Graduation and Publication

Well, I am not sure where to start. So much has happened since I last posted on here. The three most significant things that occurred were Michael's graduation, Clayton's birth, and a recent receipt of a publication I had submitted.

Michael graduated from BYU this year. The speaker at his Commencement was Vice President Dick Cheney. The controversy over Dick Cheney's coming was immense. It was neat to hear a V.P. speak, though. What made it even more neat is that President Gordon B. Hinckley was also there. It was more impressive to me to have him there! Michael graduated Valedictorian of his Psychology class. He got to sing in a special musical number at his college convication. He also got to sit on the stand and wear a really cool medal. I sure married a smart guy! It was good to have so much family there to support us.

I found out this week that I am going to have some research that I did as an undergraduate at BYU published in a professional journal. I did some research on soil boron measurement with Mehlich 3 extracting solution. It was exciting to hear about that. I am excited to see my own work shared with others working on similar projects and also in print.

I have had an interesting sickness this week. I have had hives, aching joints, and other random symptoms. The worst part of it all has been that the hives have cleared up everywhere but my feet. They have been itching for days. I went to the doctor and he was no help. I guess I will just have to suffer until it goes away.

Michael and I are an Aunt and Uncle again. My brother Matt and his wife Shelley have a new baby boy named Clayton. He was born at the end of last week. I am the luckiest aunt to have the cutest little neices and nephews.

I am supposed to run in a 10 K race on Saturday but because I have been sick this week, I am not sure that I will be able to run. I am pretty sad about that. I really wanted to run in it. If the hives on the bottoms of my feet would clear up, I would probably be able to.

That's all for now. I hope all of you are well and enjoying spring.