Today has not been good...at all!

First, Jake calls me at 6:30 to tell me that he has a flat tire....ya, you know those brand new tires we got last Thursday. So he got out to check it, and when he tried to get back in his car to go fill it up. The car won't start. Doesn't even try to turn over....the battery is totally dead. And of course, Jake's foreman doesn't have jumper cables to jump it. So, I drive over to meet them for lunch, we jump the car, fill up the tire, take it to wal*mart to test the battery, and head home. (Thankfully the battery was from there to begin with, so we got it pro-rated and the new one only cost us like $13.)

Then, we get home and our new little kitty died! The night before last he just started acting really sickly and didn't want to eat. So, I spent all of yesterday and this morning trying to get him to eat and all that jazz, but he just had no strength at all. I didn't expect him to make it through the night last night. But he did, and when I got home he was gone. So, Jake buried him for me. Today is definitely one of those days that deserves a long drawn out exasperated sigh...

His name is KickFlip and he's about 3 weeks old now. My mom rescued him from an abandoned truck at her work. The mommy cat had apparently abandoned them, because they watched for two days before they brought the kittens in. He's was so tiny. His eyes weren't open at first and I still have to feed him from a bottle. But, he's adorable. Gideon loves to pet him. Jacob isn't too thrilled with him, but that's why I named him KickFlip. I figure he'll grow on him! Besides, as soon as he's big enough I'll boot him outside. Anyways, I'm excited about him. He's getting big and fat now, and doesn't cry nearly as much as he did at first! He makes life interesting!

Today...Gid giggled!!!! It's the most adorable thing ever! YAY!

A bunch of us went to see Zach polevault at Conference yesterday. He of course was totally off his game and didn't do well. (Three scratches and out...lame!) But, we all had a good time. My Grandpa and his wife, Phyllis came, so we had a pretty good group since Jake was able to come after he got off work. I finally got some good pictures of Gid with his great-grandpa! I've been trying and trying and they never turn out. I still don't really have a picture of Jake without that pained look on his face, but I figure it just makes him look weird. Not my problem, right?!

Gideon LOVES to be naked. He'd be happy to never have clothes on and just spend his day getting in and out of the bath. He's got to do that recently since it's been so hot and we're trying to keep the air off as long as possible. I can't wait until he's a little bigger because he's going to really love swimming. He's my little water baby. Anyways,I'm rambling...I just thought everyone would like these as much as I do!