Additional Photos

I added a couple posts to our family's blog with some pictures from the funeral and burial. It's quite the effort to upload them to one blog let alone two so if you're interested in taking a look you can see them here: http://nielson2.blogspot.com/. There are many others I have saved on my computer so if you are looking for something specific let me know and I'll see if I can get it for you. Enjoy!

Our Photo Contributions

Hand-Foot-and-Mouth

We got home safely last night and I had a great 10 1/2 hour night sleep. Tonight however, it's back to the usual insomnia so I thought I'd hop on and post a little.

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I went back to Nephi in Friday and since I wasn't sure if anyone took pictures after the burial I snapped a few (ps, just a reminder that I want a copy of everyone's pictures). The flowers were still in pretty good shape so I left them there.

We tried to take a family picture while we were at Daniel's brother's house, this was one of the best we got...

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So it seems that the fever Spencer had at the Red Barn was the beginnings of Hand-foot-and-mouth disease. Spencer has the rash on his hands and feet but thankfully doesn't seem to have any in his mouth. I felt bad that we probably exposed several children and had to fly, but there wasn't much we could do about it. He hasn't complained about it at all, for which I am supremely grateful. He's more annoyed by the mesquito bites he got here at the airport that have swelled on his forehead, ears and neck; they're so painful to even look at...

(The weird eyes make it look even worse!)

But life seems to be quickly getting back to normal...

It was so good to see you all. Love from Texas.

72 Hour Kits!

Side note to Shauna's earthquake post...Shelley Jordan (Christensen) is a consultant for Shelfreliance.com and she can get a pretty cool 72 hour kit for $79.99, which I guess is an incredible sale. Her sister, Brittany, is taking the orders for this area and the deadline is October 31st. Let me know if you want more info--or you can ask Brittany (Keogan) directly too :)

Kit Includes:
  Essentials
•1 Heavy Duty Backpack (1 main compartment, 2 small top compartments, 1 medium compartment, and 2 zipping side pockets).
•1 Multi-function Knife (includes scissors, screwdriver, and nail file)
•2 (two) 3M®, N95 Deluxe Dust Masks
•1 Pair of Industrial Leather Work Gloves
•2 (two) 10-hour, Disposable Heat Packs
•10 Yards of 2” Duct Tape
•2 Bright Sticks (provides up to 24 hours of light, 12 hours each)
•2 name brand OB Tampons
•1 (one) 50-foot Rope

Shelter and Bedding
•1 Tube Tent with Rope
•2 Emergency Sleeping Bags – 84”x36” (windproof and waterproof)
•2 Ponchos with Attached Hood (one size fits all)

Communication
•2 Whistles
•1 Hand Crank Flashlight/Radio/Siren (no battery or electricity needed)
•Universal DC Adapter for Portable Electronics (will charge cell phones, portable DVD Players, and any electronics with a DC plug in! Simply plug your DC device into the adapter, and plug the adapter into your hand crank flashlight. No batteries or electricity needed).
•1 Notepad and Pencil

First Aid
•1 First Aid Booklet
•1 Deluxe First Aid Kit Including:
•1 Pair of Scissors
•1 Ace Bandage
•1 Small Roll of Athletic Tape
•2 Iodine Pads
•2 Large Band-aids (4” x1.75”)
•20 Standard Size Band-aids
•4 Extra Strength Tylenol Caplets
•4 Pepto-Bismol Caplets
•2 Blistex Chapstick Pouches (.5g each)
•2 Antibiotic Ointment Pouches (.5g each)
•2 Sterile Alcohol Prep Pads
•1 Ammonia Inhalant Respiratory Stimulant
•2 (two) 3” x 2.25” Gauze Pads (2 ply)
•2 (two) 2”x2” Gauze Pads (12 ply)
•2 (two) 4”x4” Gauze Pads (12 ply)
•1 Pair of Tweezers (plastic)
•1 Pair of Disposable Vinyl Gloves

Food and Water
•12 - 8.45 fl. oz. Coast Guard Approved Emergency Water Servings
•2 Coast Guard Approved 3600 Calorie Food Bars
•1 Plastic, 8 Liter Emergency Water Bag (not pre-filled)
•8 Water Purification Tablets (1 liter per tablet)

Sanitation
•1 (one) 2-ply Toilet Paper Roll
•4 Tissue Packs (10 tissues in each pack)
•2 Toothbrushes
•1 Fluoride Gel Toothpaste (.6 oz)
•1 Hand Sanitizer(.5 oz)
•4 Wet Naps
•2 Cloth Wash Towels
•2 Re-sealable Storage Bags
•1 36” x 36” Heavy Duty Garbage Bag

Family Facebook

Shauna, I think that this is a great idea! I know you tried to get one started before and I'm glad that we're finally giving it a go. I'll try to treat this blog like my personal facebook for big announcements and little facts in which you might be interested.

On that note, Spencer is feeling much better. It took a little more than 24 hours but not much.

And I'm also very happy Shauna did this because I'd like a copy of everyone's pictures & video that you have of the funeral/this burial trip. And I'm talking all of them--the ones you don't think turned out great (obviously skip the too blurry ones), the ones that only have your family etc, etc.

Thanks again Shauna!

Earthquakes!

Yikes, two earthquakes in one day!  That's enough for me for a long, long time! 

I passed up the box of dry milk today, guess I'll do my research a little quicker and maybe go back for it.  Anyone try the SA CO Mix 'n Drink milk at Costco?  Likes/dislikes?

Testing...

I thought I'd test the waters and see if there might be an efficient way at staying in touch with each other.

I set up this blog, with each sibling/spouse & Dad as contributors (we can add kids, too), with the idea that we could share our news with each other here.  Anything we would have shared with Mom and Dad, to have them share with the rest of us, can be put here.  Any other family or personal blog updates can be copied or linked from here.  Not that this would replace actually talking to each other, but at least we'd know that everyone had an opportunity to hear something of our lives...before we got tired of repeating ourselves.  :)

What do you all think?