2024 - July, August and September
Once upon a time, I was doing quite well and getting monthly updates done (emailed out to family and on the blog) but ... well, not a one in 2024. I have gotten in quite a few individual posts on specific topics, and here's a quarterly report at least ... July/August and September.
Colton got in quite a bit of basketball before he headed off to college. He played in a couple different tournaments, with a few teams. Cal plays in a Men's League on Wednesday nights, and Colton got to play for almost all the summer season (he missed out on the championship games ... but Cal's team still took first place!) Colton won an award for the most points scored in the season.
Cal and Keaton have been working together at Camsen - they had a work retreat (riding RZRs in the mud) and a couple trips to Bear Lake (for work). As those brothers enjoyed working together, Colton got a job for the summer at Cooper's work, DLP. They did a quick interview and hired him immediately, so he didn't have to do a big job search. The brothers were able to carpool, which was nice when we needed to get a car in the shop.
Then ... it was time to get Colton to college! In Oregon! Colton and two other basketball boys found an apartment close to campus. Grayson and Keaton were in charge of getting him there and settled. Colton could take whatever he could fit into his Charger (which didn't have much space) and the guys drove down. Some scrambled shopping to find a bed/desk and all the other essentials (luckily one of the boys lived in-state and had a lot of the common area stocked). A heat wave hit as they were there, and the apartment doesn't have air conditioning. You can see Colton's place HERE, and read his first letters home HERE.
I think that's a decent recap of the last three months ... whew!
- Family Fun: We get in some pickleball every weekend, usually Jen, Landon, Cal, Keaton and Cooper, and Cal's In-laws! Cal and Kate have had a few campouts, one to Jordanelle, where the rest of the Blackham Bunch came up and joined them for a lake day (sans Jen, who was sick). We had a brunch up at SnowBasin. A pizza night (dessert pizza was a huge hit), hot dogs, and of course plenty of Gray's good meats. Coop and Landon went to a concert (Glass Animals at Usana) and Landon and Cal took Coop axe throwing for his birthday. Celebrated birthdays for three of the boys. Had a big family reunion on the Blackham/May side of the family.
- Grayson a GoGo: Gray has been SUPER active, running several half-marathons this year, and also training for big bike races. Seattle to Portland. Logan to Jackson. Salt to Saint. He also participated in the Spartan. Gray's been good at updating his work on his exercise/activities, as they have a challenge going on there. King of the Hill. That has it's own blog post.
- People Pains: Gray hurt his rib and back at the Spartan race, and that hobbled him for a bit. Jen got Covid, second round for her. Hit with the "spinz" a couple times too. Colton ate peanuts and had an allergic reaction (just miserable for a while) and bit his tongue during a basketball game - he could barely eat or talk. Colton also needed some dental work, a root canal and crown. Cal almost chopped his thumb off with a hatchet, and Keaton caught his hand with a screw. Landon ... good news! He's pretty much back to hiking and running after his ACL surgery.
- Repairs Required: SO many breakdowns! We'd had Gray's truck, the Charger, the Durango all in the shop earlier in the year. We had to take the Durango in again for an A/C overhaul ($$), and the Charger in again for a tuneup. Both the Charger and the Tesla got nails in their tires. The house A/C went out, so we had to get that replaced. The oven and dishwasher needed repair, and we just decided to stick with ice cube trays rather than pay for another repair for the freezer ice-maker unit (just repaired last year). We got a new toaster.
Colton got in quite a bit of basketball before he headed off to college. He played in a couple different tournaments, with a few teams. Cal plays in a Men's League on Wednesday nights, and Colton got to play for almost all the summer season (he missed out on the championship games ... but Cal's team still took first place!) Colton won an award for the most points scored in the season.
Cal and Keaton have been working together at Camsen - they had a work retreat (riding RZRs in the mud) and a couple trips to Bear Lake (for work). As those brothers enjoyed working together, Colton got a job for the summer at Cooper's work, DLP. They did a quick interview and hired him immediately, so he didn't have to do a big job search. The brothers were able to carpool, which was nice when we needed to get a car in the shop.
Then ... it was time to get Colton to college! In Oregon! Colton and two other basketball boys found an apartment close to campus. Grayson and Keaton were in charge of getting him there and settled. Colton could take whatever he could fit into his Charger (which didn't have much space) and the guys drove down. Some scrambled shopping to find a bed/desk and all the other essentials (luckily one of the boys lived in-state and had a lot of the common area stocked). A heat wave hit as they were there, and the apartment doesn't have air conditioning. You can see Colton's place HERE, and read his first letters home HERE.
I think that's a decent recap of the last three months ... whew!
Here's a LIVE look ... One Second Style.
July 2024
https://youtu.be/ja_15C8A5Mk
August 2024
https://youtu.be/-FJgJ8TVLBc
September 2024
https://youtu.be/j4IsJh18tt4
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