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Flag Football 2020

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Britten decided he wanted to play flag football. He signed up with Max and Grant. They are the Panthers. He's having lots of fun. He's determined to play tackle football. We shall see. The kid doesn't like getting hurt. He had some awesome plays in getting the opponent's flag. And he even got a touch down the last game!!! Way to go, Britten!!    

Back To School!!

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  Back at it!! Kate is a Junior. Becca’s a freshman!! The first 2 weeks are half days, and virtual schools on Friday. Then a full day, but half days on Friday. Britten is in 2nd grade in Portuguese dual immersion!! It was the first year he was super excited for the first day of school. He’s not a morning person, so getting up was a struggle. By the time we were dropping him off, he was excited again. It was really hard not to be able to take him to his class and get him situated. I was assured there were teachers everywhere to help. Thanks so much all you wonderful teachers!! At least we're back in school!!!

Engaged 24 years ago!!

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Babies....I'm younger than some of my kids here. There's so much I could say about this picture: my hair, my now missing ring, Dustin/Britten resemblance, I feel like my nose has changed (is that weird?). Oh, to be 19 again!!  

Dustin's Birthday- 46 Years old!

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  It’s this one shoe bandit’s birthday today. 46 years on this earth. I’ve spent 24 of them with him. Dustin’s favorites- Food: seafood Activity: hunting Color: blue Candy bar: Cadbury Fruit and Nut Bar What he’d do with $1M: pay off student loans, use the rest to hunt around the world Dream car: a Dodge Truck with a lift kit and loaded to the max

Becca In A Movie!!!

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  Today Becca waited hours to be an extra in a movie being filmed here. Her hours of waiting paid off! When they called for the girls who are extras, she was excited and ready. She said being on a set was so fun. Everyone was nice, and she helped another extra when she was nervous. The people on set noticed, and complimented her on being kind. She even ended up with a line in the movie! Her day went from not being sure she’ll be in the movie, to a little blip in the movie, to a little line. She was all smiles leaving. I made her tell me her line so we could always remember it. She said, “Mom, I’ll never forget it! It’s the cheesiest line ever!” 🤣🤣 She’s ready for Hollywood!! Her line: "He's a cool ole guy!" PS, Set was Spencer's Field and the Tooele Skatepark

Helping Hands

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I’m always in a hurry on Mondays. My agent meetings are at 9 am. I didn’t have one today, but still had to go to the office to handle a few things. Exiting the freeway, there is always someone on the corner asking for money, for help. I’m usually in the back, so don’t have to really think about what I’m going to do. Today, I was the first in line. There was a woman sitting on a bucket. You could tell she was tired. Probably hot, too. I sat there for a moment. I dug for my wallet. I rolled down my window and gave her the cash I had. As she approached my car, I stretched my hand out to give her the money. I was about to say, “God bless you.” But she beat me to it. She was crying, she said, “God bless you. Please, stay safe.” I was crying and was only able to whisper, “You, too.” We both sat there wiping tears from our eyes. She on her bucket, me in my air conditioned car. Deep down, I know my purpose is to love and serve others. Life seriously gets in the way of that everyday. I tell mys...

First Harvest

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First harvest! I’m excited for the corn!! Who wants a cucumber?!  

The Boat Trip

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  So we rented a boat to see if we were 🚣‍♀️ people...we’re not. It’s hot, you’re wet, your hair gets all sorts of tangled, everyone is grumpy because they’re hot and hungry, then no matter the amount of sunblock you wear, you still get burned. Not to mention my anxiety was at an all time high...me and water don’t mix since having children. All I could think about was how the boat would explode, or tip, and all the knuckleheads who wouldn’t wear a life vest unless they were out on the water would drown. Britten, however, loved it!! He told Wyatt it’s, “the happiest I’ve been in a long time!!” Yeah, we’re not boat people, but we can do it again for Britten. I’ll just close my eyes the whole time again.