August - September 2004

August 04, 2004 - I’ve been really busy.  Trying to put together a slide show presentation from the pics from Girl’s Camp.  I’ve got another 6 days before we show it.  I’ve also been working on making up a scrapbook page for each girl with camp pictures.  They have turned out really nice.  They are all done, just need to print them now. 

Roger got his second crop alfalfa all baled (Billy Judd) and hauled away – without any rain !!! Hurray !!!!!

Zac and CJ are enjoying their new house.  Don’t see too much of them.  I know Zac is back to working on his Willy’s.  We are still trying to get a new front door for them.  Zac picked up a new toilet for our bathroom.  Hopefully we can get it installed this weekend. 

Landon started football practices this week.  He is still working for Marvin too.  Not too long until school starts – less than 20 days now.  He’s a social butterfly.  Never home, always going going going.  The other night Roger and I were getting on him about burning the candle at both ends. He had been going all day, and was ready to head back out about 9:30.  We really didn’t want him to go, because he had to get up at 2:30 to turn down the irrigation water for Roger, and up at 6 a.m. to haul hay for Jim Wiscombe.  He twisted our arms (haha) and we said – okay, only till 11:30.  He called a little later, and wheedled midnight out of me.  Then I woke up at 3:43, and went down to check if he had gotten up and turned the water down……………… and low and behold, he was SOOOOO tired he hadn’t heard his alarm.  So up he got, and the water was turned down 1 hour and 15 minutes late.  Then, a little before 6 a.m., he comes in, and tells me that he won’t be going to haul hay, because – get this – “He had turned the water down late, and so he had to go and change it, and that would interfere with hauling hay”.  Well needless to say, I was very disappointed.  I didn’t get mad or yell or anything, but I said – We said 11:30 – and you said 12.  You were supposed to turn the water at 2:30 – you slept through it.  You were going to get up and haul hay – now you aren’t.  I told him that I would be remembering this the next time !!!  Well, he stalked off, and the next thing I know he was getting in the shower and headed up to haul hay.  When I talked to him a few hours later, he was happy as could be.  He is really a great kid even if he does frustrate me !!

Manda headed back to work 4 hours a day this week.  The baby sitter, Verna, is working out well.  Next week she goes all day.  With the lunch hour, and traffic, etc.  She will be away from Camryn for about 10 hours.  This sucks.  

Tuesday, August 10, 2004 - Started Weight Watchers today.  Hope this will work !!

Wednesday, August 18, 2004 - Well – it’s been working !!  I lost 10 ½ pounds the first week.  Hope I can keep this up !!  Manda and Camryn and Jim are doing well.  The baby sitter is working out great.  Camryn is only there for about 6 hours a day, 4 days a week.  Other than that, between Jim and Amanda they are able to care for her.  They sent her 3 month pictures, and they are beautiful !!  She is so cute.  I wish so badly I was there to see her every day.  I need to plan a day to go down next month. 

Zac and CJ got a new truck.  It’s a Ford F250 4 door – 2000 model.  It’s gold and black, and used to be Devan Carter’s.  This will be good for them. 

Landon got  a WHITE jersey at football practice, which means he’s on Varsity !!  Hope he gets to play some.  He’s doing well.  Since he got his car, we don’t see him as much.  I guess that’s just part of growing up. I wish these next 3 years would last a LONG  time.  He’s such a great kid and I love him so much.  I just want the BEST for him and for him to always choose the right.

Our ward is going to be split next Sunday.  They are adding 2 additional wards in our Stake.  9^th and 10^th ward.  We’ve heard that one of these will be a singles ward??  We know that we will lose some of our ward.  The Brooks and Francis family – this is going to be so hard.  I love those girls so much.  They are so good to me.  They are very special.  I will remember them always.  Who knows – maybe WE”LL be moved also???  I don’t want to lose our Bishop.  He has helped and loved Landon so much.  I know that Heavenly Father’s hand is in this, as it is in ALL things, so I know everything will work out. 

Friday we head to Millard for the Endowment Game.  - Last Saturday, we went to Idaho Falls, and saw Sommer get married (I did) in the temple.  It was a nice day. - It has been raining this week – Fall is in the air.

Saturday, August 21, 2004 - Last night we drove down to Millard to see the football game.  Landon was in on the kick off team  and receiving team, and he went in on a “few” defensive plays.  We wish he was playing more.  Today we had two reunions.  The White Family Reunion, and the Dickson Family Reunion.  They were both nice.  This afternoon Roger and I went to Ogden and did a few errands.  Tonight we watched “Master and Commander” on DVD with Russell Crowe. 

Friday, August 27, 2004 -  Last night Landon played an awesome!! Game against Park City.  He played the whole game, both ways, ran the ball for 50+ yards, caught a pass, blocked a last ditch effort pass from Park City, and was in on SO MANY tackles !!  It was fun to watch.  Tonight we hope he gets in on some playing time on Varsity.  We are having a luncheon today at work that our office is in charge of.  We bought Manda and Jim a computer, which should be shipped to them in a week.  This is an early Christmas present.  Jim LOVED his picture that we sent.  It was beautiful, probably the best picture I’ve ever taken.

Tonight we won Park City in an exciting game.  On the kickoff return, Landon got the tackle, as he pushed the guy out of bounds.  They announced his name.  They kids played great, and we won 24 to 17.  Manda started Camryn on rice cereal last night.  She is finally sleeping all night again !!

September 2004

Friday, September 18, 2004 - I’ve got to be better about writing.  Tonight the Varsity played Tooele for Homecoming.  We won, and Landon got to play quite a little bit.  Got a few tackles, knocked the ball lose for a fumble, and caught a pass for about 10 yards !!  It was great.  Yesterday we played the JV team, and won in over time 27 to 21.  Landon was the stud of the game.  Tomorrow he goes on his first official date to the Homecoming Dance.  He is taking Chelsie Ross, and they are doubling, tripling, fourpuling?   With a BUNCH of other boys and their dates.  They will go to IHOP first thing in the morning, then 4-wheeling up to Chase’s cabin and maybe to the Cathedrals.  Then Landon has baseball games in the afternoon, and then they are eating at Garrett Durrant’s for supper, and then to the dance.  I won’t be here because I’m leaving to Arizona to see my grandbaby !!!  I can hardly wait!!  She is getting so big.  We got Manda and Jim and computer and we have been emailing pictures back and forth.  I’m only gone for the weekend.  Zac and CJ got the pipe to pipe in their front ditch.  Mom and Dad put in their mission papers last Sunday – should hear in about 3 weeks. 

Friday, September 24, 2004 - Last night Landon starred again in the JV game.  He played both ways, the entire game, until the last minute or two.  He ran the ball, caught the ball, and totally creamed one guy with a crowd pleasing “gasping?” hit that laid the other guy out flat.  Boy he was pumped.  Morgan won Bear River 35 zip.  Hope we can go there tonight and do the SAME thing !!  on varsity.  (We didn’t !)

I have been working on a slideshow presentation for Young Women/Young Men Movie night.  It has turned out really well.  The title is Celebrating Our Pioneer Heritage, and the girls pose in different scenes, of which I took their pictures.  I have put it to the music of the Tabernacle Choir, singing Come Come Ye Saints, and at the end you can really feel the spirit, and it is quite touching.  I can’t watch it without getting goosebumps.  Music really makes you feel the Spirit.  I love my job in the Young Womens, and I love the girls.  I’m still missing the Brooks twins, but know they will always love me, and I them.