The Austrian pine in the front yard appears to be the first casualty of our unusually dry and hot spring/summer. It looked good during the spring but as soon as the temperature got over 100 degrees it turned brown. A few weeks later we had a wind storm and the next morning all the needles… Continue reading Casualty of Summer
Author: Brian
Summer Swimming
Nancy never takes the kids to the pool during the week so by the time the weekend rolls around they are begging me to take them. I don’t mind going to the pool so after I finished the yardwork we went to the pool today. Amazingly enough Nancy actually got her swimming suit on and… Continue reading Summer Swimming
Harry Potter Movie
Nancy and I went to see the fifth Harry Potter movie today. Nancy ordered the tickets online several weeks ago – reserved seats for the IMAX 3D version. I was having a horrible morning at work (I had to terminate an employee which didn’t go well) and so I was glad to get away from… Continue reading Harry Potter Movie
Learning About the Silver Bullet
I spent the past two days in Denver on a business trip. I don’t mind going to Denver because it’s such a short flight but my favorite business travel place is Irvine, CA because I know it so well. Denver seems to me to be fairly similar to Salt Lake City in terms of tourist… Continue reading Learning About the Silver Bullet
A new calling
On Friday, the 2nd counselor called and asked if he could meet with me on Sunday morning. My first thought was “”Uh oh”. I spent all weekend thinking about what possible calling I could be getting (I’m currently teaching Primary with Nancy which is a cakewalk calling that I really like). The 2nd counselor is… Continue reading A new calling
A Low Key 4th
We had a pretty low key 4th of July. The problem with this year’s fourth is that it was right in the middle of the week. Had it been on Tuesday or Thursday, I would have taken Monday or Friday off and made it a nice long weekend but with the fourth in the middle… Continue reading A Low Key 4th
Anne’s Birthday
Anne’s birthday finally came today. As Grandpa Kent metioned in an email, Anne hasn’t stopped talking about her birthday for the past few months. A couple of Anne’s friends from our old neighborhood came down and they all went swimming in the neighborhood pool for the party. Anne got a brand new swimsuit for the… Continue reading Anne’s Birthday
Summer days
Nancy and I slept in today and were generally lazy in the morning but this afternoon I got off my duff and took the kids to the swimming pool. Diana wanted to go swimming but she can’t get her incision wet for another couple of weeks yet so she was bummed when we told her… Continue reading Summer days
No Phone
Today Nancy called me on my cellphone and told me that our land-line phone was dead — no dial tone. (She called from her cell phone) I got a little bit worried because I ran my own phone lines so if there is a problem with the phones I can’t just call the warranty department… Continue reading No Phone
Surgery Report
It’s taken me a few days to get back in the swing of posting after taking a leave of absence for Diana’s surgery. Here is a pictorial timeline of the surgery with a few comments: On Thursday morning we got up bright and early and headed to the hospital. Diana was scheduled as the first… Continue reading Surgery Report