Zachary update

Zachary William (Zach) is the only one at home with Chelsy most of the morning, so he get's lots of attention! He is 1 and a half and he has tons of energy, and is so funny. He laughs and makes the funniest faces. He is seriously a handful, but really, really worth it! He sleeps with a stuffed dog and a polar bear that he loves to squeeze and walk around the house with too...

Scotty update

Scott Calvin (Scotty) is 3 yrs old and started pre-school this year. He is the most well behaved child in his whole class. He goes right in every morning and reads different books from the library. He loves to play games and has lots of friends in the class. Chelsy and John go to his school to read stories and he is so proud of his parents! "Look everyone! That's my DAD!" He says. Really cute. He loves to take rides with John in the "Superman" car (John's convertible) and Scott loves to play ball outside in the backyard or play at the park. He is such a joy to have at home.

Mary update

Mary Kathryn is turning 6 on Oct 28th 07, and loves attending kindergarten, where I have no doubt she is doing great! She is very social and super popular with the boys (look out!). When she comes to the bus stop, the other boys all jump up and run over to say hello to her. It's funny and scary for us (her parents) at the same time. She is amazingly creative and loves art and dancing. She writes stories and makes books.

Chelsy update

My wife Chelsy is at home with our three children, and she is the most amazing mom!! Even though I am not around very much, she has risen to the challenge of taking care of everything and she goes the extra mile to encourage my kid's creativity, and help them love learning. She is such a wonderful support and I could NOT do this without her!

John's Update

I am attending Seton Hill University in Greensburg, PA (45min outside of Pittsburgh) in the Physician Assistant Program. This is a graduate program (my BA was in Secondary Ed/Spanish from U of Utah) that lasts 27 months. I started in January, so I still have a long way to go.

It's a beautiful old catholic school with the neatest nooks and crannies to study in! I love to go to school early, before the sun comes up, and read as the sun rises.

My schooling is going well...but it's really hard for me, maybe harder than for most, since it's not really "my personality" to sit down and focus for long periods of time, and now I really have to focus hard to remember all these details....ex: What class of antibiotic do we want to prescribe for a certain infection (how much, by what route, how often, for how long, etc), and what medication would we change to if the patient has a complicating condition like high blood pressure or an allergy? -or- what are the possible causes of the patient's rash and what tests can we do to narrow it down? This medical stuff is a stretch for me...BUT I LOVE IT.

Everything is so interesting. I keep saying "Wow!" out loud in class because so many things make sense now that I learn more about the body and medicine...cool things that I always wondered about are being covered in class and I am enthralled by the complexity of our bodies - and in awe of the power of Heavenly Father to make something so wonderful as us!

I am pushing myself by getting up early, studying late, and using every spare minute (even lunch) for homework. I can't wait until it is all over though, and I can practice for real. Theory and simulation gets dry after a while.

SO...in March I have a year of rotations and I am looking forward to that!

John

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