Long Course

As it turns out, Mauri could have skipped Friday.  A little after noon, my phone started ringing.  Or playing it's little tune (I guess they don't ring anymore).  I was visiting teaching.  The cute girl I was visiting (and she really is a girl -- she was one of my young women last year) had made me lunch.  The phone calls were to inform me that school was releasing early due to inclement weather, and could I please pick my children up now.  Then my neighbor called.  Then Bill called.  Did I hear that the kids needed to picked up?  I quickly ate the lunch and ended the visit.  I headed off to collect the kids in the wet, slushy snow.  By the time school should have been over, the snow had stopped and the roads were clear.  Of course.

Saturday morning Lexee's track meet was cancelled (the snow had started again), so we headed off to Shilo's swim meet.  It was the first time she had competed in a 50 meter pool, aka a "long course" meet.

It reminded me of when I would occasionally (okay, rarely) swim laps in the 50 meter pool at the Oquirrh Park Fitness Center back in the day.  I vividly remember the first lap I swam in that pool.  I was done exercising by the time I reached the other side.  Actually, though, I think I did a good 4 laps.  Shilo finds that laughable.

By Sunday afternoon, the snow was gone.  I had to get a picture of Mauri and her friend Caitlin in their matching dresses after church.

They even both had side pony-tails.  How cute.  Can you believe how quickly that snow left?  Then what do I wake up to this morning?  More snow, of course.