The R Team!: December 2024

Oh my heavens, we've nearly made it. We were looking at the calendar for 2025, and we're already booked 6 months out. What even is happening.

2024 Rasmusson Family Newsletter:

• Anders is working for us full time and is doing a great job. He's a great editor and has helped tremendously with the workflow. He's learning the method to the madness of content creation, and we're genuinely thankful for his talents. He travels as much as he can, whether with us or smaller trips with friends. It hasn't been the easiest year for him, but life is trending up for him, and he continues to work hard to feel well and to do what he can do to help himself. He dislocated his shoulder while snowboarding a couple of weeks ago, and were told today that surgery is going to be a good option. *Cue crying by me*. So, that's going to happen sooner than later. *Cue crying by me again.* Friggin' shoulders!

• Addie became a certified medical coder, and then proceeded to avoid doing anything related to that. She managed the outdoor pool, taught all classes related to lifeguarding, CPR, lifeguard instructor training, etc. She couch rotted for about 2 months after the outdoor season ended, then started and is finishing up EMT school. She'll continue on to AEMT school (Advanced EMT) in February, do some ride-alongs with the paramedics, plans on managing the outdoor pool again this summer, and then is looking to go to paramedic school in the fall. What a switch-a-roo! We're excited for her since she's really enjoying this field.

• Aani's life has changed a lot this year, too. She started out with regular high school, working at McDonald's, hanging out with friends, and all the other normal high school things. Now she's basically done with high school, works at Swig, goes to Cosmetology school, and hangs out with friends when she can- but they call her a "side character", since she's largely unavailable now. She's loving cosmetology school, but it's a really big commitment. When she's not working or at school, she's doing homework. Who knew it would be so much? Not I.

• This year has probably been the last super chill year for Ava. She's enjoyed plenty of time "hanging out and having fun" (Addie's favorite phrase of what she always wants to do, aka NOTHING). She's a good student, and a good kid. She just got her learner's permit, and is currently taking a lifeguard training class (taught by her big sis, Addie Paige). She'll likely start working as a lifeguard before long. Crazy stuff! Ava has taken to reading big time this year, and is mostly found reading in the book nook she's created in her room.

• As for Nils and me, this year has been absolutely crazy in so many ways. The bishop thing has really been a kick in the butt. We've had to restructure many aspects of life because of it. It's like a 25-30/hr a week job. We've had a lot of heart to heart convos to figure out what needs to be eliminated from life in order to make room, and I'm sure we'll have to continually analyze and adjust as time marches on. As much of a challenge it's presented, it's also been a very cool experience for Nils and he's doing a great job.

The business is going well, we've got lots of plans in the works and are anxious to see how 2025 goes.

We've traveled more than ever this year, both because of work, and as a family. We're taking the philosophy that we need to cram it in while we can and enjoy this phase of our family life.

My shoulder is still on the struggle bus, 9 months after surgery. They lie and tell you it will be 4-6 months of recovery, and then when it's been 6 months, they tell you it will be a year. SHOULDERS! LIES!

We're blessed abundantly in a million different ways, and are also challenged in a million different ways, and that's just life, ain't it?

Newsletter: Fin

Photos from December:

We test drove a Cyber Truck today. Nils wants. Nils most likely won't get. Everyone in our family is super embarrassed of them except him. There's also the barrier of obscene cost.

P.S. It's nicer on the inside.

We had a yummy Christmas steak dinner with Kevin and Tonya's fam! All the Martinelli's! Anders cooked the steaks and they were delish.

Christmas!

Ava's Christmas band concert.

This kid lives in the neighborhood, and he likes to come over all the time and shoot pigeons with the air soft gun. The pigeons are legitimately out of control, so this is mostly fine with us.

Ward Christmas party!

Addie and the Pipster.

We played the game Pip (the game, not the dog), and I won with a low score of 9! I had to document, because it has never happened before, and I'm sure it will never happen again.