Cholera Anyone?

I just finished reading this book. I found it in a clearance bin at the bookstore. It sounded interesting. It took me a couple of months to actually get around to reading it (too many other school books to read). At first I thought it was a fictional story about the 1854 cholera outbreak in London, however, once I started reading I found out that it is simply about the 1854 cholera outbreak in London-talk about exciting!!???!

Anyway, Zac ended up looking at it over my shoulder eventually stealing it from me (I had to go and check out another copy at the library to accomodate the two of us). The funny thing is, it isn't the greatest book to read. There are some sections that are very interesting, but overall it was a bit disappointing (Zac agrees). So why I am writing about it? Because it did make me think about a lot of things that we just take for granted like clean drinking water, sewage pipes, and an abundance of water in my own home with the turn of a faucet. I love imagining the victorian era but I am positively glad to live in this day and age.

p.s. I did learn that if you ever end up with Cholera make sure you replenish your bucketfuls of lost fluids like crazy! Although it's probably best to make it to the hospital and have them help you with that intravenously.

What I've been up to lately...

Life hasn't slowed down since Hollie's visit and youth conference. I just finished a summer class (short narrative). I really enjoyed it. There were only eight students and all were great writers. If anyone is curious enough to want to read my stories just email me and I'll send them to you.
Also, this week I have the opportunity to play for a children's theatre. Hanscomb Air Force Base's youth center has theMissoula Children's Theatre come each year to put on a fun musical. I've had the opportunity to be the pianist the last three years now, and I love it. The whole process takes a week and the kids in the community learn parts, songs, and actions in time for their Saturday performance. I have been so impressed with Missoula Children's Theatre. They are efficient and extremely talented. This year's show is King Arthur's Quest.

Other than that we have had Tim's high adventure kayaking on the Annisquam river, Tyson's summer reading camp, volleyball and trip to the res.
The only thing that would make it better would be if everyone I love could be here with us.

Tide Pools

Baby sis Hollie is here visiting just in time for it to rain every day. We decided to go to the beach anyway and check out some tide pools. Hollie, silly girl that she is, brought her cell phone down with her, slipped on a mossy rock and dropped the phone in a salty, sea pool. She was pretty sad, sore and her sweater might carry a permanent souvenir of a stain (That's a lot of s's).

May Photos

We've had some fun this past May. Here are a few photos...one from a Harvard Square adventure, one of my look alike boys and a bunch of others from the state park Halibut Point that we visited with some friends on Labor day. Fun Stuff.

One of THOSE days

Do ever just have one of those days where you just feel miserable...like you just can't do anything right or there is just too many things to worry about? Oh yeah. I feel like I've had one of those days. There's always tomorrow!

Another Semester Down...

I took my last exam today. Hooray! I made it!

LDS Church Catches Fire in Cambridge

We had our stake conference today (it was a broadcast from Salt Lake City) and at the end before the closing prayer, Clayton Christensen stood up and informed the congregation that one of our chapels in Cambridge, the Longfellow Park chapel, had caught on fire and was burning down. The broadcast for our stake conference was taking place there as well. Luckily, it sounds like everyone was able to get out safely. This was a historic chapel for the saints out here. It is so sad. Here's the story off of Boston.com. One of our ward members, Ellen Patton, also has some pictures posted on her blog. Pretty sad...It will be interesting to see what will happen next and where they will have the three wards attend services. Work has started on a new chapel in Cambridge, but it won't be done for quite some time. At least the steeple is still standing.

On a personal note, I have finals this week. I have a French Oral exam and two finals for my other two classes. I'm not planning to cram too hard, I figure I have gone to class the whole semester, participated and done the assignments, I should be okay. But...if you feel like it, an extra prayer in my behalf would be more than welcome.

Zac finally received permission to play volleyball again and around a month later, he went to practice, landed on a kid who had come underneath the net and sprained his ankle. Hmmm...he's not too happy. He's been being super careful and taking care of it pretty well. He has nationals in Minnesota this coming weekend. I'm sure he'll still have fun, I mean it is volleyball afterall!

The kids...they are doing well. They made it through another dentist appointment without cavities. YAY! They are mostly concerned with how much playtime they get, especially with the nicer weather we've been receiving.

So...that is my update...exciting and not so exciting, but there you have it!