DRNATURA

I just ordered a colon cleanse for myself and Owen! I was looking up chronic fatigue syndrome and came across this website for DrNatura's Colonix program. I got the program and the Flora Protect Probiotics to help replace the good bacteria. Some of the things I saw on that website were very disturbing and I am afraid to see what comes out of me. They have a 30-day money back guarantee, so I thought it was worth a try. One of the big things the people profess is "so much energy"! They also talk of cleared skin, improved asthma, weight loss, better sleep, improved breath...

I am just so sick of feeling poorly. I try to take care of myself, but really rarely feel great. Last night on the news they said mono is going around so I thought maybe I have mono. When researching chronic fatigue I have about 75+% of the symptoms for that too. So, the conclusion is that I am going to get to the bottom of these problems and instead of starting with the doctors, which is what I was about to do, I decided to start this cleanse. Please pray that it works...then I will be telling you all to do it too!

OLD NEWS

Well, everyone already knows the news of the week and half of you participated! We really did have a great weekend. Thanks to Jami for having a birthday so that Jen would come in and we could all party! It was so nice and comfortable to be with good friends who we can be ourselves around. That is what I think I will miss most about moving. Thankfully I will have Katy and Chad as built in friends when I get to FLA. That's about it. I'm off to take the kids to swim lessons. Woo, hoo.

Oh, yeah, we prayed about it and we feel God telling us to wait until August to put the house on the market. And I got Tristan's class assignment for kindergarten: he will have Mrs. Alger, who is a new teacher and he will attend the afternoon session.

NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS

There really has not been much to tell, so I haven't told! Things are going along just fine.

Mazana got out of school on Friday and I am already enjoying the freedom of summer. The kids are going to Alicia's on Tuesday and Thursday and are excited about that. We start swim lessons tonight. My dad reminded me that with Florida in our future they especially need to learn to swim well; so I guess we will be going to a lot of swim lessons this summer. $$$

We are still working on the house. So much to do, so little time. Please pray for endurance and motivation for Owen. He is doing so well, but I worry that he will get weary. It is really fun to see things coming together though. He does such an amazing job with everything I know it will be absolutely beautiful when he is finished.

My mom made it to Florida one week ago today. My dad arrived on Friday with her car and the moving truck came on Saturday. Dad said she already has it looking like they'd lived there for years. She is good at making a home, that's for sure. They really like the house, which is good since they had only seen pictures before. She said that she fells like she has come home; a dream come true.

It is fun to hear the excitement in her voice and helps me to get excited again. I have lost some of the excitement in the stress of getting ready and the emotion of leaving loved ones behind. But, I look forward to seeing what God has planned for us there. Wow!

It looks like Jason and Kris and kids will be moving to Shreveport, LA to take a job Jason has been interviewing for. It is not definite yet, but looks like he will get the job. They will hopefully stay there for a couple of years and then be able to transfer to Jacksonville, FL.

The bottom line: It seems the Doughertys (obviously including the converted to Boerbooms) will be evacuating Utah sometime in the near future. It is all very surreal.

PICTURES

ok, i have now tried three times to publish more pictures, but for some unknown reason they are not coming up. i guess maybe i'll email them, although that takes forever. i have so many pictures i want to share.

THE RUN DOWN

Kind of silly, but I don't really even know what to write about that has any worth. So, I guess I'll just tell you the gist of my life as I know it today, the 1st of June, 2006...

The trip to Mexico was very nice. It was hot and humid, but overall comfortable. We relaxed, explored, adventured and enjoyed. The food was marginal for the most part and we still seem to be fighting something in our tummies. It was very relaxing not to have any time frame. We made our own time schedule on did whatever we wanted to! The most exciting thing we did was the "Outdoor Adventure" which included a jeep like truck ride up the mountain, a mule ride, zip lines and repelling down the waterfalls. We had climbing gear on and were harnessed to the zip lines which run hundreds of feet above the ground. It is a very free felling to be flying through the sky like this. And the repelling down the waterfalls was gorgeous and fun. This adventure was very much up our alley and we loved it. That evening we did the "Rythyms of the Night" tour. This included a boat ride through the bay into the ocean out to a apart of the beach you can only reach by boat. Here we had a buffet dinner (the best food we had) at small tables set up overlooking the ocean and under a couple of palm trees. It was very romantic. After dinner we took a rest in a hammock together before heading up to the show. The show was a lot of dancing, which I enjoyed, and told a story of love. It had a bit of Native American flare. The rest of the trip was mostly spent relaxing and exploring the beaches around our resort. Overall a fabulous vacation.

Now I am in the midst of end of school year stuff. Mazana is out on the 9th and Tristan graduates on the 7th, which will be his last day at Creative Beginnings. Alicia is going to take the kids over the summer, which I am very happy about. I know they will have fun.

Things are coming along with our house, but I am still stressing about all that needs to be done in such a short time. (prep and paint the exterior of the house, reroof, clean up the back yard, finish remodeling the bathrooms, remodel the kitchen, replace the interior doors, paint base and case, the list goes on and on and Owen continually thinks of new things he'd like to do.) The bathroom is looking so nice. After it is complete I will post some pictures. It sure is nice to have a husband so talented in these things.

I am back to work at the restaurant tonight, so things won't slow down for me for awhile. I'll try to get some phone calls out soon. I want to talk to all of you.

Love to everyone.