Half of Utah County is on Fire--Air Quality is BAD

Friday Morning when I went to Adam's so Mary could take the boys to school, the
smoke was so bad in Orem, it hurt my lungs.  I have never had pneumonia and
can't believe how much this hurts me.  Friday morning the wind was blowing all
the fire smoke north and Orem and Utah County north were eating and breathing
the fire smoke more than the people closer to the fire.

By Afternoon you couldn't taste the smoke when you went outside in Orem,
 but the air quality was
still really bad.  I went out Saturday to get a mask and eye drops.  Walmart said they
were out of masks and wouldn't get any in until Sunday night so they wouldn't be in
the store until Monday.  Mark found a package of 2 somewhere in the store and we
bought them and then I bought a large bottle of liquid tear eye drops too.

This morning our apartment is filled with smoke, despite the fact we have had a
clean air purifier going for a week.  When Mark gets up we can go get a filter for
the air purifier.

I can't find out this morning if any homes have burned.   Both of these fires are
in Utah County.

Utah County Commissioner Bill Lee issued a crisis declaration Saturday morning hoping to get more firefighting resources and generate public awareness about the dangerous fires that have burned a combined 80,000 acres and caused evacuations.

The Pole Creek Fire burned 62,844 acres.

The Bald Mountain Fire, burning just to the east, burned 17,760 acres.

These fire evacuations were as of Saturday Sept. 16.

Fire officials anticipate closures and evacuations will remain in place for at least another 48 hours. The following evacuations and closures are still in place:

-Santaquin Canyon is closed.

-Payson Canyon is closed.

-Nebo Loop Road at SR-132 in Nephi Canyon is closed.

-US Highway 89, in Spanish Fork Canyon, is closed from mile 312, at Thistle Junction, to mile 298, at the Utah /Sanpete County line.

-US Highway 6 through Spanish Fork Canyon is now closed as of 1:21 PM.

-Diamond Fork Canyon and Sheep Creek are now, as of 1:21 PM, under pre-evacuation notice.

-MANDATORY EVACUATION STILL IN EFFECT – PLEASE ABIDE BY CLOSURE AND EVACUATION NOTICES:

-All residents living along US HWY-89 in the area from Nebo Creek to Thistle Junction.

-All residents in Covered Bridge community near the mouth of Spanish Fork Canyon.

-All residents living in the cities of Woodland Hills and Elk Ridge.

Herald Extra.com Pole Creek Fire within 1/2 mile of residences

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Jeff has an infection where his gall bladder was

I realize this blog is turning into a Jeff Ivie Saga, but he really isn't getting many
breaks.

Jill, Jeff's sister took Jeff to get a CT Scan today and it showed he has an infection
where his gall bladder was.


They are starting Jeff on antibiotics.

Nathan has an Associate Degree from Utah Valley University

Nathan posted the following on Facebook.  After making the discovery
that he actually has an Associate Degree from UVU,  Nathan also found
out he can transfer his credits to University of Utah.

With this verification, Nathan promptly dropped his classes this semester
 at UVU and is planning to apply to University of Utah.

"after calling and demanding the graduation office defend their decision to send me a diploma, it turns out what i thought to be a clerical error on their part was, in fact, an accidental graduation on my part. i’m glad the drink i set on it didn’t leave a ring."

Do these babies look alike?

The first two pictures are of Danny Hales' baby Hudson when he was 4 months old.

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We are obsessed with this WILD baby! Hudson brings so much happiness and fun to our lives! He is the chilliest little baby 😎 Always smiling and chatting! I absolutely love being his mom. Happy 4 months little guy! ❤️❤️

These photos are of McKay when he was four months old.  I have never seen
Hudson.  Yesterday I was with McKay and I think he looks a lot like the above pictures
of Hudson.  I can't believe it.

Jeff came Home

Jeff came home from the hospital this morning and then
spent the day alone.  His wife worked and Jill his
sister babysat his kids at her house.

Jeff Ivie is still in the hospital

Jeff is still in the hospital.  He had surgery on August 21, 2018.
It will be two weeks Tuesday since his surgery.  They put a PICC
line in on Thursday, August 30, the day before Linda's funeral.

At first I was really worried about the PICC line, but IV's are not
designed to last TWO WEEKS! 

A Peripherally Inserted Central 
Catheter, or "PICC line," is a thin, soft plastic tube — 
like an intravenous (IV) line — that allows you to receive
 medicines and fluids. 
A PICC line stays in place for as long as needed.  The PICC
line replaces the IV, which infiltrates and won't work LONG
term.

Jeff is not really cordial to Janice's visits so I have not tried to visit him.

Jeff is still throwing up and can't keep anything down, even with
IV fluids and medication.

Janice is stressed to the max.  Add Jeff on top of Linda, and I am
not sure how much more stress Janice can take.