no treat challenge, sand bags, ham licence, and Vegas

So last weekend Hannah suggested we start the no-treat challenge again. So we get one treat-day a month. And we're off...only Ryan said he keeps forgetting. Eric is stress-eating treats. I'm in Vegas visiting my sister this weekend and she thought I could have treats all weekend and not just for one day. So what are we eating?

Cream cheese, sugar, and mini-chocolate chips-yum

And our daughter-in-law, Heather, was in the choir that sang for Women's Conference, which is held in Salt Lake in the Conference Center (which holds 20,000 people). They sounded wonderful.

Heather is the one in the back row in royal blue.

I'm happy to say that our county is working hard to prepare for the record-breaking spring runoff. Glen and Alex had already helped out before, but Monday was my first time to help. Hannah has helped in Reno before. There are 2 main ways to help--filling sands bags and placing them. A bunch of volunteers from church went and put sandbags around some houses.

I subbed all week and was glad that we didn't have seminary this week as that left me time to study for my ham radio test that I took Wednesday night. I'm happy to say that I passed.

It takes about 10 days to get your call sign. Of course, I don't have a radio yet. When I get one I'll be listening in but not broadcasting much. I now want to learn morse code. YouTube is the best for finding free tutorials.

I came to Vegas to visit my sister on Friday after school and I go home tomorrow. Another short but sweet trip. Besides eating, watching Women's Conference, and watching some March Madness (I'm still in the lead...if South Carolina beats Oregon in the final then I win...what are my chances?)*, we've also been playing some games. The games include Quixx, canasta, Harry Potter Clue, and Exploding Kittens. I also got the chance to play the new Nintendo Switch that my nephews bought over. Denise and I played something called Snipperclips on it? What a blast.

The 2 games owned by my nephew

Alex had a track meet in Reno on Friday and one in Fallon on Saturday (where Glen got to help with the timing). There were 40 teams that registered to be there. I'm told it was a beautiful day.

* While on vacation I ran some numbers, and if I did it right, here are the possible winners of our family's March Madness contest:

In the final if...

SC beats Oregon, I win.
Oregon beats SC, Dad Perazzo wins

Oregon beats Gonzaga, Dad Perazzo wins
Gonzaga beats Oregon, Alicia wins

 UNC beats Gonzaga, Tyler wins
 Gonzaga beats UNC, Mom Perazzo wins

SC beats UNC, Mom Perazzo wins
UNC beats SC, Tyler wins

for one brief shining moment...

Brief definitely...my Camelot is about to fall.

So, March Madness has begun. As of the end of Saturday's games, I am currently the only one in first place. But since the Wisconsin Badgers beat the Villanova Wildcats, the team I had as winning the whole tournament, my lead (thanks to my picking Xavier to beat FSU) will be short-lived. Unless everyone else's chosen winner loses soon. You never know...

As you can see, Alex is tied for 8th (he picked Arizona to win), Hannah is tied for 16th (Butler). Glen* is tied for 22nd (Baylor). Eric is 37th (also Baylor). Andrew made a bracket, but it hasn't been added to the family group, Drink Milk, yet, so I don't know where he stands at this  point.

*Glen forgot to fill out a bracket. So his bracket is actually the second bracket I filled out...

There was an 80th birthday party for Uncle Jim on Friday night. Happy Birthday UJ!

Anyway, in other family news, Alex had another track meet yesterday...this will be happening every Saturday, with a few other days occasionally thrown in, until the beginning of May. This time the meet was in Yerington, about an hour drive from CCHS. He ran in 2 events, the 4 x 200 relay and the 400 meter race.

Due to confusion on which set of markers were to be used for the baton passing (being told by different people to use different colored markers), the relay did not go well and  he and his team were disqualified (he and another runner crashed and they both fell out of their lanes. ouch).

And, Saturday night Glen and I attended a potluck dinner at the Old Harmon School. Are you shocked? We attended a social of our own free will and accord. I knew next to no one, though. I knew David and Jackie, of course, but I only recognized 2 others by their last names. Glen obviously knew a lot more people than I did. It was a nice dinner and we had a good time.