Last week we went to the girls spring piano recital. Grandpa Kent and Grandma Connie were in town and able to come and the kids were excited to have them there. Texas was up first. She played Colors of the Wind by Menken and Stuck on C by Vandall Texas I generally like what their… Continue reading Spring Recital
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Leaving Las Vegas
I’m sitting in McCarran airport. It’s 102 degrees outside; probably 80 degrees inside. Plane is 1.5 hours late. Airport is crowded. I’m tired. People are cranky. What a way to end a long day. I flew in this morning for a quick technical conference (why is it so popular these days to start conferences and… Continue reading Leaving Las Vegas
Another Saturday Project – Part II
With the backflow valve fixed, we were able to turn on the stream. We had to do a little cleaning of the stream bed because some of our evil mulch had blown in during the spring but it wasn’t too bad. Hopefully by the end of this year we’ll have all of our evil mulch… Continue reading Another Saturday Project – Part II
Another Saturday Project
Today’s Saturday Project was to replace our backflow prevention valve. Our old home didn’t have a backflow valve (or it was underground and I didn’t know about it) so we were used to leaving our irrigation system turned on until late November without any freezing problems. South Jordan requires backflow valves to be installed above… Continue reading Another Saturday Project
Diana’s Spring Sing
Today was Diana’s annual Spring Program at Challenger School. They held it at 9:00 a.m. so I just went with Nancy to the program before heading to the office. Having five kids in Challenger School has made us pretty familiar with the contents of the program – the format doesn’t change much from year to… Continue reading Diana’s Spring Sing
Saturday Project
My project for today was to clean up the stone walkway on the north side of the house. The lightweight mulch was a mistake One regret about our landscape was our choice of chopped mulch. The mulch blows and swirls in the wind and gets in the grass, the walkways, the stream, and everywhere else.… Continue reading Saturday Project
Family Photo
Sam got a little poster from school for his birthday that had a place for his picture and a picture of his family. I got the camera out today and snapped a quick family photo. It’s virtually impossible to get all five kids to smile at the same time so we usually end up with… Continue reading Family Photo
Sams Birthday
Because Sam got a friend party for his birthday this year we decided to hold the party a few days early so we could do it on the weekend. Sam invited 5 or 6 friends over – neighbor boys and friends from school. Sam wanted a pirate-themed party and his special request was to do… Continue reading Sams Birthday
Spring Cleaning
Our garage has been accumulating dirt and junk all winter: piles of Christmas lights, tools lain around, dirt/snow crud on the floor. Today it was unseasonably warm so Nancy and I used the opportunity to give the garage a spring cleaning. Dirty Garage – as usual, Sam wanted to be in the picture We spent… Continue reading Spring Cleaning
Dry Pack Cannery
UPDATE: 12 October 2008 5:29 p.m. – Looking for information on the Sandy Dray Pack cannery? Sandy Dry Pack Cannery 615 East 8400 South Sandy, Utah 84070 Phone: 801-561-8104 You can also get the Home Storage Center Order Form online which contains pricing for the products available at the dry pack cannery. Yesterday afternoon Nancy… Continue reading Dry Pack Cannery