Christmas 2008

Devey Family Christmas Party

Wow I am behind!

So I obviously haven't posted the happenings of our lives of late. Ethan turned 3 on November 22nd. We did the traditional thing of going to Chuck-E-Cheese. He loves that place. Since he doesn't really like cake, I made cupcakes instead. He also doesn't like frosting, hence the small amount on his cupcake. This also happened to be the exact day of the BYU-Utah game and of course the entire Devey family had to participate in some fashion. Since Trent didn't have tickets to the game, he ended up going to a friends house to watch the game. Unfortunately, the entire population at that party were BYU fans. Trent was cheering all by himself. We also celebrated Trent's birthday and went to dinner. We also went to see Twilight, and YES it was by his own choice. He actually enjoyed the movie! The next day, he was left alone to do whatever he wanted. I took the kids and left the house until 6pm that night. He then went to a computer party for the rest of the night. We have slowly been preparing for Christmas with making bread and jelly for neighbors and wrapping presents. I will post again soon.

Elves

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I finally did it!

I finally ran my first 5K on Thanksgiving morning. What a great day to run huh! I didn't feel the least bit guilty eating pie later! It was The Human Race in Draper and proceeds were donated to the Utah Food Bank and LDS Humanitarian Services. I ran with Kim, her dad, and her brother. We all ran together until mile marker 2, then I told Kim and Mike to go ahead of me. I thought I was going to die! Anyway, Kim and her dad were cheering me on at the finish line and yes I did cross the finish line. Believe it or not, I was not the last one! We did get rained on toward the end, but that was good incentive to run faster so we could finish and get dry!

Ethan's Surgery

Ethan had his tonsils and adenoids out yesterday. I pushed for the doctor to do them because of his breathing problems and eating problems. He had a hard time swallowing and breathing. She also clipped his tongue (frenulum) because he was tongue tied. We arrived at the hospital at 8am and checked in. They took us right back to the pre-op area. While there, we filled out paperwork and Ethan had his vitals taken. Then a Child Life Specialist came and played with Ethan. She gave him a "hospital buddy" that he could color on. When it was time to go, they wheeled him on his bed down to the OR. He didn't even cry like I thought he would. The surgery only took about 30 mintues. We waited in the hall and they wheeled him out of the PACU. He was screaming his head off. So they told me to get on the bed and hold him and they would wheel us up to Peds. He was pretty cranky coming out of anethesia. After about an hour of being on the peds floor, they gave him some Tylenol with codeine and he finally calmed down. The rest of the day was spent watching TV. In the evening, grandma and Liv came to visit and we went down to the playroom. When dad and Liv left, I asked Ethan if he felt better and he said "Yep", then asked if he could go play toys. So we went down to the playroom again. This time we decided to take stuff back to our room to play with. Ethan loved the big pirate ship. We stayed over night and came home this morning. They gave him a pancake to eat this morning and he just licked the butter off. He is doing pretty good as long as I keep him drugged!

Closure

We had my grandma's funeral on Friday the 7th. It turned out to be a wonderful service. We met at the funeral home and greeted people. Before they closed the casket, my grandma requested I read a little thing I wrote called "Memories of Grandma". My mom read a Irish blessing and then my sister talked a little about the memories she had. One thing she said that sums up my Grandma was that she was a grandma to everyone. She treated all of our friends and family like they were her own. Her friend of 60 years, Fran, got up and talked about how much she loved her and how much we will all miss her. At the cemetery, we had a bagpiper play and the Catholic priest bless the casket. I am so lucky to have such a great family and also such a great friend. My friend Christy helped me cope and get through the week. When she showed up at the funeral home, a feeling of peace came over me and I knew I was going to be okay. I sure will miss my Grandma, but know she is in a better place.