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5/23/16 Finals week...sports, band, school!

Shelly, Katie & Holly in Zion NP
Grandpa & Suzanne headed home on Monday morning to Riverton.  This started the very busy week for dad.  Dad had to record a show Monday morning and left Wednesday for baseball playoffs up in SLC.  He was hoping to return yesterday fairly early but they got some rains that flooded the fields Saturday morning moving all the games back to Saturday night.  So instead of being done about 3 p.m. he wasn't done until almost 10 p.m.  Very exhausting week for dad but Pine View came out on top so that always makes it fun when the team you're covering wins big!!!

He will head home today when he wakes up and hopefully be home by early afternoon today.  

Katie played her sax solo on Tuesday and did a great job.  (I missed it but Gma recorded it so hopefully I'll get to send you that in a separate email.  We'll see if I can figure it out!)

Wednesday the girls had YM/YW and we signed permission slips for Katie to go to youth conference (what?!) and both girls to go to girls camp.  For youth conference this year they rented a big house up in SL area and are going as a ward to temple square and stuff up that way.  Elder Snow is going to give them a tour of the family history library so that's pretty awesome and cool.  Not many kids can get an apostle for their youth conference.  There will only be about 20 total so it should be a very neat experience. 

Dad left for SL about 8 p.m. after we played pickleball and had dinner so that was nice -- we at least got Wednesday in before he left us for the week!

Thursday after school I took the girls to zion and did the emerald pools hike up to the top pool. It was the first time the Riley twins had been to zion so they really enjoyed it.  The hike was pretty steep and we had to climb over rock steps and things.  Certainly wouldn't call it an easy hike for sure.  I think it took just over an hour to get to the top but we were moving at a pretty good pace.  The shuttle stops running at 8:30 p.m. and we were afraid we'd miss the last shuttle so we went right up without stopping.  Once we got there we ate dinner and listened to the frogs -- they were talking to each other really loudly.  It was cool!  Going down was pretty fast -- probably 1/2 hour is all.  

Friday Katie babysat for the Johnson's so they could go to the temple and the Riley twins came over and spent the afternoon and evening.  We cleaned the car and the garage floor a little.  .I went outside and worked on the garden (I needed to add some dirt to it. The kids hung out and played and then we watched a movie. Nice quiet evening.

Saturday we did lots of chores -- mopped, cleaned kitchen, washed windows, mowed lawn, took out the trash, laundry etc.  Then we went to walmart and shopped a little to get stuff to make manicotti and lasagne for today.  The girls and I went to the WCCC and they swam and played together (no friends came and they had fun together!!!) and then Katie went to another stake dance while Holly and I watched Despicable Me and cooked in the kitchen all evening. Holly and I had a nice time together. 

Well today I have to teach the family relations class all alone since dad's in SLC!!! WAHHHHH!!!  It's the finance one so that was the plan all along but now I really have to do it all.by.myself!!!
Hopefully it goes well!!!

So that's our week.  This week is the end of school and it should be pretty mellow.  The end of the craziness is in sight!!!!!

Here is your spiritual thought from my lesson: 
Zion National Park, on our way to Emerald Pools
Shelly, Katie, Holly
 The payment of tithing is a commandment, a commandment with a promise.  If we obey this commandment, we are promised that we will ‘prosper in the land.’  This prosperity consists of more than material goods -- it may include enjoying good health and vigor of mind.  It includes family solidarity and spiritual increase.  I hope those of you not presently paying your full tithe will seek the faith and strength to do so.  As you discharge this obligation to your Maker, you will find great, great happiness, the like of which is known only by those who are faithful to this commandment.

I also attached a little testimony on tithing.

I hope you are doing well. Love you!

We are so proud of you and all you have accomplished and continue to accomplish! Keep up the good works!!!
xoxo mom

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