Broke my golf cart...

Yep, that is the extent of excitement yesterday... Actually that makes it a good day... My golf cart did break and I was able to get a new one and that is kind of exciting because I was able to get one of those old man three wheel cart and I used it this morning and it worked well.... I am in contact with Theron and i am going to talk with him tonight... He needs to talk to me about something... I am thrilled that we are in contact again....Bye.... 39

3 days later.... I'm ready.... Are you?....

Tom Jay, Jason Jay, Jacob Gallop, Bo, Jake, Jared, Joshua, Brian, Bishop Dassler and myself are all stalwart heroes of the best kind as we did a job, not a service project but a dingy, putrid, horrid job that we united in and we all lived (barely) to talk about it... Forget Bo's experience of taking a bath with turpentine in it, that is frolicking in the tulips compared to what we did as a group... I will not name the lady that we helped because no one who is human should ever have to have their name associated with the grotesque gunk that we had to wallow through... Jared and I went to the house 2 hours early because we wanted to see what we were up against before we picked up the U-Haul... When we walked in there was up to four dogs running throughout the house... When I say running you can put the movement of their feet in this scenario but you could also think about bowel movements that are runny.... There was about 5 puppies also running around and I instantly told this lady that she needs to put those puppies in a room so we would not have to mix their blood with the other matter on the floor as we stomp around the house moving things and surviving.... There were boxes filled with items strewn around the house but none of them were taped down.... We saw food dangling from some boxes and bread matter that even ducks near a pond would reject if we were to throw it to them... There were stains all over the matted and shreded carpet... Crumbs were draped all over the floor, but have no fear the mice would run from this disaster.... Massive ammounts of debris was scattered all around the house with no closure.... Freezers and refrigerators needing to be taken apart so that they could be moved through the door had to be done without any tools... Butter knives needed to be used and Jared was valiant to stay in a tightly setted room and take on this task... Calling Election Made Sure came to mind as I observed him doing this from the outside of the house where the air was not as stenched as inside... Ahh, the smell, well let's go to the lab and mix up urine, fecal matter, with dog sweat odor, and a touch, no check that but a dumping of vomit and you will realize the smell that we had to endure each time we went in... A side note, you might ask why did we stay and do this, well our Bishop asked us to do it and we were obedient.... There was a time that I jerked my head back and started to gag and the woman of the house was right behind me and I apoligize but I told her that you might be used to this smell but it caused me to shutter everytime I went in... She took it quite well... Hmmmm... No comment.... We filled up a U-Haul and two trailers and we still had gunk laying around, I believe it is still there now just fermenting.... We took the said items that we packed to a desert rendezvous where we put it in a storage shed that already had other unsavory items and though I knew we were in snake country I knew that a snake would be smart enough not to dwell in a place like that.... We survived but all of us took massive showers and Brian claims he used two bars of soap but I only used three-fourths of a large bar of soap.... I don't have much hair these days but I washed it about 4 times that night and stopped because the water was turning cold on me.... We did it and we will forever be bonded together in this escapade and it will be impossible to hyperbolize this experiece as we talk about it 30 years from now....
We had a wonderful 24th of July celebration at the park and we had a huge crowd... I also had wonderful PPI's and a special visit with Bo as we keep in contact and work toward the goal of Bo going on a mission... He is worthy and desires to remain so, I am proud of him.... Bo gave a nice talk in church today also... Taylor has a friend name Jenna spending the week with us in preparation of Youth Conference next week... I went with Joshua to give a priesthood blessing and I am a very happy man with wife that is my best friend and whom I love very much.... Night... 39

I am not against service projects, but.....

Today we are going to do a service project for a lady that is less active and is Utah born... So, being Utah born she just calls the Elders Quorom President and states that I am moving and I need someone to be here... I asked her to talk to Bishop because she had no money to get a truck and she kind of demanded that I get all the trucks from our ward to do it for her... Well, Bishop asked me to do it and I am so thankful that I have a bout 12 brethern who are going to drop things tonight to help me out... It was her attitude that bothered me and so you see me through this writing having a attitude about this... We will get it done and the Lord will bless us for doing it so all will be well.... I am enjoying my last days of vaction... Teachers are so spoiled as I am in the midst of self pity that I only have a couple of weeks left of an 8 week vaction... It sure isn't like my Mission Tortilla days when I delivered tortillas for 5 years and never had a sick day or a vacation day because it was unheard of in that company... I will never forget the day when I called my Mom (who was the bookeeper in that company)with a 100 degree temperature and an infected ear and I could not get a relief driver because there wasn't any in existence... I used to get up at 2:00 AM and get home about 3:00 PM.... Unbelievable, I think of this everytime I feel that I am having a bad day teaching and then I decide maybe the day isn't that bad after all... Bye.... 39

