January 21: Our close friends had their second son: Theodor William Ehn was born.
February 14-23: Mimi came out to visit us for ten days. We mostly hung out while she was here but also spent some time sewing.
March 17: We did the Minot March of Dimes Walk with several of our friends.
March 18 and 20: I went to the ER for temporary memory loss and loss of feeling on my left side.
March 21-April 4: My mom came back to Minot to help with the kids and the house while I wasn't feeling well and having tests done to find out what is going on.
April 3-19: Janet had a trip planned to visit for Easter before I got sick. She extended her original trip to help us out with everything going on!
April 4: Oscar died after running out of the house and getting hit by a car.
April 8-10: On Easter sunday, I went to the ER with a return of symptoms. I was admitted to the hospital to have a spinal tap and to start IV steroids.
April 12: I was diagnosed with relapsing and remitting Multiple Sclerosis. I began medication a month later and have had several follow-up appointments with a specialist and my neurologist since then.
May 5: We drove as a family to South Dakota for a weekend to get our new puppy, Jameson.
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May 12: We did the MS Walk in Minot. We had several friends join us and even more donate and support us!
June 8-22: We flew from Minot to Charleston, SC to spend a week at Edisto with both my and Matt's families. On the 15th, we drove to Virginia for another week. It was a great trip to celebrate Bryce and Zoey's first birthday!
July 1: We had a one year birthday party for Quinn, Bryce, and Zoey in Minot.
July 24: We went to the North Dakota State Fair here in Minot. The kids loved the animals and the farm equipment.
August 30-September 4: Emily came to visit. We went to a lot of the local sites and really just hung out at the house.
September 4-October 2: Mom came out to visit. While she was here she gave a lecture and class to the local quilt guild, helped us while we went to Fargo to see the MS specialist, and watched the kids so Matt and I could take a trip.
September 16-20: Katherine and Matt went on our first vacation with no kids... to Vegas.
September 29: We all went to the Norsk Hostfest. We even took advantage of the concerts this year: Matt and I went to Jeff Foxworthy and Mom and I went to Vince Gill.
October 12-19: Lauren came out to visit us. While she was here we went to the pumpkin patch, took the kids to the park, and played around the house.
October 17: Bryce and Zoey began art classes at the local art museum. They will be taking classes until May every other Wednesday.
November 22: Zoey went to the Emergency Room for trouble breathing. She had croup, this is the second time it happened, and is now on an inhaler when she gets sick.
November 22-30: Syd and Janet came out to visit us for Thanksgiving and to help while Matt and I went back to see the specialist and neuropsychologist in Fargo.
December 3-13: Matt went TDY to Wyoming for the advanced instructors course.
December 7: Bryce had febrile seizure and was hospitalized the next night. He had a high fever and was dehydrated. There are no ongoing problems from the seizure and only has a small chance of having another one.
December 16-27: We had the opportunity to go home to Virginia for Christmas. It was a much needed trip to relax and spend time with our families. Matt even got the opportunity to go to Vermont with his parents to visit his grandparents and extended family.
You should now be mostly caught up on our last year. As I mentioned at the beginning, this is one of my New Years Resolutions so I will do a much better job of updating our blog and I promise it won't be a year before my next post. Good luck with your New Years Resolutions!!!
.katherine.
