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January events

January saw a lot of people coming and going at our house.  First we said goodbye to Everett who went to Jerusalem for the BYU Study Abroad.  He was not sure he was really doing the right thing in going but today I asked him if he was glad he went and he said yes. He was the last one at the airport (last-minute packing) and came down with strep throat on the way over but things are going fine now.


While Susanna was dropping off Everett at the airport, Camille was getting a big mouthful of metal.  Yes, braces again!  It was painful for the first few days and we've already had to go in for a bracket that came off but it's going okay.


Next on the schedule was the Itzhak Perlman concert.  This was one of Susanna's Christmas presents and she was very excited to go.  We were in the balcony about halfway back so the view wasn't amazing but it was fun to be there.


The very next day, early in the morning, Garrett took off for the long drive to Boston.  He came back right after New Year's to move his family out of their apartment while his wife stayed with their baby in Boise where her family lives. He stayed with us for about a week before he left.  Since that time he found an apartment for them to live in (no easy job) and started his new job.  This picture was actually taken right after I came home from the concert because I didn't get up when he left.  But Scott did, like a good dad.


About 10 days later, Susanna left on her mission which I already posted about.  The last day of January, our grandchildren came to spend the night.  I made some playdoh and the next day we took them sledding up at Big Springs.  The two older kids loved it.  You can't really tell but it was pretty fast.




On to February!

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