Book Club and More

    On Feb. 19, the day after Anastasia, we left to go to Green River for our Mathis Family Book Club. The book we discussed is Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir. 

    From Amazon: "Ryland Grace is the sole survivor on a desperate, last-chance mission—and if he fails, humanity and the earth itself will perish.
    Except that right now, he doesn’t know that. He can’t even remember his own name, let alone the nature of his assignment or how to complete it.
    All he knows is that he’s been asleep for a very, very long time. And he’s just been awakened to find himself millions of miles from home, with nothing but two corpses for company.
    His crewmates dead, his memories fuzzily returning, Ryland realizes that an impossible task now confronts him. Hurtling through space on this tiny ship, it’s up to him to puzzle out an impossible scientific mystery—and conquer an extinction-level threat to our species.
    And with the clock ticking down and the nearest human being light-years away, he’s got to do it all alone.
    Or does he?

    An irresistible interstellar adventure as only Andy Weir could deliver, Project Hail Mary is a tale of discovery, speculation, and survival to rival The Martian—while taking us to places it never dreamed of going."

    The following pictures are from dinner, book club, marshmallow/spaghetti tower building, and pickleball. No Mathis party would be complete without some sort of meal. After getting some food, we discussed the book. This was one of our better discussions. It lasted more than a few minutes and we discussed several different questions/topics. After book club, Kara needed some help with a school assignment. We split into teams and made marshmallow/spaghetti towers. I had done this before in one of my Rec Therapy classes. It was super fun. 

    Of course, we ended the day with some games of pickleball. In the last game I played, I forgot I was playing on concrete. As I went to get a ball, I ended up on the ground and scraped my knee. Fortunately, I managed to not put a hole in my pants. At least I had that going for me. I definitely need some more practice in playing this game!

Food

Book Club Discussion

Marshmallow/Spaghetti Tower Building

Pickleball

Anastasia

    On Feb. 18 we had the opportunity to see Anastasia. To say I was excited would be an understatement. I have been waiting to see this show for a couple of years. It got rescheduled 3 times, due to Covid. I could hardly believe the day was finally here. Dad and John were unable to join us. With our extra tickets, I invited Cam and his sister Ann to watch with us. We all met up in Salt Lake at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Salt Lake City. We have stayed at this hotel before when we went to see Wicked. 

    The storyline is a little different from the cartoon movie. It reminds me of the cartoon movie and the real-life story combined into one. Rasputin is not the bad guy in this production. It is a Soviet officer. From the website: "Inspired by the beloved films, ANASTASIA transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past. Pursued by a ruthless Soviet officer determined to silence her, Anya enlists the aid of a dashing conman and a lovable ex-aristocrat. Together, they embark on an epic adventure to help her find home, love, and family."

    Thanks family and friends for a fun night! We missed you Dad and John!

 

Pretty Winter Sunset

 

Valentine's Decorations and Yummy Cookies 2022

Dr. Sugg's wife sent him with cookies to give the staff. Aren't they so cute! They were pretty yummy too!

Bowling

Today, I was able to go bowling

with some clients and had my best bowling score that I can remember. I was against the other staff members and we flip-flopped scores in the second game. In the first game, I got to my normal 70s. In the second game, I had an epic comeback. Thanks for the fun today staff and clients!
 

Unwritten Rules of Salt Lake City

 

Snoopy Puzzle

January was national puzzle month. Mom and I were a little behind and did our puzzle in February. We watch Ground Hog's Day and a couple of others shows while putting this together. As you can see, we are missing a piece. We looked and looked and could never find it. This was the first time this puzzle had been opened and put together. Hopefully one day we will find it.