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Letter to Jennifer Davis Mast

6/20/2011 letter to Jennifer Davis

Thanks for the letter.  Sounds as if you are enjoying your summer, lucky girl!  I am enjoying mine as well.  Just returned from girls camp and preparing for a pioneer trek next month.  The following month it is off to Girl Scout camp.  Aaaahhh, summer time!  Work is busy -- got a new computer system today. Tomorrow should be the first real challenge as we have a busy night of court on a new system.  Trying to take it all in stride!  So far, so good!
Dallas, my 2nd oldest son is working for the parks and rec department at Washington City and enjoying that.  He is also doing a summer class to get a little h.s. credit for his work.   He got his driver license this year which has been awesome -- no more carting kids to band at 7 a.m. and stuff!!!  Bryce just signed up for the coolest summer program I ever heard of.  It is ag credits for high school and he gets to go on field trips every week all over the state.  One is a 3 day field trip to Bryce Canyon and some other cool places...at no charge.  What?  Really!  Only a select few get to go.  Lucky kid.  His first trip is this week and he's going to Snow Canyon Anasazi Trail.
Katie and Holly are taking swim lessons every day and have advanced from level 2 to level 4 so far.  They will test again on Friday.  That will probably be their last lesson but it was 4 weeks worth.  (Holy smoke, really?)  This summer is flying fast!
Andy was hired as the editor of a brand new sports magazine and he is really working hard but enjoying the results.  The magazine looks great.  He also has a morning show and does evening games in the school year.  Between his job and mine we aren't seeing near enough of each other!
We are getting into the dog days of summer.  It's been a mild year so far but the 110+ is coming. Unfortunately!  Not so bad when you are pool side but not too good when you are not!
Take care of yourself and family. It's fun to watch the kids grow up and get jobs and be responsible, eh!?
Talk soon!  Shelly

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