8-25-08

Hello! Well, the Petersen's had a pretty good week, with a bit of bad news mixed in...Monday Jim went to the Orthopedic doctor after his knee had really been bothering him. He learned that a knee replacement is in the near future :-( He is going to get some helps like anti-inflamatory meds and a special brace and he is going to hang on as long as possible. Also on Monday, Reagan was home sick from school so it was a different kind of day.

Tuesday Gwen started up with Webelos again, she just isn't into the groove yet with this calling. Wednesday Reagan finished school for the day and we headed to Pinedale with grandma and grandpa Petersen. We got settled that night and enjoyed the Olympics on TV. Thursday morning we got up and all went fishing at Fool's Hollow Lake near Show Low. The kids were rowdy and we didn't get any nibbles, so we headed out because everyone was tired (especially grandpa). We ate lunch and took a break and then we headed back to the lake with the kids, leaving grandpa and grandma to enjoy some quiet time. We went to a different dock and it was perfect! Jim caught the first fish, Reagan caught her's and then Jim caught the same catfish twice! (we could see the previous hook injury on it). The kids had a great time and we are really happy they got to experience that. We even had a family of ducks come see us at the dock so the kids fed them all of our crackers and then John was sure they needed a drink so he grabbed Gwen's water jug and started to give them a drink. It was adorable. Here are some pictures - unfortunately we forgot the camera so these are from our phones.

Friday morning we headed to Snowflake. We walked around the temple and saw lots of lizards and then we had lunch and went to visit some of Grandma's friends nearby. It was a good afternoon. When we headed to Show Low again Reagan mentioned she didn't feel good, being the drama queen that she is, we didn't pay much attention. Well, luckily Gwen was in back with her and had 2 bags handy because she caught most of what came up and saved Grandma's van! We figure it was food poisoning from lunch because she was completely fine after that. That night after kids were in bed, the big kids played Aggravation ("marbles") and had a great time. Lois was a complete ham trying to mess Cleibe up on his turn!

Saturday we got up and did laundry and left about noon to head home. We got back into the heat and jumped into the pool while the house cooled down (93 degrees). Now it's back to reality. Hope everyone is well, have a great holiday weekend!