Larry is watching the Super Bowl and working on a paper for his class. I laughed because he decided he did not want to go to choir because he thinks he does not sing well enough. Well today they called him to be the Choir president for our ward. He accused me of having something to do with it but it was just the Lord saying "Uhhem".

I have felt better this week. I am somewhat approaching normal. My knees are doing very well but I am just tired. I panic yesterday because I realized that I was supposed to be reading six chapters for my Master's class and I thought I only had one to read the last three weeks so we are in fast forward trying to catch up.

We bought a snow blower this week so Erick won't be so overwhelmed with school and work and the snowstorms everyother day. Larry and I felt like we were helped by providence to find one because he went to three places and everyone said there are no more even in the warehouses. The Larry found one on the floor at Home Depot that they did not think they had and was able to purchase that. He actually came home and did the eight inches we got on Friday morning. It was beautiful yesterday but it is snowing a lot again today so it probably will not be a waste of money.

Last Sunday we celebrated Brinlie's birthday at our house. It was a week late because they were all in Hawaii on her birthday. Maren worked really hard and decorated a birthday cake and got all the food and it was just here because we have a basement for the grandkids to go to. Jimmy and Shelley Coray and their kids, were here along with all our family except the ones out of state. Brinlie had a good time and we all had a good visit. At the end when everyone was getting ready to go Holly got a text from a friend telling her that President Hinckley had died so we all got online and turned on the TV to see if it was true, which it was.

Last night they celebrated Kyle's birthday at Classic Skating. We had Pizza and Brownies with pop at Kirsten and Jon's and then everyone helped take the kids to Classic Fun Center. They spent their time Bouncing on the air blow-ups and playing lazer tag. Larry and I watched all the coats and purses for about 3 hours while everyone else dealt with their kids. I was too tired to do anything else. Kyle's birthday is actually this Wednesday the 6th of February.

Larry had to work all day yesterday and so did Erick but Erick was able to watch President Hinckley's funeral while he worked on the computer. I was at home and spent time exercising and watching the funeral. We also had our basement furnace switch break so I was waiting for the repair man for part of the time. It was a wonderful funeral. Lots of good stories and lessons for everyone and a time of rejoicing in all that President Hinckley has done. I was glad they had it on the television because I was too tired to go anywhere. It was a beautiful day also for the funeral procession and graveside service. Larry said I paid too much for the switch (to the furnace) but that is what he gets for leaving me to take care of it.

Erick and Maren and Landon have been painting her old room downstairs for me. It was Erick's Christmas present to me. They finished it and showed it to me last Monday. It was a surprize. The painted it a sunny orange so it is very bright. They said that when Brinlie saw them putting the color on the undercoat that she said, "You're coloring!" They are planning on putting my sewing supplies in there and maybe the exercise equipment.

I called Grandma and Grandpa Jenkins and Grandma said they had taken her to the emergency room with what they thought was a heart attack but it wasn't. She wouldn't let them do any tests on her heart but she was worried because her cholestoral was a little high when they went to a health fair in Lehi.

Sara met her mom and went to Nashville this weekend for the funeral of a high school friend and to see family. David got to go to a Pizza place to make pizza for a field trip this week. Nathan said that he was pretty excited when he came home. Isaac has had an ear infection. Nathan is still learning to fly.

Daniel painted the entry way to their house while Michelle was at Kyle's party. He is leaving soon for 8-10 days of working in California to train another person. He gets to come home for Valentines but may have to go back after that. Michelle was taking him to the airport tonight. Kallise did not like the jumping at the party but the rest of the kids did. Michelle had to take her to another activity called the pirates. Michelle just called and had a flat tire by Sam's Club so Larry had to go help her.

Jake was busy trying to program a GPS system he got for his phone at the party last night. Nikki had to work. He said that she is feeling pretty good most of the time but not all the time with the pregnancy. Lexie and Ashton both had fun jumping at the party. Lexie missed the lazer tag because the had to wait so late to go through.
The had 12 inches of snow this morning and the snow plows had not been out so their Stake President canceled their Stake Conference, so he said they had a church snow day.

I haven't talk to Jeff and Misty for a while. They do not answer tonight so I assume they are having a good time somewhere. We got pictures from them of the family for Christmas that are really cute in frames from Seattle.

Kirsten and Jon had worked hard for Kyle to have a good party. They had some of Jon's family and some of ours there. They are working hard to implement the Total Money Makeover concepts and making some good head way.

Erick is trying to work his forty hours a week plus go to school and help us out with snow and painting. He did take time to go to a dance activity with some people from his ward last night and enjoyed part of it but a lot of the weekends he is working Friday night and Saturday trying to get his hours in. He was grateful to get the snowblower even though he told me he thought we needed other things more.

BJ was the top sales person at his station this last month so he is feeling good about that. He and Holly have been busy with school and work. They have no TV so they have plenty of time for homework. He was telling me that they do not plow the streets very good in Logan and they have had a lot of snow. He said that the streets were all unplowed on Monday morning when he had to go to class.

Maren and Landon went to see BJ and Holly on Friday and got Maren a new phone and took them a table that Maren and Landon did not need anymore. She said they had a good time. They went to dinner

Brinlie was really good the night they came to paint. She sat on the bed and colored and watched Beauty and the Beast. I was really tired but maybe she knew that because she usually is a lot more active. She is starting to talk in sentences. She was a real nightmare last night at the party. Maren was tired because she had worked all day and had a lot of clients and she wanted to bounce and climb but she could not climb herself. Landon was good to go in with her but she really had a fit when he went into Lazer tag and didn't take her. She was probably tired because it was about 9:30 p.m.

Adrienne and Drayton and their kids came to the party as well which was pretty good considering it was Adrienne's birthday. She had celebrated it the night before. Adrienne is my niece. It was fun to see and spend time with them.

Well Larry was thouroughly disgusted about the Patriots letting the Giants win before he left so he was not happy with the ending but it was exciting to watch.

I am going to bed.