July 19, 2004

• …Where did I leave off?  Ah, yes, the cabin.  After leaving Tracie’s we headed to the cabin which was only about 20-30 minutes away.  There we found, Eric and Tracie and thier 3 just arrived, Mom and Dad, Holly, and many dogs.  It was a relatively quiet evening.  Friday brought Adriane and Amy Jo, G and G Gee (he he), The Robisons (too many to  list, nearly all but Jason), and Brian who I picked up at the airport.  Man, it was good to have him with us again.  When SV saw Brian walking towad us she started crying and ran to him.  It must be confusing to have him absent for so long.  I don’t think we will do this again for a long time. 

  
  

  There was not a quiet moment from then on.  I rarely saw Serra, she followed all the kids around and occasionally had to be scolded for pushing others around.  She liked to play gatekeeper meaning she was in charge of the sliding door and controled who came in and out.  She feels empowered when she doesn’t let the smaller children (and some bigger) pass through during her stand. 

  
  

  Mo was in heaven.  He didn’t eat any of the food I brought for him.  Why would he?  He was not hungary.  I caught him knocking down small children for cheese and lunchmeat or anything else they might be holding.  Not to mention all the goodies fallen on the floor.  On Friday morning, I heard him downstairs at 6am and I thought he was destroying someones shoe.  I went down to capture him and save the shoe.  It was not a shoe.  He was eating the cheese off the mouse trap that had been laid the night before.  Phsyco. He is lucky he didn’t get a very sore nose. 

  
  

  Saturday we gained Joe’s family and that brought our numbers up to 36 humans and 5 dogs if I am counting correctly.  We had our big meal, dutch oven style this year while everyone was there.  Then a friend of Erics joined us with his family making us 40. (Mason and Bonnie)  We all had a great time catching up and telling stories.  Mom and Dad had purchased a TV with movies for the kids and they spent some of the time in the basement watching Barney and Scooby or whoever.  It is kind of funny how much noise there is and yet the only screaming kid you hear is your own. 

  
  

  We spent our nights on both the blow up mattress in the loft and the regular mattress in the big room.  Night is not a quiet and peaceful place at the cabin when you have that many people sleeping in close quarters.  Snoring and other bodily noises, crying babies, people getting up to use the bathroom, terrified boys with a mouse in thier tent.  It all makes an afternoon nap quite necessary. 

  
  

  Sunday morning we cooked up the rest of the food, cleaned up the place, and everyone disapeared.  The Anderson contingency headed to Park City to visit the cemetary where Dwaines family is burried, and where most of us will end up.  Weird thought.   We caravaned back to Vegas with no troubles on the way. 

  
  

  Monday Brian and I took advantage of Grandma and went to a matinee and saw Spiderman along with a visit to Brian’s favorite eatery.  (Roberto’s taco shop)  He ate his and the rest of mine, smiling all the while.  The family gathered (Adriane, Eric and fam came over) in the evening, and we got the last visiting in.   We headed home Tuesday morning, dropping Brian  off at work.  He had a meeting  for school that night and the next two nights and so we didn’t see him again until Friday evening. 

  
  

  Some of you may know I have begun seeing a doctor again with the intent of getting my hormones into somewhat normal levels so we can have more children.  I started a few weeks ago and my levels were in the negative zone making medical intervention necesarry again.  I spent a good hour with a my new doctor on Friday setting up a plan of sorts and running some more blood tests.  I have great hopes of things working out but it can be a frustrating and disapointing path. 

  
  

  After all that fun , the California Ladies met with thier children at the beach to spend some time with Julie who hitched a ride with mom from Utah.  Some burning took place on my part even though I spent most of the time in the shade.  It was unusually hot there.  The kids had a blast and I can’t believe what a good swimmer Joseph has become.  He was out there really far, battleing waves and riptides with the best of them. 

  
  

  Saturday later in the day Julie visited for a few hours with Olivebean and  we took the kiddies swimming, and had dinner together.  Brian took a nap by the pool.  He was tired from rising early to go to work. 

  
  

  Sunday – church and family.  Calabasas.  We came, we ate, we looked at pictures from Julies fabulous camera.  We had family home evening.  We went home.  By the way for all of you not there, it was Brower chicken.

  
  

  Note:  I ran a spell check and not a single one popped up.  Bet that has never happened to you, Doug. 

  
  

  

  
  

  SV playing on the sliding glass and some fishies.

  
  

  

  
  

  Tic tac teeth and Pam and kids.

  
  

  

  
  

  THE SERRAS

  
  

  

  
  

  SV and Obean

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