Center Circle Wrestling Camp 2025

 This year Center Circle was a blast and went off, basically without a hitch.  

4th time is the charm? 

We got everything for the store in one big shop (Derek was able to help me, so saved me from hefting all those flats of Gatorade.) 

We got a really good variety of things and they sold!  We had a very successful store.  

We also had a good laundry day.  Clark and I have this down.  I had the idea to ziptie the laundry bags closed so they don't burst in the big washers.  Gold.  Then we also could more easily count our loads.  We did about 120 loads.  We started at 8:30 am and finished by 2:30.  Not bad! 

The fire alarm didn't go off.  We had no catastrophic injuries.  Sarah even had a great time even though she was kinda dreading it. Sarah won at least one match and was in the finals for the takedown tournament and for sumo.  Ben won two matches (his goal was one, so this was overachieving!)  He looked good in all his matches--but he did have to wrestle the lightweight camp MVP.  Kid was a tiny beast!  Both Ben and Sarah have gotten so much better. 

I came home tired (keeping the store open until 11 pm isn't good for my sleep!)  But happy that we did a good job. 

Almost all the SW kids.  One had to leave early and one wasn't done loading his stuff yet.  
We also had 2 SW Coaches stay and help out the whole time, Braden and Dylan.  It was a blast having them hanging out in the store. 

Small SW girls group

Big bunch of guys

I put names on a lot of shirts, as well as some funny stuff.

The spread

 

Happy Birthday Libby!

 We got home from the Tahoe trip in time to celebrate Libby's birthday.  She wanted Din Tai Fung, but we couldn't get a reservation.  So we talked her into Spiros.  A cheaper and closer option--and she's always asking for Spiros--so it was a win.

I bought her a dorm room med kit, I used AI to write a cute little rhyme to go on it (she loves writing all her things with AI--so I knew she'd appreciate it.) I included cold meds, tummy trouble meds, staph and ring worm meds, all the pain relievers.  I included little directions on each bottle or tube.  So hopefully she's all set for whatever strikes.  

I also got her a 3 drawer thing (sage green) for her dorm, and a bunch of moving boxes.  I customized the boxes with "Libby's Dorm," or "Iowa or Bust," on them.  I taped them together and wrapped them.  She wasn't that stoked.  Haha.  Especially since I guess she'd never heard the term Iowa or Bust.  She didn't get it. It was pretty funny.  I also got her sage green set of hangers.  Also not excited about those.  Haha.

Derek is going to get her a tattoo.  He was super opposed at first, but they decided on one together and now he's all in.  It's so expensive.  That's what I struggle with most here.  But I guess it's happening this next weekend while we're camping.

I accidentally sent her photobook to Brad.  Shutterfly is the worst, as it always defaults to Brad's address.  He said he'd send it, but it still hasn't come yet.  I probably should have made Shutterfly resend it to me.

Anyway--this girl is 18.  She's realizing adulting is pretty hard.  While we were at Center Circle she fell asleep at work and got in trouble with her boss for not going to pick up one of the kids from practice.  She also didn't take her meds even one time while we were gone.  Oh boy.  Does not bode well for college.  But she's going.  And she'll figure it out.

She found a frog outside in our driveway.  Gave it a little kiss. It did not become a prince. 

Iowa or Bust

She's 18!

Randall 50th Anniversary Party

 When we first started talking about celebrating my parents' 50th Wedding Anniversary, I sent my dad the Zephyr Point info from where we did the Fehlberg Family Reunion a few years back.  He said--great--but you should plan it.  Haha.  

So, I did.  And it was super fun!  Of course there are several things I would tweak, and I had some great help from my sibs.  But it was a blast.  10 out of 10 would do again.

Seriously every picture seems magical and like I want to share it. 

So I'm going to have to hold back.  But here's the agenda and some of my favorite moments.  My kids were rockstars, having fun, participating, and helping the littles have fun too.

Zephyr Point is amazing!  Everyone loved it.

Part of the talent show was singing Randall classics--Mimi brought shower caps for the Tubby Song

The happy couple in their cute shirts

50 years! 

Go Bling!  A family favorite.  Our own custom version of Go Fish

Our balloon cluster (this was at the Carson Valley Inn where we had the final celebration dinner)

Lots of dancing

All the guests

We had two special guests for this meal, my cousin Cindy and her husband John

So many fun meals in the cafeteria at Zephyr

These guys were a dynamic duo for the Minute to Win it competition

We did family photos, and then some bubble blowing

All the grandkids except Bip, she was too young

It was a bit chilly, but the kids had fun at the beach anyway

Ben's first plunge of the summer (we didn't renew our pool membership, so it was in the lake this year.)

Okay, isn't he looking so grown up? 

Ben with Devin

Mimi and Papa! 

Tahoe is about a 14 hour road trip.  Very long.  On the way there these guys watched all 6 Jurassic Park movies.  We didn't even bring any other movies, so we had to swing by a Walmart on the way home and buy some for the way home. (This was on the way to our little hike, but the sibs had fun together.) 

Libby helped Ben do an instagram photoshoot (and of course he took pics of her too)

Beautiful

We had fun paddle boarding around. 

I am not doing it all justice.  I'm so thankful for my family and for the chance to be with them! 

The First Few Weeks of Summer...Derek Edition

 Derek's been working a lot--front loading for when he's in season and can't work OT.  He worked a LONG day on the 4th, and a LONG day last Saturday.  Tomorrow I'm taking him on the Diablo Dam tour --a trip I gave him for his birthday! 

He did a great job of holding down the fort while I was gone.  I'm very glad to be back with him. 

This is the only picture I have of him in the last few weeks--from right before I left.  But it was a proud moment! 

The First Few Weeks of Summer...Ben Edition

 Ben had football camp, then got home and settled into a routine and decided he didn't want to go to Utah. So he stayed home to lift and go with Libby to work to hang out with Jed.  Now he's at FSY.  He's having fun, but says he won't mind that we're picking him up early for Tahoe. 

4th of July (I think?) I know he spent it with these kiddos :) 

I took him on errands before I left.  He pushed the cart and I ate the ice cream. Good role reversal from when he was little :) 

Libby took the kids on a zoo day.  

FSY drop off.  The UPS campus us amazing.  Right in the sketchy heart of Tacoma.  But it's seriously lovely.  Glad he's going there! 

I'm glad we'll all be going to Tahoe together soon!