Hank Fell.

Really hard apparently. He went dirt bike riding this weekend with Chaddie and Chris. I had a feeling something bad was going to happen, but I seem to always have that feeling. After he had been home a while he showed me his "wound," a mutilated knee cap. It was disgusting.

Later that night we realized the bleeding wasn't going to stop on its own so a special family member stepped in and stitched him up! (Thank you!!!) A few days later Hank admitted for the first time his knee was in extreme pain and that something might be broken....only to be confirmed today by the Student Health Center. Fabulous.

Ironically, Hank was helpful around the house until now. Suddenly he cannot do anything I ask. I am not sure whether to protest this sudden transformation to an invalid or just accept it and let him order me around for the next few weeks. Since I am sick 90% of the time, I am going to just let him bask in his glory.

Here is a picture of Hank's work....

We are so proud. Good job Hank. :)

Puppy Prep

There are quite a few things we need to do before we bring our puppy home within the next week. Before I get to that, thank you to all who commented and suggested names for our sweet little puppy. Honestly, about 99% of your suggestions were on our favorites list! Either great minds think alike or that puppy just really has a "look" about him. :)

The puppy's name will be GEORGE! If we are going to have a child named Henry, which Hank swears we are....then we need to name the dog accordingly. Henry and George simply go hand in hand. Both some type of conquers or rulers, that's for sure.

We have been doing a lot of planning for George's arrival in our home. Hank has been talking A LOT about the grass he will plant in our back yard, the little crate he will build, and the weeds he will pull--as to clear the current Amazonian state of our back yard. So far none of this has happened, but I'm super excited at the thought of it!

On a somewhat unrelated note, I googled our names yesterday. I was absolutely appalled at what showed up in my search! Every comment I've ever made on anyone's blog showed up....a little more information than I am comfortable with the public viewing.

I really don't care who reads our blog...if you enjoy/make fun of/ or even like reading it, PLEASE leave your email address on the comment portion below. It is not my intention to block current readers from our site! I just don't want my stupid comments to be visible tothe world. This seems like an appropriate time to "go private" as we have a new little addition to our family. Ya never know what kind of dog nappers are out there! Right?

Again, if you would like to continue to read this blog, please leave your email address below. Thanks!

Please Welcome the Newest Iroz Member....

Last night, Hankie and I made the second biggest decision of our lives: we got a puppy!!!!!!!

He is the one on the right! His litter is 5 weeks old now and we can bring him home at 7 weeks....we are so excited!

Hank mentioned the other day that he had been looking on KSL for a Bichon, complete news to me! I decided to take advantage of this window of opportunity and arranged for us to meet with a breeder last night in Salt Lake. We went under the agreement that we were NOT getting one! As you can see, we both had a softened heart when she brought out all the puppies--we could not resist. I started bawling, embarrassing all in attendance. They are the most precious creatures God ever made. Take a look....I bet you will want one too.

The idea of our puppy coming home with us in a few weeks has masked any and all sadness I was currently experiencing. Somehow this little puppy makes everything seem better. :)

We brainstormed names all night and this morning and haven't come up with a favorite yet. Any ideas?!?!? We'd love to know what you think! Even if I don't know you and you read this blog...please post your thoughts! Thanks!

I BELIEVE!

It seems like there are two types of people in the world: those who believe in chiropractors and those who don't. The thought of someone cracking my back, twisting and turning my body, and requiring constant visits has never appealed to me. . . until now.

This last week I have been in extreme pain from a pinched nerve. I cannot lean forward without grimacing, put on my shoes without tears, or sleep without waking up in pain. When a coworker mentioned a chiropractor come to the office and take care of it, I gave up any objections I once maintained.

My first chiropractor experience was intense. Everything hurt so bad, I even shed a few tears...front in center of the office. So embarrassing. The noises?! Ugh! I cannot believe those popping sounds came out of my body! Even the thought of them makes me feel ill. Lo and behold, two days later and I feel incredible! Normal, to be exact.

I went today for my last adjustment and I cannot believe I have improved this much in a matter of three days. I've given it a lot of thought...and just wanted to let you all know, I'm a believer!

Family Day!

Since we really don't get to spend much time together, I called an emergency "family day" on Saturday. We decided we would get breakfast and spend the day at Seven Peaks Water Park. After living in Provo for about 7 years now, I felt it was about time to indulge myself with a trip to the water park!

