What a week it has been. As many of you know I had jetBlue orientation last week and started my actual training this week. I can't miss any of my training and I can't miss any of my shifts for 90 days. This means if something happens to any of the kids I have to hope that Jim can take care of the situation. I can miss a day if I have a note from a doctor, but then it means that I must start all over with my training and that is something I am not willing to do. Anyway, the kids were home Monday and Tuesday for holiday. On Tuesday Christian, Alec, and Kirstyn went to a friends house for most of the day. While at their friends house the boys were snow boarding on a small hill that their friends dad had made. Christian had gone down the hill a few times and on his last trip down the hill he fell landed on his bottom and his left thumb jammed into some ice. Needless to say Christian's thumb swelled pretty badly and Jim was thinking that maybe it was just sprained. We decided to wait and see how his thumb would the next day. I came home from training on Wednesday and decided that his thumb didn't look very good. His thumb is bent and he can't straiten it at all, his other fingers have started swelling and they are all going numb. I took Christian to the after hours Kid's Care to have a doctor look it, well he got x-rays and of course he fractured his thumb. The worst thing about it is that he fractured his thumb along the growth plate and it runs the length of his thumb not the width. The doctor's office put a splint on his thumb and we were told to see Orthopedics's or Sports Medicine. The Orthopedic surgeon wasn't in the office on Thursday, so Sports Medicine looked at Christian's x-rays and chart and decided that he didn't need to have surgery. I wasn't sure how I felt about their decision so I left a message for the Ortho Surgeon to look at Christian's stuff and to call us. The Surgeon agreed with Spots Med and has asked that Christian come in next Thursday for them to see how he is progressing. I am not sure how I feel about him not having his hand casted, especially since just the right fall would make his fracture worse. The surgeon said that the worst thing that would happen to Christian in the long run is his thumb won't grow to be as long as his other. That might be a little weird having one thumb shorter than the other. I have to say I felt awful having had to go to work and not being there for Christian. I will get over it soon.

Getting back to jetBlue, there is much that I have to learn in the next few weeks. There have been two people leave this week and there will probably be a few more drop out of the class. There are a few older people that aren't getting the hang of the computer program and how to make a reservation, cancellation, changes, etc. It is proving a little easier than I thought, I might have problems though once we start doing live bookings. This class has some pretty lively people in it. Our trainers have said that we are the best of all the classes they have taught so far. Maybe they say that to everyone. For my training I have to drive into Salt Lake near Holiday (about 12 miles from Snowbird and 14 miles from Alta). Monday/Tuesday we got lots of snow and driving into work was somewhat of a challenge. I am carpooling with another woman that lives in Kaysville and she sort of coached me while I was driving. There were people slipping and sliding all over the roads and the closer we got to the training center the worse the snow was. I think I drove about 30-35 miles per hour the whole way. It was a very scary ride, but the California driver made it without incident.

The kids got their report cards this week and they are all doing really well. Christian has really improved in his language arts. Our move to Utah has been really good for Christian. He has made some friends and has done a lot of maturing since we have been in Kaysville. There are so many kids in our neighborhood and all of them around the same ages as our kids. There is always someone for the kids to play with. And, of course, Rayanne has straight A's again. She really works hard to earn her grades and a place on the honor role.

Okay, Jim and I finally gave in and decided to start a BLOG. My sister Stephanie has had one for sometime now, and we really enjoy reading what is going on with her family. So, don't be to quick to judge our BLOG, it will get better as we go along.

As many of you know I have started a job with jetBlue Airways. I am both excited and apprehensive at the same time. I hate the fact that I have to train for four weeks and than I have to work anywhere from one to three weeks of my regular shift from the Salt Lake Office until my Crew Leaders decide that I am doing well enough to work from home. I hope I will get the work schedule that I have requested. If I do, I will work three-eight hour days. The last couple of days have just been about the jetBlue way and benefits, so I will start my actual training next week. I have a lot that I have to learn in the next several weeks, and I hope I am still as fast a learner as I used to be.

The kids have adjusted really well to our move to Utah. The kids have made lots of friends and many of them live in our neighborhood. However, the kids are starting to get bored with the snow. It was exciting for them at first, but now it has all lasted too long. Although it has been cold I do enjoy the winter and it has been tolerable. I don't like driving in the snow though. I am sure in time I will get used to it and it won't be as bad.

Living in Utah has been a wonderful experience so far. We constantly get to see wildlife in our backyard and love watching them as does our dog. We have some foxes that hunt in the field behind our home and it is amazing to watch them. We have also seen some beautiful white owls, hawks, pheasant, geese, and a few stray cats. The dog goes crazy when she sees a fox in the field. She starts whining and sitting by the back door with her nose pressed against the back door window.

I know so far this BLOG has been pretty boring, I guess that is what happens when your kids get older. They just don't do as many funny things anymore, although they can say some pretty interesting things. This will be an eventful year for most of my children, Kirstyn will turn eight next month and get baptized in March, and Christian will be turning 12 and receiving the priesthood. Rayanne has been getting a lot of babysitting jobs and has been really excited about babysitting for others again.

Our blogging goal is to update on a quarterly bases at this point with new pictures, recipes, and hopefully some fun stories to tell.