tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71142692983974765312024-02-20T17:21:25.829-08:00Haley & DougOther things may change us, but we start and end with family.Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.comBlogger256125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-73832208483807365952014-07-18T22:31:00.001-07:002014-07-18T22:31:13.135-07:00Jan 2014 . . catching up<div style="text-align: center;">
I think Facebook was a bad thing for blogging. I used to be so diligent in posting things to my blog and then, well . . . I lost interest when FB had updates from everyone. But, someday, I will be glad I updated this blog!</div>
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I'm going to do a month at a time, starting in Jan of 2014 and see if I can catch up. Then, I'll go back to the end of 2013. There is something about writing a goal down that I'm hoping will help me stay on track!</div>
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January was a month that we finally caught our breath! After moving, a trip to Punta Cana and Christmas, it was time to finally settle into our rental house and get going on the new home! Or so we thought. We really thought we would break ground in January, but the construction loan process was tedious and even getting the permit had bumps in the road. We did finally close on the loan on Jan. 30th!</div>
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So, the month passed and despite multiple trips to the lender and gathering paperwork and meeting with our builder, we still had no hole in the ground. Friends of ours who were building were in the same boat. Everything was just moving at a snail's pace!</div>
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Kinley began her first year of competitive volleyball and loved it and was also playing rec basketball. What a stud. That kid was a shooting machine, almost always having the most points on her team. Her volleyball team was local and played in a lower division since they were up against 12 year old teams. They actually did really well and Kinley learned a lot. The tournaments meant being there all day and super early mornings, but she really enjoyed it, especially being with her buddies.</div>
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The biggest event of the month, by far, was Cooper turning 16 and then getting his driver's license on Jan. 15th. Happy, happy day! He was thoroughly enjoying his newfound freedom and learned in a hurry that schoolwork is hard to stay on top of when the social life comes calling. What a weird feeling to watch him drive away by himself! His birthday was pretty low key. Out to dinner with Evan and Alex was all he needed. </div>
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<span style="text-align: start;">Kaiya started her competitive season as well in January and what a great start she had! Her first meet was amazing and she quickly figured out that she had the ability to win every meet on bars if she hit. The first meet was at Adrenaline and she broke the 36 mark for the first time ever on her first meet of the season, even counting a fall on beam. She placed 2nd on bars and AA. The following weekend was the first out-of-state meet in Reno, NV. It was a fun trip, but not her best meet. Her nerves got the best of her on bars and a fall on beam sort of added insult to injury. But, she still placed on everything and had an absolute blast with her team and coaches at the hotel. We went bowling and had a good laugh at dinner watching Rich try to complete a food challenge. A crazy side note was running into an old teammate of mine at the meet--someone I hadn't seen for 20 years. She lives in Reno and was at the meet watching her old club. Wow!! Her last meet of the month was the Winterfest Classic at DU. She was aggressive and fell again on bars, but here's the thing--even with a fall, she placed 3rd AA and was 2nd on bars! So fun to see her at the top of the heap and having so much success. </span></div>
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-58611555673943118452014-02-21T17:36:00.000-08:002014-02-21T17:41:13.190-08:00Stolen momentsI am really behind on this blog . . . again. Instead of trying to catch up, I decided not to. For now, anyway.<br />
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In the midst of running like a crazy person everywhere, today I remembered a discussion with my dad not so long ago about finding time to stop and smell the roses, so to speak, when it comes to my kids. OK, that's almost impossible for me because I'm so task oriented and busy checking things off that proverbial to-do list. <br />
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But my wise father must have planted a seed because I realized I have been sneaking in those moments. Take today, for example. After two insanely busy nights in a row at work, I was home this afternoon catching a quick nap when Cooper surprised me by coming in. He was on his way to the middle school on assignment for student council to talk to 8th graders about preparing for high school (um. . .weird) and had time to stop at home for lunch. We had all of about 12 minutes, but for that 12 minutes, I was IN the moment--warming a Hot Pocket and getting a precious 12 minutes of his time. He caught me up on everything going on in his life and then stopped and gave me a hug as he walked out. Gulp. <br />
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Kaiya and I get 30 minutes in the car most days as I take her to gym. 30 minutes while she fills me in on her school stuff, the latest girl drama, and what's new on her Instagram page that I coudn't figure out and tips for how to get past 4 on Flappy Birds. Yes, I suck. I turn the radio almost off and, again, I'm in the moment. <br />
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Kinley is the last one to go to school each morning and so she doesn't even have to get up for a half hour after Kaiya walks out the door. But we figured out, especially on mornings like today when I got in bed after work at 2:00 a.m., that between 7:30 and 8:00, we have a precious half hour that we can snuggle in my bed. Sometimes, we both fall asleep and other times, we talk. Ok, she talks and I try really hard to stay awake and listen. But she knows when I come in her room at 7:30, that's our time together. I learn a lot about what's going on in her head and in her world from 7:30 to 8. <br />
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I even got a stolen moment with my neice, Sydney, as she said, "Hold you, Haley" (translation . . . "hold me") on the morning after she spent the night at our house. Our little earlier riser crawled into my arms to watch an episode of Dora. I kinda miss Dora. <br />
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So today, I'm patting myself on the back. Not so much for making an effort to be in the moment, but for how amazingly whole it makes me feel as a mom. <br />
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-25474561439590779492013-10-23T12:50:00.002-07:002013-10-23T13:37:58.548-07:00Back to school and SO much more (yes, another LONG post) . . . . I used to be so good. I was disappointed in myself if I forgot to post something each week now I'm lucky if I hit one each season. Must do better!!<br />
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The kids have already finished their first quarter of school and Halloween is right around the corner, which means Kaiya is about to turn 13 as well. Yikes!<br />
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--Cooper started his sophomore year and his second year on the golf team. Missing a ton is school for tourneys is super stressful, but he had a blast this year and qualified for regionals again. Two upper classmen played with him this year and they all did well, usually scoring within just a few strokes of each other. I was able to watch almost all of his tournaments and love walking the courses and watching. Probably the highlight of Cooper's life in the last few months was getting a TRUCK! We found a decent used pickup for him to drive when he turns 16. He is totally obsessed with washing it and driving it whenever he can. As nervous as we are for him to drive, I'm ready to quit being his taxi cab!<br />
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Coop also got a little screen time in August when he was asked to be part of a public service announcement for 2Hearts--an organization that was created to help kids bridge to the world of adult congenital cardiology. The crew loved him and he's been asked to help in another PSA. The hope is that these someday end up on TV. Here is the video!<br />
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--Kaiya started 7th grade and it has been seamless. She has a free period to get her homework done and pulled a 4.0 first quarter with all honors classes. Woot, woot! She has been training like crazy at the gym trying to get new skills and is so strong that it scares me. I recently had to buy her a weighted vest to use at the gym to wear when she climbs the rope and does pull ups. What the??<br />
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--Kinley is loving her 4th grade teacher and has no problems in the social department. She is also loving volleyball and has done really well playing up in the 5th/6th grade division and recently tried out for club volleyball and should make that team without any problem. Kinley got braces on right after school started to see if the tooth that was knocked out was ankylosed. The tooth appeared to take hold so well that it was literally stuck. The braces were just a test to see if the tooth would move down and thankfully, it has! <br />
