Thunderstruck

You could say this morning started with a bang.  Nothing quite like a thunderstorm to start the day.  It was close.  The house rattled a few times.   At church in fast and testimony meeting my friend Bob said he had every intention of sleeping in this morning and then he was thunderstruck and decided he better get moving.  I thought it was funny.

Jay and Sara invited me to dinner and I appreciated that.  Sometimes it gets a little lonely here.  Annie was also over.  We ended up doing some color test.  I was blue with white as my secondary.   Don't really know what that means but that's what I am.  Anyway, it was a good time with good conversation.  It is nice to be around family especially when I am missing the kids. 

Let Him Enter

I love to hear those words when I attend the Temple.   I was going to go to the Temple last night but was delayed getting out of work then when I was fixin to leave I got a call from Jeremy Anderson who was 15 minutes from Cedar.  I decided to move my Temple trip to today.  It had been somewhere in the neighborhood of four or five years since I last saw Jeremy and yesterday's visit was excellent.  I met his fiance Mical as well.  Very nice.  Anyway, the busy evening pushed things back so I opted to make things a bit easier with the Temple postponement.   It worked out fine as I had shopping to do at Costco anyway and would not have been able to get there yesterday. 

Well, that was a lot of rambling.   I had a good experience today at the veil.  Brother Doug Maxwell was a veil worker during my session and I happened to get him.  What a great man, dedicated to the Lord.  The last two times that I have done endowments I have really enjoyed entering and enjoying the Spirit of the celestial room. 

Let him enter.  I am grateful for that invitation.   I am grateful for the blessings that come from Temple Attendance.  It is The House of theLord. 

Our Second Birthday

On July 5th 2011 we opened the doors to The Little Brick House - Cafe. We had opened the antique store several months before but the cafe opened July 5th.  A lot has happened in two years. We've learned much in the last two years and still have a lot to learn.  It has been a good experience.  Very grateful for the blessing the the LBH has been in our life.  It isn't the easiest thing to run a cafe but it is an adventure for sure.  Cedar City has been good to us and we have many friends.  We hope to see The Little Brick House continue to grow and hope to make a lot of new friends.

The Fourth, 2013

Today we celebrate our independence. What a wonderful land we live in.  Certainly America has her challenges right now and there are things to be concerned about.  At the same time we enjoy freedoms and blessings unlike any other place.  Very grateful for that.

We started the day at Laura and Nigels new house in Tremonton.  We actually arrived last night.  What a beautiful home.  We enjoyed a wonderful breakfast, a drive around Tremonton and Garland, and finally a great lunch of Caspars hot dogs and snow cones.  Fantastic.   I enjoyed playing with Donny and Shey.
Anyhow, we made the drive back to Southern Utah.   Nice to be home.

Touching Base

Just touching base quickly before I pass out.  It was a great day.  Will write more when I am awake.

Road Trip with the Folks

Jordan Rogers is getting sealed in the Salt Lake Temple tomorrow.   Jordan was one of my favorite scouts and Deacons 9 years ago when I served as the Scoutmaster and Deacons Quorum advisor.   He is a great young man and I look forward to seeing him tomorrow.  

The folks are on the road with me. That is fun.  Actually I am on the road with them.  We're going to the wedding and wedding festivities and then heading up to see Laura.  Should be a great time.

Weed Killer

The throat is closing up a bit.  Wondering if the weed killer I put on the weeds tonight was a bit heavy on the poison side.  My eye is starting to twitch.  This could be the end.  Actually I think I will pull through but in the event that I don't, it must have been the weed killer.  I did apply it pretty thick.  Perhaps a respirator would have been a good decision.