The Fabulous Four

David, Bree, Erin and Donovin went for a visit to Colorado the first week of August. They visited the Hohnstein grandparents in Cañon City. Bree and the kids have been there one time without David when they went for a funeral. Bree’s Dad did come and visit one time but this is the first time in a year and a half that they have seen the Colorado grandparents. Kirsten and family are a 45-minute drive away and they planned on surprising her. They forgot to tell Grammy that it was a surprise and so she had spilled the beans. They still had a nice visit, went out to eat, and went shopping. (David also helped fix the cable for the Waite family). On the way back to St. George, they will stop Erin and Donovin at the Nephi grandparents for a few days’ visit. David has 80-days of unused vacation time and, since the cable had a number of problems (the increased the power of the system but it is more fragile) and since he was tired of being overworked, he decided now was the time for a vacation. They are all planning on being at the Labor Day campout.

David took Erin and Donovin to get their booster shots. Erin needed hers to start school this month. Bree stayed home and packed. She doesn’t like it when the kids cry so she let David do the job. Donovin was brave right up to the time the needle got near to his leg. David kept saying, “Are you sure you want to watch?” Donovin kept saying he did but then the bravery evaporated when the needle went in. Erin was freaking out for days before the appointment came to have the shots. She is looking forward to going to Kindergarten which starts Monday, August 15. She is ready to learn to read and enjoys writing, coloring, and crafts. Donovin will still go to daycare while his mom works. Both kids stay with Grandma Barbara (Erin’s “my Grandma”) after daycare until David or Bree pick them up.

Bree loves her work. She needed a vacation and so did David so they decided to go to Colorado for a few days. Bree is still going to her NA meetings. She has been trying to go to 90 meetings in 90 days. That doesn’t give her a lot of time with her children but David and the kids are bonding.

One night, recently, there was a fire behind the apartment. There have been so many fires because of the high temperatures, the dry vegetation and the dry lightning storms. For days and days the whole area was blanketed with heavy smoke from the many wildfires. On this particular night, David woke Bree up to see the fire that was so close by. She looked but then went back to bed because she had to be up early the next morning for work. “Just wake me up if we are evacuated,” she said. The kids were in bed. It was about 11 or 12 p.m. David and the next-door neighbor stayed up for awhile and watched the fire through binoculars. The fire was fast burning but the firefighters managed to get it under control by morning.

David is busy at work. There have been many cable users who have lost service because of the new system changes and he has been busy reconnecting the lines. That is why he is glad to take a vacation.