Wes travel and Brooky Math

I wanted to just write down a few other things happening.While I was at the talent show on Friday morning I got an urgent text from Wes saying he had to let the guys at work know by noon if he could travel for most of June.  He'll be gone this week Mon-Thurs in Alaska with his final long Alaska trip yet to come.  Now he'll have to turn around and be gone most of June to help support the launch in Virginia.  Not as far away but more time away is always difficult.  Interesting how we are blessed that it is not on our Anniversary weekend in June and he should be home before the Sheppard Family Reunion in July.  Little miracles all the time.  I will definitely need the strength promised in my blessing from Dad.
 Brookly tested into 7th grade Pre-Algebra. She is the only one as a 5th grader this year to test so high and be chosen to go to the Jr. High to take it as a 6th grader next year. She was then recommended by her teacher and Principal to the Jr. High for this course. We'd have to transport her to the Jr. High and back each day. We were excited about this and talked with her about it and what she'd like to do and had pretty much decided it would be a good thing until we read the parent letter. This is basically 2 years ahead of other students in her grade. Our other boys took the advanced Math that put them a year ahead and we know the struggles that gave Dallin by his Senior year. Oh, she meets all the requirements and such for the accelerated program but the require you to make a commitment for 6 years of study in advanced Math and through the rest of the requirements we read that she may have to be transported to college and possilby pay tuition for her Senior Math for BC Calculus as it is not presently offered in all the high schools. Well, she does want to be a pediatrician but this was outrageous! We thought it would help her develop her other talents of Orchestra and Choir by freeing up an elective later in High School since we require Seminary, but instead it requires intense Math study all through. Not quite what we thought for her. So we declined the offer and now we keep getting teachers and Principal Secretary and others who are congratulating her and tryinbg to work it out for her but we really don't want to do it. She wants to enjoy her High School years and already with so many required classes and Seminary a no credit elective it's hard to fit in paying for an A Hour to graduate. Crazy!! She has so many gifts it's hard to help her balance and figure out what she really wants when she's in 5th grade! So... we just wanted to share our brag with you because that's what family is for right, that she was chosen, but she's not going to do it:) It's hard to get excited with anyone else who didn't get this chance:)