Catching up

Well, it has been ages since I've updated this blog. I've been spending my time reading everyone else's blogs. Most importantly perhaps is Molly's return from her mission in Washington. However, we no more than got her home than Ben left for Pennsylvania with Alan Monson (Samantha's boyfriend) to sell alarm systems.

On a very sad note, Sunny and Brandon had to have their darling dog Roxie put down. She was sick from the day they got her and so it has been a struggle for her, but we all grew to love her for the time she was here. Buster and Opie continue to terrorize anyone who dares to walk by our house and oh my gosh don't even think of ringing the doorbell to gain admittance!

Samantha is working a ton at JCrew and we are grateful that she has a job as Molly and I continue our search for work. If anyone knows of absolutely anything that we can do, we would appreciate it. I'm looking for new piano students to help; but mostly I need full-time work with benefits. Oh wait, that's what the whole country is looking for. We are fortunate to be in our house in Willow Creek, a great neighborhood and a fantastic ward.

I spend most of my time at the yarn store. We are doing well considering the state of the economy, but are looking for ways to get more people into the shop. We are negotiating a deal with ABC4 right now so we might be seen on Good Things Utah with any luck!

I've been following Tom and Becky's escapades in England and look forward to their return. Carter has a new baby girl, Tessa, and of course we are all hoping and praying for Jack's full recovery from his most recent surgery. Lisa and Josh have been amazing, but Jack is the hero of this adventure. Well, I guess I need to take some pictures so I can post them in addition to this rambling. Thanks for reading!

Life goes on.... and on.... and on.....

It has been forever since I've posted on this blog. Much has happened in the interim, but perhaps the most exciting news is that Molly comes home on the 11th of March after spending 18 months in Washington serving her mission. Our life here on Sundance Drive will change with her arrival, but it is indeed a welcomed arrival. Her "homecoming" (they aren't called that anymore, but in my world the word still describes the event) is on the 15th at 11:30. We will be looking forward to having family and friends over after sacrament meeting for "a bite". If you are reading this prior to the 15th, please join us.

We also have had a little surgery at our house. Samantha had a deviated septum and this really odd-looking hiroshima bomb type thing in one of her sinuses. Our favorite ENT, Garner Meads, performed the surgery on Friday Feb. 13th, that's right, someone really had a sick sense of humor when it came to the scheduling. Anyway, the surgery went just great. However, Samantha has this crazy reaction to anesthesia and she basically lost a whole week because she couldn't wake up. We were forcing crackers into her mouth and we had to give her five bags of fluid through her IV on Sunday because she was so dehydrated. She is doing better now. It was a year ago that Ben had his skateboarding accident where he broke his ankle so horribly. His leg still isn't 100%. I often wonder if we went back in and had them take out that steel plate and those screws if he would do better. Oh well, maybe next February!

I have no pictures to post to go along with this narrative, but I am determined to become a better blogger, so maybe next time. Til then........

Just a word about the name.....

So, years ago, in a land far, far away....actually somewhere in the valley, I just can't remember which house it was, my dad used to answer the phone at our house saying, "Sharp's Flat". Of course we all thought it was hilarious because.... well I'm not sure why we thought it was funny, but I've always remembered it.

It seemed an appropriate name for my blog and thus a blog was born.

I'm sooooo new to this!

I am not really sure how to do this, however, since all of my younger family members seem very well acquainted with the process.... I am now joining the 21st century. I am afraid though that I will become addicted to this new "hobby" and will never finish unpacking my house!

As soon as I can figure out how to make this especially "darling" and add photos I will do that. I swear, for someone who makes a living on the internet you would think I would be better at this!