For those of you who have read my previous blogs, you may recall that I have been writing about back/neck pain. This was initiated by moving some large rocks and doing a good amount of log cutting. However, this is not a new problem. I have been experiencing problems over the past [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Poor Health Can Take 15 Years To Sneak Up On You
Posted in Family on Tuesday, 30 October, 2007 | 5 Comments »
What Helps Make A House A Home?
Posted in Church, New House Chronicles, tagged mailbox, service, firewood on Sunday, 28 October, 2007 | 3 Comments »
I will get to that in a minute. Our day started off with a service project the ward was doing for a local hospice house. We gathered there at 9:00 (and it was hard to get out of bed this morning). It was a wonderful old house that has been used as [...]
Firewood, Lumber and Heavy Equipment
Posted in New House Chronicles, tagged lumber, progress, trees on Saturday, 27 October, 2007 | 2 Comments »
I am still sore from the work I did at the property on the 20th. Yet, there is no rest for the weary. Melanie and I had to meet with the contractor and electric company to review measurements and discuss options, so we took the opportunity to tackle cutting up the largest trees [...]
We Are the Proud Parents of a Lime
Posted in Family, tagged baby on Thursday, 25 October, 2007 | 4 Comments »
Yesterday we went to Melanie’s check-up. Everything is good. Doctor said the baby has all the measurements that reduce the risk of certain chromosomal defects, which was good news. Baby is the size “he” should be, about 2″. Melanie is receiving an e-mail from a website that keeps her apprised [...]
My First Time Teaching Children
Posted in Church, tagged calling, teaching on Sunday, 21 October, 2007 | No Comments »
Well, today was the big day. Unfortunately I was not as prepared as I would have liked. I had only found out about the lesson I was supposed to teach late Wednesday evening. I did not get to study my lesson until Saturday evening. It was on Peter the Apostle. [...]
A Man On A Mission ~and~ Man Am I Sore!
Posted in New House Chronicles, tagged mailbox, rocks, trees on Sunday, 21 October, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Saturday I had a mission, and any good mission should start with good preparation. Mine started the night before. (ok, not great preparation, but preparation none-the-less). I set a plan for my day Saturday. Unfortunately I was up till 2:45am, so my mission might start off a bit groggy.
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And the Trees Came Tumbling Down
Posted in New House Chronicles, tagged bulldozer, diveway, removing, trees on Saturday, 20 October, 2007 | No Comments »
If a tree falls in a forest and you are standing near by, does it make a sound? (more…)
No News Is, Well, No News
Posted in New House Chronicles, tagged delays, driveway, excavation on Friday, 19 October, 2007 | 1 Comment »
It has been a little frustrating this week because we had hoped to have the driveway started, if not completed. Due to rain and other unknown issues with the excavator, we still do not know when the work will begin.
Exciting News
Posted in Family, tagged baby, Family, news on Friday, 19 October, 2007 | 6 Comments »
I have been toying with how to break this news for some time. I guess straight out is the best way. (more…)
New Callings
Posted in Church, tagged callings, primary, young women on Thursday, 11 October, 2007 | No Comments »
In lulls where we do not have news about the house and land, I will be blogging about other topics. Feel free to browse through or use the category list to jump to specific messages.
Two weeks ago Melanie and I were visiting with the Bishop and he took the opportunity to go ahead and extend [...]
