Christmas 2019

December 9, 2019

Hello All, 

It appears that I was too busy grooming my friend, BOGO The Cat, to write a

letter last year. Interesting. I, Sid The Cat, am here to catch you up on the

events of the past two years!

As noted above, I, Sid The Cat, keep busy grooming BOGO The Cat.  She

tolerates me, but occasionally gets really angry and beats me up.  We happily

co-exist with Alice the Cat, although there is occasional hissing at mealtime when

we all want the same bowl.  Liberty Dog left us in November, the humans say she

had a long life for a Saint Bernard (about 9 years). Morrison, The Furry Toddler,

continues to entertain us all--chasing us and showing us her toys.

Pete and Sarah continue at their jobs--Sarah at the same high school she has

taught at since August 2002 and Peter at his law firm that he opened in 2005. 

Last spring Sarah presented with her co-teacher at a conference about literacy.

Sarah also tutors a couple nights a week at the local library. Business at the law

firm is going well.  Pete is learning to work remotely, so he can still get things done

while traveling with Lucas (see below).

Claudia is a freshman at the University of Northern Colorado. She was accepted

at UNC, The University of Colorado, and Colorado State (the three schools she applied

to).  Claudia is studying pre-nursing and worrying about applying to the official nursing

program. Her roommate is a friend she went to high school with. According to them,

they don’t have any fun and study all the time. She worked as a nanny during and after

high school and saved enough money for a car which she uses to get to her new job...

as a nursery attendant at a church near her dorm.

Lucas is a freshman at Rock Canyon High School, the same school Claudia attended. 

Snowboarding has become his life...last spring he competed at Nationals, winning a

3rd place finish at the competition and placing him 8th in the nation for his age group. 

This year he practices many Fridays, so is learning to balance school and travel. He

has also joined every club he can think of at school (including the Danny Devito fan club,

organic chem club, and ski club…..)

Last summer we built out a Promaster Van for “the boys” winter travel needs. It is

superinsulated and quite comfy.  Sarah and the dogs went one weekend before it

was all done and it was great then--it’s pretty amazing now.

If you want to see (more) pictures of what we are up to (and the van build) you

can find and follow us on Facebook and Instagram:

Facebook:

Sarah Sager Lemire 

Lucas Lemire (lucas.lemire.5494)

Claudia Lemire 

Instagram:

sarahsagerlemire

co_ski_atty

darthshredder04

claudialemire1

We wish you all a blessed holiday season! 

Love,

Sid the Cat (and the rest of the family, too)

The Boy and Snowboarding!

Here's an update on The Boy's snowboarding and the adventure that awaits us in two weeks! 

This season has been amazing in terms of his growth as a Big Mountain Snowboarder and the experiences he has had.  This season he rode world-class extreme terrain at places like Snowbird, Taos, and Crested Butte, in addition to our home territory of Summit County.  

There have definitely been some ups and downs and adventures along the way, but all of his hard work and dedication have paid off! 

The Boy had podium results in the Taos Junior National and the Breckenridge Helly Hansen Junior Regional and was just off the podium in the Crested Butte Junior National and Vail Junior Regional.

With those results, he has earned an invite to the North American Junior Freeride Championships at Kicking Horse in British Columbia! 

Out of 1,600 skiers and snowboarders, the top 175 are chosen to compete in the championships Ten were invited from Luc’s age group.  The event begins Tuesday, April 9^th  with Snowboard Qualifying most likely on April 10^th and Finals taking place on Friday, April 12^th.  We think they will be live streaming the finals and possibly the qualifying runs and will keep you posted as we know more!

Thanks for your support!  

Thankful.

What a day... things I am thankful for:

Our students listened, followed directions, and did everything we asked them to calmly and patiently without a single argument. They stayed as quiet as teenagers can be expected to be in a crisis and responded appropriately and immediately to (somewhat random) hand signals.

Our district and building staff are just THE BEST. So many people did so much to keep our kids physically and mentally safe. They are problem solvers, huggers, snack finders, staff bathroom unlockers....I am blessed to work with every. single. one.

We were in the room with a LockBloc on the door--neither adult had to step into the hallway to lock our door.

My caseload student who I was most worried about was with people who know and love them, kept them safe, even made sure they had snacks while locked down sitting in the dark, silently. (Which, in and of itself, is a miracle).

The threat to our building turned out, apparently, to just be a threat. The people involved were contained, for lack of a better word and the situation quieted in a speedy manner (even though it seemed like a long time, sitting in that quiet classroom)

I am blessed to be able to have a rental car for the week/end so I could drive myself around with therapeutic 80's music blaring after school and not have to wait for a ride to get home.

Chick-fil-A frozen coffee and Tylenol Sinus have magical healing properties. (or maybe it was adrenaline?)

My tutoring kids, who, of course, had no idea what happened today at my school, were hardworking and on task--a joy to work with. One even said, "Wow! That hour went by fast!". They made me smile after a very long day.

I have a huge network of friends and family who prayed for us while we waited and who rejoiced with us when everything was safely concluded.

So many other things....but I am tired and am going to watch trashy tv in bed (as soon as The Girl gets home from Wish Week Activites!)

Love and hugs to all my OHS people who (like me) probably feel a little (a lot?) traumatized tonight, despite all the blessings. Prayers that tomorrow is a day equally full of blessings. Thank you to everyone who prayed for us, thought of us, sent good ju-ju.