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I turned 43 and it was the best day ever!  I started the day off with the best gift, being able to talk to Scott for the first time in Chile. He is loving his mission and I get to hear and see how his heart is filled with love for the Chileans and their way of life.     And then I was showered with so much LOVE at Woodlands!  I love my job, the kids I get to coach and am so grateful for all their parents and all they do to make our summer filled with fun.  Coaching summer rec is not for the faint of heart in our area but our swim family and kids make the crazy moments and anonymous letters worth it.  The kids made so many cards for me.  I can't wait to post them in the coaches office!  Each kids has their strengths and struggles and I hope at the end of the day I helped make life just a little easier and happier for them. And then we ended our day at MYO with Danny and the other 5 kids who are my heart.  Hanna and Parker started an otter pop business and Hanna gave mea  card with $
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80 DEGREES

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 When it is 80 degrees out, it is definitely time for a pool party.  We put together a last minute Sunday afternoon dinner with friends and had a blast.  Rasmussen, Wirig, Wirig, Walker and Halversons make for a fun night! We have the greatest friends in our life.  We are so blessed! Reagan and Tyler has goals locked in for DALS and Oliver is locked in for emotional support.  Tyler did SeaSerpents at Heather Farms and found Brennan playing volleyball which was a fun surprise for dinner.  The girls enjoyed the hot tub, the boys enjoyed basketball and the adults enjoyed having kids entertaining each other and great food!  
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WST YEAR 5

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Year 5 of me at Woodlands has begun and in a lot of ways it the easiest year yet.  When you take over a new team, you patiently chip away at one thing at a time until it finally feels like the team you envisioned and worked so hard to create.   This journey was a little different due to COVID.  Year 1 was COVID camps.  Countless hours on zoom meetings with the county and adjusting just to function.  We split everyone into groups of 12 with different instructors.  Parents were heightened and everyone had different comfort levels.  I tried to remind people that if it wasn't time for them to come back, that was ok.  Easier said than done since everyone wanted their children to participate but many were filled with so much anxiety.  It was interesting to hear from coaches in other parts of the country whose states responded differently to COVID.  At the end of the day, grateful we got to do something since we were in one of the most restricted areas in the country.  Year 2 was also mod
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Stake Conference

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We had a great stake conference.  Mike Chapman was announced as our new stake president.  It was fun getting to know President March the last few months as Scott prepared for his mission.  I grew up with Mike. He and Marci will be great leaders.  We are so lucky to have such incredible families in our area helping build this amazing community we have.   We had two general authority 70 come to reorganize the Stake.  My two favorite quotes came from the Friday night session.  I think Elder Sabin said (it could have been the other general authority), "It's harder to be 95% in that 100%."  I think that applies to everything in life.  If you do it, do it well and do it with intent!  The gospel is no different.  It is so hard when we let 5% of how we live our lives or feel conflict with the other 95%.  Elder Sabin talked about how when his 15 year old daughter got a double lung transplant a year after his son had passed from the same disease.  She said, "It doesn't mat
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Blake's 12th Birthday Party

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Blake had his 12th birthday party last night.  We have been waiting for the weather to be nice to host a hot tub/pool night with his 6th grade friends and the kids had a blast.  Pizza, junk food, hottubbing/dipping in a cold pool and smore's. Happy Birthday Blake!  We love you!  Here's to a great 12th year.    
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Favorites from conference

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Elder Holland ...." I testify that God hears  every  prayer we offer and responds to each of them according to the path He has outlined for our perfection. I recognize that at roughly the same time so many were praying for the restoration of my health, an equal number—including me—were praying for the restoration of my wife’s health. I testify that both of those prayers were heard  and  answered by a divinely compassionate Heavenly Father, even if the prayers for Pat were  not  answered the way I asked. It is for reasons known only to God why prayers are answered differently than we hope—but I promise you they  are  heard and they  are  answered according to His unfailing love and cosmic timetable." Sister Dennis ...."The garment of the holy priesthood is deeply symbolic and  also  points to the Savior. When Adam and Eve partook of the fruit and had to leave the Garden of Eden, they were given coats of skins as a covering for them. 31  It is likely that an animal was sac
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KIRA and CHOIR

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Kira's choir had their first CMEA event and they got unanonymous superior. She was proud of her choir and we were proud of her for doing choir.  It was a good experience and she even recognized Jen Krey who was in our ward in Brentwood which was a long time ago for her.  She carpooled with friends, but hopefully I will find some pictures to add.  She is my first kid who wants to do choir in high school. Scott did choir in middle school but not in high school.  The high school choir teacher doesn't have the best reputation in our area and they are getting a new one next year so I am hoping it is a great experience for Kira.   
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