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Monday, September 12, 2016

Top Ten of First Half of 2013-2014 School Year (standard disclaimer...in no particular order)

10.  Went from four shifts of heading out the door for school to only three shifts! Wahoo! Davey joined the ranks of the elementary school crowd...no more preschool at this house! Although we do have high school, junior high and elementary covered...next year we will add college to the list!

9.  After watching Emi's reach her personal goal with tennis each year...oh wait, we need a quick recap of goals: 1. Freshman goal: hmmmmm....I want to play tennis in high school even though I haven't really played ever except for a few summer rec classes in elementary school...Goal #1 attained when she spent nearly every morning in June and July hitting balls at the tennis court at good ole Cheese Park or Rocket Park and felt comfortable enough to at least tryout (imagine my panic when I realized tryouts were a month sooner than we anticipated and in the middle of a major rappelling girls camp in Zions that we had been training for all year...we made both work)! 2.Sophomore goal: just make the team...Goal #2 attained when she literally squeaked by and snatched the very last spot on the roster (being a lefty, teachable and cheerful has it perks)! 3. Junior goal: after a fun sophomore season, watching the better girls competing at Regions left her wanting more, so she said "You will see me at Regions next year!"...Goal #3 attained by not only playing second singles on the JV team but winning 1st place at Regions last year on a team that took the state title (check out her ring...it is pretty cute)! Which leads us to the final goal...4. Senior goal: make the varsity team....whoa, that is a tough on a very deep team but the girl has heart and said she was going for it and Rob and I crossed our fingers...the season started with a lot of ups and downs...a few opportunities were sent her way and she stepped up and took complete advantage of the opportunities before we knew it she was playing Varsity 1st Doubles with her darling friend SJ!! They had a fantastic season...won some heart-pounding, I thought I was going to throw up matches, loss some heart-breaking, played their guts out/ matches, took the Region titled and marched their way through the State Title bracket, finally playing the favorites, a team that was not only undefeated but had never lost a set to anyone (and if you know tennis you know that was a biggie), a team that eventually took the State Title and a team that Ems and SJ took to a tie-breaker! Even though they lost in the final minutes of the very long match, it was awesome!! Goal #4 attained!!!

8. And on to volleyball! How is it that my two oldest both play sports that in the school run the same season?!? Luckily, their matches run on different days so we get to watch it all! Abby decided the summer before she started junior high to leave her dancing days behind and give volleyball a try! She worked hard in the summer of 2011 and ways excited to tryout for the junior high team. Go Eagles! She gave it her all and made it through the intial cuts but was one of the last girls to get cut her seventh grade year...instead of feeling sorry for herself, she approached the coach and asked if there was anyway she could work as a manager, and if the coach ever needed someone to help run drills with the team Abby was up to the task. The team already had managers but the coach decided to give her a shot and Abby worked her guts out doing everything and anything she could think of to make herself valuable to the coach. She learned and grew and when she signed up for a club team, after the school season was over, she was a much improved player! She kept at it and when junior high tryouts rolled around in eighth grade Abby had made the cut!! The first game of the 2012 season was an away game. JV always plays after the varsity match so Abby told me that being a new eighth grader she'd just be playing JV and I did not need to get there until later. I showed up just as the game was winding down and who was right there in the middle of things playing varsity but my cutie Abby! She started that game and has started every game since! We had a great time watching the BJH eagles play all through 8th and 9th grade! It was amazing to watch her through herself on the ground to save a point or get her team psyched up with her positive attitude and enthusiam for the game. It wasn't a surprise to me when she was chosen as a captain in 9th grade...but little did I know the biggest surprise was on its way! At the end of season volleyball dinner the coaches give awards. Every team member gets one and when Abby received one acknowledging her willingness to sacrifice her body for the team I thought that sounded like the perfect award. After those awards the coach announced that they were giving two more very special awards. The first was the Sportmanship Award. I have to admit I suddenly thought, Abby has that in the bag. Watching the way she conducts herself with her team and the way she always supports her team mates has been a pleasure. Parents had commented often to me that...AND NOW IT IS 9/12/2016 AND I AM PUBLISHING THIS UNFINISHED POST ANYWAYS. I AM SORRY TO LIZZIE AND ANNIE AND DAVEY WHO I HADN'T GOTTEN TO THEIR PORTION OF THE 2013-2014 SCHOOL YEAR.

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