August Article

What an amazing month! So much has happened!

So.. for the fourth of July, we went and froze at the parade, and enjoyed every minute of it! You know there is something wrong when you wish you would have taken your winter coat with you on the Fourth of July... Just sayin. Haha Anyway, it was a very good holiday!

We had an awesome “Disco Ball” that I helped plan for the stake youth committee. We rotate planning the quad stake dances. We had square ice cream scoops and Farr’s ice cream! And of course, a huge disco ball! And the weather even held out so we were able to continue with our plans to have it in the pavilion at the stake center. It turned out so well! and I even got to make the flyers for it! They too turned out awesome!

Then the next day, I started into panic mode getting all the last minute things done. It was so much fun being a youth leader and having the chance to be a part of all the behind the scenes stuff! We only had about seven girls total. It was so much fun! We did lots of fun crafts, watched movies with the projector, and we even taped glowstickes to our bodies and make us look like stick figures, then danced in the dark! We also had lots and lots of opportunities to feel the Spirit. I couldn’t have asked for anything more!

On the 23^rd, we “camped out” at grandmas (haha we ended up sleeping on the floor in the basement) with the cousins and then went for the annual family reunion float trip! It was pretty much a three hour water fight! No one left with ANY dry spots on them! It was so fun to spend some time with the family!

So when we returned from the trip, we were very tired, but happy! Until we looked in the fish bowl by the sink. There were two fish floating belly up L. Poor Oliver! He is no more! Thursday night I forked out twenty seven cents for a new member of the family. His name was Stanley. He didn’t even make it two whole days.. but I'm sure they are in a better place.

But on a lighter note, a couple weeks ago I started training to take over for Elsje! She will be out on maternity leave starting in September, so I am the temp! I feel like I am drowning in things still left to learn, but I am catching on fast. It has been so much fun working with her and dad and keeping up the tradition of the Murray girls working at RE/MAX!

Well, I hope this months letter finds you all happy! Have another great one! Love you all!

-Jamie