http://www.danandemily.net/blog The Adventures of the Olsen Family Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:59:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Since I don't work on Friday's we occasionally decide to go out and have some fun as a family. Yesterday was one of those days. When Jake got home from school we jumped in the van and headed to Sandy. This weekend is the Festival of Trees. It is a fundraiser ... http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2009/12/a-friday-with-the-olsens/ After years of talking about getting my tonsils out it finally happened. I am looking forward to a more happy and healthy life. The surgery didn't quite go according to plan. I was supposed to go home the same day. However, my time in the recovery room was not too smooth. ... http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2009/11/surgery-complete/ As many people know Jake had his tonsils (and adenoids) taken out on Friday. We let him know that his throat was going to hurt after but we told him that he would get to eat lots of ice cream and popsicles. Well, Friday morning at 9:15 we ... http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2009/08/and-my-adenoids-too/ Sorry there have been no updates lately. We currently don’t have a home computer. We are planning on fixing this problem for Christmas. Just bare with us and we will get back on track one of these days. http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2009/08/we-are-still-alive/ Tonight we were sitting down at the dinner table and I figured while we were all there we would read our scriptures as a family. Well, before we started I was asking the boys some gospel questions. They were really excited that they knew the answers to the questions. As ... http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2009/03/keeping-score/ I had a follow up appointment today. The ankle is still very swollen. They found I tore the ligament completely. They put me in a boot for at least the next two weeks. They also have the exercises I am supposed to do. Fun times! http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2009/02/ankle-update/ Image via Wikipedia So this year I have decided to get back in decent shape (physically). So, I have working out on the elliptical machine and I have started playing basketball again. Well, for some reason my basketball skills and my physical abilities ... http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2009/02/where-is-the-fountain-of-youth/ Holy smokes, it is February 2009 and not a work from the Olsen’s. I guess I better play catch-up. It has already been a crazy year for us. We had a great time this holiday season. We saw almost all the family from both sides. It was great to ... http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2009/02/its-2009/ Yesterday we had to give up Otis. It wasn’t an easy decision but he was getting a little aggresive when the kids would be playing. He would nip at the kids which would scare them. Then, on Saturday, we were at my parents house and Otis took on Callie, my ... http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2008/12/farewell-otis/ Well, we did it. We got a dog. We weren’t planning on getting a dog anytime soon but then we saw this news clip. Emily and I saw the dog and decided to call and find out about him. We called the animal shelter and they weren’t open yet ... http://www.danandemily.net/blog/2008/12/welcome-otis/