Lincoln Memorial University

So patience pays off.
Rick opened a letter from LMU last week that informed him that he owed them a lot of money. In return LMU plans to make him a Doctor of Osteopathy.
Yep that's right Rick got accepted to med school. What a great Christmas present. 6 months ago he wasn't sure what he wanted to do, and now he is going to be a doctor. (I have to brag a little isn't my man awesome!!!!! It is so nice having a little more direction in life. )There is one catch though. Rick needs to get a B or better in his O'chem and Physics classes. So everyone make sure he is studying. If all goes well, we will be moving to Tennessee this summer.

Christmas Photos

We finally did pictures with my family. The last family picture we have doesn't include the 2 grand children. Melissa did a fabulous job. Aren't we so cute. We are going to do pictures with Rick's family in a couple days. I'll post a picture when I get one.

Fun with Katie

I took Katie outside to play in the snow today. It was the first time for her to be in the snow. I think it was just to bright for her, but doesn't she just look cute in her snowsuit. Thanks to Les and Val for sharing.






It was our ward Christmas party last night. Katie met Santa and Mrs Claus for the first time and even enjoyed the candy cane the bishop gave her.






















Rick and I were playing with Katie the other night. Rick is trying to make sure that Josh isn't the only child in the family to be acrobatic. Katie is really funny. She would stand on Rick's hand and then when he would let go she would straighten and tighten up. It was so fun to watch her stiffen her arms to her sides. You never know Steve might have some competition in the family for the cutest cheerleader.







Katie has recently found enjoyment in licking her fingers. I think she is taking the path of "soon to be thumb sucker." As she was searching her hand the other night her whole fist almost ended up in her mouth. I had to show her the proper way to do this, hence the picture.

Sad times at the Jones

A few sad things have been going on in our house hold lately.
First, of all my car doesn't like to shift between 1st and 2nd gear. This makes driving tricky some days.
Second, we still have not heard anything on Rick's med school interview. The paperwork we were waiting on is finally verified, but the school may not be able to access it this week. Which means we may have to wait until after the school's holiday break to find out the verdict. (I'm learning some patience with this one.)
Third, I was trimming Katie's nails the other day and cut her thumb. We stopped the bleeding and she seemed to be fine. That is until she was playing with her thumb the next day and it started bleeding again. In the end, I put a band-aid on her finger so she wouldn't get any more blood on her clothes. (see blurry pics)
Finally, Our good friends the McArthur's are leaving today. They are off to their next journey in life, which involves living in North Carolina. It is sad because we have become very close to them. It is hard saying goodbye to people when you don't know the next time that you will see them. We do have some security on the matter. We are watching the items they left behind. They have to see us again, just to get their stuff!! We would like to thank them for all the dinners we did together, the advice that they have shared, and all the down right good fun we have had together. We love you and will miss you dearly!!!

Christmas Decor

Sorry I didn't post pictures earlier I've been a little busy. Here are some pictures of the lights on the house. They are permanently attached and run off the front porch light. You are looking at the white lights with the round bulbs. We don't know how to turn on the green strand.


By the way, I'm not a traditionalist when it comes to Christmas. My decorations are mainly Blue and Silver. I do this on purpose. I found that Red and Green are great for December but once Christmas is over you can't use them anymore. I like my color scheme because it goes well with January's decorations of snowmen and snowflakes.