Kevin left us on Thursday of this week to teach for IITAP in Phoenix. He enjoyed the quiet of his hotel room after hours of teaching to work on the recording of his next book which is super close to being done! We look forward to having him home again today!

Ben had karate this week and his guitar lesson. He continues to work on his Chinese with his dad. He also still snags whoever will play a chess game with him. He doesn't much like to lose, though, and maybe gets a little mad. We're working on it. I grabbed proof this week that he can have fun outside:

Beth had a basketball game on Monday but didn't go on Wednesday because she went with the youth in our ward ice skating! Fun times! I think she likes being a Young Woman. She had karate this week and play practice. On Saturday, I talked her into coming back from her friend's house to go see the high school play with me, Aida. We had a lot of fun together! I actually didn't need to talk her into it at all.

Chey and Cali had a basketball game Tuesday night but not on Friday night. Instead they went to their friend's house for a low-key girls night. On Saturday night, they had a boys and girls night at our house and watched Groundhog's Day and Hoosiers. (Only our VCR was working. Ha ha!) They seemed to have a lot of fun. When they're not at school, basketball, church, piano, or work, they are trying desperately to understand chemistry and math and get their homework done. They are so busy.

My college girls all seem to be doing well. Sometimes it blows my mind that I have FOUR in college. I'm so proud of them. They are all working hard.

I walked and wrote this week and also did a lot of fun-reading. It was a good week.