January 2009, where does the time go.

Wow. I can't believe January is here and nearly gone already. Christmas was great with getting to talk to Leigh in Jamaica for 3 hours and getting photos from him. The beach ones were sent after I begged him to send me some sunshine because it was so gray and foggy here in Utah.

The kids had a great Christmas too and the Christmas Eve party at my sister Debbie's house was a great success. My dad always makes the best Star of Bethlehem. Oh and yes the new bike is mine. It is an battery powered hybrid bike that kicks in to enhance my peddling power to make it up the hills to our house. It is fun to ride.

We also said goodbye to my parents this month. They will be serving as Welfare Missionaries for the LDS church for the next 18 months in Hong Kong. They are amazing at 76 and we are learning to use Skype to talk with them.

Sarah has moved down to an apartment in Provo and is learning to adjust to college life and apartment mates. We got her an apartment with her cousin Jamie Gee, but she has her own bedroom so she has an escape place. She has started into the Civil Engineering program.

It is cold and snowing alot and the kids love the snow, especially our exchange student Friederike. She loves the snow. We went ice skating a few weeks ago and they all had a great time.

We are all well and happy and trying to work off a few of those holiday pounds we gained. It didn't help that Friederike's grandmother sent a huge box of German chocolates and gingerbread. Man was it delicious.

Take care to all. Love the Clyde's