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We lived through the great floods of 2013 and it's something none of us will ever forget. It rained for 5 straight days and a huge chunk of the state of Colorado ended up under water. Entire roads were washed away, homes were lost, lives were lost and we all stood helpless watching until it finally quit. The kids were out of school for a week and we witnessed destruction and miracles all at the same time. I had to get a police escort to the highway just to get to work. In the days following the flood, we spent many hours scooping water and mud from the homes of neighbors and friends who had basements completely flooded. <br />
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*As a family, we took a quick trip to Utah to say goodbye to cousin Mikala, who left on her LDS mission to Tennessee at the end of August. It was so great to have everyone there (minus the other two cousins already on missions with a fourth that headed out right after Miki). Our drive there was super stressful because of a mud slide that shut down the highway, but somehow we made it!<br />
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*I was able to spend a weekend with Lori at the end of August in Colorado Springs as she ran in the coveted Pikes Peak half marathon. We had a great weekend together!<br />
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*Going to the last Rockies home game of the year and watching the tribute to Todd Helton, who is retiring. <br />
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*A scrapbooking weekend away for me in beautiful Buena Vista with some friends. My scrapbooks are totally caught up!!<br />
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*Going to a Maroon 5 and Kelly Clarkson concert with our awesome friends, Blaine and Tirsa. <br />
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*Celebrating my dad's 70th birthday with him and so grateful that he is on the road to recovery. One more surgery on Oct. 28th and the whole nightmare should be done!<br />
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*Bennett's trip home for a week after finishing instructionals in FL. Only 2 more months til the big wedding in Punta Cana!<br />
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*A weekend trip to Steamboat Springs with Brandon, Erika and Sydney. We had a great weekend of pool time, relaxation and checking out the town. <br />
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-37071671943603315102013-08-15T21:51:00.000-07:002013-08-21T12:47:07.805-07:00Oh where did the summer go?<div style="text-align: center;">
I have never been so behind on blogging. As I sit here on the eve of the start of a new school year and reflect on the busiest summer we've ever had, it's truly like I don't know where to begin a summer recap. </div>
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Let's see . . . baseball games, gymnastics camps, trips by two of us to Michigan, pool days with Sydney, triathlon training, mountain biking, a 20 year wedding anniversary getaway, 4th of July festivities, Girls Camp, Rockies games, a first real job, Trek, a Utah visit and a surgery blunder in the family put more on our collective plates than we ever dreamed we could juggle.</div>
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Cooper played Legion B (JV) baseball this summer, which essentially meant that he played baseball from sun up 'til sun down on Tuesdays and Wednesdays for all of June and half of July. Practices have always been from 9-noon on Tues/Wed in our little town. Strange schedule. The problem was that all of Cooper's games were also on Tues/Wed as well--a double header each Tuesday afternoon followed by a single game on Wed evening. Poor kid had nothing left by the time Thursday rolled around. He also got his first real job this year--umpiring pee wee and T-ball games for the rec district. Fun to see him get a real paycheck and now that he has his sights set on a car, he's learning the real meaning of saving his money. He had to throw out a parent and a coach during his time in blue, but handled himself well and came home with some great stories. He also managed to squeeze some golf in whenever he could. </div>
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Coop also decided to follow in his dad's footsteps and give mountain biking a try. Super fun to see he and his dad have that hobby in common now. They also went on High Adventure as well, which included white water rafting, repelling and more mountain biking. </div>
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The highlight of Cooper's summer was his trip by himself to Grand Rapids in late July to watch his Uncle Bennett play professional baseball. He left on a Monday and didn't come home until Saturday. He had an amazing week hanging out with Bennett's host family and his teammates and really experiencing the life of a minor league ball player. We were able to watch many of the games on our big screen through the use of technology, which was a real treat. A close second for Cooper for this summer would be heading up the neighborhood driveway fireworks show on the 4th of July. I choose not to talk about his pyromania any more than that!</div>
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Cooper's heart situation is a huge mystery. His heart function continues to be low, but he still feels good. Being on blood pressure medicine is a pain, but he takes it in stride and just refuses to let any of it slow him down. We went to the Cardiac Kids annual picnic and had a great day and Coop landed himself a spot in an upcoming public service announcement that will air on local TV shows soon! </div>
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Kaiya packed more in one summer than most people do in a year. Between her regular gym schedule (6 hrs/day, four times a week), she also went to a camp (flying by herself and meeting up with a teammate) in Missouri and then I accompanied her and a teammate to a camp in Cedar City, Utah. She is totally unfazed traveling alone and being in strange places. </div>
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She also did a ton of babysitting this summer and was one of her sister's biggest cheerleaders as she trained for her triathlon. She also has a Starbucks Frappuiccino habit, so she got good at riding her bike to Starbucks and getting one on occasion. We squeezed in several pool days, which meant time with Sydney and family. Kaiya went to Girls Camp for the first time this year and she got to go to Water World with a bunch of her gym buddies and loved playing back yard volleyball under the flood light her brother rigged up. Her summer activities culminated in a trip to the mountains with her coaches and teammates to bond and have fun in a big cabin. The way she can create skits and dances on the fly is impressive. We got some fun pictures of her doing handstands across America as well. </div>
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Kinley became one independent girl this summer. She had no choice. Between baseball, gymnastics and work schedules, she was often the brains of the operation at home. She had lots of playdates with friends, loved our pool days and spent time every week training for her triathlon. It was so fun to see her put her mind toward something that was all her own and push herself to accomplish a huge goal. She never stopped once during the 150 yd swim, 4 mile bike ride and 1 mile run in the IronKids Triathlon in Boulder on Aug. 3rd. She doubted herself and even had some nervous tears in the week leading up to the big race, but she pushed through it. Seeing that smile on her face as she crossed the finish line was just awesome. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Her first official tri training session in May</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Swim training with Uncle Brandon</td></tr>
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Other than the triathlon, she will tell you that the other two highlights of her summer was spending a week in Utah with her cousins at Aunt Nancy's house and at grandma's (ask her sometime about performing CPR on a frog and walking a goat to the snow cone shack) and going to the Justin Bieber concert in late June. I went almost completely deaf and I took a good friend along with me for moral support, but both of my girls loved the show--it was action packed to say the least! She got the tickets for her birthday and Kaiya was happy to tag along!</div>
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Doug started his new job this summer and is in such a better place. He's in a totally different division now (still at TIAA-CREF) and his schedule is more flexible. He's looking forward to working one day from home in the near future. As usual, he is amazing at his church role leading a group of teenage boys through these crazy years. He accompanied the group to the mountains and hangs right with them. He really enjoys mountain biking and wonders why it took him so long to realize that he just doesn't enjoy running, but biking is a blast! Doug and I celebrated our 20 year anniversary on June 26th and were able to spend the night in Denver while my mom kept the kids. It was so nice to get away and we did a lot of reflecting on our last 20 years. </div>
