Strep throat and Wyoming

So we went to Wyoming last week to start the housing search...frustrating. It's hard to find something when there are only 51 homes on the market and you have to eliminate the top 10 and the bottom 15. We thought we found one that would not be perfect, but would work well until we either move from Wyoming or they open more land for building custom homes. The people living there are teachers so they would need to be out the same time we needed to be in. Long story short, it isn't going to work out because the people don't want to close as late as April...they think we will back out before then. Pretty sure we won't, but who knows, maybe it will work to our benefit and we'll find a better place to be. Of course while we there Jeff came down with strep throat the first night we were there. That made the hunt even more difficult because he felt so crummy. Of course our insurance only works in Utah so we had to wait until we got back Friday afternoon. Jeff has this phobia for going to the doctor so actually it worked out really well that we were in Wyoming when he got strep. While we were there, he had to get a drug test and physical for his job. Well, the doctor called the day after his test to tell him that his white blood count was way too high and that he was fighting an infection which was most likely strep. Of course I told him this long before the doctor called, but he at least believed the doctor and went in when we got back to Utah. Although his throat finally feels better he has a hard time sleeping because now he is coughing non-stop. Poor Jefferson. I can't wait until he is better!

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! I can't believe it is already 2008. I remember being a kid and my parents always acting like time was going so quickly but to me, it seemed to go so slowly. Now I feel like time just flies by. I guess I'm getting old. Last night Jeff and I went to Jeff's friend's house for a New Year's Eve party. We had a great time but we did realize staying up until midnight gets harder every year! I made Jeff take this picture with me before we left so we don't forget what we looked like in 2007. I'm going to make a new tradition to take a picture on Dec. 31 every year so I can compare the pictures year to year. Let me tell you, Jeff is just thrilled about my idea...haha!

The Wedding

This Christmas break has been anything but relaxing!! My little brother got married Friday in Salt Lake. It was fun to see family I haven't seen for awhile but it was FREEZING!!! The temple was jam packed too--there were 75 weddings. We came home and crashed. Between the funeral, the wedding, and many family get togethers, and trying to switch my Utah teaching license to a Wyoming teaching license I feel ready for a vacation from my vacation!!

Just an update...

So Sunday afternoon my sweet grandpa lost his fight and passed away. Jeff and I will be heading to California tomorrow (Tuesday) afternoon. The funeral will be on Wednesday morning so we will probably just barely make it. Thank you so much for all of your kind words and prayers! I am very lucky to have such wonderful friends in my life!

Grandpa George

It's funny how you think you have everything planned and then one phone call changes your life and all of your plans. This weekend was supposed to be pretty boring except for my little brother coming to stay the night on his way home from college at BYU-I tonight. For Christmas Jeff and I were just going to stay home without any big plans and enjoy a little down time while getting ready for our life changes in Wyoming. Then my dad called me this afternoon to tell me my grandpa is in a coma and will most likely only live another day at best. Jeff and I had gone down in October to visit and he seemed to be doing pretty well. I'm so glad we went. It looks like we may end up in California for Christmas afterall depending on what happens. I really hope for a miracle and that he will be able to pull through but I know the chances of that happening are really slim. I guess I should just count my blessings that I have had him in my life for as long as I have. So if I'm a little teary eyed or ignore you in the next few days, just know my mind is somewhere else. I love you grandpa!

2nd Grade Christmas Program

Yay!!! The program is over!!! I love doing the Christmas program and I have mixed feelings about it already being over, but right now I feel relief. Thank you second grade team for letting me have my last hoorah with the program!! I just can't believe Christmas is already here. I know it's crazy, but I think about how many days of school have already passed and how little time I have left with my class and at Pony and I get sad. I love how cute the kids are and I absolutely adore my kids this year. Sometimes I think I am too attached to my job and like it a little too much. I mean, I know some days I am ready to rip my hair out but there isn't a job I would rather be doing right now. If I didn't get so attached it would be easier to leave.

What is wrong with me???

Okay, so lately I have turned into a major ditz and clutz and I am not kidding. I drop things all the time and have become extremely forgetful. I don't know if I am just getting old, or if I have lost a few brain cells somewhere along the way. A few examples if I may.

1. Yesterday I walked into the bedroom with my makeup and dropped my container of powder spewing it all over the room and all over Jeff's clothes he so conveniently left laying on the floor. You might wonder if I happened to trip. Oh no, I just dropped it. So there I was vacuuming at 6:15 in the morning. I am sure my neighbors loved it.

2. Two times this year I have made my lunch and put in a bag. Then I walk out the door. 15 miles down the road I realize that I have actually left my lunch sitting on the counter. How does that happen? I don't get it. I literally just put it together!

3. One time this year I got my purse ready to go, grabbed my school bag, locked the door and shut it. Just as I heard the door shut the fact that my purse AND keys were still in my apartment flashed through my memory. Thank heavens Megan let me stay at her place until Jeff came home at 7:30.

Well, today takes the cake. Allow me to give you my fourth reason to prove I have turned into a complete idiot.

4. I got home today and Jeff was busy typing a paper. I had forgot to put the chicken out this morning (surprise, surprise) and he forgot to take it out for me. Well, so I am already flustered because I am a bit behind schedule (we don't have a microwave in case you were wondering why I cared about the chicken). So I get the other things ready. I put the frozen corn in the pan and set the pan up. (It's one of those pans where you put the steamer on top and water in the bottom pan. So I deal with the chicken and then it's time to start the corn. I turn on the burner. About 15 minutes later I think, "Hmmm, I haven't heard the water boiling yet. That's weird." I go over to the stove and pick up the lid. I then realize that I never actually put water in the bottom pan. Not only does the corn look terrible, but the bottom pan has actually MELTED. Didn't know that was possible. I call Jeff in and he thinks it's incredible. He can't stop laughing as I am in tears thinking about how I have just ruined my pan. Don't worry, because he thinks it is a great science experiment. He now wants to grind the metal that came off the pan so he can see "what color it is" to figure out the metal. Whatever. I guess I'm in the market for a new set of pans.........UGH!!