Total Survival

I feel quite accomplished as yet another week has flown by and I still living to tell about it!

Caitlin and I ventured and survived the girl's camp experience. Our stake camped at the Lehi Utah stake property in Heber, Utah. The area is beautiful and the whole girl's camp thing is always such a spiritual high, however, it rained everyday, which added a bit of gloom and doom! This year, I was a stake leader and I have to admit, it was a little hard camping with all women and no girls! I was a bit envious of our ward leaders who were camping with the young women. I enjoy the company of the young women, that is what makes it fun. The other stake leaders I camped with however, are so great. I enjoyed getting to know each of them, they are very talented and valiant women who love the Lord and the young women of our stake. They are also a bit "crazy," so I fit in well! Caitlin was a trooper, she was not so thrilled about going, however, she had a good experience once she got there. She shared a beautiful testimony and was grateful that she was able to develop relationships with her leaders and with some of the girls that are her age. I had a great time with her, she visited my camp site frequently and we giggled alot. I even shared (this was a great sacrifice)some peach cobbler from the dutch oven with her. She is so sweet and cute! Eric is the high councilman assigned to the young women, so he spent time at camp as well. He was the fireside speaker on the first night and did an outstanding job. I think that the girls and the leaders were all touched by his love and testimony of self-worth. He worked hard at setting up tents, taking down tents, digging trenches, and obeying orders from women!

Hannah and Bowen were well cared for by Grandma Thomas and the Zunkowski family. Bowen wanted to know when I could go back, he had fun and wanted to have some more, apparently! Courtney was missed by me, her sister and our ward. She did not get the opportunity to camp this year as she had soccer tryouts at the high school. I was a bit nervous for her, but all prevailed.....she is a VARSITY player!

Tuesday morning was worrisome, she had a collision with another player and a ball, they both came directly at her, she turned her face to protect the nose (oh, the priorities) and ended up on the ground and out of it! The ball knocked her on the back of her head and neck and sent her to the ground. She quickly jumped up and finished the scrimmage, however, a bit loopy and confused. We had to take her to the doctor, who verified she had suffered a mild concussion and would have to take the rest of tryouts a bit more carefully. She was tearful and fearful of her team placement, however, she still made the varsity team and hopefully this will prove to be a great soccer year for her. Now, she is going to have to work hard for her play time. Oh, the rigors of high school athletics. She is so great and makes a valuable addition to any team she plays with. I am so proud of her!

This is the last week of summer break! School begins next Monday, the 18th! But, the girls are already busy, Caitlin resumed early morning drill team practice, daily at 6 AM and Court has soccer practice this week and a pre-season game on Thursday with Bingham High School. All is well....the craziness begins!