We had stormy weather and high winds this week.  It was a relief to see the sun again on Thursday.  I am not sure how I ever survived living in the Midwest!  I guess you get used to what you get used to!

Savannah and Megan went back to school this week and back to work.  Their classes started at BYU!  Savannah has changed her major to Information Systems.  It's still a computer-focused major but in the business school!  So, this semester she's taking Finance and Marketing (among other things).  Sounds fun to me!  Megan has a fun class too:  Accounting!  She is a bit more excited about her Drawing class and Art through the Ages.  I'm excited for her, too.  She also changed her work schedule so that she has the 6:45am to 11:00 shift MWF.  The trick will be staying awake in her classes!

Sarah attended the mandatory training for substitute teachers on Monday and had her first day of substituting on Wednesday (she was waylaid by several computer glitches on Tuesday!)  She did kindergarten on Wednesday, 2nd grade on Thursday, and 6th grade on Friday.  She reports that kindergarten was by far the best and 6th the very worst!  She comes back cheerful and laughing no matter what the day was like so we are confident that this career is a good match for her!  She also worked at Brick Oven until late on MWF and Sat!  She said the task of cooking pasta has even been following her into her dreams.  It's a grueling schedule but she is doing well with it and has less time to pine for Rexburg this way!

Mariah had home basketball games on Tuesday and on Friday.  They were both super-close games!  But we did lose.  :(  They're playing really well, though and we always love watching our Mariah.  She is managing to stay up to date in all her classes in spite of all the practices, etc.  She is even managing to do some stuff with other friends.  She went to a five-hour birthday party on Saturday and after her game on Friday, she went to a church gym and played basketball with some guy friends of hers.  Only her curfew could pry her away!

Cheyenne and Calianne had play rehearsals a couple of times this week, two basketball practices, three basketball games, and restarted piano lessons.  They still managed to complain of boredom at times, too!  They probably need more homework.  There was no school on Friday, and Cheyenne took Beth and Ben to the Provo Rec Center for me to do some swimming!  They loved it and I was super grateful.

Bethany had piano lessons and her second Springville Rec basketball game.  She is playing really great but her sensitive nature does not like the anger in the faces of people on the other team!  She and Ben had a belt test in karate this week and they both moved up a junior level.  They are really enjoying it!

In addition to karate this week, Ben and I also had our guitar lesson.  We are getting pretty good at singing "Rocky Mountain."  Watch out!