School This Week-Thankgoodness!

I am so excited for school to finally be starting for my kids. Don't get me wrong, I've had a great summer with them, but I'm ready to get back to a schedule. They are both excited to start too. We went for a Mtn bike ride on Friday up at Deer Valley and had a great ride and even ran into Uncle Kurt working up there. Then the new Wasatch High School open house party, shopping for a new TV for the basement & dinner at Tucanos on Saturday. Maybe on Monday a rode bike ride in Provo Canyon would be fun, but I'm not sure when the Story telling festival begins so that could be a problem since I hate crowds. Then 4 days of school before Labor Day weekend which I always enjoy thanks to Swiss Days & The Park City Showcase of homes.



Duff has the Park City Point to Point race on Saturday which is a 75 mile race starting around the exist to Park City (Round Valley) and going to Deer Valley, Park City Mtn Resort and then on to the Canyons for the finish. I think he's a little nuts. There's around 14,000 ft of climb (insane) and should take anywhere from 8-9 hours. I'll be dropping him off and then checking in with him at Park City Mtn Resort and then waiting for him at the Canyons. Go Duff! You're amazing!

Mount Ogden 50K Mtn Bike Race

Duff competed in the Mount Ogden 50K Mtn bike race on Saturday. He did an awesome job as always. I thought he'd be a little wiped out from being at Lagoon all day the day before, but he was so on. The first lap he was 27th overall and 2nd in Amateur. The 2nd lap he kicked it. He ended up 16th overall with the Pro's and Amateur, 2nd overall amateur and 1st in his class. What a stud! The kids stayed home so I got to relax, read a little & hand off water bottles to Duff and a few of his friends. Then we hung out and visited, ate lunch, and listened to the band. Duff won a heart rate monitor for the 2nd overall amateur.

Great job to brother-in-law, Dave on his Triathlon and Sister-in-law, Lindsay on her Marathon who both competed on Saturday also.

Duff's Fishing Trip

One of our suppliers took Duff on their annual fishing up in Idaho. He had a great time, caught lots of fish, and didn't even take his bike:)

Kace's Eagle Project

Kace did his Eagle Project this week. Wasatch High has a new school building so he coordinated help and unpacked all 9000-10000 Library books and put them back in order and on the shelves. He still has a little work left to do, but for the most part it's done. Great job Kace! Thanks to all those who helped!

Duff's ULCER Road Race

Duff competed in his 1st road race, The BCC ULCER, which started at Thanksgiving Point went down around the east side of Utah Lake, then back up the west side of the lake and back to Thanksgiving Point. The race was 111 miles and took him 4 hours 49 minutes. Their team, Skull Candy, took 4th place. Great Job!

Sierra's Baptism-Nevada

Saturday the kids and I drove to Logandale, NV to see Sierra be baptized. Congratulations Sierra! After the baptism, we had a great bbq and pool party! Thanks Nikki for the great time and for all of your friends who let us stay in their houses and play in their pool.
Duff stayed home to race his last race in the IMC series. He bumped up to Expert, and finished 4th! Great Job! Duff and Kassidy also both won 1st overall in their class for the series! They both received a plaque.