Mom called us with some very shocking news. Kim Thomas had been killed in a tree-cutting accident. It was so shocking. Deb and I went to the viewing this evening. Kim looked really good in the casket--or at least a good as a dead person can look!
BYU played the University of Texas at San Antonio in an empty stadium in Provo. BYU played a frustrating game--one that has become too common during the Kalani Sitake years. Every time they got themselves in scoring position they would shoot themselves in the foot. Usually, BYU loses these games. Thank goodness they were able to edge them, 27-20.
Conference was held without anyone in attendance except the First Presidency, the Quorum of the Twelve, and others that participated. It will be nice when conference will have attendees again.
Angie participated in the annual Powder Puff game. Her team of sophomores and juniors lost 7-0. Angie got to play in the second half on the defensive line. The game is always played during the week of Marsh Valley's homecoming. MV did well and won the game against South Fremont, 27-19.
Angie also tried out for the competitive cheer team. She made it. She was pretty happy especially since a lot of her friends are on the team.
BYU played Louisiana Tech in an empty stadium in Provo. BYU handled them easily, 48-14. They are 3-0 and climbing in the polls. They are ranked 15 right now.
Also Friday morning, Deb called to tell me that a newborn kitten was next to our front steps. When I got home, there were three of them. It looked like they were all dead, but when I moved one, it started to meow. All three were still alive. The mother cat had abandoned them. I wanted to see if we could rescue them, but it requires constant care for the animals--24 hours a day for two or more weeks. There is no way we can provide that. I hoped that the mother would return to get them, but Saturday morning they were still alive but just barely. I had to do the humane thing and dispose of them.
We winterized our yard. The trampoline was taken down and the sprinklers shut off. At least this year I did not do it while it was freezing!
We took Lilli's trombone back to the store since she is no longer in band. She is now taking art. Angie, though, wanted a ukulele so we got her one. She has been using one for choir. She has already learned a few songs on it.
Labor Day evening, BYU played Navy in Annapolis, Maryland. No fans were allowed in the stadium so it was really hard for me to get into the game. However, the players really played well. BYU dominated the game from the start winning easily 55-3. BYU had a bye week, but, unfortunately, a small breakout of COVID on the team has forced the postponement of BYU's next game against Army.
Tuesday was back to work/school for everyone (almost everyone--Deb did not have to return until Wednesday. On Friday, we had the nineteenth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, DC. Those that will vote for the first time in this upcoming election were not born or infants when the attacks occurred. To them it is history while it is a memory for me.
All of that changed when Lilli complained of a sore throat. Even though it was not red and she had no fever we sent her to school. When she got to school, she told them about her sore throat and they asked us to come and get her. Deb took her to Health West to get checked for COVID-19. Since she had taken the test, we were told to quarantine until we got the test results back. Test results take about three days so going camping or doing anything this weekend was out of the question.
Since we could not go camping, I set up our canopy in the backyard next to our outdoor fireplace. However, it got really hot so we spent most of the time inside playing games and watching movies. We did make a fire on Saturday and cooked pudgy pies.
Tomorrow is Labor Day. I doubt we will get the results back then. It will probably be Tuesday when we get the results. Hopefully, it will be negative.