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I was fortunate enough to make a quick trip to Michigan as well to see Bennett and it was so memorable. We got more one-on-one time than I've had with him since he was little and stayed at our house. I got to see how much he's really grown up, talk about his upcoming wedding and learn about his plans after baseball. We really gave his manager a scare when we went out to dinner and there he sat with an older woman with a wedding ring on. Hilarious! I forget when we are in public that most people don't know we are siblings. </div>
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In addition to managing multiple carpools, I volunteered to be the camp nurse at Girls Camp near Laramie and at the Southern Utah gymnastics camp. It's so rewarding to be able to use my job skills to work with young people. I've decided teenagers are truly my favorite age group to work with. Sounds crazy, but I love it.<br />
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My skills really got put to the test in working with the youth group on a trek across Wyoming. Once every 4 years, our church takes the kids from our area (200+) to an area that was traveled by Mormon pioneers in the 1850's. It was one of those experiences that I could almost never be able to fully explain, but walking 20+ miles with these kids all decked out in pioneer attire was a life-changing experience. I think nearly all of the kids that went would tell you the same thing--camping in tents with no foam pads and no pillows and pushing handcarts for three days really makes you understand how good their lives are and what was sacrificed so many years ago. I am so grateful to have had that much time with Cooper and any worries I had about him being able to keep up were quickly put to rest. On day three, he pulled the handcart for 14 of the 15 miles and could have kept going. </div>
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As part of the medical staff, it was my job to keep an eye on the kids and tend to all the little stuff that pops up. However, on night #2, it became clear that we were dealing with more than just little stuff. At about 10pm, I was notified that a young lady was vomiting and shaking and felt awful. It became quickly obvious that she was severely dehydrated and suffering from heat stroke. By the light of a lantern and using a handcart as an IV pole, I gave this young lady a large amount of IV fluids and eventually put her to bed once I was convinced she was stable. The next day, she did good all day while we were all out on the trail, but by evening (when our group was just a mile shy of the campsite), she went downhill again. I was picked up by a support vehicle only to find her completely unresponsive at the campsite, but with stable vital signs. Long story short, I gave her more IV fluids and accompanied her to the closest ER in Lander. She perked up after getting some sugar paste en route (why on earth a perfectly healthy girl dropped her blood sugar after being fine all day is still a total mystery), but remained a pretty sick girl. After lab tests showed nothing significantly wrong, we took her back to camp and I drove her home the next morning before the buses left. (Crazy side note--she did great the next day but then got worse again a day later and ended up spending the night where I work, but is now fine again) I am told that it costs about $40,000 to send these kids on this trek every 4 years and I will never be able to wrap my mind around the amount of planning, cooking, paperwork, emails, meetings and prayers that went into putting this trip together, but I know we are all different people after having gone. <br />
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For my mom's birthday, we decided to run another half marathon together--this time the Georgetown to Idaho Springs half. Gorgeous day, gorgeous scenery and we talked for all 13.1 miles.<br />
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Last but not least, on July 12th, my dad went in for some elective surgery to remove a section of his diseased colon and as of the date of this writing, he is still fighting through the aftermath of a surgery gone bad. He was in the hospital for four weeks fighting infection, jaundice, malnutrition, weakness and pain and was just recently transferred to the rehab unit of a nursing home that he helped establish. He is finally making progress toward getting home. I made it to Greeley nearly every day while he was hospitalized and I hated the days I couldn't make it. It has been a privilege to be his advocate, family nurse and cheerleader as he has fought through this horrific ordeal. </div>
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The only thing that comes to my mind as I finish writing this enormous blog entry is the line to a Bon Jovi song that says I'll sleep when I'm dead! Whew!!</div>
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Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-35600327328186877622013-06-02T19:47:00.000-07:002013-06-06T19:47:44.450-07:00Lake Powell Back in December, we got a call from some good friends asking us if we wanted to join them and another family at Lake Powell in June. Um . . . heck ya! I have been to Lake Powell a few times as a kid and last in 1994, but it's always been a favorite of mine and some of the best waterskiing on earth. <br />
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The three families started planning a long time ago and we really did an amazing job, if I do say so myself. Between getting the boat that belongs to my family ready (getting props rebuilt, getting new plates for the trailer and getting the boat registered, etc) and planning/shopping for food for 16 people, it was quite an undertaking. <br />
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We left super early two days after school got out and stayed in Hanksville, UT the first night after a stop at Arches National Park to hike and see the sights. The next day was an easy drive to Lake Powell and we even let Cooper drive for a while (and if the look on the face of the lady that took our money at the entrance to the park is any indication, he still doesn't look old enough to drive).<br />
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We enjoyed 6 nights on the lake with only a few mishaps (one of the engines on the house boat died, we didn't have the right equipment to pump out the sewage tank and the speed boat was a little testy at times . . . oh and we had a bit of an ant problem at times). But, what's a vacation without a few good stories to tell, right? "Technically", we were only supposed to have 12, but who's counting. The kids all got along so well and having buddies always available made it so nice. <br />
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The kids loved sleeping under the stars on top of the house boat, going down the slide off the back of the boat, cliff diving, playing in the sand and mud, catching lizards, roasting marshmallows over the fire, tubing behind the boat and we even got several kids up on skis and/or kneeboards. Knowing that after this summer, we only have two more summers before Cooper graduates from high school, I am so grateful for this trip. We had no cell service, no electronic devices and we just played for a week straight. I know the kids will always remember this trip. Many memories were made!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ready to head out at 6:30 a.m.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arches hike</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finally at the top</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thinking of sending this to the Moab Chamber of Commerce as Kaiya continues her journey of doing handstands across America. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Really incredible view</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">She actually got applause from everyone at the top as she did this one</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, he actually drove the houseboat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Day one</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the rare times that Doug wasn't driving either the houseboat or speed boat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Launching herself off the slide on back of the houseboat</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Crazy Kinley</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the life</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cooper and Brayden in a mud war</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Goofballs</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Doug's turn to ski</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not sure this girl knows how to stay upright anymore</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kaiya on the kneeboard</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Got Coop up on skis</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">53' footer we called home for 6 nights</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Captain Douglas</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tubes are good for so much more than water fun</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Twins! Kaiya's favorite family to babysit. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Snack time</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quick stop at the Marina for supplies</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Probably my favorite picture of the trip </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The scenery is just breathtaking</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Might have to send this one to a magazine</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">S'mores!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blaine and Tirsa</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Michelle and Adam</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Over 20 years ago, Doug asked my dad if he could marry me at Lake Powell. We haven't changed a bit. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kinley being Ezra's pillow</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of many log rolls off the tube</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coop and Ezra ready for take off</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blonde beach buddies</td></tr>
