Dancing on the Ceiling

IS this Spiderman??

It feels like forever since I updated the blog, so here goes: We have a couple of really good reasons to be dancing on the ceiling. Shawn finished his residency interviews in Texas. He was gone for eight days - and did great. But we have to wait to find out where we've matched until March, but this hurdle is over. This also means that Shawn's core is nearly over and we only have 2 more weeks in Utah. Good and Bad - we've loved living here and having a place of our own, but we'll love to have a break (Shawn gets February off) and living in Idaho until May.

Sam has become a master swimmer and skier! He is quite the stud and we are so proud of him. There is nothing better to see him learn something new and he is a lot more daring than I thought he would be. He rode his first chair lift and skiied down the mountain without falling down:) Better than what I can do!

While Shawn was in Texas, the boys and I headed to Idaho. It was a great, relaxing trip and thanks to the fam the boys had a wonderful time. We went swimming at Green Canyon (a natural hot springs), went on a date to Alvin and the Chipmunks, and visited CAL Ranch - thanks Grandma Julie-dog and saw the Blind Side with my dad. The boys also got to make bread with Grandma Julianne, which is always a favorite activity. This time they enjoyed eating the dough as much as making the bread.

I had my usual doctor's appointments while we were home and found out that YAY - I get my braces off in one month!! Hurray! and BOOO - that my blood type is now considered A-, which means that I have to get the shot for the Rh factor. I haven't had this with my other two, but I'll be getting it for this one, which is fine but I HATE needles.

I finally made it to the fabric store and finally made up my mind about what to do a girl's room in! This really has been a nightmare for me, I can't quite adjust to "thinking pink" and I still gravitate to the boy colors, clothes, and toys. Help! After an hour of going around and around the bolts of fabric I went with a blue floral pattern as my base. I'm pretty excited about it, and hopefully it will turn out as good in real life as it is in my mind.