The Olympics have started and I don't know about your house but on our tv and computer screen that is all we have up and running. Who knows what exactly it is that draws us in but the Clement house are Olympic addicts. Thankfully, we have some good friends that are equally as nutty and into the Olympics and all of its competitions. We had a wonderful night with friends tonight cheering on the competitors and holding our breath on final finishes, out of bound tumbling passes and final dismounts. Phew, it was great!
The Olympics are definately something that drawn in individuals that are likeminded in competitiveness, hardwork and a secret desire to achieve such a huge accomplishment as a gold medal or for that matter any color medal and the dedication that goes into that dream. Whatever it is that glues us to the screen we are looking forward to tomorrow's coverage and hoping that we can draw the 2008 Olympics out as long as possible.
Go USA!!
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Getting Caught Up
Finally, I have a small window of time to sit down & post a few words on what has been going on at the Clement house the past 3 months. Where to start?!
May ~ Emily tried out and made the level 4 competitive gymnastics team at FlightSchool gymnastics. She has diligently worked hard all year long with the end goal being team tryouts and when the day finally came she was incredibly excited. She rocked all of her skills but that pesky front hip circle. Try, try and try again .... She did fabulous and is very excited for competition season to begin.
June ~ The girls finished school with excellent report cards. Emily is now officially a 4th grader, Graci is entering 1st grade and Jillian will complete her last year in preschool. Wow, 1 year away from everyone being in elementary school together. Crazy!! Emily, turned 9 years on the 5th and had a very fun rock climbing party with many of her friends. She reminds me weekly that next year she will be double digits at 10 yr. Seriously, it blows my mind.
On the 17th of June we celebrated my Grandpa's 80th birthday by letting off balloons in the sky and singing Happy Birthday. He went home to be with the Lord in February of this year and our world has never quite been the same. A piece of my heart and soul went with him the day he died and the healing process for myself has been unimagineably hard. He truly was a man to admire, emmulate and laugh at his stubborness.
July ~ The girls all walked in the Hillsboro 4th of July parade representing their gymnastics team. They had a great time and we enjoyed spending the evening watching a fun display of fireworks with friends. Dave's middleschool camp came and went in the middle of the month and it was a lot of fun up in Everett, WA. About 100 middleschools attended and were impacted by a dynamic speaker, Marshall, from Bridgetown Ministries.
August ~ Emily and Grace partcipated in a gymnastics TOPs testing this past weekend and did awesome. It was a neat chance for them to experience what all of their hardwork has gone towards and also learn what they need to continue to develop.
~My goal is to get back to posting once a week and the month of August will hopefully bring a lot of end of the summer fun. Wedding, camping, pictures, birthday's, anniversary, re-decorating, it will be fun but adventurous as we fit everything into the next few weeks before the routine of school begins.
May ~ Emily tried out and made the level 4 competitive gymnastics team at FlightSchool gymnastics. She has diligently worked hard all year long with the end goal being team tryouts and when the day finally came she was incredibly excited. She rocked all of her skills but that pesky front hip circle. Try, try and try again .... She did fabulous and is very excited for competition season to begin.
June ~ The girls finished school with excellent report cards. Emily is now officially a 4th grader, Graci is entering 1st grade and Jillian will complete her last year in preschool. Wow, 1 year away from everyone being in elementary school together. Crazy!! Emily, turned 9 years on the 5th and had a very fun rock climbing party with many of her friends. She reminds me weekly that next year she will be double digits at 10 yr. Seriously, it blows my mind.
On the 17th of June we celebrated my Grandpa's 80th birthday by letting off balloons in the sky and singing Happy Birthday. He went home to be with the Lord in February of this year and our world has never quite been the same. A piece of my heart and soul went with him the day he died and the healing process for myself has been unimagineably hard. He truly was a man to admire, emmulate and laugh at his stubborness.
July ~ The girls all walked in the Hillsboro 4th of July parade representing their gymnastics team. They had a great time and we enjoyed spending the evening watching a fun display of fireworks with friends. Dave's middleschool camp came and went in the middle of the month and it was a lot of fun up in Everett, WA. About 100 middleschools attended and were impacted by a dynamic speaker, Marshall, from Bridgetown Ministries.
August ~ Emily and Grace partcipated in a gymnastics TOPs testing this past weekend and did awesome. It was a neat chance for them to experience what all of their hardwork has gone towards and also learn what they need to continue to develop.
~My goal is to get back to posting once a week and the month of August will hopefully bring a lot of end of the summer fun. Wedding, camping, pictures, birthday's, anniversary, re-decorating, it will be fun but adventurous as we fit everything into the next few weeks before the routine of school begins.
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