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Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-82450846364594956432013-05-23T23:12:00.000-07:002013-06-04T23:13:38.728-07:00School's out for summer!I think because we basically skipped spring around here and went straight from winter to summer, I am struggling to realize the school year is over!<br />
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Kaiya had her end of school choir concert (for which she auditioned and sang a brief solo), Cooper received his academic letter at the end of school awards ceremony (one of very few freshman to receive this award--he is in the top 5 in his class of 350) and Kinley enjoyed Field Day and a last day of school picnic. Coop was a stinker and wouldn't let me take his picture holding his academic and his golf letter--not too shabby for a freshman!<br />
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In just a few short months, I will have a 4th grader, 7th grader and a sophomore in high school. What???<br />
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Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-64412930364021242082013-05-18T23:03:00.000-07:002013-06-04T23:03:49.062-07:00I just felt like runningOk, so I don't always feel like running, but somehow, I keep doing it anyway. It's an easy way to stay in shape and by signing up for a few races each year, it keeps me working toward something. <br />
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I ran in a nighttime fun run with three of my best friends and it was a kick. We all wore glow bracelets and most important, we got time on the way to Denver and back to finally catch up. The end of the school year about kills us all and two of these gals were in the process of moving, but we had signed up a long time ago and we needed a little girl time. <br />
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Then, my girls and I participated in the inaugural Carbon Valley Half Marathon and Fun Run. Kaiya and Kinley both ran in the one mile fun run, which started a half hour after the half marathon, so I didn't get to see them but Doug was their cheerleader. <br />
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The girls both kicked some serious butt. There were about 200 kids in the fun run and Kaiya was 7th and Kinley 11th. Both finished just over a 7:00 mile pace. So proud of them!<br />
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I had a bit of a hard time paying to run this half marathon because it literally started near my house, went around my neighborhood and stayed in Firestone--the same routes I can run for free every day! But, it was a benefit run for Children's Hospital and my dear friend and workout buddy and I decided to give it a go. It was a pretty tough course, but I hit my goal time and survived (and then had to go to work that afternoon--ouch!). <br />
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I hope I can keep running at least one half marathon a year until my legs just won't do it anymore.<br />
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-39582151445144573322013-05-10T22:27:00.000-07:002013-06-04T22:28:32.451-07:00Box top blissKinley's school takes their box tops seriously. Very seriously. This year, they had a contest to see which class could bring the most box tops. The prize? A limo ride around the block complete with a red carpet and paparazzi to greet them. Oh yeah, baby!<br />
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Thanks to my good friend, Tirsa, who just so happened to have a baggie of 200 box tops that Kinley spotted at her house and whose own daughter didn't really need them for her school, Kinley's class won! <br />
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Kinley got up early to get ready and let's just say, she clearly enjoyed herself . . . it was worth showing up to snap a few photos. <br />
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Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-34749004521648597962013-05-05T22:13:00.000-07:002013-06-04T22:18:06.536-07:00Hi ho, hi ho, it's off to camp we go . . . Kinley has been in Girl Scouts now for four years--two years as a Daisy and the last two as a Brownie. She's sold Girl Scout cookies, made crafts, ridden a horse for the first time, and made life-long friends. She has had some really great leaders and we are so grateful for their time and efforts. <br />
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The last hurrah for her troop was a reward for selling tons of cookies--a two night camp-out near Red Feathers in a cabin with her troop and lots of mommy helpers. It snowed right before we got there, which made for a sloppy mess, but the girls didn't seem to care. We had some good laughs (for example, our toothless 'cabin mom' was quite a piece of work and none of us are sure what her purpose was) and survived bunk beds with mattresses as thin as pancakes. <br />
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I loved having some good bonding time with just Kinley and I'm proud of her for sticking with it for four years. <br />
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In addition to camp, Kinley has been busy with spring volleyball. She is really loving it and is excited to keep playing in some camps this summer. She says basketball is still her favorite but volleyball is a close second. She really did well this spring--one of very few that has a solid, consistent serve and can really keep a rally going (even if it means calling for a ball across the court. . . ha). <br />
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-45781064373953886642013-04-27T18:27:00.000-07:002013-04-29T19:10:19.613-07:00A new job and a trip to Moab--look at Doug!I think I can safely speak for Doug when I say, "hallelujiah!" He got a new job withing TIAA-CREF and couldn't be more excited! He's moving to a whole different side of the company and will now be involved in the area that works directly with their institutional clients vs individual investors. He'll set his own hours and eventually even work one day from home and even got a nice little raise. Wohoo!!<br />
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Right after finding out about the job, he took off with some buddies to go mountain biking in Moab--a trip that was almost foiled by landing the new job. Fortunately, it all worked out and he got to go. I've never seen him so tired as he was when he got back, but he had a blast. I could have done without the details of the steepness of some of the terrain, but he came back in one piece! I'm also very grateful he snapped a few photos. :)<br />
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-54311791845884490422013-04-06T22:06:00.000-07:002013-04-29T18:17:48.912-07:00Bleacher buttInstead of our annual trip to Scottsdale, I got a severe case of bleacher butt for spring break instead. I figured out that between two baseball games and Kaiya's state meet, I sat in the bleachers for 16 hours. No wonder my back hurts. I wouldn't be anywhere else, though. Nothing is more rewarding than being a baseball mom or gym mom and soon, I will also be volleyball mom again. <br />
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The first game of the week was unbearable in terms of the weather. It was raining throughout the entire game and by the time it was over, I couldn't feel my toes or fingers. Cooper finished and said he never got cold once and couldn't figure out why I was freezing. Really? He played really well but was still due for his first hit, which he got at the very next game at a field in the middle of nowhere between our house and Greeley. Beautiful field built by some clients of my dad's who own a turf farm. Not only did Cooper catch well, but he had a stand up double to get the monkey off his back. <br />
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Then, over the weekend, Kaiya had her Level 7 state championships. She competed on Saturday, but her good friend that moved to Arizona just two weeks prior to the meet flew in for the weekend and competed on Sunday. Another friend also stayed with us to rescue her from bleacher butt watching her brothers play baseball, so that meant three heads of hair to do before the meet, plus I worked half of Friday and Saturday night. Whew!<br />
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Miss Kaiya had a great meet. With the exception of beam, she scored CAREER bests on the other 3 events. Not season bests, but career bests. She just looked amazing out there. She started on floor and was solid earning a 9.20. Next was vault and I've never seen her be so aggressive. Another 9.20. Then bars was next and she ROCKED it. It was truly gorgeous. Hit everything as well as she could and went 9.50. She ended up falling off the dreaded beam, but still pulled out a 35.5 AA score. She supressed her tears about beam and after a little convincing, she finally understood what she had accomplished. She placed 5th on bars and 8th on vault. Just a few short months ago, she stood in her coaches' office and heard them say she just wasn't ready for level 7 yet. Boy did she prove them wrong! I got a very nice message from her coach saying she was so proud of Kaiya and that meant the world to Kaiya. We now get an 8 month break before competition season again and now she begins training for level 8. It never ends. I will try to post some videos, but the gym was horrible for filming. <br />
