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10/02/11 Conference, Marathon & a Holly funny

10/2/11

Well the typhoon reports out of the Phillipines this week are kinda scary.  I am sure you are fine (mission president said you were prepared and not to worry) but it still looks wet and yucky and miserable and scary!  So how did you weather the storms?  From what I can tell the pictures we are seeing are about 200 miles south of you...so does that mean your area was ok?  The latest report said 59 people died from the storm.
Did you get transferred?

We are watching conference right now so I am trying to pay attention and write to you.  It's been a busy but good week.  Court was once again very busy and long.  Worked until 9 p.m. again this Tuesday.  I gotta cut that out.  I really dislike being in the building after dark alone.  Gives me the willies.  Dad came over when I told him I was alone but I feel bad making him come over.  It's kinda boring.  We handled 61 cases from 3:30-8 p.m. Tuesday.  That is a lot.

I have 7 days to take off before my yearly anniversary date at work which is Nov 7 or 11 or something.  Can't remember exactly...but it's coming fast.  So I need to take off a couple of days each week until then.  (Ya, right?:!)  So I took off Thursday and Friday this past week.  Wow...that was nice!  Dad and I will be married 23 years on Tuesday (so I probably will hardly see him that day!) -- so we got a suite over at the Abby Inn and spent the night Thursday.  We went over and then had to come back to do some things for YW (Marathon this weekend) and then went back.  We went out to eat and walked around St. George.  We went for a late night swim.  Stayed up late.  Slept in.  Ate a yummy breakfast.  Ran some errands.  Went to the strip mall and then came home.  It was so nice to have some quiet time alone.

The kids did ok with out us.  Came home and the house was really nicely picked up.  I think we should leave town more often!  They do better without us.  Dallas and Bryce are better parents than we are!!!
I took the girls swimming and to the library Friday afternoon.

Saturday I got up at 3 a.m. and got hot water ready for the kids to have hot coco.  The boys got up a little after 3:30 a.m. and we got to church around 4 a.m.  We had to get out tables and boards and make sure we had all the "stuff" for the marathon.  We had a great turnout.  38 people all together.  We got up to Veyo around 5 a.m. and by 6:40 were all ready for the runners.  The kids had donuts and hot coco while we waited.  Everyone was very cheerful and helpful and happy.  I think the first runners came through a little after 7 and then it was a mad house until 8.  Shortly after 8 we started cleaning up and by 9 ish we were ready to head down the mountain.  (Much faster than I remember last year being).  I was very happy!!!  The boys had to play in the band until 12.  They were TIRED boys!!!

Sister Condie called and asked what I was up to last night.  Her hubby was going to conference and she was going stir crazy.  I told her I had some errands to run and asked if she wanted to join us.  She did.  She brought her car since she has 3 car seats and we took paper to recycle.  Then we went to the DI.  She helped me find costumes for Katie and Holly.  Katie wants to be a mime and Holly a University of Hawaii cheerleader.  We did really good.  Got Katie a jumper and t-shirt with matching hat and shoes and got Holly a skirt and shirt and shoes(not matching...just shoes) for $24.  The shoes will work for both girls for school too (which they needed) so I felt really good about that!  I'll have to get some pix and send them to you.  Today I made a big H for Holly's shirt and put glitter around it.  Came out cute.  Still need to find her pom poms and she has some green sneakers so she is going to be really cute.

I asked Holly if she wanted to be a mime like Katie and she was like..."NO WAY!  I couldn't be QUIET that long!!!!"  Ha, doesn't that sound like her?!  So instead she is going to be a loud in our face cheerleader!  Go Holly!

I will try to send a pix or two on a separate email.

I hope you are doing well and staying dry!  I love you lots.  I'm enjoying 4 days away from work now and would be happy to be away a little longer.  I finally feel relaxed and happy and I'm going to have to jump back into a busy week tomorrow.  Darn!

XOXO mom.

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