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Monday, June 20, 2011
6/17 Swim Meet Results
The results are in for last weekend's swim meet: Abe won two 2nd places, one 3rd, and a 4th (in a relay); Joy won two 2nd and two 1st place ribbons! What great swimmers we have. Details below.
The meet was held at Thatcher Pool -- that's a first in 6 years. The pool is small and was quite crowded even though Safford was not invited to this meet (Pima and Morenci). It was a very hot, windy afternoon and evening; we felt like we were all in a blow dryer at the beginning for thie first hour. My car was in the shop and Jared was out of town, so Teleysha was kind enough to drive us to the meet and Lisa Allred drove us home. We sat by Teleysha and I think that helped Sariah be confident enough to say she would swim in the next meet. Lisa was a timer, and you can hear her cheering Abe on in one of the videos below. Porter Christensen joined us for a while until his dad got there. Thatcher organization was not quite up to speed and there are only 6 lanes, so the meet was slow going.
Events and Times:
Abe (11-12 year olds)
100 Freestyle 1:30:08 (2nd)
50 Breaststroke 52:13 (2nd)
50 Freestyle 40:50 (3rd)
He started this meet with no entry times because it was not the first meet of the season so I did not have his times. Since the meet was at Thatcher, I think the coach was understandably too preoccupied to put his times on. So here is the heat where he was seeded oddly and actuallytook 3rd (but a clear first in this heat).
(vidoes to uplaod later when the system will work)
Events and Times:
Joy (age 7-8)
25 Butterfly 30:82 (2nd)
25 Backstroke 30:81 (2nd)
25 Breaststroke 32:62 (1st)
25 Freestyle 28:73 (1st)
Joy swam slow, she was sort of grumpy and not excited to swim. Then one of her friends told her she would not be her friend any more, and made her cry. The young girls don't know how to be friends and still compete, and it is more important to Joy to be friends than to win. (The "friend" also beat her by a hair in those two events, so maybe she just knows the "head game" better. She is also an August birthday, so she is actually a year older than Joy.) But I have also had to convince Joy that coming in second is not "losing the race", as she puts it.
The meet was held at Thatcher Pool -- that's a first in 6 years. The pool is small and was quite crowded even though Safford was not invited to this meet (Pima and Morenci). It was a very hot, windy afternoon and evening; we felt like we were all in a blow dryer at the beginning for thie first hour. My car was in the shop and Jared was out of town, so Teleysha was kind enough to drive us to the meet and Lisa Allred drove us home. We sat by Teleysha and I think that helped Sariah be confident enough to say she would swim in the next meet. Lisa was a timer, and you can hear her cheering Abe on in one of the videos below. Porter Christensen joined us for a while until his dad got there. Thatcher organization was not quite up to speed and there are only 6 lanes, so the meet was slow going.
Events and Times:
Abe (11-12 year olds)
100 Freestyle 1:30:08 (2nd)
50 Breaststroke 52:13 (2nd)
50 Freestyle 40:50 (3rd)
He started this meet with no entry times because it was not the first meet of the season so I did not have his times. Since the meet was at Thatcher, I think the coach was understandably too preoccupied to put his times on. So here is the heat where he was seeded oddly and actuallytook 3rd (but a clear first in this heat).
(vidoes to uplaod later when the system will work)
Events and Times:
Joy (age 7-8)
25 Butterfly 30:82 (2nd)
25 Backstroke 30:81 (2nd)
25 Breaststroke 32:62 (1st)
25 Freestyle 28:73 (1st)
Joy swam slow, she was sort of grumpy and not excited to swim. Then one of her friends told her she would not be her friend any more, and made her cry. The young girls don't know how to be friends and still compete, and it is more important to Joy to be friends than to win. (The "friend" also beat her by a hair in those two events, so maybe she just knows the "head game" better. She is also an August birthday, so she is actually a year older than Joy.) But I have also had to convince Joy that coming in second is not "losing the race", as she puts it.
Monday, June 13, 2011
Joy the mermaid.
25 Freestyle. She slows to get the water out of her goggles and comes in second.
Joy wins the breaststroke for 8 and under.
2nd leg of freestyle relay, she passes all the other teams.
Backstroke. Struggles with lane lines and fear of head hitting.
25 Butterfly. This was her first event of the evening. My camera stopped recording before the end because it was full, but she came in first. She had never swam (swum?) fly before.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
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opposits
Koshijutsu (骨指術; attacks against muscles) is the skill of attacks to muscle and nerve points in Japanese martial arts. Koshijutsu is a major component of taijutsu. ""koshijutsu literally means "Bone Fingers" and it means the bony fingers pressing in on the pressure points of a human around the whole body.
This art of nerve striking utilizes the knowledge of the human body's nerves and muscles. The striking of these point causes sharp pain, numbness, and through some vital points the martial artist can cause temporary paralysis and even death. One can use this knowledge to gain an advantage over a larger or maybe even more skilled opponent. For instance if the opponent is skilled in blocking strikes, one could start by striking the points on the limbs and slowing the adversary down bit by bit, working up to the more vital nerve points and incapacitating the opponent and allowing for escape. There are some occasions where the martial artist must defend themselves, the well being of a weaker ally or innocent person, in which the martial artist is taught to engage and fight.
Koppōjutsu (骨法術) means attacks against bones in Japanese. Koppōjutsu is commonly considered a hard art in comparison to the soft arts such as koshijutsu (骨指術; attacks against muscles). Legend claims it was invented by the kappa, who excel at this discipline.
