I should write more often
It is unusual for me to write things down. When I went on my LDS mission, my mom was concerned that she would not receive letters home from me. As a result, she never told me that I was writing too little for her to read. She was a little bit fearful that I would simply quit writing if she complained. I don't know that this is true, but my mom certainly knows that I can be pigheaded.
Unfortunately, it is also showing here. I don't write what I should or when I should. It will probably always be something that I need to work on. I'll tell you what though, if it weren't for computers, there would be no writing anywhere probably. So, at least I do this.
This last weekend was Labor day weekend. On Friday of last week, I went golfing with my work. I did put on some sunscreen, but did not get enough on my neck. I got burned there. I didn't ever feel it, but you could certainly see it. We did 18 holes at Mountain Dell golf course, and I lost a whole bunch of balls. My golf game isn't good, but that's not what we are out there for. It was fun since we really weren't worried about golfing good. My name got put down by Scott on the women's furthest ball hit. When awards were being given out, I told them that they all knew that wasn't true. I did win two certificates for eating. One is for $50 at Chiles' and the other was for $25 at an Asian restaurant (I can't remember the name right now).
My wife had gone up to Swiss days while I was golfing. She bought a bunch of stuff and then came on home. After waking up on Saturday, we grabbed a few things we needed from the store, packed up, and left home. Keith made it over to our house to work on our porch. I'm so glad that he is doing that. We are going to give him $300 instead of the $250 he asked for in doing this. I did have a few more headaches with Lowe's over this project. Hopefully, it will soon be over. For such a small porch it sure was a hassle.
Soon after arriving at the cabin near Midway, we went down to Swiss days. I really didn't do anything down there. I got a Snow Cone, grabbed a Navajo (Swiss) Taco, and then my wife and I went back to the cabin (with Melanie in tow). We had some good times with Melanie. I was so glad that nothing went haywire with her mental illness. I think she tried really hard all weekend to be good.
Crickets (or some green thing that sang like one) were in the cabin. They made sleeping a bit difficult. We had just enough ear plugs for the adults that were staying in the cabin. Our son and my father-in-law both slept in two separate cars in the driveway. Between the snoring and the crickets it made it hard to sleep for those without ear plugs. Pam and Zach were also with us the first night and then Anne came up for the second night.
It rained during the night and everything was fresh on Sunday. Pam tried to draw me into an argument over politics. I went in part way, but didn't say everything that I meant too. She was simply saying that John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin was a terrible choice because the republicans have been playing up on Obamas inexperience. I pointed out that before she was governor, she was also a mayor and before that was on the city council. These all had to make decisions and she still has more experience than does Obama especially given that he really doesn't vote a lot of the time but rather is simply "present". At least he has picked a VP who has 30 years of experience in the Senate (Joe Biden). What I didn't say, because I really didn't want an argument with my father-in-law and Melanie there, was that it was Hilary Clinton (of the democrats) as well as Biden who first brought up Obamas inexperience. The republicans are pitching off of that mound and agreeing with it. If it were just Pam, I would've taken a few more pot shots. Neither of us would've won the argument, but it would've been fun given different circumstances.
In the later afternoon, Brandon, Ben, Nathan and Collin all came up. Collin is quite young and enjoys playing with our son so he got stuck with him. I am proud of him for putting up with Collin. It was good for Melanie to have her son Ben to talk too. He hasn't been around much and really needs to come around more. They had dinner up with us and then went back home. They did want to go out on the Kayaks, but it was too rainy to do so. We were just hoping that it rained as much at our home as it did up there in the mountains (it did).
Not much else happened on Monday. We just visited a bit, played a few games, and then came on home. Pam, Anne and Zach left at about the same time as we did.
Keith had at least put our porch up to the house although it still needed work. We were glad to see that.
Tuesday evening, I went with our daughter on a daddy/daughter date. It was at the church and we played a game where we had to know something about each other. Both parties wrote their answer on a whiteboard and then you saw if you matched. We didn't get the high score, but we also weren't the low score.
