Random June

Oh June - you were medicine to my tired heart. After years of schooling, June 2024 brought some sunshine and rest. It was a beautiful spring!

Nate broke the front tire on his purple and green moped and quickly bought a used moped from a member of his baseball team. Turns out we got scammed big time and the moped has ended up being a total lemon. Such a bummer, but we have noone to blame but ourselves. We can be too gullible, sometimes. 

Because I'd been hired to work at the Junior high, the principal called me in often to sub. I got nervous each time (kids are often mean to the subs) but it did help me get to know the school and the students better. This is one of the school EAs who I got to know that month. 

Jessica really hit the books during those last weeks of school. She juggled softball and finals like a champ, but man, I got sick up seeing papers splayed over my kitchen table for days. 

Nate really stepped up at DQ (he'd been working there for a couple of months) and took a lot of shifts as the end of school drew near. He is such a fun young man. Happy, and engaging. I love him. 

Jess and Nate's teams did well, this past ball season. Jessica's team won zones, which wasn't surprising, but was fun. Nate's team had a great season too!

I really tried hard to soak up the evenings of ball. For years, I'd opted to attend classes or do homework instead. It was nice to not have anything looming. 

June brought the High School graduation of many of my former Young Women. I was so happy to get to hug some of them and congratulate them. Esther especially had worked really hard to achieve this. 

 Abby really works hard and June was no exception. While serving in Sibiu she had some great experiences and she reached her 1 year mark!

June marked 7 months in the field for Sam. He is growing so much and I have been so proud of the way that he has embraced his mission and resolved to serve. 

Towards the end of June, Brent and Rachel went on a trip together. We watched the kids for a few days. It was fun to have little ones around. We tried to be as fun as possible. 

We ordered fries and Chicken from every fast food spot in town and voted on the favorites. Oddly enough, I think KFC won for best Chicken AND best fries. 

We played lots of games!

We took the kids into Lethbridge to swim at the YMCA...

and finished our day in the city with a big order of Crumbl cookies.  So good!

On our final day together, we took the kids to Waterton for a walk and lunch at Beavertails. 

By the time Rachel and Brent got home, I had gained forty pounds and was exhausted, but it was fun to have them stay with us.