Sick For Christmas:(

Well that's right I was SICK for Christmas and trust me I didn't enjoy it. I was feeling good in the morning then around dinner time I didn't feel so good and about an hour later I was feeling better again but it's still not gone. I have a cough and I am not enjoying missing my sleep. It started on the 23 I guess I had a headache, backache and what not. My mom worried about me on Christmas Eve morning at 5:30 in the morning and took me to the ER or whatever you want to call it to see what was wrong with me. The Doctor sent me home with pill if I felt like I had to throw up and that was it. By Saturday I felt good enough to go Layton with my sister, mom, and grandma for a little shopping. I did really good until lunch. I didn't eat much like normal and felt good again. So here I am today with this cough but I know I will get over it soon. I have to, I just have to.

Christmas was a good one other than being sick. I got some great stuff thanks Mel, Mom and Dad, Grandma and Papa, and all my great friends!!! It was just a small Christmas. Just Rory, Rikki, Mom and Dad, and me. Grandma and Papa came for breakfast and stayed until after dinner which was really enjoyable to spend some time with them. Each year we draw names for the kids and the Matt's. This year I had Rikki and she would only tell me she wanted a Wii and Rock Band of which I could not afford so she got a coat. I am so sorry I didn't get you a Wii Rikki but you did get to barrow my DDR so I think all is fair now!!!

Rikki was worried about the roads on the way home Sunday and called two minuets latter saying something made a noise and was smoking in the car she borrowed from a friend(4 wheel drive). So my dad went to take a look and a leaf just got caught in the heater and burned luckily (it could have been so much worse).

Yesterday we found out that one of my Grampa's really goods friends and one of my friends dad was killed by a crane that tipped over in his shop. I feel for the family there are some really little kids and it would be so hard on a family as big as theirs. They are in the Hilliard ward and also in that ward is the Ellingford family that had a 15 years old son berried in an avalanche over in Utah. That would also be so hard. I am sure the Bishop is going to be a very busy man over the next few months, but I know the lord will be with him through this.

So yes there have been a few hard days but I know that these things come at us for a reason and that we can push through them. I hope you all had a very merry Christmas with safe travels and I hope you have a happy new year.

Christmas!!!!

It is official, if you want to go and get some last minute shopping then plan on waiting in lines and not getting what you want. And of coarse if you live in Utah, Wyoming, or Idaho don't even plan on going anywhere because the weather is crap. Rory was going to go to Cheyenne to take his EMT test but the weather has now shut him down twice. Anyhoo I am very excited for Christmas. It will be very small Christmas just 7 of us. I am looking forward to Rikki being here and we wont have to get her from the airport! My mom and I were going to go to Boise today for Leslie's Ultra Sound but we had to cancel because of the weather. I am sad I wont be able to see them but its probably a good thing we didn't go because we have so much to do still. I really don't know what to say except MERRY CHRISTMAS all blog readers!!!!

Christmas/Swimming

Boy do I love Christmas. It is such a fun time to be with family and just take some time off. I am proud to announce that after Friday I will not have school for TWO WEEKS!!! I am so excited. Time off to do what ever and not have to deal with stupid teachers that annoy the crap out of you. Oh I am SO excited (did i mention I am excited). So I am having a tough time blogging. I don't know what to tell you guys out there. I am a boring person I guess. Every one wants to hear about swimming so here is goes. I don't have any pictures of me swimming but times will work right. I had a great year of swimming, and all my times improved by a lot of time.
The 37 years of swimming records are a list of about 50 girls of the past 37 years and the records and what not. I am proud to be on a lot of these lists. It feels good.

200 Free-2:39, second fastest on the team, and #21 on the 37 years of swimming records.
100 Ind. Medley- 1:23, second fastest on the team, and #43 on 37 years
50 Free- 30.72, I should be on the list but he didn't get my fastest time. I don't mind though not my strongest event I guess.
Diving- I'm sad to say there was no diving for me this year. After 6th grade I am still afraid of the board!!
50 Fly- I only got to swim this once at the beginning of the year so it was a 42.82 and not very fast:(
100 Free- 1:11, second fastest on the team #36 on 37 years of swimming.
100 Backstroke- 1:27, fastest on the team, and missed the list by milliseconds:(
100 Breaststroke- 1:36, fastest on the team and didn't make the list but I am surprised I am even the fastest on the team so I am happy.
Our relay team did really well also. It is to bad that Lyman cheated us out of fist. Lyman got first at district and if you saw Lyman you would know that, that is not a team that can beat Evanston. They told my coach he could only score 4 people and nobody else had to, the disqualified our relay team along with all of Evanston's relays except like two! For our disqualification they had to have two officials approve it and only one saw it but we were still disqualified. On our other scoring relay the official told them that they didn't have a two hand breaststroke but didn't disqualify them until the fly person was all the way on the other end. It was sad they had to cheat so they could take first, but I hope they enjoy their first place that wasn't an honest first place. I want you back SONJA. I miss you and think you should be the official for all meets. You don't cheat teams that deserve first place out of fist place. My team worked like none other but it's OK we all know how we swam and what we really deserved!!!

I Here

Don't even worrie I am still alive just super busy. I have a bunch of plans to do post so stay posted. I get out of school on FRIDAY!!! I am so excited. I will have pleanty of time then. So no worries I am still alive.

Homecomming

The pics you have all been waiting for!!! Enjoy. I only had a select few but they are still really good.

Creative sign made by Rikki

Rory and his new nephew.

Cousins pic we were so lucky to have so many of us there

Some missionary's that were in the Field with Rory. The one in the middle was Rory's MTC companion. Man that was a long time ago.