The Browers had their campout up Webb Canyon. We did not campout but went up everyday. It was nice to relax, visit, and play games.
Football season started in earnest as ISU hosted North Dakota and BYU played Arizona in Las Vegas. Deb and I went to the ISU game. It was a little frustrating as ISU would get close but could not score. They eventually lost 35-14. BYU played a pretty good game and defeated Arizona 24-16. There were some opening game jitters, and the Cougars should have beaten the Wildcats by a bigger margin. A win is a win, though.
This past weekend, ISU played Nevada in Reno losing 49-10. BYU ended the long nightmare of 12 years and whipped Utah, 26-17. It was so good to finally get that monkey off of the back. And what irritated me more than anything, was Utah was so lucky in several of the games that could have been BYU victories. Unfortunately, the Utes and Cougars do not play again until 2024, but at least the Utes will stew in the loss for two years!
This last week was no less eventful. On our way home from the Browers campout, we returned Kristi's phone call. She said that Jacob has come out gay and has left the church. It was sad. I could her the sadness in Kristi's voice.
Tuesday, the youth went to the Temple Open House. Angie chose to go to her work party over going to the Open House. Deb brought in Lilli, and we took her there. She was mad to go, but when she came out of the temple, she seemed happy. I cannot wait until we can go through the temple as a family.
Thursday was another bout with Lilli. She was marked absent in her second hour class so Deb called to see where she was. Some time later, the school called to tell us they had found Lilli, and she had cut herself. I left work to go get her. When I got to the school, Lilli was leaving with the school resource officer to go to the Portneuf Medical Center. I went and got Deb then we went to PMC to see what needed to be done for Lilli. Although the cuts on her arms did draw blood, they were superficial and nothing serious. However, we talked with the social worker at the hospital to see what we should do. He recommended getting her admitted into a behavioral hospital, but we did not want her to go to Idaho Falls. I had heard about Provo Canyon so we asked to send her there. They accepted and we took her down that night.
We spoke with the doctor treating Lilli, and he suggested that we not talk with her over the weekend. He felt it would be good for her to see what she is missing. She tried calling today, but we told them that the doctor asked us not to talk with her. It was hard to not talk with Lilli. I miss her.