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-14672631605538938532013-04-05T18:14:00.000-07:002013-04-29T19:05:46.736-07:00Opening DayOpening Day in Colorado has become somewhat of a state-recognized holiday. The home opener is always on a Friday a little after noon and turns lower downtown into a huge party. This year, Cooper and I went just the two of us thanks to my dad and we had a great day together. I needed a redemption after forgetting my ticket at home last year and missing most of the game. <br />
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We got there early enough to see all of the on field ceremonies, including the introduction of the players from the inaugural game 20 years ago. I remembered a lot of them and then started to feel really old. That actually happens to me a lot lately. <br />
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I'm so grateful that I was taught to know and love the game of baseball because it has given me a connection with my son that I might not otherwise have. I love that we can discuss the game, the players, the strategies and the outcome and I actually sound intelligent. <br />
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Thanks for giving up your seat, Papa, and for giving us a great day together!<br />
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-26299288786370683922013-03-31T20:01:00.000-07:002013-04-08T20:02:05.006-07:00Is it spring yet?I have diagnosed myself with seasonal affect disorder. I need sunshine. I need the longer days. I need baseball without snow on the ground and open windows in my house. Is it spring yet? <br />
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I sat through the most miserable baseball game this week watching Cooper and then needed shorts and a t-shirt just three days later at Coors Field watching the Rockies home opener. I'm now watching storm warnings come in for a huge spring storm. Did I really just blog about the weather? <br />
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It is hard to believe that there is just a little over six weeks left in the school year. They seem to go faster each year. It has been a real challenge having three kids in three different schools that start at three different times. It's going to stay this way until Cooper is a senior and Kaiya is a freshman. It's a nonstop revolving door at our house starting at about 5:50 a.m. and ending at 4:00 p.m. But, I'm not complaining. I'm already finding myself wondering what on earth I will do when I'm not in mom mode. It's all I know.<br />
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So, as for an update to round out the month of March, let's see . . .<br />
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Kinley is all signed up for another season of volleyball and I'm sure it will conflict with Cooper's baseball schedule. It will be a spring of divide and conquer. She is happy and thriving in school and has more friends than she can juggle these days. Enough said.<br />
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Kaiya is training like mad for her big Level 7 State Meet the first weekend in April. She's sore every day and tired, yet thriving as well. Getting all A's (opted her out of P.E. at school so she can do homework--yeah, that was one of my better moves as a parent), spends her free time hanging out with her sister or her gym friends and started wearing make-up. Oy. She was having a rough time sleeping at night and finally discovered that she just needs to sleep with Kinley every night. Problem solved. We went to a DU gymnastics meet with some friends recently and the girls got to see Jordyn Wieber up close and personal. <br />
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Cooper is in full swing with baseball now. He made the C team (several kids were cut) and was named their starting catcher. They've had several games canceled due to bad weather, but when he has played, he looks great. He's become a really good defensive catcher and is enjoying sporting a Frederick High School jersey and riding the bus to and from games. He has games close to and in Greeley, so he's had quite a fan following already. He's getting all A's and B's and surviving getting up at 5:15 am and getting home at 6 pm like a champ. He's tolerating his new blood pressure meds and we are hopeful for better news on Apr. 8th at his next trip to see Dr. Schaffer. He has squeezed in a few skiing trips with his buddies this year, which he loved. <br />
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We had a wonderful Easter Sunday. After church, we spent the day with my family in Greeley and enjoyed hanging out with Sydney, who might be the smartest 15 month old ever. No bias. She can count to 10 and sang all of Happy Birthday to me. Best gift ever. <br />
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Here are some photos highlighting our March. Enjoy!<br />
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With two more meets in the books for Kaiya, all that remains is her state meet on April 6th. She has essentially been competing for 6 months straight without a break. I think her body will be ready. Poor kid comes home with more aches and pains that you'd see in a retirement home. <br />
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She had a meet we will call the Blizzard Bash on Feb. 24th at the University of Denver and then we just returned from the Minnesota Northern Lights Classic. The one at DU was actually called Winterfest; however, we drove in a very scary blizzard to get there, so I think we will always remember the weather more than the meet. It was a big day for Kaiya because she debuted a new bar routine (normally reserved only for level 8's) and did so well. She also scored in the 9's on floor and still had trouble on beam. But, she placed 5th overall on bars and was pretty psyched to hit this new bar routine. We somehow limped home on the crappy roads and when I went to work that night, it was a quiet night!<br />
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Two weeks later, we headed to Minneapolis for her last regular season meet. It was held at the Minneapolis Convention Center and was such a great venue. Minus the part that I got lost twice driving to the hotel (once from the airport and once from the Mall of America), it was a very relaxing weekend for me. I have a serious case of bleacher butt, though. :/<br />
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Two things were great about this trip--1) Kaiya had the meet of her life, hitting all 4 events and coming in 6th all-around, 7th on vault, 10th on floor and 3rd on bars and 2) Seeing her be a total goofball with her teammates, whom she loves.<br />
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She had a lot of medals around her neck, but I think she was most pleased with sticking her beam routine and really nailing her new bar routine for a 9.25 score. She has worked SO hard and to see the look on her face from the awards podium was fantastic. <br />
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We did venture over to the Mall of America for a while and it was a total zoo! I must be getting old because after one roller coaster ride and dinner, I was done! It is a very impressive place, but I'll be OK if I don't go back. Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-87495997401482986912013-02-15T13:55:00.000-08:002013-02-26T15:09:50.243-08:00Anything but a routine check-upI remember vividly being at a Cardiac Kids conference many years ago and hearing the Chief of Cardiology talk about the new generation of survivors and the shift that it has caused in the world of cardiology. One thing he said really struck me--he said that we needed to get away from using the word 'fixed' when referring to surgically repairing cardiac lesions in kids. They are indeed 'repaired', but not fixed. He wasn't trying to be a doomsdayer, but wanted to hit home the point that even though many kids get life-saving surgeries, their anatomy is forever different than a child born with a normal heart. <br />
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We were given lots of hope 15 years ago after Cooper was repaired; however, he was part of a new generation of kids repaired using techniques that had only been around for about 10-15 years. There was no data on kids living with repaired TGA as adults. Then, when he got his pacemaker at age 3, I saw his doctors scratching their heads trying to figure out how to implant a device made for adults into my tiny toddler and make it last. It was explained that pacemaker manufacturers don't spend a ton of time on research to figure out how to make a pacemaker work for 60+ years in the same person. Most people get a pacer after age 60. In any event, we have been a part of cutting edge medicine and experimental medicine all at the same time. Cooper continues to teach his care team about his heart. <br />
