Alex's first track meet and a cousin game night in Utah

Friday was the end of the 3rd quarter at school. It's mind-blowing to think the school year is 3/4 over. Wow.

There was perfect weather (cool breeze and warm sun) for the small track meet we had in Fallon yesterday. It was the first meet of the season. Alex got a little sun burnt. We'll have to remember the sunscreen from now on.

There were only 3 schools participating yesterday: Churchill County, Dayton, and Fernley high schools.  I swear I was told that the meet in Fallon in 2 weeks will have 27 schools there. I can't even imagine. This one went about 3 1/2 hours and then we had an opening day barbecue.

Alex ran 2 relays (4 x 100 and 4 x 400 meters) and 2 sprints (the 100 meter and the 200 meter). It was so much fun to watch him run.

Alex, at 13.44 seconds, was only 1.71 seconds behind the winner of the 100 meter race, but that still made him 19th out of 23. CCHS placed 1st and 3rd in that race.

Alex, at 28.28 seconds, was 4.54 seconds behind that leader of the 200 meter race. That made him 20th out of 26. CCHS took 2nd place there.

Of the 4 teams running the 4 x 400 relay, Alex's team placed 3rd.

Well done, Alex!

Overall, the boys' team earned 2nd place and the girls' team placed first. Here's a link to all the results: http://www.athletic.net/TrackAndField/MeetResults.aspx?Meet=294118#2488

200  meter dash

officials double-checking their info on the sprinters

getting ready to have the baton passed to him

successful pass and he's off and running

Glen was in Reno for our Stake Temple Day and for a scout training meeting. He'll get to help at the track meet in 2 weeks when I'm in Vegas visiting Denise.


Jacob had a game night and Andrew posted about it on his blog. I stole the following 2 photos. Andrew points out that at least one member of each family was represented.

                     Amanda, Juliet, Todd, Jacob, Susan, Heather, Henry, Megan, Becky, Calista
                                                         Andrew                                 Brandon

Henry with his 2nd cousin Juliet.

Alex, loving my Instant Pot, and Alan's Silver Beaver

I don't have much this week.

Alex and I met with his guidance counselor at school. His plan is now to graduate from high school one semester early (December 2018) instead of 1 year early (May 2018). He's hoping to leave on his mission soon after that. His schedule for next year, if it works out the way he wants, is brutal. AP Pre-calculus and AP Stats, AP Physics (a 2 credit class), AP US History, Honors English, and Video Productions III. He's still ranked #1 in his class, but we don't know how many other students he might share that position with. Keep up the good work, Alex!

Tuesday was Mardi Gras. In seminary we had cinnamon buns (the Pillsbury kind) with gold, purple, and green sugar on them. At home we had red beans and rice for dinner. I used my Instant Pot. Went from dried, unsoaked red beans to ready to cook them in my recipe in just under 1 hour. Neat.

Friday night, Glen and I went to the Elks' Hall in Reno to attend the Silver Beaver Awards dinner. His brother, Alan, was one of the recipients this year. Way to go, Alan! You deserve it for all your service to the scouts all these years.

I'm pretty booked the next 3 weeks, so I did spend some time making card this week. Here's one of the most recent cards.