First Annual Stone Olympics Results Part One

Yesterday we had the triathlon portion of the first annual Stone Olympics. I think all would agree it was a lot of fun. And a lot of guts were spilled. Hopefully next year we will have a few more participants. Here are the results:

The Sprint triathlon consisted of a quarter-mile swim, 13 mile bike, 5 km run.

Sprint Triathlon

Name Swim time Bike time RUN time Total time place

Michael 9:15 44:12 18:54 1:12:21 first

Juliet    only completed run: 21:33

The Mini triathlon consisted of an eighth of a mile swim, approximately 4 mile bike, and just under 1 mile run.

Mini Triathlon

Name Swim time Bike time Run time Total time Place

Derrinda 5:39 26:09 10:23 42:11 First

Mercedes 5:53 28:32 10:19 44:44 Second

Dallas 9:35 26:47 9:21 45:03 Third

Chanelle 7:14 30:18 13:29 50:21 fourth

Thanks to all who participated. We're looking forward to part two Memorial Day. I think all would agree that this was a very tough triathlon course. Very hilly. Great job all participants!

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day to all of you mothers. I am not a mother so I can not fully comprehend what a hard job it is. But I know, it is harder than any 9-to-5 job you can think of.

There are not words to express my love and appreciation for my own mother. She has always been a shining example of what a mother should be. I could not have been blessed with a better mother.

For the past 7+ years, she has dedicated her to caring for me. For this I will be eternally grateful. Nobody can ever do things quite as good as my mom. Thank you, Mom! I love you.

Mexico or America?

I read a news article today which was rather disturbing. To sum up the article, it basically said that five boys in a public school in the San Francisco Bay Area wore an American flag T-shirt, and bandannas on their heads to school yesterday.

The disturbing part is that these boys were reprimanded for wearing patriotic attire. The reason? It was Cinco de Mayo yesterday, which is a Mexican holiday. This school is in the United States of America. So, why would five boys be reprimanded for wearing patriotic attire to school in the United States of America?

The idiotic principle or administration of the school thought that because the school has a high percentage of Mexican students, that it was somehow wrong for these American students to wear patriotic attire in an American school. How messed up is that?

One of the Mexican students even said, that she was glad that these boys got sent home for "disrespecting her".  How is wearing an American flag T-shirt in America disrespectful? There are not words to describe how ridiculous this is. It makes my blood boil.

First of all, last time I checked, California was part of the United States of America. Not Mexico. The school administration even said that the boys could wear those T-shirts/bandannas any other day of the year. But not on Cinco de Mayo. Get real.

Now, I know how liberal the bay area it is, but this is going way too far. To threaten suspension and send five boys home from school because they have been patriotic is just plain wrong. As far as I'm concerned, the school/district administration should all be fired. And all the Mexicans who feel so disrespected by Americans being loyal to their country, should all be deported back to Mexico. Where they can enjoy Cinco de Mayo without having patriotic Americans "disrespecting them".

I keep thinking there's nothing else that could happen that would shock me. But I keep being wrong.

That's my two cents.

Families

I figured you guys were tired of looking at the fish soap every time you logged onto my blog, so I figured I would just do a quick update.

Yesterday we had our monthly family home evening with my brother, sisters, and their families. It’s always fun to get together. The kids always have a blast being around each other. I cherish the times we can all get together. I wish we could do it more often.

We had a lovely dinner and lesson and of course lots of visiting. Juliet took the lesson from Pres. Monson’s conference talk from April 2005 entitled “Constant Truth for Changing Times”.  It was a great message and several tears were shed.

May is the busiest birthday month in our family, so we will be having lots of get-togethers this month. Not to mention, Mother’s Day, the race this Saturday, plenty of soap making, of which I’m most excited about, and let’s not forget The Stone Olympics! Did I forget anything?

So this will be an exciting month! I love when we all get together. It’s so nice to have all of my siblings living so close. Perhaps it’s a small glimpse into what the celestial kingdom will be like, with families being together, and sharing joy. After all, being together forever as families, is what we’re all striving to obtain.

Anyway, these are my thoughts today.

That’s my two cents.