In a nutshell

January has been...well, insane really. It's amazing the number of things that have happened in three short weeks, but ya gotta run with life or get run over, right? (I'm so awesomely philosophical. I think I'll stitch that on a pillow. Moving on.)

So, in a nutshell this has been our life lately:

** Bryson got BAPTIZED!! Yay!! We are so incredibly proud of him and his desire to become a member of the Church. He is a wonderful son and has a dynamic (and smart alecky--I wonder where he gets that) personality. Bryson does incredibly well in school, loves to learn new things, particularly science stuff, and is constantly making and inventing creations for us. It's exciting to watch him grow older and we are just so happy he is in our family.

**We all got sick again. Just kidding! Only Megs did. Gotta love those double-ear infections. Not that this is really newsworthy, just pointing out all the stuff going on. I was going to comment on the fact that her new favorite pastime is to stick her finger up her nose and then your nose and then back to her mouth, but that seemed a little TMI, even for my blog. :)

**My grandma, Evelyn Flagler, passed away after a long battle with liver cancer. She was 75 years old, and was my dad's mom. We've known for a while that it was coming, but it's hard to see anyone have to suffer through that kind of disease and we are glad that she is no longer in pain. The funeral was exceptionally nice and all of the ward members that attended were so sincere and sweet. I had to give the Lifesketch at the funeral (something I've never done before) and it was interesting to talk to her kids and sister about the different things she did when she was younger. My grandma was in a POSSE! Doesn't that sound cool? It was for parades and rodeos and stuff, not quite the round 'em up cowboys you might first think of, but still...awesome nonetheless.

**We have MOVED. Yup. Picked up our family and moved--not too far, but far enough we had to change schools for the kids. We are getting settled in and the kids start their new school tomorrow. I am unpacking a bazillion boxes and if anyone needs some boxes for their own move or friends or whatever, give me a buzz cuz I don't know what to do with all of these suckers. We hadn't moved in seven years and I gotta say: Moving, with four young kids, in ten days, while attending a funeral, and psyching up your hubby for surgery (that's the next ** you'll come to), is just a tad overwhelming and sucks. But we're liking the place and once I can move around without tripping over these aforementioned bazillion boxes, all y'all should come over for a visit. :)

**Travis had hernia surgery. I'm sure there's a more medically correct way of saying that, just as I'm sure that he's not going to be terribly impressed that I posted it on the blog (hee hee...that's what he gets for going to bed early), but that's what it was. Tried to be macho at work and lift heavy stuff and then had to get himself "fixed" as the kids keep saying--which totally cracks me up and has my hubby thinking "fixed" in a different way might be a nice way to end the discussion on more children. But again, too much information. Hey, you all know me, I'm a talker and a planner (I don't always follow through with said plans but I plan) and pretty much share more information than most people want to hear. Lucky you guys.

That's pretty much our January. Crazy, busy, a tad stressful, but overall a done deal. Let's see if we can get through this last week without anything else major happening and move on to February!!