Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Hello All Near Death Experience

Hey,

Whats up with this? Has everyone forgotten the Blog?? I started a new job in Oct and have been swamped up to my eyeballs but I have a few minutes today (at work) so I thought I would find out what's up?

I am doing great! I have finally gotten into a new groove at my new job and I don't feel like everyone is against me anymore.

We have been pounded by snow for that last week. In fact last Monday I thought my life was over. I was driving to work (at 5 am) and the roads had not been plowed. I was in the slow lane going like 10mph because there was crazy people going like 60mph and my car spun out of control, I went across 5 lanes of traffic did two 360's and ended up facing oncoming traffic with a semi 25 yards out heading straight for me. Needless to say I thought I was going to die. Someone upstairs was watching over me because the semi was able to get out of the way and I didn't get hit! It was after I got turned around that I called my dad (Crying because of the the trauma). He came and got me and took me to work! It was so much fun (NOT) that I have an anxiety attack every time I have to get on the freeway and there is snow. It is getting better though. I don't feel like I am going to get in an accident anymore.

So that is just a quick bleb of what is going on in my life. I am still doing Iaido and loving it and I plan on going to that national seminar in Philadelphia the first weekend in June so that should be fun! I really would like to take a week off so I can go see the historical sites and stuff so.

Also if you haven't heard me and mom are going to Italy in September for 20 days! So I am looking forward to doing that! I have a whole list of things everyone said we should do if anyone wants to add let me know!

Have to run Hope everyone is doing great!

Becky

Monday, January 7, 2008

Andreason & Megan Update

Well a lot has happened since last time anyone wrote. I'll update on Megan 1st. She had a cardiac pace maker put in last Friday for a disorder called Nuerological Snycope or P.O.T.S. (Postural Orthostatic Tachyardia Snydrome). Which in a nutshell means that her brain misfires to her heart and then she doesn't get enough oxygen to her brain and passes out. All which is not good for the brain, heart or body, so the doc's thought the pace maker would at least insure blood flow to the brain. She was supposed to be out within 24 hours of the procedure but ran into some problems with really low blood pressure and still having the fainting episodes in the hospital. So finally today she gets to go home. I am sure hoping everything turns out well with this and sorry if I slaughtered anything that happened or that she has. I know Larry is a little to busy right now to update. So my hopes and prayers are with Megan.

On the Andreason side, the sell of the Moab property should go through at the end of this month, so Todd will be returning at that time. (it's been really nice having him back here) So me and the kidlets should be going anytime from the middle to the end of February. We had a wonderful Christmas the kids were so excited to open all the presents. Tatum opened up her pretend food toward the end and then wouldn't open up anything else because she wanted to pretend cook and serve all of her food. That was her favorite thing and Brooks loves his Ninetendo DS. Then we went to Star Valley later that day in the afternoon, we had to drop off some stuff to Lynn and Janell so we went through Ogden Canyon and it seemed like it took twice as long (because I'm not familiar with that way). We hit pretty snowy conditions going over the pass into the valley but we didn't wreck or go off the road so I'm okay.

This coming year I am going to be putting together a digital scrapbook of our immediate family with all of the brothers and sisters having their own section (like in dad's family one) So I know Mom gave us back a lot of school pictures and stuff a couple years ago and I really really need some of those to make a great book for next Christmas. So unless your Lana or Larry I can come to your house pick them up and scan them into my computer and have them back to you within a couple days, or if you have your own scanner if you will scan them and email them to lanece.andreason@gmail.com I would way appreciate it. I also would like some memories or stories that you would want on your page we can do them two different ways. I know everyone is crazy busy so if you just want to tell me your stories or memories over the phone (I type pretty fast, and Colleen edits really good), or you can email or just send it to me. To give a couple ideas I'm going to tell about my California trip when mom pulled my out of the car before we left and threatened my life if I asked how many more miles, how many more minutes, when are we going to be there ect. I was so mad at her that I decided I wasn't going to talk the whole trip and I'm stubborn enough that I didn't say a word the whole trip there (I'm sure it was the best trip to California mom ever had). I'm also telling about me, Lana and Colleen up in the Colorado Rockies deciding that we needed to take a bath in the glacier feed lake. Sometimes if you start talking to your spouse or someone in your family about growing up you seem to remember a lot more. Anyways I really need your help to make this a great keepsake. I'm going to do the the next step next year and do the grand kids.

Miss everyone not here and hope we all have a great 2008.

Love, LaNece