jake has a fever

january in utah is not my favorite.  december is so shiny and full of celebrations.  then january comes.  it seems like the snow is just dirty and it's cold and there's nothing really to look forward to.  today was kind of one of those "blah" january days.  it was the first day of the term for the kids, but i heard complaints about having third lunch, new teachers, unfavorable schedules and no friends are in my lunch, etc.  but still, we've made it halfway through the school year, so i think we can adapt and finish the course.

jake probably had it the toughest today.  he came home from school with the flu, fever, chills, the works.  i ran in to one of his friends who said he missed a "gnarly" math assignment.  face it, if i took ap calculus, all the assignments would be gnarly to me.  i hope he will be back at it tomorrow.

caroline is an office aide this year.  she had to sign a paper saying she wouldn't talk about anything that happened in the office while she was there.  she made it about four hours before telling a juicy story from today.  hopefully she doesn't get kicked out.

and evan's visa paperwork came today...i guess he really is going to japan.