Another fun weekend to blog about, probably dull to most, but fun for us. Friday night found us with no basketball games to announce, we are officially done for the season. So, I talked Dale into going to Walmart...whoopee... to do some much needed shopping for the weekend. He is a good sport and he actually bought a movie he was looking for. I was telling him about the new chocolate individual serving dessert snacks that they now feature in the stores to satisfy your cravings with only the touch of your microwave. We didn't buy any, however, but he came up with his own decadent chocolate pudding cake delight that was probably better than what the store offers and it made watching the 10 o'clock news definately more exciting! On the Saturday mornings that we are home, Dale always fixes me some healthy wholegrain wheat pancakes for breakfast with sugar free syrup and they are yummy (we have to do something in the name of good health after our Friday night treats). After breakfast, we finished up some shopping in Twin Falls so that we would be home for a visit from Jef's famly after lunch. Sarah's sister, Wendy, had her baby and they were coming to Jerome to see her new little girl, Kady K. We were glad to see our Kuna family again, even if just for a few hours. We headed to Hazelton to our Stake Valentine dinner and enjoyed visiting with some of our 5th ward friends that we don't see much. They had a fantastic program, a musical family from Buhl with 11 children, most adopted from Haiti, that sang and performed with numerous instruments. It was impressive to see the talent of these children and what they had been taught from their musical parents...not only singing and performing, but love and togetherness. When we got home, I noticed that the Halmark channel had a movie on that I haven't seen yet from a series that I love, the Sarah, Plain and Tall movies with Glenn Close and Christopher Walken. They had what I assume was the third one??... "Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End." We were enjoying it when all of a sudden at around 11:30pm the power went out and we were sitting in the dark. We scrambled to get our flashlights and candles lit. When Collette got home from her evening out, we were sitting talking and waiting for the power to be restored and heard a strange noise. Dale thought it was probably the dairy's generator coming on down the road, but it kept getting louder and louder. I joked that maybe we were being invaded as we figured out that it was a helicopter, but sad to realize it was the life flight helicopter. We noticed looking out our back window that there was a terrible accident involving hitting a power pole a mile north as we saw numerous cop car lights flashing and the ones from the helicopter. We figured the power wouldn't be coming on anytime soon and went to bed.
Sunday was a great day, Collette sang a solo in sacrament meeting and Chad came around supper time from Pocatello. We haven't seen Chad since Christmas. He went with us to a Young Single Adult Root Beer Float Game night at the Branch's 1st counselor's home. We laughed and played fun games, such as Tabu and Mad Gab with 13 young singles.
And it's always fun when Chad and Collette are together on a team! Monday, Chad visited the dentist and then he and Collette went to lunch before he had to leave in the afternoon. Jerome schools have a three day break, so Collette headed to Pocatello to visit Jeremy, Sarah, and Isaak and her good friend, Celestia for a couple of days. So, it is quiet at the home front once again...for a few days, anyway.
Saturday, April 26th marked the first official Farmer's Market in Idaho Falls. It was a chilly 32 degrees at 9am and only about half the vendors that usually come showed up. But Habby Too was there and ready to get everyone started with the best sauce for their barbeque season! 
I was glad that our booth faced the sun so we could stay warm for the first few hours until it gradually warmed up a bit. We actually sold more this first market day than we did last year. It was rewarding to have repeat customers come and request their favorites sauces. 
Chad and his friend Bailey came with us and Bailey's family, who live in Idaho Falls, came and checked us out. We were pleased that they bought a bottle of sauce...should I take stock in that for any reason??? 
Jeremy, Sarah, and Isaak came later. Isaak loves the market because he can sample all the tasty things and see the ducks on the water behind our booth. 
It was Chad's birthday, so we went to a fun pizza place called Craigos...all you can eat pizza, salad and pasta bar. 
They made it special for Chad's day with a balloon, an ice cream treat, and they even sang Happy Birthday to him. 
It was a fantastic day and we are looking forward to our next market day in May when we can talk to people about our sauce and spend time with our family there.
Isaak is such a goof ball...just like his Dad! The shirt says it all, doesn't it? Dual meaning, with the antics of an active little boy and the schedule of a Dad in grad student and a Mom working nights.
Isaak loves his Uncle Chad and Aunt Collette and is a ham posing for the camera. 
Chad and Collette downloaded some great songs on my MP3 player for the gym. I just love these two crazy kids, they keep us in stitches!
We attended the temple marriage in Idaho Falls Friday morning of one of Chad's best friends and two of our wonderful young single adults that have been serving faithfully in the branch. We love seeing them come and hate seeing them go. We then traveled home in time for a baptism of a dear friend's husband in 5th ward Friday evening. Saturday brought the annual piano Music Festival that I help run in the morning and a bridal shower for another special young single adult in the afternoon. 
Chad and a fellow groomsman at the reception Saturday evening. He had so many funny responses to all the questions of the guests when they asked him when he was getting married. I so enjoy being with family and love all the events that we are so fortunate to be able to participate in. We are truly blessed.
About 16 young people went over and after accessing the situation, immediately set up a "bucket brigade" of people from downstairs up to the garage to carry stuff from the basement rooms and went to work.
(Collette is at the bottom of the stairs.) Boxes and boxes of storage, toys, crafts, furniture, etc. were taken out and they were glad to have lots of helping hands and strong muscles.
Service Master Carpets was there steadily pumping water out as our YSA's got everything else out that needed to be removed. The pictures really don't show all the horrendous damage of bark, leaves, broken glass, etc. in the smaller bedrooms.