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Cooper has been followed every six months to a year since he was born. He doesn't know any different and for the most part, the appointments have been very routine. We've had some bumps in the road--learning he needed a pacemaker, discovering that his aortic valve (which is really the pulmonary valve when he was born) is leaking a little and watching some hypertension that developed after he got his second pacemaker 5 years ago. Oh, and Coop will never let the doctors forget that he had to go to the OR twice when he got that pacemaker--once to put the new one in and a second time to take the old one out--something that should have been done at the same time. <br />
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I need to set the scene a bit before I talk about the news we got on Kinley's birthday about Cooper's heart. Cooper's cardiologist, Michael Schaffer, is an odd duck. Nice guy and very positive, but a little odd. His catch phrase is, "Your kid is fine." He's said that to me a hundred times. <br />
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The day before Kinley's birthday, Cooper had a check up. He gets his pacemaker interrogated and about once a year, he has an echocardiogram to assess the valves and suture lines and function. I was reminiscing about how difficult the echos were when he was a baby and how nice it was to watch him take a nap this time. :) Dr. Schaffer came in to review the echo results with us and was acting a bit weird. He ended up spending a ton of time talking to Cooper about his weight lifting practices and explaining to him that straining and holding his breath, which comes with heavy lifting, has to stop. OK, that was weird. He also decided to put Cooper on blood pressure medicine (lisinopril) to take some of the workload off his aortic valve with the hope that the valve can hang on for many more years before it has to be replaced. OK, we expected that--his BP has been high for almost 5 years. <br />
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The next day, I was in Kinley's classroom helping with their Valentine's Day party and bringing in birthday treats. My phone rang and I was about to silence it when I noticed that it was Dr. Schaffer. He told me that he didn't want to scare Cooper the day before, but his echo didn't look good. His LVEF was down from 55% to 40%--a number considered to be congestive heart failure by most. The ejection fraction of the left ventricle is a measure of how much blood is pumped from the LV to the body with each beat. A normal heart ejects 55-70% of the blood volume in the LV with each beat, so Coop was on the low end of normal two years ago (a number I never knew because it's never been an issue!) After I almost threw up, I started asking some questions, but it was noisy in the classroom and not the right time to talk. He said we weren't talking transplant yet, but we needed to take the news seriously and make a plan. I hung up and gave Kinley a hug and left to go have a breakdown and call Doug. <br />
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Over the last 2 weeks, we have all been on an emotional roller coaster. Cooper took the news pretty well and yet the news is too close to what he witnessed with Spencer, so he had a look of panic in his eyes, too. I saw my husband cry for just the second time in 20 years. We wrote down all of our questions and I called Dr. Schaffer a few days later only to be told by his secretary that he was in South Africa for two weeks. What? Really? Sure wish I had known that he was leaving. <br />
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So, I emailed him our list hoping he would have internet connection. Instantly, I got an auto reply stating he would be gone and wouldn't have access to e-mail. Ugh. <br />
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My next step was to ask someone else some of the more pressing questions that we had as a family--what about baseball? What about moderate to intense exercise that didn't involve weight lifting? What caused this sudden drop in function? My stepdad's relative is a fantastic cardiologist in Greeley and he was familiar with Cooper's story, so on a desperate day, I called him. Not only did he answer all my questions, but he gave me a few more to ask Dr. Schaffer. In a nutshell, this is what Dr. Marsh said.<br />
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1) The cause could be congenital (a percentage of kids born with TGA also have LV dysfunction). Really hoping it's not that. 2) The hypertension and resulting aortic valve regurgitation (leaking) has put enough extra workload on the LV that it has hypertrophied and lost some function. Fix his BP and fix his exercise regimine and it should improve. 3) He has developed LV dyssynergy as a result of the location of his pacer wire in the RV. Long story short, some people do not not tolerate a heartbeat that is not in sync with respect to the ventricles. The fix for that is threading another wire into the LV and attaching it to his existing pacemaker and creating a more synchronous beat. There is no way to know the cause of the decrease in EF with Cooper until we try some different approaches to correct it. <br />
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The tender mercies of God were with me that day because as soon as I hung up with Dr. Marsh, I got an e-mail from Dr. Schaffer from S. Africa. He apologized profusely for dumping that news on me and then leaving the country and addressed each of my questions one at a time (and then jokingly complained that he doesn't type well and his fingers were cramped, which made me relieved because I needed to hear something light from him). So, we now have some of his answers and more new questions and we plan to meet with him when he gets back. His answers were mostly that he believes the cause to be either his pacemaker or the hypertension and he is confident we can turn it around and/or prevent it from worsening. Still so much to figure out and it was a huge reality check for us, but we are going to do all we can to help Coop with diet, exercise, meds, reducing stress and getting more sleep. The rest is in God's hands and we are coming to terms with that, too. <br />
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Cooper has been amazing through it all. He's had some tears, but his resolve to do everything in his power to turn this around has been truly amazing. I'm so scared, but so proud. We have very much appreciated the calls, prayers, and hugs. They have kept us afloat for the last two weeks! <br />
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-13870119326603723422013-02-14T12:54:00.000-08:002013-02-26T12:58:09.368-08:00Happy birthday, Kinley!<div style="text-align: center;">
Ah . . . . an off year. I know kids love their parties, but since implementing our every other year plan, I have really enjoyed having off years to just celebrate as a family. I owe Kinley an ice skating day still, but we really had a great weekend. Uncle Bennett was even home for a few days to celebrate with us, which was such a bonus. Brandon and Erika hosted a great birthday dinner and we got to go out to dinner the night before her birthday with everyone. </div>
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The only thing she wanted this year was concert tickets to see Justin Bieber. I cannot believe I caved in, but I did. She and Kaiya and I (can't figure out why Coop and Doug didn't want to go) will go on June 30th. She did get some other fun gifts, but from the scream she let out when she found out about the concert, I think it's safe to say that was her favorite. I'm investing in ear plugs before June. ;) One of her other gifts was ice skates. I love when my kids are creative and this might fall a bit in the 'redneck' use of the drainage ditch behind our house, but the kids have poured water and smoothed it out into a nice ice skating runway. It's not a rink--just a runway. I do wonder what our neighbors think when they see them out there with a broom, music and props, but I think it beats sitting in front of electronic devices any day!</div>
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It's so funny how different the personalities are in our home and I'm fully convinced that birth order plays a huge role in that. Cooper is driven and high strung in his role as the oldest while Kinley is the goof ball, free spirited, funny, snuggle bug. Kaiya--well, she will tell you all her woes as the middle child, but I'll save that for another day. </div>
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Right before her birthday, Kinley announced that she wanted to start doing triathlons and to do them to raise money for the American Heart Association for her brother and cousin, Spencer. Sniff, sniff. No clue where the idea came from. I do not do triathlons. I hate the swimming part and I've never done one. I thought she would drop the idea, but kept talking about it, so here we go. She is all signed up for the Iron Kids Triathlon in August. It's 150 yd swim, 4 mile run and a 1 mile run. She bugs me to help her train all the time and has had no trouble running a mile under 10 minutes already. She has enlisted my brother, Brandon, to be her official trainer and he gladly accepted the job.</div>
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In addition to the triathlon, she just finished her basketball season and already signed up for spring volleyball. She tells me she doesn't miss dance at all and is just happy as long as she has a basketball or volleyball in her hands. She now is just an inch or two shorter than Kaiya and they can share shoes and lots of clothes. Crazy!</div>
