Week one Jan29- Feb 3rd 2024

 Weekly Review #1

Welcome back to Weekly Review where we review the week, and you read it. Here we go.

Sunday- The younger boys started the day off with some very heartwarming Random Acts, that

filled their soul with kindness for the rest of the day. They went to church and had a very good, spiritual

church meeting that included spilling sacrament water all over someone’s pants, the taking off of a

certain person’s shoes, and Camille’s farewell speech that made the mom of the Rogers family cry very

big tears. After church, Brecken was taking down chairs when he and Logan Templeman got into a small

disagreement with an angry single adult about how many chairs they should leave up for their ward.

Don’t worry though, luckily, they were able to deescalate the argument just how Jesus would, so they

were proud about that. The dad, Jeter, Whitney, and Jaren were driving home from some place called

Las Vegas Nevada, after going to U2 the previous night, while the people at home prepared the most

bussin dinner ever, including candy carrots, Mississippi pot roast, and a ton of mashed potatoes. The

family had a fireside that night at 7:00, and the U2 fan club arrived at about 6:15 so they only got about

thirty minutes to eat as a family. They went to the fireside where Jaren was conducting and then, they

had a 15lb Lehi Bakery brownie. Dad sadly left for San Diego and could not make it to the fireside.

Monday- The kids dreaded going back to school, but unfortunately it happened anyway. They

younger ones had a long day of mathematics, language arts, and no specialty, but it was nothing

compared to moms struggles in trying to save the old photos and videos that were on her old red

computer. Both kids came home with heavy backpacks and empty stomachs (due to the lunch lady’s

specialty, breaded pork chop. YUCK!) When they got home, I am happy to report that they were able to

fill their stomachs and play with Kohen Chamberlain. At approximately 5:30, they all piled up into the car

and drove all the way to Alta high school where Jaren had a brilliant game scoring 5 points. They drove

home, and despite the constant pleas from Dallin, did not get ice cream. They got home at about 9:00

and had an immaculate sleep dreaming sweet dreams.

Tuesday- The mother of the household had a very spiritual morning going to the Timpanogos

Temple and doing some endowment sessions with Jess Hess and Amy Sylvester. Meanwhile dad was

enjoying San Diego in a land far, far away called California. The kids had to go to school again and Dallin

found Nitro Type and is currently very obsessed with it. Brecken got to go to the school library, so it

wasn’t a totally bad school day, because he did get books 2 and 3 of the Micheal Vey series. When he

got home, he was very happy due to school being over, and got invited to go to Harvey Park to hang out

with some friends while mom was hanging out on the front porch enjoying the sunshine with Amy

Chamberlain and Amber Gerritsen. Brecken went to Harvey Park with Brock and Nixon, and while they

were playing basketball, they met a teenager named Mathew who had autism and was the funniest kid

they had ever met. After every basket he would make, he would bang his chest and yell “KING KONG!”

When Brecken came back to the house he found Jaren, his mom, Camille, Dallin, and Sam all sitting

there chatting to Brecken’s sister Abby, they did that for a while until they found nothing else to talk

about. They then ended the call and Sam wanted to watch the “New Mario Show”, but unfortunately,

they would not be able to watch the whole thing, so he went home with Camille. Camille came over a

little while later so that Jaren and her could go to Cane’s and chat about stuff. The part of the family that

was still home were overcome with loneliness and so they went to Costa Vida where Brecken tried

something other than a normal kid’s meal. They then proceeded to go to bed when their mom came

running into their room at 9:30 saying that they need to go across the street in the snowy cold in their

pajamas to say goodbye to Camille, because she was leaving for her mission on the following morning.

They then went back across the street and drifted off into an uninterrupted, happy sleep.

Wednesday- Brecken started the day off with a delicious Costco muffin, and then proceeded to

watch soccer highlights until about 20 minutes from when they went to school, so their mom was mad

about that. But they got to school on time, so that was a good thing. It was a normal day of schooling

except for the fact that Brecken had a lazy substitute that literally did nothing. So, he was happy to get

out of school just like every day, but when he got home, he figured out that he only had an hour to play.

So, he went into the backyard and played a good round of soccer before basketball practice. He got

ready, and then Jaren took him to practice. He had a good practice and then came home to some hot

dinner, ate it quickly, and then went to deacons. The rest of the family was just leading normal lives

during Wednesday, but business was booming for Brecken as he navigated his eventful day.