Tonight, my wife and I went to a Chili cook off done by the Relief Society and the Bishopric. We talked to a couple of people who were there with a couple of our divorcees. It was an enjoyable evening.
Unfortunately, it is also showing here. I don't write what I should or when I should. It will probably always be something that I need to work on. I'll tell you what though, if it weren't for computers, there would be no writing anywhere probably. So, at least I do this.
This last weekend was Labor day weekend. On Friday of last week, I went golfing with my work. I did put on some sunscreen, but did not get enough on my neck. I got burned there. I didn't ever feel it, but you could certainly see it. We did 18 holes at Mountain Dell golf course, and I lost a whole bunch of balls. My golf game isn't good, but that's not what we are out there for. It was fun since we really weren't worried about golfing good. My name got put down by Scott on the women's furthest ball hit. When awards were being given out, I told them that they all knew that wasn't true. I did win two certificates for eating. One is for $50 at Chiles' and the other was for $25 at an Asian restaurant (I can't remember the name right now).
My wife had gone up to Swiss days while I was golfing. She bought a bunch of stuff and then came on home. After waking up on Saturday, we grabbed a few things we needed from the store, packed up, and left home. Keith made it over to our house to work on our porch. I'm so glad that he is doing that. We are going to give him $300 instead of the $250 he asked for in doing this. I did have a few more headaches with Lowe's over this project. Hopefully, it will soon be over. For such a small porch it sure was a hassle.
Soon after arriving at the cabin near Midway, we went down to Swiss days. I really didn't do anything down there. I got a Snow Cone, grabbed a Navajo (Swiss) Taco, and then my wife and I went back to the cabin (with Melanie in tow). We had some good times with Melanie. I was so glad that nothing went haywire with her mental illness. I think she tried really hard all weekend to be good.
Crickets (or some green thing that sang like one) were in the cabin. They made sleeping a bit difficult. We had just enough ear plugs for the adults that were staying in the cabin. Our son and my father-in-law both slept in two separate cars in the driveway. Between the snoring and the crickets it made it hard to sleep for those without ear plugs. Pam and Zach were also with us the first night and then Anne came up for the second night.
It rained during the night and everything was fresh on Sunday. Pam tried to draw me into an argument over politics. I went in part way, but didn't say everything that I meant too. She was simply saying that John McCain's pick of Sarah Palin was a terrible choice because the republicans have been playing up on Obamas inexperience. I pointed out that before she was governor, she was also a mayor and before that was on the city council. These all had to make decisions and she still has more experience than does Obama especially given that he really doesn't vote a lot of the time but rather is simply "present". At least he has picked a VP who has 30 years of experience in the Senate (Joe Biden). What I didn't say, because I really didn't want an argument with my father-in-law and Melanie there, was that it was Hilary Clinton (of the democrats) as well as Biden who first brought up Obamas inexperience. The republicans are pitching off of that mound and agreeing with it. If it were just Pam, I would've taken a few more pot shots. Neither of us would've won the argument, but it would've been fun given different circumstances.
In the later afternoon, Brandon, Ben, Nathan and Collin all came up. Collin is quite young and enjoys playing with our son so he got stuck with him. I am proud of him for putting up with Collin. It was good for Melanie to have her son Ben to talk too. He hasn't been around much and really needs to come around more. They had dinner up with us and then went back home. They did want to go out on the Kayaks, but it was too rainy to do so. We were just hoping that it rained as much at our home as it did up there in the mountains (it did).
Not much else happened on Monday. We just visited a bit, played a few games, and then came on home. Pam, Anne and Zach left at about the same time as we did.
Keith had at least put our porch up to the house although it still needed work. We were glad to see that.
Tuesday evening, I went with our daughter on a daddy/daughter date. It was at the church and we played a game where we had to know something about each other. Both parties wrote their answer on a whiteboard and then you saw if you matched. We didn't get the high score, but we also weren't the low score.
Tonight, my wife and I went to a Chili cook off done by the Relief Society and the Bishopric. We talked to a couple of people who were there with a couple of our divorcees. It was an enjoyable evening.
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