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Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-72962416765225988862013-01-27T19:42:00.000-08:002013-02-04T19:44:15.553-08:00First travel meetsAnd, here we go . . . .<br />
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We originally planned to only have Kaiya travel to one out of state meet for her first level 7 season. The gym plans 3 of them each season for levels 7 through 10, so we will have plenty of time to travel as she gets older. We decided to pick the Minnesota meet in early March and to skip the Dallas and Chicago meets. However, one of the girls on her team injured her foot and a spot was now open in Dallas. Thanks to buddy passes from Papa Jay and wide open flight loads, Kaiya and I were able to go to Dallas. It was really a great trip and I'm so glad we were able to go. </div>
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One of the moms had arranged a Hummer limo to pick everyone up at the airport on Thursday night and that sure was a treat. Turns out it was cheaper to go that route than to get a shuttle to our hotel. Watching a bunch of giddy girls was pretty cute. <br />
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We stayed at an Embassy in downtown Ft. Worth, which was walking distance to the convention center where the meet was held. When we walked into the arena, I could see Kaiya's eyes get big. Inside was an arena with 4 separate gyms set up--4 sets of each piece of equipment. It was nuts, but definitely action packed. We watched the level 8's compete on Friday morning and then Kaiya's group started in the afternoon. Kaiya had a good meet and the mistakes she made were all because she was being aggressive--something her coach was actually proud of. She placed 6th on vault (best vaults of her life) and 14th in the all-around. </div>
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The rest of the trip was spent in the hotel pool with her buddies, visiting the Cupcakery, and going to an NCAA women's gymnastics meet in the same arena. She is so bonded to her teammates and we also got a lot of good mother/daughter time. Unfortunately, we had to miss Kinley's basketball game. She continues to play well and is sad that she only has one more game to go. She is making baskets in every game and making her Uncle Brandon proud by getting some fouls as well. Kinley made the cutest sign that was waiting for Kaiya when she got home. Love seeing my kids support each other. <br />
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Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-33532629805971873482013-01-14T22:30:00.003-08:002013-01-15T13:43:12.161-08:00Family photosWe are not a photogenic family. Period. Most of the time, I don't really care except when it comes time for family photo shoots. I dread them. I only do them every 2 years and even that is hard. I hate trying to pick out what everyone should wear and a location. <br />
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Well, we hit the jackpot this time! A good friend of mine insisted on 'paying me back' for helping her son recover from a ruptured appendix last year and when she offered to take photos for us, it was hard to say no. We actually had them taken in the fall, but it took my friend a bit of time to edit them. She doesn't do this for a living and was playing with the software she had. I think they actually turned out a-ok. :)<br />
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Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-56625424260278176082013-01-12T22:21:00.000-08:002013-01-15T13:35:34.853-08:00A day in the life of Today was one of those dreaded days where Doug and I had to divide and conquer to make it to all of our kids' activities. Oh, and throw in a 12 hour work shift for me and a Brownies meeting before it all started and that was one busy Saturday!!<br />
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I know I may have mentioned how hard Kaiya worked to get to today, but it's worth another mention. The only thing she wanted was to be here at this meet on this day. Well, she did more than that. In her first ever Level 7 meet, this girl did so good. She had a few goofs (narrowly missed her giants and fell once on her hardest skill on beam), but overall looked so confident and definitely showed the world that she deserved to be there! No scores below an 8.0 and QUALIFIED for the state meet on her first try. Add to that a 4th place finish on beam, 6th on floor, 5th on bars and 5th all-around and I'd say she had a pretty good day.<br />
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Had to also include the video from Kinley's first ever piano recital. She practiced like crazy and was definitely ready. She was riding a high from her basketball game earlier in the day where she had 6 of her team's 16 points and 3 fouls. A good day for both of my girls indeed!!<br />
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Not the greatest video, but you can still hear it. Her piano teacher always does a Christmas recital after the holidays are over to save everyone the stress of one more thing on the calendar in January. :)</div>
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-15415914815005088242013-01-07T22:11:00.000-08:002013-01-14T22:11:32.173-08:00Happy 15th, Cooper!I feel sorry for Coop. The poor kid is going to turn 40 and 50 someday and have to endure a phone call from his blubbery mother telling him she remembers the day he was born so clearly and how scary it was, blah, blah, blah. Sorry, dude. You better warn your wife. <br />
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Cooper had a low-key birthday. No real surprise gifts and just a really nice family party. Can't argue with that. He picked the menu and we had a really nice night and then finished his online driver's ed program in the hopes of getting his permit on his birthday. No dice. Dumb affidavit of completion had to be mailed to us. Grr! <br />
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I posted a super mushy Facebook post about him and he actually thanked me. Whoa! Sure proud of this kid--4.0 student, works hard at all he does, and is gaining an impressive sense of humor (just please don't tell him that). <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">. . . . . with a raw cookie dough ball on top. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /><br />He finally got his permit today, Jan. 14th. Poor kid can't even escape my sentimental nature today. As we navigated through the horrible, inefficient, unfriendly, crowded and confusing maze at the DMV (I could post an entire story about our experience there), I looked at the clock and realized 15 years ago at that moment, Cooper was just getting out of open-heart surgery and there he stood taking his permit test. He will be eligible to get his license on Jan 14, 2014. Between now and then, I either need to take up yoga or start taking Valium. I let him drive from Walgreen's to our house after he go his permit. 2.1 miles. I only hyperventilated twice. I'd say we are off to a great start!<br /></span></td></tr>
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-14362171888319009312012-12-25T17:51:00.000-08:002013-01-14T21:54:25.330-08:00Merry Crazy Christmas 2012Christmas 2012 started like most of them in the Lindhardt household--early morning awakening by the kids, too many presents, coffee cake and pears and an extended family gathering in the afternoon. The kids got everything they hoped for and Santa even pulled off a surprise for Cooper, which is a nearly impossible task. His nickname should be Snoop!<br />
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We knew we wanted to try to get to Utah that night instead of trying to get up early the next day, so we finally headed out around 5pm. That's when things got interesting. About 20 miles west of Laramie in subzero weather and snow packed roads, Doug noticed that our tire gauge was showing low tire pressure in one of the tires. Since it was below zero, I figured it was just the cold temperature. We were not so lucky. Slowly, the tire pressure number on the left rear tire fell from 31 to 25 to the teens. Time to pull over. The second Doug's opened the door, I heard a strong hissing sound. Seriously?<br />
So, here were our choices. 1) Stay on the side of I-80 and try to put a spare tire (not a full spare, mind you) or 2) figure out how to limp back to Laramie. <br />
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Doug knew we had passed a gas station about 10 miles ago, so we found a place to turn around on I-80 and literally hobbled into the gas station. It was closed, but had free air hose. We inflated the rear tire from 5 back up to 38 and then watched it go from 38 back down to 3 as we pulled into a Laramie truck stop. <br />
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We must have had Christmas angels watching over us because we had two amazing encounters in Laramie. The first one occurred when the guy at the truck stop whom I had called ahead of time (love my iPhone!) put the spare tire on for us for no charge while we ate dinner at a greasy spoon. Doug watched as the car slipped off the jack and nearly crushed the guy, too. After dinner, we settled into a hotel across the street and then found a tire store the next morning. Turns out, we had hit a large bolt in the road. The tire shop was able to patch the tire and again, NO CHARGE for their time or labor. It really restored my faith in people.<br />
