Today is my brother's birthday, and I could not imagine what growing up would have been like without him: although he's my younger brother, he's been my gardian angel and example more than once. We did everything together, confided in each other (and still do to this day), and went everywhere together. I thank my Heavenly Father for sending him in our family and wish him happiness and everything that is good in this his 26th year. Here's to you, Igor!



Sorry guys...I totally went MIA since Christmas. The thing is that on top of the busyness of the holidays, I have just been enjoying spending quality time with the girls, especially since Sophie now sits up and plays with Eve. I celebrated finishing all of my course work for my Masters and have been trying to find the motivation to start researching and writing my thesis, which is extremely hard considering I spend much of my time on housework, cooking, feeding, running errands, and playing with the kids. Once both girls are in bed, I only want to put my feet up and recharge my batteries for the next day. So, I have to cut my relaxation time and get down to business if I want to graduate before we leave for Med School.



Talking of Med School, Levi received the great news that he has been accepted in the DO (Doctor of Osteopathy) School of DMU (Des Moines University), in Iowa...which happened to have an excellent program and faculty. So, if we stay in the States, we are definitely going to Iowa. Otherwise, it'll be England: Levi is going to the UK shortly to interview in York, and he is still waiting to hear back from two additional Med Schools there. So everything is still up in the air.

I enjoy running again, although it is still quite cold here. I happen to have great running partners who motivate me to get out the door no matter what. I kinda gave up on the Ogden Marathon for financial reasons: I cannot justify spending $75 for running at this point, but I plan on doing shorter races and a couple triathlons this summer.