Phil and I agree

February has begun, and with it, one of my favorite holidays has come - Groundhog Day! And at least in this instance, Punxsutawney Phil and I agree. We're definitely in the midst of six more weeks of winter. I don't think we've had more than two days in a row without snow. When I look out my window right now, I see mounds of snow with more falling from the sky.

Other that the continuing weather from December and January, February hasn't brought much of a change to our lives. School is getting more intense for Andrew, and I'm getting more to do at work. This is good news to me, but not such good news for Andrew. We're both getting busier, but only I welcome it. I was the one with time to waste before. Andrew, on the other hand, didn't have much time to begin with, and now the little free time he had is gone. It was a nice thought to begin with, but I guess we both knew it couldn't last. Studying for the MCAT is heating up, as we approach the three-month-to-test mark. I'm not sure it's fair that I'm at least as stressed about this test as Andrew is. Where's the justice in that?

Last Sunday, President Hinckley passed away. This was a sad event for the whole church, and it's suddenly changed the position of our family. People haven't really thought much about President Monson in years. He's been a constant in the church in the first presidency almost since I was born. But now, he's in charge, and people are starting to ask everyone in our family about him. It's a weird thing. Our relationship with him hasn't changed, but now people are going to get to know him, and think that we're important. Which we're really not. We're just privileged to know a prophet of God. Love to you all,

The Richardsons