A lot has happened in my life in the last year:
* First of all last March (25th) Grandpa died, that was a rough time :( Looking back over my past blogging I realized I skipped over posting anything about that time. A lot of family, a lot of crying, a lot of memories, but it was a bittersweet time because Grandpa is now in Heaven! ... most of us gathered for a memorial weekend this year.
* Then there was my bedroom remodel, which I did blog about.
* After that was Marshall Mann, my newest and now 5 month old nephew. He is getting SO big! He sits up mostly by himself, and he's starting to scoot around.
* We also remodeled the Living Room ... that was almost worse than my bedroom. We had to remove paneling and wallpaper then paint. We also removed the carpet and Dad laid a laminate wood floor (which he is still working on because the sub floor was so uneven). We also painted ALL the dark trim (including the ceiling beams). The room looks amazing now. Grandma keeps saying how she likes it lighter :) (photos for this section curtsey of Rachelle)
* I was transferred to MSU's Apartments Leasing Office early in Dec. Honestly I like it a lot more than working in the residence halls. They give me more to do.
* March Birthdays-Trip to Chuckie Cheese was on March 19th ... that place is always so crowded, I don't know why we go ... It was fun though, until we started gathering for cake and presents and Tommy decided to start throwing up ... LOL :) We quickly gathered everyone, turned in tickets, got prizes and continued the party at home ...
*Willie made his second trip to the emergency room ... so far he's the only one that's had to go ... all of the Norton children have had pink-eye for the last week or so, and Willie's got so irritated it burst a blood vessel or something. Beth said it looked like his eye was blistering, so they took him in just in case.
*Susie and Alex are getting married in August! Exciting!!!
*It's spring again which brings more kittens :) So far we have 4 grey ones this year!
*Tommy is learning how to draw ... He drew this pig in Sunday School, pretty amazing for a 3 1/2 yr old. (yes, he is 4 now)
* Mom wants to start working on transforming the Dining Room/Kitchen. She has BIG plans, and expects a lot done ... but I have limited time, and so I think it's going to take longer that she wants. Maybe by Christmas-time.
I guess that's all for now. I'll try to be better about posting this year ... but we'll see ;)
