End of 2012 updates.

I figure if I get one post a month, I'm doing okay, right?

We finally finished getting the tree decorated for Christmas! Steven put on all the lights (he's a PERFECTIONIST!!!) all 1200 of them (possibly more, I can't remember) and our house feels like it's ready for next week. I swore I would be finished with christmas presents by the 15th this year. Yeah...didn't happen. I'm shooting for the 21st instead. Last year both Steven and I were up until the early morning hours of Christmas day, wrapping, cooking, cleaning etc. Never again! We were so stressed out and it wasn't as fun as it could have been. Hopefully things turn out better this time.

I'm counting down the minutes until we get to talk to Rachel on Christmas. We might even get to skype and see her! We just hope she doesn't have a stingy mission president like Michelle's. He only let them talk for 30 minutes. Jerk! I don't care about your mission rules when it comes to talking to your missionary on CHRISTMAS!

Anyway... Updates in the family, Michelle is pregnant with their 3rd, a baby girl!! She's due in July and I have already started making cutesy things as this will be the first granddaughter of the family. We are all so excited for another grandbaby. Oh, Michelle and Lema are buying a house! It happens to be one street away from us so they'll be in our ward again! We'll get to teach Eli in nursery which will be fun. Michael is engaged to a cute girl named Dee. They are planning on a March wedding at the Logan temple and we are SO excited for them. I'm so very happy that Michael has found someone to share his life with and to love. Marriage is wonderful! Rachel is still in her first area even though they've done transfers. Kinda the slums, but she loves it. She'll hit her 6 month mark soon!

This past week I was hit with a stomach bug or flu. I've never felt such constant nausea before in my life. It was like someone was stabbing my insides with a fork, all day long. I stayed in bed for 4 days straight, watched 2 seasons of Downton abbey, dragged myself into work for an hour, then sped home to die in bed. Thankfully by this Sunday (day 6) I could keep normal food down and not feel like passing out when standing. So what did I do? I cooked a ham. It had been in the fridge for a while and needed to be done, so I did it. The smell made my head spin and stomach lurch, but I'm loving it yesterday and today as real food in my diet again. And of course Steven could eat for every meal if I offered it. Boo to Stomach flu!!

We're starting the process of a home loan and are starting to look and see what's out on the market. So scary! Steven's mom wants to get the house fixed up to sell (new carpet, paint, repairs, etc) so next year their will be lots of changes in life. Weddings, babies, houses, oh my! Plus Steven is going back to school in January for his MCSE (a huge computer certification) that may end up in a change of career. Plus lasik for both of us and a possible 2nd deviated septum surgery for Steven, 2013 will be a year of craziness! Bring it on I say!