In the last month...
My Grandpa Van Dorn passed away a few days ago. The funeral is tomorrow. He was 92 and had pretty good health and a sharp mind until his last moments. All my dad's family grew up and lived in Utah County, we were in Salt Lake, and between my parents divorce and my dad being an alcoholic, I wasn't very close to my Grandpa Dorn, but it still pulled at my heart strings to hear of his passing. Going to the viewing tonight reminded me though, that family is binding. Cousins and family I haven't seen in years were there, and we chatted just like we have been friends all along. It was wonderful.
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| we visited him a couple weeks ago in the hospital |
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| my dad, mom, aunt connie, uncle john, and grandpa dorn |
I ran the Sandy City Firestation 1/2 marathon. I hadn't run that far in years. It felt great. I joined a gym. I know money can't buy happiness, but being able to workout
and drop the oldest 2 at the daycare there does make me feel better! I'm also on day 11 of a 30 day challenge called the
Whole30. Read about it and see if you dare do it!
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| with these 3 cook books anyone could do the Whole30 |
We went to St.George. I watched a friend do the St.George marathon, we watched General Conference, and just had fun with our kids.
We played a game where the girls would listen for different words during Conference. If they heard the word they got to pick something out of the red cups. Jane didn't really follow, but it helped a ton for Siri.
Ruby is beau.ti.ful. I love her blue eyes and chubby cheeks! Took her to Dr.Grimmer this week. He said it looks good, she's doing great, and to come back in March for another checkup and an MRI. He suggested surgery would probably be safest when she is 2 or 3 years old, so that he can preserve as much neck muscle as possible and as little blood loss as possible. She's starting to sit up on her own and weighs 16lb.
And today I got to be Siri's show-and-tell at school. "A" is the letter of the week, so she wanted to bring me :)
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| I told them to do silly faces |
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| playing at the park after preschool |
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| fun times at Liz's birthday bbq |
