Encore Solo Festival

Maya and Joseph both did awesome at their Encore Solo Festival 2009 Piano recital.

Maya scored 96 -- Superior.
She played Ballad of Barcelona by Kelsey and The Jig by Bober.

Joseph scored 95 -- also Superior.
He played Bubble Gum by Flatau and Diddley Doodley by Montgomery.

I'm so well-pleased with them both.

Emma at the Rodeo Roundup

Emma had a meet called the "Rodeo Roundup" on Saturday, March 21, at her own gym (Olympus Gymnastics) in Sandy.

There were only three teams there, Olympus Gymnastics, Gym Cats from Bluffdale, UT, and Jackson Gymnastics from Jackson, WY.

Here are her scores for the Rodeo Roundup (RR), the Crystal Cup (CC), and the Lady Luck (LL)

Vault
CC: 9.1
LL: 9.4
RR: 9.4

Floor
CC: 9.325
LL: 8.550
RR: 9.2

Bars
CC: 8.6
LL: 9.0
RR: 9.025

Beam
CC: 8.6
LL: 8.175
RR: 8.9

AllAround
CC: 35.625
LL: 35.125
RR: 36.525

She also just happened to take first in all four events, and thus also in the AllAround.

This is marked improvement for her. To put it into perspective, with a 36.525, she would have gotten 2nd at the Crystal Cup (she was 5th), and she would have tied for first at the Lady Luck (she was 7th).

So, she is clearly improving. However, surely the other girls are as well, so she needs to keep it up!

Her next meet is the Barefoot Invitational in St. George, on April 25th.

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Here are her results online for the Crystal Cup Invitational:
http://www.olympusgymnastics.org/Results/2009CrystalCup/2009_Crystal_Cup_Scores_L4_Jr_9_12.pdf

and the Lady Luck invitational: (search for Fulmar ):
http://www.brownslv.com/files/sitephotos/ll09f4_htm.html

Jennifer Lynn Mauger, 1973 ~ 1990.

I got an email from Autumn today with the 2006 hoax Amber Alert for "Ashley Flores".

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/missing/ashleyflores.asp

The picture of the girl reminded me of Jennnifer Mauger, a highschool classmate who was killed in a bizarre shooting accident.

I loved Jennifer's hair, tanned skin, and cute, came-from-California, personality.

OK. I *might* have had a slight crush on Jennifer, and I very much loved her hair. :)

(Actually, my favorite picture of Lucia has her hair just the same. I'd say I have a thing for that style and color of hair. Even still today.)

*If* I did have a crush I was too introverted to have let anyone know, including her. I had been working up my courage to.

I was very saddened at Jennifer's death.

I think her older sister who was Kim's age was named Michelle. As I remember it, she was also cute.

A quick Google to confirm the spelling of Jennifer's last name, and it turns out there is a picture of Jennifer Lynn Mauger's grave-site. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~idbancem/mccamon_cemeteries/norton_cemetery/photo_surname_m/Jennifer_Lynn_Mauger.jpg

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Funny, the old memories and emotions that a simple photograph can trigger.