Thursday- It was a straightforward morning for basically everybody, but Brecken was a little

grumbly for the day to come because today was the day that he would take the A.L.L. tests. When he

got to school, he was just getting settled in when sure enough a person came in saying in a really high

pitched that they needed the kids for A.L.L. So, he got up and went to the library with a couple other

kids from his grade, and got on his computer when they said, “We will start with a 45-minute math

test”, and he just about cried. Following the math test was a writing/science/social studies test that took

another 45-minutes. Then, shortly thereafter were 9 mini-15-minute tests designated to figure out how

your brain works. The very last mini quiz was very difficult for everybody in that room. It was basically

just a ton of questions where you would see a piece of paper, they would fold it for you, and then they

would punch a hole in it. You would have to visualize what it would look like when it was unfolded, and then click the answer. By the 3rd test Brecken had a very bad headache and was considering going

home, but he knew he had to power through to get good scores, so he drank some water and bent his

brain a little bit more. When he got home, he just laid on the couch for a solid 10 minutes, took some

Motrin, and then Sam came over. To keep Sam from thinking about Camille, they popped some

popcorn, and then watched the Super Mario Bros Movies. Sam loved every minute of it but kept on

getting mad that Brecken was eating a lot of popcorn. When they finished the movie Sam had to go

home so that they could go to the Jazz game as soon as their dad came back. So, when he arrived at

home, they all piled up into the car and went and watched the Jazz get beaten by three points to the

Philadelphia 76ers, but it was a fun time.

Friday- Another normal morning for the outstanding Rogers family as everybody goes to school,

and mom plans for a successful Smiths trip, but the big question of the day, will it be successful? The

kids are off to school and now that just leaves mom writing her shopping list. Feeling ready for the day

she hops into her car, she is driving down the neighborhood, she is about to turn out of the

neighborhood when suddenly the car stalls LOL. She turns the car off, and then turns the car back on

hoping that something would be different this time, and IT WORKS! Even though the orange wrench

light is on she is able to drive back to the garage. Frustrated, she gets out of the car and goes inside,

feeling angry with Ford right now. Meanwhile, at school Brecken is having to face the worst substitute

ever, Mrs. Kemp, he is trying to have fun with his friends to brighten school up a little bit when suddenly the substitute puts Brecken’s name on the board. Feeling quite mad with the evil Mrs. Kemp, Brecken has to bite his tongue very hard to keep from saying something that will get him into even more trouble, and stiffly resumes the rest of the day, quietly, which results in his name getting erased, so he is okay.

While Brecken and Dallin are walking home from school, they are opening the garage when they hear

somebody calling their name. They turn around quickly and see Grandma and Grandpa Rogers in a car

on the other side of the street. They get out of the car, walk inside, and chill for about thirty minutes

until it is time to go to Jaren’s basketball game. They get in the car and drive to Skyridge where they see

Jaren’s team win by a good amount, and then wondering what they are going to do next, mom gets hit

with a sudden thought. I already go to Pizzeria Limone with my friends every other day, why not go

today too, she thinks. Voicing her thoughts, she convinces the dad, and they head off to Limone. They

eat some good pizza, and Brecken is allowed to have caffeinated beverages, so all in all it was a win, win situation. They watch the Skyridge vs Westlake varsity game where their team loses by three points. Grandma and Grandpa stayed the night, happy for a good day.

Saturday- Brecken wakes up first as always followed closely by Dallin, they go downstairs to

watch the Premier League, meanwhile mom wakes up feeling very tired, and ruffled, but she still goes

downstairs to make some oatmeal. That is called a committed mom people! Grandma and Grandpa

came upstairs to find a nice, hot bowl of oatmeal sitting right in front of them and Grandpa was pretty

excited about that. After the oatmeal Grandma and Grandpa left to go to the Salt Lake Airport so that

Grandma could catch her flight. The rest of the family had some free time, while Grandpa was at the

airport, so they did a lot of chores. At 11:00, Jaren got home from watching some film on Lone Peak, so

all the boys went to the boat show. Everybody loved it, including Dallin, but it was only because there

was about eight blow up balls that he could collect, deflate, and put in a bag. When they looked at all

the boats that they wanted to see, they all left so that the dad could show the grandpa Smoked Taco.

They went and ate there, Grandpa loved it, and then left for Brecken’s Junior Jazz basketball game. They arrived there fairly early and watched some of the other game until it was time for Brecken’s team to take the stage. When they did, they came out with breathtaking defense and brilliant offense putting

the other team on its guard. That game Brecken was 5/5 from three pointers and had a couple of layups

scoring 26 points and winning the game 61-2. Grandpa had to leave to St. George right after the game,

and because Brock was there for there game, Brecken was able to go home with him. When they got

there, they threw a Styrofoam football around for about 30 minutes, then Brock's parents had to leave to a party, so Brecon and Brock went to Nixon’s house. They were trying to work on a soccer game, but then Nixon’s parents had to leave for a party, so they were left to babysit Nixon’s two younger siblings.

They played a ton of fun games until Brock hurt his head smacking it against the wall, then it was time

for the 5-year-old, Evie, to go to bed. They put her to bed, then went and worked on their game again

while the 9-year-old, Kate, was watching How to Train Your Dragon. She put herself to bed at 8:30, then they had fun the rest of the night until the parents came home. The mom of the family picked Brecken up and then sent him straight to bed.

Joke of the week- How does an island communicate with other islands. Answer- IT WAVES

Fun fact of the week- It is illegal to eat cornflakes on a Sunday in Ohio.

Shower Thought of the week- Does Lightning McQueen have car insurance or life insurance?

Well, that was your weekend review. I hope that whoever is reading this is enjoying the Weekly Review

Series and remember that you can make the world a better place, one smile at a time.