February 2022

 

For a month with only 28 days, it seems like there was a lot going on this February!  All eyes were on the Olympics, and in the US, televisions tuned into the Superbowl. Covid seemed to retreat some, then the world watched as the Soviet Union invaded the Ukraine. A little closer to home, here's a recap of what was going on with the Blackham Bunch.

• Medical Moments: Jen continued to recover from her fall, taking it easy and slowly returning to normality (baking, driving, exercising, attending basketball games). Back to the ER to get the staples out of her head. She went to the Optometrist for a check-up (pupils didn't seem to be dilating after the accident, which isn't as concerning as if they ARE dilated) and left with a prescription for glasses (which has been needed for well over a year). Coop had a follow-up with the dermatologist, but we are STILL struggling with his skin (Keaton is having some spots too). Sol had acute stomach pain and ended up in the ER to rule out appendicitis. It was an ovarian cyst, which seems to have resolved.  
• Birthday Boy! Callahan turned 23! We had a little dinner and cake to celebrate.
• Family Field Trip: We got quite the crew to go out and see the mansion that Mom and Dad (and Shane's family) will be moving into later this year. Very nice! We also ate out at Red Robin. Yumm.
• Virtual Choir: It's been 30+ years since Jen sang with the Madrigals in high school. One of the group got a good majority of the Mads to put together a tribute song for another member who passed away. After not singing for a looooong time, it was an interesting experience. Add to that figuring out the technology! My laptop has the webcam on the BOTTOM of the screen. But it was good to sing again and to have some communication with old friends. Walk down that lonesome road ... (you can see the song HERE). 
• Basketball: ALWAYS basketball! It was a busy month, seven game days (with both JV and varsity games) for Colton, plus practices and team dinners. The most memorable moment was the "Battle of the Belt" against rival Copper Hills, which West Jordan won! The Riverton Blackhams came and cheered Colton to a win when WJ played at Riverton. Unfortunately the team got eliminated in the second round of playoffs at the state level, and that officially wrapped up Colton's sophomore basketball season. Cooper had a couple games with his team.
• Symphony Socials: Gray threw a BABY SHOWER for one of the women at work (he planned the whole thing, from invitations to decor to food, of course!) and then took his team to St. George to see the Parade of Homes there (and get in some RZR riding too of course).  
• Tesla Time! Keaton and Grayson have been talking Tesla for a while. As Gray has his nice truck, and Keaton can't quite afford the price tag, they both decided it would be good to get one "for Mom".  It was ordered, and the charger was installed months ago (benefits of having an in-house electrician) and it was finally delivery day!

There was Valentines Day ... wearing red/pink to Zumba, Jen's first day back to class, some roses, and a date to Mountain Mikes (a bit of a tradition, very romantic). President's Day, at Colton had another day off school for PT conferences. One big snowstorm that complicated commutes. Landon and Sol had a weekend getaway to Vegas (work, plus some fun). Jen and the Blackham Girls went down to Hale Theater in Orem to see a show (Christmas gift from Olivia). Jen and Cooper had a Pogo (PokemonGo) event and spent a little time time out playing the game. Rollover from the pantry redo, there has been some purging and organizing of the food storage room, and Jen ran out a bunch of boxes of food stuffs to see if the folks or Chris's family thought they could use. Ironically, Ramen has made a big comeback this month, with Gray doing some gourmet upgrades ... and Colton just eating it plain.  

Here's a link to the One Second Every Day.

That's the recap of February 2022 ... MARCHing on!