shocking, I know...

...for me to be posting again so soon after my last blog entry. I just am scheduled to work all this week starting tonight so I figure I had better hurry and wish everyone a happy new year. lol

So this past year in a nutshell was...
...stressful. We moved to Orem, Vern stopped working full-time, I started working for the first time since I left Toronto, Brandon possibly had his identity stolen, Kirsten struggled at first here big time... Yeah - it's been stressful.
...it's been fun too though. Lagoon was fun this summer, Kirsten's Honk! experience was awesome, Brandon built his monster of a PC, and I, uh went kinda blonde again?! lol

Yeah, definitely on the lighter side. I love it! :)

This year has flown by, and changes keep on coming. Hopefully I start doing better at things like blogging & keeping in touch with people than I have been. Hopefully I keep my job past the seasonal stint, and hopefully Brandon gets things figured out so he can start doing some of the things he's been planning on. I miss blogging more, playing more, and keeping up on what's going on in other people's lives. There have been some big adjustments for me though, with even more on the horizon, so yeah. Just looking forward to a new year - hanging on to my monkeys and hoping for the best!

/hugs!!!

Merry Christmas!!

The last 20 days have been a blur of work & sleep and I can't believe it's already Christmas. Santa has been here though so I guess it's time?! I hope that those of you who find this are having the most awesome sort of holiday season. Merry Christmas!
/hugs! :)

Honk!

So yesterday was the final performance of Kirsten's school production of Honk. I can't remember the last time she was home from school before 10:30 pm between practices & tech stuff. She was assistant stage manager, and in several scenes. See if you can pick her out! :) I'm sad that my phone's camera didn't handle the snowflake dance scene better. It was so pretty. Kirsten rocked it as always. :) I paused my phone for scene changes, but got the whole thing with a break at intermission. I'm hoping the videos aren't too big to upload. :p

Okay, so they are. :p Will have to see think of a plan B, because these kids did such an awesome job - it's worth sharing - I'll figure something out.

Gogo youtube!! Aw, what the hey? Too long for youtube? Stinky. :p
Oh, and her and the tech crew built the set & everything. Aren't they awesome?
Enjoy! :)

when little ones are sick

...it breaks my heart.

She had a fever, was  lethargic & her cough had gotten scary so we took her to the instacare. There they took her temp (it was 104.1) and her oxygen saturation was too low/heart rate too high for their liking so they sent us to the ER. At the emergency room she had motrin for her fever & X-rays of her chest. Almost 5 hours later upper respiratory infection/ pneumonia was the diagnosis. She got a shot (the thick one they give you in the butt when you have pneumonia) and a prescription of antibiotics. Follow ups tomorrow & next week.

That was most of my day. :p
Oh, and yeah that's makeup on her right eye. She "got ready" for work with me last night & it won't come off. o.O

Happy Friday!