OK OK, it is absolutely horrible to go this long without posting. Poor Gracie's story is missing a bit here!!!
The past few weeks have been completely exhausting - primarily because we've been involved with assisting with measles investigations. Folks from my staff may wonder why I'm whining about this given they're really the ones doing the work - hopefully my contributions (however small) are helpful! Anyway trust me when I say an incredible amount of work from all of my peeps has gone into this response, and it's just a piece of what has gone on statewide between local health departments, schools, clinicians, etc... Wow. If you ever wonder "what does public health do for me"? give me a call - there are amazingly dedicated people who work very hard to help those who are sick and prevent illness in others. While I am zonked, I certainly love my job and the opportunity to work with these folks!
ANYWAY - on a fun note, I had my first Utah baby shower - family and friends - on Sat April 16 at Danielle's (my sis-in-law's) house. My Mom and Genevieve came into town and stayed with us, which meant Blake and I really cracked down in the week or two before to finish two BIG projects: finishing the basement and finishing the office/guestroom remodel. We did it though, which gave us plenty of room/options for company! :) The party was so great - the hostesses worked really hard to make things so lovely. Again, people were incredibly generous, and we continue to see that Grace is one loved little baby!!! :) I need to get my thank you notes out - planning to work on that this weekend!!!
