I "POaST" about my life .... Festivals ...

 The Dance Festivals

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints


When I was ages 12 - 18 the Mutual organization I went to every week (youth group) held Speech Festivals, Roadshows (mini plays that traveled from church building to church building) and dance festivals that I could be involved in.  I loved it, I really did. I liked giving talks I was in speech classes always in junior High and High School, believe it or not I had a memory back then and memorized speeches that were informative, poetic, drama driven, and testimonial.  The roadshows were super fun and drove our leaders crazy because getting thru each and every practice might have driven them a little insane!!!  But the Dance Festivals they were huge back then and even traveled to Salt Lake - it was Clean outta sight!!!

Roadshow

When the boys and girls are 12 they participate in dances such as Square Dancing and line dances!  I was highly insulted because I wanted to dance with the Boys!  But the guidelines are such in the Church that boys and girls dance together after they can date! Well that abit exaggerated group saturday night dances are held and can be attended when you are 14!  It sounds absolutely ridiculous writing it out here but thems the rulz and I lived and died by them, or I didn't!

this is me when I was in the all girls square dance the pic on the right is Sheila, me and Deb

All I can tell you is these activities hold great memories and bonds with people I may never see again but influenced me for eternity friends and leaders that went and still go the extra mile to serve, teach and go the extra mile.   If you have the opportunity to either be in one of these as a youth or a leader I suggest you jump on it #ShareGoodness!   I had the best time dancing, I loved it no matter when where or how.  I may have mentioned that a few times in this life story of mine. (well maybe not I note here that it is not already a search/label word I need to go and fix that!!!).   Dancing was my life from as long as I can remember and thru my college years.  Anyway...I regress....

We danced both of these dance festivals at the Sun Devil Stadium and some groups were chosen to go to Salt Lake and perform, I went one year to watch.  It was most exciting.

Bobby, me, Sheila, Deb (why do you have curlers in your hair?!), Jane, Leslie,Susan,Danny,Christine,David,Lyle,Timmy,Terry and Eldon
Pretty cool I did that without making it bigger or looking them up!

 THESE ARE MY PEOPLE!

I do not know why Urlene isn't in the group pic, maybe she was younger and they had a different group.

31 Days of 31 Christmas' 1986

The Funeral for Dad / Pappa McCoy

• First Christmas without Daddy.  He died on Jan 16th Cancer of the lungs /pneumonia. 
•  Sad, Sad day.  Without him a Very sad Christmas.  
• We were blessed with lots of gifts everyone had plenty!
• Alicia lived with us this year until June.  Lots of problems.
• Richard and I may disagree on lots of stuff, but when trouble is a brewin' we stick together come out fightin' and are ONE in the effort of defense!
• We bought a diesel chevy sedan!  
• When we were in Oregon looking for a job, Apryl and Austin went to the Ward Campout with Nanny, Tia and her family.  
• We went to california to visit and on the way home the engine blew just outside LA it cost us 3600.00 to fix it and get it home.
• Life is one big expense after another.  Will it ever stop? 

The program for the funeral

Daddy, Ron McCoy, Otis Tomney, Dave Inman, Jaci, Austin, Apryl and Mom

Austin turns 4 Dewitts, Webbs, Rens

In 1997 Austin had writing assignments at school and he went thru his journals and wrote about things...this one is about childhood trips his parents made him go on...

Apryl turns 5 Mom still sews and trips to Mexico are still on the Go!

I can clean up!,  Thanksgiving at the Pool house Sharon and kids, Apryl at dance!

HE DID IT!  he graduated!!!  We did it, we got thru it!!!
 It was HELL! But Im so proud of him.  Note that sexy computer!

I am grateful for T - T's

you know what I like about blogging vs handwritten journals? I can update them within themselves! originally posted 12 nov. 2012 updated 14 April 2016 still grateful for the T!

Tim Michael the 4th let's say playing Taps (grateful for the T) for his Grandpa McCoy when he died.

Tom! (a pic not shared so much!)

Sis Mom and Timmy

Mesa Arizona Temple

Tyler and Myself SeatacAirport

There are so many T's to be grateful for just to name a few; Temple, Testimony, right off the top - but then there is Timmy - well all the Tim's in my life (I count several in my head right now), Tom, Tyler, thermostats to keep my house cool and warm, toilets (gotta have a toilet), tangerines maybe one of the few fruits I enjoy, Tenacity,  Thrift (of which I do not engage well!), tinsel, transportation (totally thankful to have a car), Ticket to Ride, trials, oh I could go on and on with the letter T but then T's is a word in it's self - right?  So I'm going with my favorite T = T-Shirts!

I love them so much I wear one every day! Mine are so worn they can't be made into a quilt but everyone else in the family has there T's made into a quilt to keep them warm so they can wear them more than one at a time!! (and of course remember me!)

Just for an example and I love love love my Camp shirts I wear them all the time everywhere!  In fact one day when Samantha was here I went outside and she asked me why I had my pajama shirt on?  Whatever I use my Camp shirts!!!!

This TShirt Idea turned into  a camp shirt

This TShirt supported a tragedy; a mudslide in Oso Washington
 where many people lost there lives and hundreds gave service in a time of need Mar 2014