Shot a 69, one under par,,,

This morning playing with Joshua I obtained one of the most important personal goals that I have ever gave to myself in sports... Granted shooting one under par does not compare to church goals like temple, family, and Eternal Life, but for personal sports goals what I did today was as satisfying as anything I have ever done in sports... I never thought that I would shoot par and forget under par... I made a stupid comment one time that if I ever shot par then I can go to my grave in peace, hey, I was just kidding because I want to live a lot longer... And technically I didn't shoot par but one below.... Wow, it really feels good.... I now want to be able to break par every now and then since I have broken the barrier.... I was one under par with yesterday with 5 holes remaining but I blew a par 3 and loss two strokes and then I promptly went down the toilet and ended up with 6 over par and I thought to myself that that was probably my big chance to get par this year... I give the credit to the British Open champion who puts a red mark on his glove to remind him to keep his head down and all day today before I hit the ball I would remind myself to keep my head down and I think I had solid contact the whole day... I appreciate Joshua going with me and Rachelle who let's him go... We wake up at 5:00AM so we can get back and spend the day with the family but I appreciate Josh going with me... He was a great cheeleader and support.... Night.... 39

It's Tuesday: Daddy, Daughter Date....

I let Taylor drive me into town and we bought her a Legos Harry Potter WII game... We then bought a Jomba juice and came home, but we talked a lot of music and had some laughs and I am a lucky Dad to have her,,, Night... 39

Sickness and Blessings...

When our whole family was sick last week, Joshua and Jared was going around the house and giving all of us a blessing... This morning Taylor woke me up at 5:00 in the morning with severe pains in her back and ribs... I was privilege to give her a Priesthood blessing and I was thrilled to see her faith in the Priesthood and she was able to finally get some sleep this morning... Bo was kind enough to help a member of the church in Lancaster move and then came home and babysat for several hours... Venna and I worked at the school until I bailed out and went golfing with Joshua in the afternoon.... Night... 39

I'm back Mom....

It has been a long time since I have written last...I could have gotten on Becca's computer but it was difficult to find time especially when it wasn't my own computer, oh to be sure Becca wouldn't have minded, but, well... I just didn't do it... I did have fun at the triplets birthday party at a air filled major big slides in a warehouse... It was fun... I got to golf there twice and had a blast and it was cheap too.... They have a special spirit in there house... Taylor, Bo and I really got sick on the same day last week and that was a lot of fun constantly reserving the bathroom so we could spew our guts out... It only lasted for twelve hours and we celebrated by eating chicken noodle soup that night... Rachael is now a first counselor in the Young Women Presidency and Julie is the secretary... I feel bad for Rachelle because she hasn't received help in Primary yet... Taylor and I went on a Daddy/Daughter date to see "Eclipse" and she drove, it was a fun day.... Glad to be back and I hope I get into a good habit again... Luv ya all.... Night... 39

Went to Lone Star Concert...

It was a great concert, especially when they went into flat out Rock and Roll toward the end... The fireworks was the best I have ever seen and they were exploding right over our heads... One time hot ashes did his the ground though and Rachael was a crap up after that because she was so afraid of her and her kids getting hit by the hot ashes... It was a sight to see... Rayden, Angelina, and Jesse went from her family and Bo and Taylor was there typical selves being so good to the nieces and nephews... We had fun, but I am glad to be home... We go to Becca's house tomorrow to see Asher... Night... 39

Participated in a church disciplinary council again...

I participated with Bishop Dassler in a church disciplinary council and it was the first time I have participated in a ward disciplinary council since I was the Bishop... It is always a humble experience and I was also thankful to participate in this one because of my tender feelings toward the person whom the council was being done for... It is an experience that always strengthens ones testimony because of the sacredness of the event... I just listen to Obama's speech on immigration... He was eloquent but so was Korihor in Alma 30 but we know that he was a false prophet and an evil man... Obama is as evil as I have ever seen in America politics.... I base that on the people he surrounds himself with and because of the Book of Mormon I am not fooled by his rhetoric,,, It is only palpable because of 2nd Nephi 8 as the Lord put President Obama in his place and just how much power he has compared to the Lord... It makes me smile and I read that chapter often now.... Without the church Obama would drive me crazy... Bye... 39