Back to School Dinner

I have these two friends that have back to school dinners and introduce the family theme for the school year.  I feel bad that I'm not soo into spirituality 24/7.  So this year, we had dinner.  It was our favorite, Chicken and potatoes and green beans in a pan with butter and Italian salad dressing mix poured over the top.  We also had corn on the cob.  We also had a dessert that is called something like chocolate pie.  It is crust on the bottom and then chocolate pudding and whipped cream on top.  We ate dinner and then decided our theme would be the theme for the Young Women a few years ago, 'Be Strong and of a good Courage'.  I LOVE that scripture.  I have thought about that when it as the Young Women's theme about my own life.  Be Strong and of a Good Courage.  Do what is right.  All the Time.  Love it.  We didn't have Father's blessings like my friend Rebecca has with her children, but we did sit around and chat about all the things we need for the coming school year.

Calculators, back packs, school fees, clothes.  We chatted about Soccer for Abi, since she just made the Bountiful High Soccer team.  And Football for Andrew since he is playing football for Bountiful High this year.  We are definitely 'Home of the Brave' at our house.  hahaha  Bountiful high's mascot is the Brave.  I love that ending line to the National Anthem.  "and the home of the Brave'.

I also went to Bountiful High School.  Weird that now my children are attending my same school.  You would think that I really liked High School.  Nope.  Hated it.  Its weird to go to Bountiful High for functions after I have graduated 30 years ago.  Yes, 1985 I graduated.  I can't wait to watch my Braves in action on the field.  WAY TO GO!

Baseball Camp

Jack and Nick went to the Woods Cross Baseball Camp.  It was put on by some players at Woods Cross High School.  I happen to know the kids because I taught them in 7th grade.  They were such cute boys. They had a great time!  It was super hot and super fun

Golfing

Summer is almost over and we have only golfed one time. So, Friday  night, we decided we need to go again.  Nick didn't have football, so Brooke (who has golfed about 2 times in her entire life) and Nick and myself went to this new course.  Fore Lakes.  Our other course has closed that was near our house and I was soo sad.  So we found this one.  It was a really fun course.  We had a great time.  Jack stayed home because he was at his friend's house so we left without him.  There was no fighting or throwing clubs because people were mad.  It was a great activity.  Brooke did very well even though she hasn't been a ton.  She did need to use her left handed clubs more than once.
Brooke is taking golf lessons at Snow in the Spring.  I need to take Golf lessons too.  We stopped keeping score after about 6 holes on accident.  We also lost about 5 balls in the water hazard and I was the only one to end up in the sand trap.  Success!

BYU - 30 years later

Tonight I went to dinner with some of my BYU roomates from like 30 years ago.  It was soo fun to see all of them.  And hear about life happening to all of them.  None of us are dead, obviously.  But it is fun to see that we can still have things to talk about years later.  Interestingly, we have all graduated from College.  Only two of them from BYU.  I graduated from Weber State, and so did Nancy.  Liz graduated from University of Utah.  But all of us graduated.   Yea for us.  I was the only one that hasn't had a missionary.  I also have the youngest child.  One of us has been divorsed, and one of us wants to get divorced.  The other three are happily married, at least I assume they are.  

Nancy Roberts, Shaunelle Holbrook, Liz Gudgell, Nanette Larson, Maureen Lewis

I'm also the fattest.  Nice...Such a fun group of girls.  I am on the end.

Jimbob in Action at Utah's Hogle Zoo

5.00 pic.  you had to donate 5.00 to conservation to get a picture with this bird...

pic with this bird was free..

Eagles nest

Brooke or Jimbob as we like to call her, has worked this summer at the Utah Hogle Zoo.  Michelle and I went to see her in action.  She helps with the Bird show  by ushering and opening the doors and releasing the pigeons on cue from the Bird show dude.

Here are some pics

Brooke on stairs ushering


Michelle, Nick and I went to the Bird show.  We walked around the zoo after.  Jim joined with us.  We rode the carousel and train too.

(I wrote this post and then noticed that all the pics are messed up the order.  

so anyway, some of them are of Brooke in action at the bird show, and some of them are of us walking around after.  Her big moment is releasing the pigeons for the Birdshow.  She says 

Steve the head guy at the birdshow gets mad when you are to slow opening the pigeons .  Oh maybe they are doves.  Anyway Jimbob released them very quickly....)

Bountiful High School Girls Soccer Team

 Abi decided to try out for the Bountiful High Girls Soccer team.  Her friend Tillie also tried out.  So, it was two grueling days of tryouts and an entire afternoon of waiting.  The coach said he would post the list at 7:00.  We knew he had practice for his club team til 6:30 and thought he would post the list before he left the field.  He wasn't going to come back.  So, we saw him post the list.  Abi was number 25.  He friend Tillie was 24.  They both MADE it!  Way to go!

Results posted





We decorated to celebrate Abi and her making the soccer team!

Lobstering

My very favorite question I get is "When we Lobstering?"  I Love Red lobster.  Really, I love Crab.  Somehow, I have these friends that love crab too.  I think thats why I love crab is because they do to.  Lynne Bennett and Janet Phillips are my lobster buds.  Sometimes we bring our other buds, Linda Thornell and Jenn Thornell.  Lynne and Janet and I go way back.  Waaaaaayyyyyyy back.  I was 12 when I got to be buds with Lynne.  We lived in the same ward for years.  It wasn't until like I was 21 and she was 26 that we really were buds.  She wasn't married and so she was always up for a good time.  We have done tons together.  She is my ultimate bud.  Janet lived in the ward right next to ours.  So we knew Janet but didn't get to be buds with her until she was like 20 and we were all at girls camp together.  Lynne was the director and Janet and I were the Youth Camp leaders.  I don't think I was a good camp leader, but I went anyway.  It was soo fun.  We hiked the narrows together and Janet and I went to Weber State together for a few semesters.

Anyway we have all had life happen to us and so now we like to get together and bond.  Red Lobster is our favorite place because we love crab.  Some of the people love shrimp. But Lynne and I LOVE Crab.  We laugh, cry and just bond.  Love them soo much.  I thought I don't even have a pic of us Lobstering and so last night when we went, I took a pic of them in the car so I could document our trip.  That was where the pics ended. I forgot.  I will have to get pics next time.

nerves

I am soo nervous. I need to get a chil pill about stuff...really.  Sometimes I just wake up and can't sleep because of stuff going on in my life.. Such a pain.