Back in Business

It has been a CRAZY Christmas break! If you look at the picture of me in the post just before this one you would probably think I was just being silly. I was. Although it looks like I have something wrong with one of the cranial nerves that controls the muscles the move my eyes. At least that's what I thought as I posted it. What a coincidence! Only about a week later I somehow got a case of Bell's Palsy-a virus in cranial nerve VII-the facial nerve. It paralyzed the left half of my face. It started in my tongue and after a few hours I could only smile with half my mouth and my left eye was stuck open. I looked so silly. It lasted just over 10 days and I had to tape my eye lid down every night and for a lot of each day. And I could only flare one nostril! Because I am taking a medicine that suppresses my immune system to treat Ulcerative Colitis, the doctors were all worried and I was also showing signs of Pancreatitis. I had to go to the emergency room and stop taking the medicine that had been working so well to help my Colitis. A few days later my husband and his family traveled to Utah for Grandpa Whiting's funeral. He was such a sweet man. I wish I new him better. The Holidays continued to be eventful. All of Benjamin's siblings and their families except Anth and Kylie were visiting for Christmas. The Romney home was full of games, table tennis tournaments, and goodies. We even got snowed in over night once! We also had a fun time with the Andreasen side at the Condo and playing Wii and other games. I got a wonderful Bosch mixer from Benjamin and Planet Earth on DVD!!! He got a watch, a drill, and the MCAT study books. We got many other wonderful gifts,too. We also had the opportunity to play a New Years gig in Star Valley. Benj played the bass at a restaurant with a few other musicians. The band bought the two of us a nice dinner and a fancy hotel room for new years eve as well as the pay for Benjamin's time. We also moved from Wagon Wheel Apartments to Bevan apartments just past Applebees. We will remain in the 73'rd ward. We have struggled with a computer crash which lost all of our pictures and music and files-hence the lack of pictures. Our Tv broke, our side mirrors fell off our car, and we had to get rid of our beautiful entertainment center because it doesn't fit in our new home. School started and I am off track this winter so I can heal. Life is good. We are very happy! Thanks so much to everyone who helped so much with our big move. It was a lot of work and we had so much help! Thank you! There is just an over view of the last little while. I'll try to find some pictures of the past little bit. Oh, and congrats Beth and Jonathon on the baby to be.