Silence is Golden

Silence...

Oh, how I love silence.

No yelling

screaming

crying

fighting

talking loudly

insane laughing

(not that I don't like that part)

But I really love silence.

Do you hear it??

...exactly...

Rhett went to Albuquerque today with his dad

to get the rest of our stuff

that didn't fit in the moving truck the first time.

He called to say they were there

and that he was glad I hadn't come

and seen the house

and friends.

He thinks I wouldn't have come back to UT
and he's probably right.

I miss Albuquerque a lot more than I thought I would

I loved our house

and beautiful yard

and all our friends

and all the attractions ABQ had

like seeing the balloons flying in the early morning

and the Balloon Fiesta in October;

the zoo with it's great animals and playground;

the jets that used to fly over our house on their way to the air force base.

It's very bittersweet being here in SLC

I know there are bigger and better things for us

waiting in Vernal

It's just having the patience

to finally get there.

The boys and I had a busy, but fun day today

We started with Porter's soccer game

He played goalie the first half

and poor thing -

all the action stayed down at the other end

so between standing there

and the cloudy 45 degree weather,

he was an icicle by halftime.

We warmed him up in the third quarter

and he played in the fourth and played midfield

so he got some action time.

Afterwards, it was to the grocery store

then home for lunch,

then off to the Museum of Ancient Life.

They have a series of exhibits at the beginning

where they explain fossils and how the earth was long ago

They boys didn't think to highly of it

and Zach finally said to me,

"Mom, I just want to see the bones."

We all had a great time

Porter was in heaven being surrounded by dinosaurs

What an awesome place.

Then it was off to Costco,
then home for dinner.
After dinner we cleaned up,
then played UNO together
Porter said, "I like nights like these"
I do, too...

On a side note
Zach started T-ball on Thursday with their first game/practice

The boys were hilarious to watch
Some had no idea what to do
and would hit the ball, then field it themselves
Others would hit, then run everywhere
but around the bases
I sure was proud of our little Zachy
who knew exactly what to do...

I'm off now to watch my movie
Seven Pounds
and enjoy the silence...