I woke up around 8 am (very early for me) and packed a little bag full of pool essentials, then proceeded to wake up Hank. About an hour and a half later, we were headed out the door! First to Kneaders for unlimited French toast, next to Costco for discounted tickets, and finally to Seven Peaks! All psyched and ready for the day, Hank and I opened the front door to see RAIN! Being JULY and all, I had not planned for this scenario! Hurriedly, I checked weather.com to learn that it was sunny outside- clearly an inaccurate source.

In hopes that the rain would just blow over, we proceeded with our original plan. I cannot believe I have NEVER had Kneader's unlimited French toast. It was absolutely divine and I have already replaced my previous favorite, Magelby's, with Kneaders. On the way to the park, it started raining even harder. At this point, reality set in..... along with a bout of depression.

We asked the parking attendant what the chances were they would shut it down. After suggesting she would wait for another day, I made the mature decision to postpone our long-awaited family day activity. Fact: a few warm tears were shed.

A Dream Come True

As many of you know, I am not a huge sports fan. I hate sports. I don't understand them and never really want to learn. I AM the definition of ignorant.

I never thought I would want to meet a famous player, until today....when I met one of the tallest people in the world, Shawn Bradley. He is ridiculously tall, as you can see in this picture. To be precise, 7 ft 6 in. He makes even Travis look like a midget!

The second picture is the Little Heroes Foundation staff: Travis Hansen, RaDene, Sharee, and yours truly....for future reference!

Today was the last day of the charity basketball camp and I am so happy its over! It turned out really well. I am exhausted and going to take a very long nap now.

An Eventful Day

Yesterday was one of the craziest days of my life. I want to write everything down (mostly for my own reference) before I forget everything! In no particular order, I present the crazy things that happened yesterday.

1. This week is the annual Travis Hansen Charity Basketball Camp. I have spent countless hours preparing for every possible scenario, registering campers, picking up misc things around town, making millions of list for a smooth check-in and camp. The one thing I didn't prepare for? The website crashing due to last minute registrants. As a result, I had the pleasure of dealing with angry parents confused why their son/daughter were not on our list of campers. After questioning my competence of writing a list, I learned that the website had crashed overnight. This started my day off a bit stressful.

2. I worked 10 hours standing up, resulting in shooting pains up my back when move about. Hank thinks I'm faking. Its so annoying.

3. During the camp, I had the pleasure of teaching a young foster girl how to use a tampon. I have never felt so uncomfortable and awkward as I did when discussing this process to this sweet girl. She was a champ...it could have been much worse!

4. I had the most intense adrenaline rush of my life in a conversation with the "bag man" on University. Our office is right by his final stop around 5 pm, Wills Pit Stop, so a co-worker and I decided we would bring the leftover Magelby's lunch to him on our way home. A good, charitable idea gone horribly wrong. We pulled over and I handed him the sandwiches. He spouted off his worth of $8.4 trillion, how he owns Magelbys, Sundance, in fact, all of Provo.....a few moments later, he had gotten so worked up he was talking about blowing up Donnie and Marie's heads, the Magelby's owners, etc. By this point, he was extremely angry and I was extremely uncomfortable and scared. The only problem (besides the idea in the first place) was that we didn't develop an exit strategy! I didn't quite know how to communicate my desire to speed off away from this situation to the driver. Fortunately, she felt the same way. I will never do that again.

I have always felt like I needed to feed the bag man. When we lived on the 3rd floor at Cambridge Court, I caught his eye as I looked out the window on a rainy day (Hank swears this didn't happen, but it did). I had a strong urge to invite him in for food. Thank heavens for a husband who immediately shot that idea down.

5. After work, Hank and I went out to dinner. In my tired and lazy state, I opted out of changing my Little Heroes shirt before leaving the house. The kind man serving me Gelato asked me about the foundation and said he wants to partner with us to have a Little Hero day, where all the proceeds go to our foundation! How cool is that!? :) I can't vouch for the food, but the gelato is certainly delicious.

6. On the way to the movie theater, we witnessed a girl on a bike in a crosswalk get slammed into by oncoming traffic! First her bike went flying into the air, then we watched as she rolled over the hood and onto the street. Hank ran out to try and help but the damage had clearly already been done. An ambulance arrived in less than 3 minutes, it was amazing! I have never seen anything so scary in my life! I really hope she is ok!

7. I saw Hannah Montana. Enough said. On a similar note, Hank is learning the Butterfly song on the guitar...hahahahaha....


Well, that was yesterday. Today was awful so I wont post about that....but I was on the news, for those of you who can suffer through an entire hour of local Utah news. I know I cant.