This is Payden Olsen. Jill is a just a few days older than Payden. She has been one of Jill's good friends since we moved to Canada. They played basketball together all through school. The other day Payden had a lawnmower accident and got her feet run over. They ended up amputating her right foot and reconstructing her left foot using part of her right foot. We went up on Sunday afternoon to see her at the hospital in Calgary. It is such a sad/tragic story to lose a foot. The miracles and tender mercies and community support have all been amazing. Cardston had a huge fundraiser for her. Payden is a member of the Lethbridge College soccer team. They have also been super supportive.
All of the missionaries Payden's age fasted for her the day of the surgery which was on a Sunday morning. We also fasted that morning. The surgeons were amazed at how everything fit together perfectly and the surgery took way less time than they expected.
On Heritage Day, we went for a morning horse ride near Rod Olsen's house. Then Hanna had to go to work. The rest of us went to play in the St. Mary's River at Kimball. It was so fun. Did I mention I love to play in moving water?
On the hottest day of the summer (99 degrees F is really hot for Cardston) we went with the cousins to play in Payne Lake. It was really fun and not too busy.
On another summer afternoon, Lucy, Carly and I went ice blocking down the hill at Redford Park. I haven't gone ice blocking for 20 years since I went down Old Main Hill at USU.
Lucy, Carly and I went biking in Waterton. Of course it was a windy day. We rode from the stables to the townsite and had ice cream at Beaver Tails.
This is how Carly felt about her hike with the Lees to Crandall Lake. I was at work. They showed up at our house and asked if the girls wanted to go. They each took a small water bottle and headed off. They hiked from the Red Rock turnoff to Crandall Campground. It was 4.5 miles each way. They were on the road most of the way, so there is no shade. It was a hot day, like 80 degrees. They didn't pack a lunch. When they got to the campground, Carly said she couldn't make it to the lake, so they all turned around. She felt bad after for giving up, but she was not mentally or physically prepared for this hike.
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