Happy New Year!

And thanks to Michelle for helping me get our new family picture posted right. I'm really excited and happy to have this.

Missing photo

I don't know how to put our NEW family photo in the header. I obviously figured out how to remove the old one. Let me know if you can walk me through it. Thanks!

Stars, Satellites, Meteors...and Mom

That's what I saw when I took Rusty out early this morning. I couldn't have timed it better. I usually need Mark to point out the Satellites but there it was heading south. The stars were amazing. The brightest ones are plants I think. Jacob will have to get his telescope out when finals are over and check them out. I love looking at stars, almost as much as I loved clouds growing up. When I look at stars I feel closer to my mom. I spent hours outside, in the darkness, looking up to the heavens wondering where she was and what she was doing after she died. I imagined that she was visiting Italy, or England, maybe Egypt. I also felt like she was teaching, ever teaching! This time of year when I think about my mom I also think about my Savior. The stars remind me of him too. I hope that I'm a follower like the Shepards and the Wise Men. I want to be watching and ready when he comes again.

Happy Birthday Pat!

Happy Birthday to Pat! We are so thankful for your smiling face and the smile that you keep on our dad's. We're glad you're a part of our family.

My funny husband

This is the email that Mark sent out to his fellow Rocket Scientists in preparation for his surgery. I bet the humor will only get better when he's doped up on pain meds. If you want to view the screw let me know and I'll send you the link. Yikes! :~
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I will be out of the office for surgery and recovery starting Dec. 16 until next year (Jan. 3).

I've apparently torn a muscle off the bone in my shoulder and it needs to be reattached. They will be installing the screw in the attached brochure(it's the plastic one). The do-it-yourself manual was too complicated and I could only use one hand during the operation. (If it was my knee then I could have done it.) So I found a veterinarian that would do the operation for a fraction of the cost. He said I'd be trotting around in no time.

Bless her heart!

My mom was a collector of many things. I am too and not nearly as organized as she was in many ways. One of duplicate things that I chose to bring home when we "cleaned" house after her passing was a pair of black nylons. Check out the expiration date on the cents off coupon that was in the bag. This explains why the top band was sticky and had no stretch when I put them on yesterday. Bless my mom's heart (no pun intended)! I'm thankful for these "put a smile on my face" memories of her. Happy Birthday this month mom! I miss you.