Getting into the Swing of Things

 We have established a pattern of sorts. Deb, though, went to school everyday this week. Next week she just goes on Monday and Wednesday. The girls are doing well in school. Not much else has happened.

Back to School

Deb and the girls went back to school on Wednesday.  Tuesday night, I gave the girls each a Father's Blessing. I also gave Deb a blessing as she starts teaching her new kindergarten class.

Deb said that she has a "cute" class. It was hard on her these first two days, but she is excited to teach her new kids. Angie is excited about school, and Lilli seems to have a goal set to do well this year. She is still complaining that she has to take band.

Saturday was bitter-sweet. Deb made some delicious zucchini bread, but I really messes up my foot. I was trimming some branches from the tree in the back yard when I fell off the ladder. Initially, I did not think I was hurt, but when I got up after sitting some time, I could hardly walk since my foot hurt so bad. Ugh! I may have to do a doctor visit on Monday.

Sacrament Meeting was held at the church. Bishop Downs had surgery and was not there. It was a short and sweet meeting, but it was wonderful to feel the spirit of the fellow ward members.

Sad

The only news this week involved Angie and volleyball. Sadly, she was cut from the team. I think it is a bitter-sweet feeling for her. She wanted to play, but she did want to play for the coach. Other than that news, it was pretty much a slow week.

The virus is slowly killing off sports. BYU has had 8 games cancelled although they are still trying to put together a schedule.

That Damned Virus!

Deb is getting ready for school this fall. The Marsh Valley School District is going full-steam ahead. Deb is getting a little nervous about it. She is a little worried that the district is not doing what other school districts are doing--going to online or some hybrid of online and in classroom teaching.

The Big Sky Conference has canceled all fall sports. Actually, they postponed them to spring. I have my doubts that the sports will play in the spring. It will be a logistic nightmare, but we may need to do it. It is worrying me a little. I am afraid my job will be in jeopardy. My position was almost cut last spring in an effort to save the department some money. If we are not getting any funds from ticket revenue, will I have a job next spring?

We watched Saving Mr. Banks. It was a good movie about how Mary Poppins was made by Walt Disney. I did not realize what the original movie meant to the author of the book the movie was based upon. It now makes me want to watch Mary Poppins.

We had church at the chapel. Again, it was good to mingle with other members--although socially distanced and masked!

Long Overdue Vacation!

We had a long overdue vacation. We asked to use Scott's cabin in Provo Canyon. We went down on Thursday. It took most of the day to get there. That evening, we went to Chic-Fil-A for supper. We found a park in Orem to eat.

On Friday, we played games. We taught Angie and Lilli Hand and Foot. To them, it was boring. It uses too much strategy and not enough action! Besides, it does not involve any electronics!

Friday was also Lilli's Adoption Day. To celebrate, we went to King Buffet in Orem. It was really good, but they only had about half the normal food out. At any rate, it was delicious.

Saturday, Deb and I played some games. We then went to find someplace to swim. I thought Deer Creek Reservoir would be a good place so we went there. It cost $20 to just enter the park, so we decided against it. We drove to Midway and went up to the memorial there. When Angie was little, we went there. As she got out of the car, she exclaimed "You can see the whole wide world!" I tried to get Angie to recreate it, but she would not do it. For supper, we went to Mo Bettah's, also in Orem.

Shauna and Scott came to the cabin. We did sacrament while they were here. We then grilled some steaks (Scott wanted a hamburger) for dinner. We had a good time visiting, and then, reluctantly, we left. I wish we could stay for a month! The four days, though, did me a world of good. I needed time to just do nothing but what I wanted to do.