My AZ Champs

Erik and Lars won 2nd place in their divisions in the Arizona Jiu Jitsu Open yesterday. I was very proud of them both!

Lynda is going to "law school"

This is a picture of ASU's law school where I am going to class on Tuesday/Thursday from 3:30 to 5:00 p.m. for family law, and 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. for employment law. I need 10 classes to graduate, so maybe next May, I'll be done. Three classes are requireds and the rest are of my own choosing. No homework other than reading the material beforehand, and only one test. Pass/fail and no thesis. Can't beat that!

Right across the street from the law school is my church's institute building where students can go for recreation and study, as well as attend the church services on Sunday. If you take a study class there, you can park in their lot for free!. Right now, I'm parking off campus at the light rail train station and taking the train in. It's only one stop away, so just about 10 minutes of extra time to catch the train and walk to the building.

New Beginnings

Last night was New Beginnings for Sarah at church. Since she turned 12 in January, she gets to go to the Young Womens (12-18) classes at church now, and to their activities on Wednesday nights. New Beginnings is the official welcome event to the new girls coming in. They had it at the Brown's house, which is a beautiful "mansion" as Sarah called it. This is the program and a calendar of the year's events, along with a small bouquet for each new girl. The program was just beautiful! Each youth gave a short talk and turned on a lamp that was decorated with the words of all the Young Women's virtues until the whole room was bright, as in let your light shine.

The highlight of the evening for Sarah was the refreshments, which included a chocolate fountain!