Happy Birthday Ruston!!

We are excited to celebrate another birthday and even better our first one with Ruston.  He is turning the ripe old age of 23.  First off was dinner our with the family at Red Fort for some Indian Food.  Everyone is stuffed and there is still ice cream cake waiting at home.

Rylee did good.

Trying to decide whether

we sing or just blow out the candles.

We did sing

Make a wish?

Grab a slice!!

We are so glad he is becoming a part of our family in October.  We look forward to many more birthdays and celebrations with him.

The Dreaded Sickness

 It was bound to happen with Omicron raging around us.  We had dodged for so long until Reganne came home from Sconic in the middle of Christmas break that the day crew was all out with the nastiness.  The night crew was going to be working overtime.

7 days later, second day of school, and the start of a new quarter guess who isn't feeling very well.  Trying to convince her to go to bed isn't usually hard but not today.  She had things to do and places to be.  Friday she wakes up worse than the night before.  I pull the Mom card!!! She is staying home from work & school.

Sconic is requiring a test to return so off we head to Tech Ridge along with a hundred our closest fellow citizens.

20 ahead of us and 30 behind.

Cars need to move up and close

the space between.

It's official we are closer to the front of the line

than the end of the line.

Get ready to be swabbed!!

As we drive towards home anxiously waiting the results.  There is no way she has got it.  I keep telling myself it's just allergies.  DING!!!  and the results are POSITIVE!!!!

Now what I have been sitting in the car for over an hour with her no mask or fresh air.  Dave is sure he has it as well.  He heads off to be tested on Saturday afternoon.  NEGATIVE!!!  I still have no symptoms.  Ryder calls from school on Monday with symptoms.  Dave stayed home for the day so he and Ryder headed out to get tested again.  SURPRISE!!! Tech Ridge is closed to running out of tests.  After a 3 hour wait they finally get him tested and NEGATIVE!!

To borrow from my previous phrase WHAT THE???  One testing positive, 2 having allergy symptoms, and 2 symptom free.

We will survive this I am sure.

2022 Final Countdown Meet

We are off to Cedar City to the Final Countdown Meet or more commonly called Last Chance Meet to qualify for State.  I wasn't really eager to drive both days Saturday was the day for his events.  The kids were all anxious to see if they could pull it off.  I came along to help out with the officiating.  Dave came along as the driver and moral support for Ryder.

Warm ups

They are off!!

The nerves were a little high with no new qualifying times.

They even offered one more chance for $5 per event.

Ryder was done he was good with what he got.

Event 13    Mixed 10 & O 100 Yard Free    59.13    2nd Place

Event 17    Mixed 20 & O 100 Yard Breast    1:16.65    2nd Place

Event 25    Mixed 500 Yard Free    6:09.14    2nd Place

Lunch was a must before leaving town and heading home.  Ryder requested Hermes Drive Inn for a hamburger and fries.  It is now time to rest up for the state championship in 2 weeks.

 

Random Snap Shots - January 8th

Double Yoke equals a lucky day?

Haven't seen one of these since we used to get out eggs from Bromley's Egg Farm

when I was kid.

Ryder just thought it was weird.  He hates the yoke.

He is definitely a weird kid.

Rylee & Ruston headed out on a road trip to Oregon with a group of his friends.  I asked her to send me some pictures.

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Thrifting in Oregon

It that snow all around them.

They had a great trip and we got to enjoy it in pictures without the cold & wet.  

Smell the Chlorine

I haven't smelled Chlorine for about 3 weeks.  I didn't realize how much I missed it.  Oops better be careful or I will turn into one of those swim parents.  High school swim is in full swing with meets every weekend.  This weekend I got the phone call that they were in need of USA Officials to help out at the weekend meet at the WCCC.

Kids getting ready

Schools cheering

Parents being the barrier

I learned a few new things at this meet.  For every high school official there has to be another USA Official.  We can't make calls only observe and watch the swimmers.  Even better this meet was over by 11:00.  

It is going to be a busy spring with many swim meets coming to town.  I am excited to learn and watch other officials at work.  Hopefully, learn new skills to help out our club.

Happy New Year!!!

Yeah!! We have had some weather finally and it was a little snow.  It was great to see even with the sunshine shining through.

There is a little snow + sunshine

Hopefully, this means there will be more coming this way.

Snacks & Treats

To get us through the night.

We made it too midnight but not much longer.  We had a great night hanging with Blake & Julie.  Everyone else had plans of their own.  It's weird having teenagers they make their own plans and not want to hanging around the parents.  Maybe someday they will find their way back to us and having fun hanging out.

Bring on 2022!!!! 

 

Snap Shots of Christmas 2021

Many words not needed but fun pictures to share.

Rylee & Rustons

Gingerbread House project

Thanks Lynn!!

I have been looking for a new one.  Learned a new kitchen hack that requires

one for the kitchen sink.  Holds all your stray forks & spoons lying around in the sink.

Had to throw another one in.

Love the smiles and even the scrunching in together.

Piper wanting to go for a ride.

She forgot that she rides in the back.

Not on the hood.

Ryder, Piper, and Dexter

Stretching their legs on a Sunday afternoon.

Waiting for dinner?

Texas Roadhouse call ahead isn't what it used to be.

People have been waiting for over an hour.

Time to choose someplace else.

The family voted to go out to give me a break from Christmas meals.