This art of nerve striking utilizes the knowledge of the human body's nerves and muscles. The striking of these point causes sharp pain, numbness, and through some vital points the martial artist can cause temporary paralysis and even death. One can use this knowledge to gain an advantage over a larger or maybe even more skilled opponent. For instance if the opponent is skilled in blocking strikes, one could start by striking the points on the limbs and slowing the adversary down bit by bit, working up to the more vital nerve points and incapacitating the opponent and allowing for escape. There are some occasions where the martial artist must defend themselves, the well being of a weaker ally or innocent person, in which the martial artist is taught to engage and fight.
Koppōjutsu (骨法術) means attacks against bones in Japanese. Koppōjutsu is commonly considered a hard art in comparison to the soft arts such as koshijutsu (骨指術; attacks against muscles). Legend claims it was invented by the kappa, who excel at this discipline.
Friday, June 18, 2010
2010 Swimming
Abe and Joy are enduring their first swim season well. I have been keeping all the heat ribbons in a little book. Above is a photo of Abe's practice dive and where he was leading the audience in the Pledge of Alliegence (you can just see a little of the headset microphone cord).
Sunday, May 23, 2010
temple cultural celebration
Lydia did some fun dances. In one she was a pioneer and did some partner dancing with Travis Skinner. In the other she wore a brown shirt with "100% cotton" on it and the whole field was filled with popping cotton balls (white beanies).
Earlier that day, Dad was out looking at horses with his friend, Harold Matthews. Harold is fluent in Horse, but his Spanish is pretty rough. Harold "felt like I should move away" just before a mare came and kicked at another through the fence right where Jared was. Jared felt it was another of the narrow escapes prophesied by his grandfather in a blessing. To me the story reemphasized how important timing is. It is amazing how we can be blessed by being in the right place at the right time. I think it is part of the admonition to "stand in holy places". Being able to be in and watch the temple cultural celebration was a special treat for our whole family. Many people are calling it a once in a lifetime experience, which makes me smile, since I remember them telling me that when I attended the dedication of the Jordan River temple as a youngster. This is the 6th temple dedication I have participated in. But I do regret that Jarom did not follow his prompting to attend institute even though he was not attending school this semester. The institute kids were all technical crew and stuff; he just had his wisdom teeth out and did well to get to and sit through the program. Anyway, if I can focus on the wonderful benefits that being here has brought to the family, then maybe I won't feel so bad about being so far away from the rest of my family.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
Girls Bedroom -- getting finished!
Yes, Joy's purple rug and lamp are too bright. And Lydia still wants her animal prints. Its ok. I can take it.
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Joy is So Good at Dancing!
So Benjamin really likes to watch our home videos on the computer. The other day we came across this video from Christmas that we took at Joy's dance recital. I thought all of you might enjoy it as well, so I'm posting it here for all of you to enjoy. So, without further ado, here's the video:
Saturday, February 6, 2010
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Friday, December 11, 2009
murder
Richard and Judy lay dead on the floor with a puddle of glass and water arround them. The room has one door and one window the door is steel and locked and the window is just cracked open. no rifels or weapons have been used. how did they die?
Monday, November 30, 2009
Dear Santa...
Dad
Mom
Lydia
· A library of books I have started a gathering of other that I have read and wish to read I love most autbooks for bigger books but also comics
How to cd on card games
I might also like some videos games games that help develops the brain I don’t think I really need other videos games and might not even those games
A job that fun and well paining
A car I want the Buick back so that I could ride in it with the roof down and a cool scar of my head to keep my hair out of my face
Abe
Joy
Ransom
Clare
Jarom
Alysa
Jacob
- Horse videos
- Happy wife
- binoculars fix and case
- Dress shoes
- Scripture case
Mom
- House done
- Good books
- Love in the family
Lydia
· A library of books I have started a gathering of other that I have read and wish to read I love most autbooks for bigger books but also comics
- · Stephenie Meyer:
- · J R R Tolkien:
- · J K Rowling:
- · Hilary McKay:
- · Chris d'Lacey:
- · Erin Hunter:
- · Jenny Nimmo:
- · Justin Somper:
- · Trenton Lee Stewart:
- · Suzanne Collins:
- · Mary Pope Osborne:
- · R A Salvatore:
- · Kenneth Oppel
- · Diana Wynne Jones
- · Shannon Hale:
- · Wendy Mass:
- · Christopher paolini:
- · Rick Riordan:
- · Brandon Mull:
- · Dean Lorey
- · Chris Heimerdinger. #8 and on
How to cd on card games
I might also like some videos games games that help develops the brain I don’t think I really need other videos games and might not even those games
A job that fun and well paining
A car I want the Buick back so that I could ride in it with the roof down and a cool scar of my head to keep my hair out of my face
Abe
- A big book on spies
- Weapons for a spies
- Other on that nothing that comes into mind
Joy
- a hair doll
- A travel hair brush w/ mirror
- Another kitten a white one
Ransom
Clare
- hair straigtener
- nylons
- memory foam mattress pad
Jarom
- missionary stuff
Alysa
- twilight journal set
- apron
- flashlight
- hats
- iTunes card
- stationery
- chest (about 3 ft long)
- driving gloves
- puppets
- Importance of Being Earnest movie
Jacob
- tools: hammer crescent wrench
- watch: analog not digital, with metal not leather band.
- clothes, size XL
- shoes, size 14
- CD's by artists like Cannonball Adderly, Freddie Hubbard, Lee Morgan, Medeki Martin and Wood, Beethoven.
- books (likes Terry Pratchett)
- soccer ball
- frisbee
- laptop
- board books
- easy puzzles
- wears size 24 months
- toys
- clipboard
- stepstool
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