Tough June/Fun June

Fiora came home from clear creek exhausted, and didn't feel well, but I thought that was normal considering she spent most of her time outdoors and didn't eat that well (I know y'all are sick of hearing me talk about how white flour and sugar are slow killers, but I'm convinced Fiora struggled with headaches and exhaustion at camp in part due to the high carb and sugar diet they had her on there, I saw the clear creek menu!).  She caught a cough at camp that got worse. Sunday she had a fever and was getting winded just walking up stairs. I was worried because she had a rather costly Authors Writing Camp at BYU to attend the next day, and every day for a week. She was exhausted and very coughy, but she went.  I kept thinking she would get better but she kept coughing and being exhausted the whole week. Well, since she was so miserable anyway why not get braces too!  I had scheduled a consultation with an orthodontist weeks ago, and after he checked her out he offered us a price reduction if we took the next available appointment that we couldn't refuse. So Thursday June 19 Fiora got braces. So Friday she had a sore mouth, low energy, and still the cough, and off to the last day of writers camp.  Not sure she will have fond memories of the Authors camp or not what with all the physical discomfort she was in all week. The forces seemed to be against me keeping my kids productive and busy that week.

Fiora's BEFORE picture, hopefully next year (they said it would only take 12 months) we will have the AFTER picture.

Weston also is having a tough June due to the fact that he has 4 hour gym classes instead of 3, and that is mostly conditioning. He gets teary eyed every time its time to go to gym, and states that all the other boys get to enjoy their summers. We try to remind him that all the other boys aren't as strong as he is, and that it's the only tough thing he has in his life, but still I prayed for his coach to do some fun things with the team to lift Westons spirits.  Yesterday Weston came home and reported that gym wasn't so bad, because his coach did the conditioning with them and it was tough for him! He thought that was funny and felt validated, and I felt my prayer was answered.

Savanna came home from girls camp last week exhausted, but one afternoon of sleeping it off seemed to cure her.  She dumped all her stuff in the living room and slept! (It's in her room now but still not all cleaned up a week later.) Savanna's week of camp fell on the same week that a bunch of hippies doing questionable things were going to be up in the same area, and the church authorities called off camp to protect all the girls.So instead of going to Heber lakes she went to Oak City and stayed in the city center of Delta. The poor leaders were scrambling to take down camp and put something together at the last minute, and Jared was one of the priesthood brothers setting up and taking down, we all felt bad for them.  But Savanna's reports were mostly positive so camp went well nonetheless, the Lord was with them and it turned out fine in the end.