Winter in a Nutshell

There aren't many nutshells around in the winter, but I dug one up today. Here's from the good old family update.

Our computer up and died a few months ago. So, no participation in internet whatnot. (This is Gary's work computer.)

Gary just finished the most brutal (long hours) legislative session so far, and we all survived. This year his area was especially busy because of all of the immigration legislation, so we almost never saw him. So, while the days all melt into single-parenthood wintery mush for me, there are some things that stand out. First of all, I got released from my calling at the end of January . . . yeah, the second time in two years I've been released from a presidency because the president has moved. So, now I will be doing something or other with family history. I'm sure this change of calling will free up millions of hours, sometime in the future. 

Also at the end of January, the kids and I escaped to St. George where I ran a half marathon. I ran with two of my sisters, and since we hadn't done much training for it we ran slow, but I ran the whole way, finished, and had fun. My dad, whose idea it was to enter, beat us by half an hour. My kids had a fun time hanging out with Deanne and Holly during the race (they still like the do mi mi song), and I enjoyed hanging out with them afterward. It was so fantastic to escape the winter blues with a trip down there!

Andrew's 15 month check-up brought two referrals to Primary Children's. The first was to the orthopedist for his bowed legs. The diagnosis . . . "You are one bow-legged dude," the doctor said. Luckily, he doesn't have problems with his feet, hips, or spine, so the problem will self-correct with no further intervention. His limp is still kind of sad, but he'll be okay. We were told the problem is likely a case of a heavy child walking early. Gary chuckled at that. The second visit was to the pediatric ENT for his perma-cold, sleep apnea, and tongue lesions. The tongue will be okay, but his adenoids have got to come out. That will happen Monday, and we are so excited. We figure what we spend on the surgery will be made up in savings on Kleenex. Cute little Andrew might finally feel well . . .

We're all into Jimmer-Mania around here, and though it might all end tonight (please don't!), it's been a ton of fun. Got us through the winter. I was going to send Matthew some Jimmer highlights, complete with a yell, for his birthday, but the computer went nuts. Too much to handle, I guess. You can look up your own, though, I'd recommend a little Jimmersion to cure what ails you.

It's been awesome to have Gary this week, maybe someday we'll get back into a family groove. We went to Preston for my sister's 30th birthday party at Pop N Pins lanes (decor not updated since Napoleon Dynamite). We had tons of fun, and Gary was impressed with my family's abilities to keep score in bowling (there is no electronic there). Gary with his silver spoon never had to use a paper and pencil when bowling . . . :) So, that's the last couple of months in a nutshell. When you see Josh he'll tell you about the badge he got when the policeman told mom to slow down, Gary will tell you about the rejected feral cat bill, Noah will demonstrate his Spiderman skills, Andrew will hopefully be done slobbering, and if you want, I'll dish about my gallbladder. Can't wait!