TRAIN RIDE FOR AARON

On Saturday it was Aaron's turn for a weekend with Gramps and Grandma. We got up early on Saturday and drove into Salt Lake, took the light rail to the train hub, were Aaron found some cool "Flintstone" luggage that was decorating the station plaza area. We then rode the Front Runner to Ogden. at the station in Ogden there is a Utah train museum that really made Aaron's day. Watching the trains run around the tracks and disapear into the wall gave him more than a few minutes of running time. Then it was back on the train for the one hour ride back to Salt Lake. We all had a good time and it was a long day.

THE 3 ?

After serving as bishop for three years, our ward has been split again.
Dar is now in the new ward awaiting a call to serve (short rest).
"Q" was also released from the bishopric because the Lord wants him somewhere else.
I have come to love these two men as brothers, maybe more, after all I am not that close to my real brothers. Quinton and Dar have really made being a bishop a lot easier than it would have been otherwise. I never needed to actually delegate anything, because these two just did what needed to be done and I did not have to worry.
With new counselors in place as well as a new ward clerk we are now reorganizing the ward. Much work to do, but the Lord's hand is in it and the work is easy to bare.
My new counselors are; Chad Jarvis (was the ward clerk) and Rob Tripp (demoted from the YM presidency).
So I look forward to a few more years as bishop of one of the greatest wards in the church. Thanks to everyone.

HOT DOGS

Do you ever get a craving for one of those crappy hot dogs from the wienerschnitzel? Even though Costco or Sam's Club has better dogs at a cheaper price. Sometimes there is nothing like a good hot dog to satisfy the carnivore in all of us.
This is the funniest commercial I have seen for a long time. But we will probably not be seeing it anytime soon on US Television.
This commercial alone makes me want to run down and get one of those wiener guys to put on the antennae of my car!!

COKE IS BACK

After living in our home for 4 years now, the basement is finally at a point that I could bring out some of my Coke collection and put it on display.
I have some stuff that I had forgotten all about. Some that went to the DI and some that went back in boxes.
The wooden boxes that are attached to the wall are made of oak and I picked them up at a surplus sale at work for next to nothing, well actually it was nothing. they even had Plexiglas covers so all I had to do was ad the shelves to each one and fasten them to the wall.

THE OFFICE

It's Thursday and time again for The Office.
Enough said.

THE BIG HOLE

So across the street from my office is the major building project that will replace the old ZCMI and Crossroad malls. as well as some new construction on Social Hall Ave. Right now all it is, is a huge hole that goes about 5 stories underground.
Next week they will finish demolition of the Deseret Book building and the ZCMI food court. (no more down town eating)
If you want to see a pretty well done action rendering of what the project will look like when it is done here is the link: City Creek Conceptual Tour. the whole project is messing up down town generally but it will beat the heck out of the gateway when it is done.

GIVE ME A STRAW

This is a major tragedy, if I came upon this mess on my way to work, I would have to get a straw out of the glove box, and take the day off.

KAREN'S BIRTHDAY

Happy Birthday Karen.
So I did not post it on her birthday but that is because we were out. We took two days off work and left town. It was fun. we drove up Ogden canyon and then over to Bear Lake and down into Logan. We went to the Logan temple on Tuesday to witness the sealing of some kids in our ward, and then spent the night in Logan.
So Happy Birthday, to the best wife, mother and grandmother there is anywhere.

DIGITAL SCRAPBOOKING

I read an article today in a magazine about digital scrapbooking. So here is my first attempt.
I know I have a long way to go before it looks like a real scrapbook page, but it was fun and did not really take very long.

SUNSET ON THE GREAT SALT LAKE

All the girls and Maddi all entered scrapbook pages in the State Fair and got all kinds of ribbons and accolades galore. I am so proud of all of them.
I was going to enter some photos but of course never go around to it. This one I took of Sarah last summer.