed our 4-way inspection earlier this week and we are starting on the drywall today. We are on track for a mid June close!