Strawberry Days Esports Competition

Oh, yeaaaah–I’m pretty proud of these kids! They all entered the ESports competition for Strawberry Days in Pleasant Grove. Such brave souls. I was way too chicken–but I did come to watch.

Jillian, Lyndi and Rhen all entered the Dr. Mario tournament.

They played through the rounds and got pretty far.  At one point there were people standing outside the school windows so that they could see the screens!

Some guy came over by me and started complaining about all the people that had beat him. I sheepishly said, “Yeah, that’s my daughter,” and “That’s my other daughter,” and “That’s my son.” All he said in return was, “Wow.”

I swear, I tried to keep a straight face. We will not discuss how well it worked.

Our boy entered the Smash Bros tournament because it’s his particular specialty. Watch out everybody else!

Rhen and this fellow got to the finals…

but of course…

there can be only one winner!!

No surprise to me who that was!

Congratulations Rhen!!!

But wait!! Right after that–we had another winner in the Smash Bros category!! Congratulations boy!!

I taught them everything they know.

BAHAHAHAhahahahaha!

What a fun time.

Hanging out with winners!

Heh, heh.

 

 

Oremfest 2025

The yearly event formerly known as Summerfest has changed it’s name…

to Oremfest for some silly reason.

I’m an old duck and I guess I resist change that seems to happen just for the heck of it. Hmph.

I didn’t get as many pictures this year, because I was a little distracted.

See, this was the first time in a lonnnng time that Dane and Kortney were here for it…

but they were also leaving before the fireworks to go home…

and head out to Arkansas.

Whew…that was a tough one, watching them all walk off into the sunset.

I cried for an hour.

We have our new sweet girl this year–who makes that cute boy so, SO happy.

Poor L was still sad about Uncle Dane leaving. I hear you, buddy.

We’ve been coming to this event since my girls were babies…

back when it was called the Glow in the Dark Festival.

Changes. Changes.

Even if I’m a sappy cry baby, I do love the progression and the growth and the joy and the adventure and all the good things that surround me and my sweet family…year after year.

We are blessed and I am truly grateful.

 

 

Book SHELVES!!

Oh, my GOSH!! Look what is going on at my place!

Josh and Nate are setting up the bookshelves…

that I’ve dreamed of having alllll myyyyy liiiiife!!!

I used to work at a bookstore when I was a youngster and that only enhanced my deep love of books….and the need for more bookshelves! haha.

I wasted no time in getting started filling these pretty things.

Fiction. Alphabetical, by author…of course.

We’re just getting started, because once I’m finished with fiction…

I’ll move on to non-fiction…

and self-help…

and history…

and homesteading…

and writing…

and crochet…

and maternity…

and natural health…

*SIGH*

I guess we’ll be needing the other three bookshelves set up.

Then we’ll move on to…

Church books.

I should probably just hang a sign outside that says, “Library.”

But then, that might disturb all the time I need…

to read.

Heh, heh.