Liahona, Homecoming and Covid, Oh My

Aubrey was gone all week for Liahona youth conference in Utah.  I wouldn't hear from her all day but between 10:30-12:30 am our time, she would start texting.  I still didn't get much, but it was fun to catch up.  They kept those kiddos busy with speakers, a "rock concert"...which seemed pretty legit, swimming and other activities.  She comes home this evening (Saturday, October 17th).  I can't wait to give that girl a big old hug.  She's been gone too long.

Tanner has been living up having the car all to himself.  With Parker being older and so social, he was resigned to never having it.  However, with us leaving to Idaho, Park took the van and Tan took the kid car to school.  Then Parker hurt his toe, so Tanner has had the car all to himself.  When I mentioned his luck, he got a small little smile and agreed he had lucked out. (That small little smile equals a huge grin in Tanner talk.)  I'm glad for him.  It will probably be a rude awakening when Park takes back over in a week or two.

With social distanced activities being allowed for church in our area, I decided we could meet in person for our presidency meeting.  We met in my bedroom on Tuesday night.  It was easy to spread out the chairs, and I knew we would probably be covering some more confidential things.

So the good news is we meet on Tuesday evening and accomplished a lot.  The bad news is on Thursday in the early afternoon, Brian realized he really didn't feel well and had a low grade temperature.  He has been holed up in our room.  We got the results Saturday evening, and he is positive.

Lovely picture of me with bed head, dark circles under my eyes, in pajamas, and masking it up in our house as I take Brian meds, meals and drinks.  What is this crazy life???  I moved the extra twin bed into Aubrey's room, and we will be roomies for a bit.

I also reached out to my presidency to let them know and apologize.  I contacted the Gwilliam family we were with last week as well as a few parents my boys had been around.  Most of them said, "No worries.  I am sure we are exposed multiple times per day."   I sent a message to Brinley.  I am not sure if she will have to quarantine or if we need to call the temple to let them know.  

Brian feels badly about exposing people but there is absolutely nothing he could have done differently.  Within a few hours of feeling sick, he took a test and quarantined.  He also is just plain feeling awful.  My poor guy.

Last, on Saturday morning I was helping Tanner load up the lawn equipment in the truck.  I took him over a block and a half to mow a few houses.  Then I realized I could not find my phone.  Sadly, it had fallen out of my pocket, and I ran over it with the truck.  The Worst.  Parker is helping me (aka doing it) transfer everything over to Brinley's old phone.  

Here are a few pictures from our week.

Aub chatting it up with Brian.  I couldn't even get both of them in the picture she was so far away.  She would send him pictures from her camp and once he got them, she would tell him all about each person.  It was kind of adorable.  It was also in the middle of the Alabama game.😂  I'm sure he felt conflicted, but he didn't let on to Aub.

Parker set the Xbox TV up in our room so Brian wouldn't have to just go off his phone or Ipad.  Pretty sweet.

My cute parents leaving our house.  I think they had brought over a little snack pack for Parker.  (Once we learned Brian had Covid, we have been quarantining.)

The triple triple.  (Two phones and a computer.)

This guy and his three besties (Cole, Harper and Austin) made homecoming court which I think is kind of cool.  I took a picture of him smiling but it was blury.  Each organization (Senate, Student Council, Band, Football, Basketball, Honor Society etc.) votes and submits one nominee.  From those forty young men and forty young women selected, the seniors narrow it down to eight, and then the whole school votes.  He did not win but pretty cool to be selected by his peers.   

Cool picture from the game he got hurt in.    Woot Woot.  He has been doing great with his toe.  He hasn't had much pain, and he can put full pressure on his foot now.  Park was very happy to get rid of the crutches.  Doctor thinks he will have the pin out this week and possibly be playing the next week.

He also was selected player of the week for the game he got hurt in.  It was probably his best so far.

Aub's week at Liahona Youth Conference at the Zermatt resort in Midway, Utah.

They got to go in person to their school.

I think La and Aubrey hung with the same group all week.  Braddock had his own group.  They saw each other in passing a few times.

Kimball, Brooks, ?, Elizabeth, Aubrey, Lauron 

Aubrey and her roommate Raileigh Anne

Aub, Katie, Elizabeth, Lauron

Aubrey, Cannon, Elizabeth, Katie

Aubrey and Elizabeth P.

Another different Elizabeth w/ Aubrey

Grandpa took these fun pictures of Brinley this summer.  I'm not sure if I included them on the blog then so I will now.

Parker and Kendyn cheering from the sideline.  Parker was super sad when the team ran out, and he wasn't on the field.  Kendyn told him the first game is the hardest.  Pretty sweet. (He shattered his leg in the first scrimmage of the year.  So sad.)  I didn't go to the game since Brian was feeling sick but some friends sent me this pictures.

Park, Kendyn and Harper

Throw back picture from September for Tanner.  I didn't take any of him this week, but I need to include his cute mug on this post.

Oh wait...I did take this one.  His eye got cut at b-ball practice.  I took a picture to send to Brian.  Tanner hasn't said a word about it.

The End.