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Months of snow and randomness…
Here we are at the end of January and what do I have to show for it? Only one blog post and a whole lot of snow days. Lame with a capitol L thats what. I am vowing to get back on track cataloging our family life starting now. So to get started I just […]
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Young Womanhood Recognition Award
One year ago, just after turning 12, Sydney’s Young Woman’s President and Adviser came over for a visit. They welcomed her into Young Womans and talked to her about the Personal Progress program. That night I found Sydney on the floor of her bedroom with the scriptures in one hand and her personal progress book in the […]
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Dance, Creche, and shoot some hoops
No thats not some new dance craze! Its what we did today. 😀 What a busy day it was too! Todd and I started our day at a Uof L game in the new arena. It was a whole lot of fun. We were 5th row court side! And I have to tell you that […]
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Winter Concerts
I love that all my girls can sing. It warms my heart. I love going to all their little concerts and hearing the songs they learn at school being sung in all corners of the house. It makes me smile. Here is K all dressed up for her Christmas concert. What a pretty girl. And […]
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Back to back SOMS Idols!
Sydney performed in her school talent show this last Tuesday, singing Igrid Michaelson’s “The Way I Am”. She worked SOOOO very hard on this, practicing dozens of times a day for more than a month. Its the first time she ever sang a whole song by herself in public before. I was so […]
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So where were we…
Ah yes. I remember… Sydney got an MRI. Guess what? She has a fractured growth plate in her ankle! After TWO MONTHS of PT and doctor xrays… and it was broken the whole time. Its funny because when we initially went into the pediatrician to have her examined he said that she had a light […]
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Sydney goes to the doctor
Sydney had to go have an MRI on her ankle. It is just not been improving since the sprain 2 months ago. We find out the results on Tuesday (election day). We are hoping very much that there is nothing wrong and she just needs more time to heal. She does have this mondo ankle brace now. […]
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Friends Talk
Sydney had to give her very first talk in Sacrament meeting a couple of weeks ago and she did such an awesome job! I wanted to share it with you. It was well written (she did it her self) she had a couple of cute jokes, and it had a great message! She was the […]
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Madam President
As you know Sydney was elected Student Council President last year. A very big deal considering she was was only a 6th grader! She did many awesome things during her tenure but one of the best was getting the school to offer a salad bar every day to the Middle School. Something that had previously […]
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Girls Camp Highlights
Day 1: We got there. We set up. Todd was our hero. They ripped a tent. Ate lunch. Then made cool metal necklaces. The Bishopric brought pizza. They were late. And the s’mores were good. Everyone in bed on time. We cheered. Then came the rain. And the screaming. 9 crowded in our tent. Finally […]