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Once we finally got there, we had a great time in Utah. We were able to attend the wedding of Doug's niece on a beautiful, snowy morning and the kids played until they could play no more. Kaiya had to come home early for gymnastics and she made flying alone look like no big deal. We really missed her, but she enjoyed a fun weekend with my mom and was able to get herself ready for her back-to-back competitive seasons. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">It just doesn't get any better than being pulled on the sled behind Grandpa's 4-wheeler</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px; padding-top: 4px; text-align: center;">This pic takes my breath away. Spencer looks fantastic and I love the relationship these two boys have together!!</td></tr>
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In the two weeks before Christmas, we enjoyed having Bennett home with his fiance, Casady. He proposed on Dec. 8th and I hear she said yes. The kids love having Uncle B and Casady home and they made the most of it going to an indoor trampoline facility and out to dinner while Doug and I got a date night. <br />
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Perhaps the highlight of Bennett's trip home for Kinley was when he and Casady came to school to have lunch with her and play at recess. She may have mentioned to the boys in her class that her uncle was a minor league baseball player and she may have made sure they all knew he was pretty famous. He ended up spending the entire recess playing catch with the kids and then had to sign about 30 autographs before he left. Kinley pronounced that she is now the most famous 3rd grader ever. <br />
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We also celebrated Sydney's 1st birthday on the 22nd and she was absolutely priceless, digging into her cake and shoveling it in her face. Too bad we don't love that girl. Enjoy the photos!<br />
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-2752792487309075292012-12-05T17:36:00.000-08:002013-01-14T21:39:11.078-08:00Lighting up the courtKinley was super excited for basketball season this year. All girls, full court and a 10 foot hoop (oh, and dad as her coach again). Only 7 girls are on her team, so they get a pretty good workout each time they play. She has scored in every game (in one game, she had half of the team's total points) but one and really hustles out there. She is learning that it really is a team sport and the win is more important than the personal goals. Their team is 2-1 and with a former Utah State Aggie (how cool is that?) professional player as the dad of one of her teammates, Doug has plenty of coaching help. :)<br />
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In her last game, she scored 6 points (and had 3 fouls playing aggressive D) in her team's 16-5 win. She is consistently the high scorer and is really loving this sport. The biggest bummer is that her games are almost always in conflict with Kaiya's new level 7 meets. Hate missing either one!<br />
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She has just two games left and then has to figure out what sport she wants to do next!<br />
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-41481255267650663502012-12-01T17:29:00.000-08:002012-12-30T17:30:41.851-08:00Level 6 State Championships<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
What a difference a year makes! Last year, Kaiya narrowly missed qualifying for the state meet and this year she qualified in every meet and then went on to earn a silver medal on uneven bars. </div>
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The state meet was in Colorado Springs, so Kaiya and I made a weekend of it. As luck would have it, Kinley had her first basketball game of the season and since her dad is her coach, that ruled them both out as spectators. I hated missing Kinley's game, but am grateful that each kid had a parent there. </div>
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The state meet was broken into 3 sessions and Kaiya's was the first one on Saturday. We then stayed and watched her other teammates and enjoyed a night in a very nice hotel with one of her old teammates and her mom, which was such a treat to reconnect with them. Kaiya's team placed 5th overall, so they were quite pleased because the competition was stiff!</div>
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Kaiya started the meet on bars and did a beautiful routine. It wasn't until the very last rotation that someone beat her score of 8.95, so she earned the silver medal. She did very well on floor and vault and stumbled a bit on the dreaded beam, but had a good meet overall. Considering she was in a cast from June until Sept, I am totally in awe of how well she did. She learned the true meaning of hard work and what it meant to put blood, sweat and tears into something. </div>
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And, now there's no time to waste. She was told early in the season that it just didn't look like she would be ready to move from Level 6 to Level 7 right away (the seasons are back-to-back). She cried herself to sleep after hearing that and then had tears many nights to follow. She then put her tears into action and worked as hard as anyone I've ever seen. We decided to revisit the issue with her coaches and they couldn't deny her progress. The answer became "maybe". So she worked harder. The answer became "probably". So she worked even harder . . . to the point that her body ached from head to toe. And then the answer was "Yes!" and I've never seen anyone so happy. She is not sure if she will be ready to compete by early January when the season starts, but I wouldn't put it past her at this point. So proud of this young lady!!</div>
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-82249814760660393152012-11-24T17:39:00.000-08:002013-04-08T22:10:45.570-07:00Boys trip to AggielandDoug and Coop made a quick trip to Logan to watch a USU football game right after Thanksgiving. They had a blast and watched Utah State clinch the WAC title (including a trip on the field afterward). I love that they can make quick trips like that and enjoy some father/son time. Of course, Cooper loved his cousin time. So glad my boys got to go!<br />
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<br />Haley Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01213684008675334843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7114269298397476531.post-75118116899528580382012-11-16T04:05:00.000-08:002012-12-10T04:51:50.761-08:00Happy Birthday Monkey Girl<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My kids have perfected the art of stretching birthdays into a month-long celebration. Apparently, I keep falling for it, so I guess I can't blame them. By the time Kaiya had actually turned 12, I had been suckered into taking or making treats to school, gym, her birthday party, her family party and her church class. Yes, that's 5 rounds of treats. </div>
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Her birthday was on a day off school, so that was a treat in and of itself. She also was surprised to see an iPad in her one and only gift box. The next day, she had a meet and we celebrated with family on the 18th. The meet was a funny story--all day long, she was telling me that her stomach was 'off' and she just couldn't eat. I guess I just figured it was nerves, but it persisted. Finally, I gave her some Rx nausea medicine and she seemed a little better. We got to the meet and I pulled her coach aside to tell him to consider himself warned. During march in, I see a panicked coach running toward me with a girl who had gone from her usual pale self to translucent. We made it to the bathroom just in time for her to toss her cookies. She had a pretty big cheering section that night, so she wiped her mouth off, gave me a hug and competed anyway and even did well (2nd place on bars, no less). To coin my brother, who's tougher than Kaiya? A former teammate of hers had invited her to come to her house after the meet, so I let her go (and thankfully, she didn't puke on her friend). </div>
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We had a really nice family gathering on Sunday and then a week to prepare for her party. </div>
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This was an 'on' year for Kaiya meaning she got to have a party. After much debate, she decided to invite just her gym friends. She spends more time with them than she does her own family, so it seemed only fitting. I have to say, however, that this was the most amazing group of girls I have ever hosted. NO drama. Zero. Nada. Zip. They are all self-confident and fun and kind. With the help of a good friend, we turned the house into Lindhardt Nightclub complete with lights, a disco ball and a concession stand. They spent 2.5 hours choreographing a video to the song, Call Me Maybe, which can be seen <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zIOYEWwsrk" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;">HERE</span></a>. It's a little hard to see, but man they worked hard on it. Too cute. They also did skits, painted nails, played a hilarious game with a giant chocolate bar and enjoyed an Italian Soda bar. </div>
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By the time they settled down and started watching a movie, I lost about half of them and within 30 minutes, the rest were out cold. Too cute. </div>
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She is now loving being 12 and with the Young Women at church and no longer with the little kids. She is really growing up. Sure love our Monkey Girl! </div>
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