My Month

The Blog has been quiet these days, but stuff has been happening, it really has.  Stuff and Things and Happenings.  You know, life.

In the month of January, so far...

We saw my brother-in-law dressed as Elvis (New Year's Eve concert/party)

We sent our three youngest kids back to public school (I've actually started to do things again like read, and sew, and clean)

Speaking of reading, I've read 5 books so far (or is it 6?)

I started serving as the 2nd counselor in the Primary (this means I can boss around the cub scout leaders....just kidding)

I celebrated 14 years with my favorite person

I fell in love with my good old Nikon D60 all over again (no pictures from it yet - I had to order a new charger)

We got colds.

I laughed at my kids, I mean WITH my kids:
          Cora - "Come on, that's not the can-do attitude that mom is forcing on us!"
          Madelyn - "Those acorns are not for food.  They are for death."
          Alex - "I'm almost founding a happy place."
          JT - Singing the wrong lyrics, "I'll jump on a train for you" (Bruno Mars)

We have enjoyed the unseasonably beautiful weather (usually this is our rainy season)

 



We forgot to put out the garbage two weeks in a row.

We celebrated 5 family birthdays, including this guy who I got lots of slobbery kisses from (some of the kisses may or may not have been stolen).

We went camping over the long weekend.

Oh, and I thought my mom might die.  Good heavens!  She's a tough lady, that mom of mine.  It started with a bladder infection that went septic (blood pressure of  about 50/30's at the time - not sure how she wasn't in a coma), which landed her in the ICU.  This may have weakened her heart, and she might have caught the flu there too, because a few days later she was back in the ICU with influenza, pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs), and later discovered was a possible heart attack (that led to her being on a ventilator) and congestive heart failure.  A perfect storm, if you will.  My angel of a mother-in-law came to stay with my kids so that I could fly to UT to be with my mom. 

Long story short, it was scary for a bit, but she pulled through.  Maybe faster than expected.  I told ya, she's a tough lady.  Right now she's in a temporary nursing facility to get physical therapy, but I think she's going home tomorrow. 

I'm so grateful for my family.  I don't know why I was so blessed. 

Overall, not a bad start to the New Year.