A Girl's Weekend!! June 12-15, 2020

Julie, Maryann, and Deann flew up from Southern Utah for a weekend girls' trip! We had so much fun. Friday was Julie's birthday and we all went horseback riding. On Saturday, we had planned to go paddle boarding, but it was so windy that we decided to go for a hike instead. After the hike, we had a nice campfire at our house. On Sunday, we drove to Jackson, Wyoming. We rode the sky coaster and alpine slide at Snow King, ate at a really yummy restaurant, shopped, and had a good time enjoying our friendship. We stayed over night at the Lexington; which was really nice. My friend, Debbie, from Idaho Falls quickly became friends with everyone and enjoyed the weekend with us. It was a nice needed weekend for all!

Parker Graduates from SRMS!!

Parker graduated from his elementary school on Wednesday, May 20. He was lucky to spend his last 12 years at that school. He didn't get the ending of the year that he had hoped for, but it ended up being ok. In March, there was a pandemic, Covid-19, that made its way to the US from China and it caused schools and businesses to close for almost 3 months. Students stopped going into schools on March 18 and all teachers had to do distant learning with their students until May. It wasn't awful, but I wouldn't want to do it again next year. The boys and Scotlyn all had work they needed to complete each day; which was kind of hard to do at home. Matt's nursing classes also took place online. Finally, the middle of May, the Governor started to allow stores and businesses to open back up. Parker's graduation almost didn't happen because some people didn't agree with us holding it. In the end, we went ahead and held the small graduation. It was a nice closure for all students and parents. In Parker's graduating class he had: Jayden Nielsen, Nico Aagesen, Tess Eddington, Alexa Case, Venessa Henderson, Sive Nowak, and Lille Worley. His second cousin, Robert, also was graduating from 6th grade in California. They couldn't hold their graduation at all so we sent him a congratulatory picture.

Sarah & Georgia Visit!!

Sarah & Georgia came for a short visit right before Mother's Day. Sarah had bought a new Jeep and she needed to pick it up. We had a great visit and enjoyed them being here. We went to Reed's Dairy and were able to go to some stores. Most of the stores were still closed down from Covid-19. The parks and places for kids were all closed, but we made our own fun!!

We'll Always be Her Biggest Fan!!

More cheer pictures from Scotlyn's junior year.

Cooper turns 11!

My sweet boy, Cooper, turned 11 on April 20. He, like many others, had to celebrate his birthday at home with no friends. However, he did say that it was the best birthday ever! He received many cards from family members, and got money to buy a video game on his Playstation from us. He had a chocolate birthday cake that he and Parker ate from all day long and chose pot stickers and fried rice to have for his dinner. Here's to another year!

History in the Making!

A virus that started in China slowly made its way to the US. In the middle of March, the president started to address the country about the dangers of Covid-19, the symptoms, and how quickly it spread. States started to practice social distancing and soon after, the Governor called for a shut down of all non-essential workers. This also included the closure of schools, as they were being called "soft" closures. We stopped having the kids come to school on Thursday, March 19. This continued until the end of the school year. The social distancing order and closure of non-essential businesses stayed in place until April 30. This caused a lot of trouble for self-employed and small businesses. I was still asked to come in each day and do distance learning with my students. We prepped work for them, their parents came in once a week to switch out work, and every Friday, we drove around to their homes to take them a special treat of some sort. It is something that will always be remembered. Our school put together this photo of all our teachers. Bonnie, Cheri, Josie, CJ, & Grandma took a photo for a local contest and they won 1st place.

Easter & Matt's Birthday!

Both Easter and Matt's birthday were on April 12 this year. Since we couldn't celebrate it because of Covid-19, we had to stay home. We had an indoor egg hunt because it was a little cold outside. Scotlyn found the $20 egg, and Parker & Cooper found the two $5 eggs. We had a keto cheesecake for Matt's cake, and for dinner, we made prime rib, roasted purple cauliflower, and brown sugar butter purple carrots. The day was very nice and relaxing.