Freestyle State & a Week of Concerts (and Rehearsals)

Well--we went for it.  And it was tough going!  Libby had 4 girls in her bracket, all state placers from last year.  And while she was on her 3rd freestyle tournament ever (and looked strong), she was outmatched.  I think she got pinned twice and teched twice.  It was fast and furious.  Seriously much faster than folkstyle.  So kind of less painful as a parent.  It's over in like 30-40 seconds sometimes. Needless to say, she won't be on the WA National Dual team.  (She needed to at least place and probably win at the tournament yesterday).  But after cutting weight all week, she's not that sad.  And I think she's fired up to get in the weight room before next season. 

Ben also lost 3 quick matches.  He's resolved to hit the weight room with dad too.  

Ben has an awesome war wound from practice this week.  It's hidden mostly by his glasses, but that's also making it quite painful.  

After Libby finished, I dropped them off at home and headed to the stake conference leadership session (which was awesome).  Then I left there as the closing song started to get to Sarah's final concert of the week.  Whew.  It was a busy day! Sarah had 2 rehearsals and 2 concerts this week.  One was with Camerata and the Michigan Men's Glee club (AMAZING!)  The other was with the Rainbow City Orchestra.  It was okay.  I think I might have liked it better if it hadn't come at the end of this very long week.  Thankfully we get a bit of a break.  Wrestling is officially over.  No more concerts for a minute. 

But I'm headed to Orlando on Thursday to be with Rachel for a week. So, no real rest for the weary.  

We also had an appointment with a new family therapist this week--to help Derek and I as we help Libby navigate her challenges with depression & anxiety.  I think she's going to be great.  Sarah had a dr. appointment this week because she's been randomly vomiting in the night for months now.  Ugh.  Her first set of tests came back clear. Now just need to submit that stool sample (when??) so they can test for some other things. 

So yeah...Busy busy.