FYI

theres a couple of new pictures on our blog. We will put more up soon, but our computer died, so we have to get the hard drive put in the new one we got.

Hi all! A happy birthday, again to Madi a few weeks ag0, & a huge happy 16th to Miss Megan this week! Life is just going by much too fast! We wish we could see all of you more often! However, I'm awfully glad I live in not-too-sunny St. George! We've had non-stop rain the past few weeks and it's been cloudy and even misty fog some mornings. It's so unusual I've really quite enjoyed it! We drove up to Gunlock Res. this last week and it's up some, but the most impressive thing about it is that it's almost covered in debris and dead trees and limbs that have washed down with all the rain and run-off, and the snow hasn't even begun to melt yet, and there's lots of that this year. It could prove disastrous again if it gets warm too fast now! We'll have to watch that! We are really hoping for a warmer week-end this next one as we'll be on the move to No. Utah for birthday shopping, baptism and taxes all combined. We're really looking forward to seeing half of you and hope you are all well. We love you and are so well-pleased with you all! Mom

Creepin'

Well, Im not sure if any of you are aware. Time has been creepin' up on me so fast you almost can't even believe it! My sweet Megan will be 16 as of one week from today! I really can harldy believe she has been around that long already! Man SHE is really getting old! Not me of course, I am still the same as ever! HAHA!
Really though, Time has a way of playing cruel jokes on you when you think you have been paying attention and everything. It seems like she was just little, and now she will be old enough to Date! The driving part she won't be able to do on her OWN, till May because as always she procrastinated the getting of the driving permit way later than she should have. She is driving though and doing quite a good job about it also I might add. (Albeit, the occassional tailgating at stop lights that drives her Mom batty!)
Anyway, everyone (except Mom & Dad, cause they've been there already) I just thought I would give yo a heads up and tell you to get ready! It comes so much faster than I ever thought possible! WOW what a ride!
Love you all, take care and oh ya, we are having cake for Megan this Sat. the 23rd at 7 for anyone that wants to come partake! Love to see you there, and will miss those of you that can't be here. Love ya Jana

White Coat ceremony

I just wanted to post this well in advance, just in case. Assuming I pass this semester, I will be starting to do rounds in clinic. They have a white coat ceremony on May 12th from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. Obviously its here at the University campus. There are not tickets for the event, and there is a very light snack/meal at the end. So if you can make it, you're more than welcome. We could even manage a couple of rooms for privacy if any cared to attend. Now all I have to do is pass this semester.
Take care

Happy Birthday!

I just wanted to tell Madi, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Thats really all I have
I haven't posted for a while cause my computer got a virus. It has been one sick computer. I am not sure it is completely better yet, but it is better than it was, thats for sure. In the process of trying to fix it though, I lost all of my "favorites" So I wasn't sure if I would be able to find the blog again ever. Today though I got searching on google and found blog spot, yeah!!!! Now here is my first post in a while. I do need to post more pix of the ice monster in our back yard, it is indeed the biggest yet! it is now taller than our house.
Well, enough for now, I have to ponder on the bucket list. Love you all Jana

Sharing a giggle

So Hello February! Cold and snowy here at our house.

I thought you might like to join me in my giggle today. Gilli and Madi are taking swimming lesssons. Chris and Gilli were gathering the suits up and Gilli said:
"Daddy, this is MY bathing suit. When it has two pieces, it is called a zucchini. This is MY ZUCCHINI."

Happy zucchini's family! Love you :)

Quick Update

Just to let you know what's been going on in our little corner of the world. Our kids and we have been having fun trading sicknesses for the last 2-3 weeks. One of us gets better and then the germs make the rounds again. Ryan also had the added pleasure of having all four front teeth come in all at once. He's feeling better now that they have cut through, but he was not a happy boy for a long time there. Jenn has a paper route that she has been doing once a week, then picked up another one, and is now going to drop the first one because its during the week, and the new one is on Saturday morning. School has been running now for about 3 weeks and tests are starting up this week. We had a good Christmas and didn't do much other than Jenni's Mom and sister came up for a week and we had a little overnight excursion into Vancouver British Columbia. That was interesting. It felt a little like being back in Europe. But other that that, there's not a lot to tell. Just studying for me and trying to get the different procedures down, and Jenn has her things to do on top of taking care of 2 very cute kids. So that's us in a nutshell for now. and the reason its a nutshell is, what better housing for two nuts?