Scout Camp, Arrival (the Music of Abba) and Vacation Time at the Cabin
Well, it's been awhile since I wrote here. This time I have a pretty good excuse. I haven't been around a computer where it is easy to write.
Friday the 17th was spent with my family, and we went to see Harry Potter (whatever the newest one is - I think Half Blood Prince). We enjoyed the movie, but we didn't feel that it was as good as some of the other ones. It just didn't have the same amount of action that the others did. They seemed to do a pretty good job of following some of the stuff in the book, but there were things missing (of course they can't get it all in there). We also went out to an AT&T store to get new phones for my daughter and my wife. They didn't really do a lot to impress us, so we went to T-Mobile and joined that family for now with a new two year contract. I think it will be better, and bet on it enough to upgrade and pay another $10 per month to have the fav five that they started up. That with the tmobile to tmobile should hold onto a lot of our minutes that we currently use up.
Saturday was spent taking care of a few things around the house and preparing to go to the Scout Camp on Monday morning.
On Sunday the 19th, we did the normal church things, and then I grabbed my son and we went and did our home teaching. It feels good to get that done, but I still struggle trying to get it all done. My son doesn't much like to do it because it is just another meeting to him.
This past Monday started out early. I had to be to the church at 6:00 AM so we could leave. We did finally leave, but it was around 6:45. I had the majority of the Scouts in my vehicle, along with my gear. We headed out for Bear Lake Aquatics Camp. It is about three hours away, and we listened to my Queen CD's on the way there (along with a little bit of Tomita).
Nothing much happened on the trip, but when we got there we found out that the Scoutmasters lounge was not completed after all. So, no flush toilets for us. We checked in, got a tour of the camp and then took the boys for their swim checks. I also did the swim check. After I finished that 75 yards of any stroke I wanted and another 25 on the back, I could tell that I was not in shape. The waves added to my tiredness and I almost fell over walking back to shore. But, I did the swim check and made it through it just fine. We had some lunch and then got all the Scouts to their merit badges. We also set up a little bit more of the camp. We used the excuse of my Cpap machine to get electricity down to us. During the time I was there, a few people asked about it and one of the staff members unplugged us briefly. It was nice to use that cord for the machine, but we were also able to charge up our cell phones and other electronic devices. Of course that first night there was the usual campfire along with its usual silliness.
Tuesday was more of the same. We got the boys to their merit badges and then just did a few things. I got my safety afloat as well as the other water thing you need to have in order for the boys to be able to go out on water adventures with the scouts. It was good to get done. We also did a bit of lounging about and just enjoying the out doors as long as we were in the shade (it was awfully hot). Later that night we went to go rifle shooting. They asked me to come in and be the person they needed who was over 21 so the boys could all shoot. I didn't do much but just sit there (that was good because it was a bit of a hike to get up there). And, just before we did that we helped a truck unload for the new building they have (the one we didn't get to use). That was our service project for the week.
Later on in the evening I helped one of the boys get his report done for his environmental merit badge. That took some doing. Working with ADD isn't always the easiest thing, but we got his report done and it was him that did the research and wrote it with me simply helping him formulate his ideas.
Wednesday I only stayed a little bit after breakfast was over. Originally I planned on staying through lunch time but as I looked around, there wasn't a lot of reason to do so. I had packed up so I simply left. Once again, I cranked up the stereo with some Queen and headed home.
My wife was glad I had left early because there was a little bit of shopping that we needed to have done, so I was able to accomplish some of that. She was busy doing some of the cooking that we needed for our weekend up at our in-laws cabin. My wife was a little bit worried because she hadn't heard from her mom and dad and if they were going up to the cabin, but we finally tracked down some people to let us know that they had headed up. The worry was still there because we had no idea if they had made it.
My main reason for coming home from the Scout Camp was so my wife and I could go to a concert at the Sandy Amphitheater. It was "Arrival: The Music of Abba". I have to say, they did a wonderful job. They are a group that is approved of by the people who created Abba to dress and do an act as if they were Abba. They made no bones about the fact that they weren't, but the sound was just as I remember the original Abba, and they had guest appearances of the drum player of the group Abba. The audience all seemed to have a good time at this concert, and my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it even though we got there late enough that we had to go up into a neighborhood and park our car because of how full they were. We decided that we had better get there a lot earlier on the 30th when we go see Clint Black because we don't have reserved seating, but rather are on the lawn.
Thursday, my wife had to go cut a few peoples hair, and me and the kids prepared to go up to the cabin. We didn't know if we would go that day or the next (we kind of planned on the next day) but thought it prudent to prepare anyway. My wife came home. She had a few things to do, and then around 5:00 we headed up to the cabin. The traffic wasn't too bad, and we got there in pretty good time. My son just wanted to get up there to shoot his BB gun. He got a little bit of that in, and we went to Dairy Keen to grab some hamburgers. Pam and Anne came up in the meantime, so it was a full house.
Each day that we were up there we slept in till around 9:00. Friday, we didn't really know what to do. Our kids went with Anne and Grandpa to go kayaking on the Jordanelle Resevoir. I started to work on putting a screen in the front door and Pam came and helped me out with that. It has been a long time since that door has had any kind of screen in it. This would help out the air flow through the cabin. It was kind of hot. Once everybody got back to the cabin, we had lunch and dinner, played a few games, shot the BB gun, and then we headed to Charleston for fireworks for the 24th of July. It was a great fireworks display, but we had gotten there early, and there were no public restrooms open. The finale' that they did was one of the best that I have ever seen. There was one part that I thought I may go into epileptic seizures, but it was really good. We were right on top of the fireworks. It was an Ooo Aaa type of evening.
While sleeping Friday evening, a fan fell over and hit some silverware. It sounded like somebody had broken a window. We all woke up. We all (including me) made fun of me because when somebody else would kind of be scared I would tell them to calm down (in a load uncalm sort of voice). My wife was made fun of because she ran for the door (actually to lock it) and we joked about her looking out for herself (she wasn't but it was something to make fun of). Well, we all got back in bed and had a good night despite that.
Saturday, we headed to Heber to pick up some pads for the swamp cooler and to get some supplies for eating. We got all of that taken care of, and after a little while Pam and Anne left to go home. My son and I took care of the pads in the swamp cooler (they had to be cut to size) and then I did some weeding and trimming around the cabin. It was quite hot, and I had to take a shower because of how soaked I was in sweat. We had some dinner, shot the BB gun and watched a movie. That's about it for the day. It was a nice relaxing day.
Sunday, we didn't do much of anything. It was just a day to relax and take it easy. Rod did do a little bit out in his garden with more trimming. The cabin is going to look nice when we are done. We went down to Chicks in Heber City for a meal. That was quite good.
Today, was more of the same. Games, BB gun, eat and relax. We did have to pack up. I did some and then let my son finish it since he is so good at organizing the car. We finally packed up to leave at around 3:00 PM. We had a reasonable trip home. There were only two messages when we got home. One was a reference for one of our daughters friends who wants to move into a rental home in our neighborhood. We are in the ward of the owners, so that is good. It will be fun for our daughter if they can move in there. The house is just around the corner. We kind of cleaned up what we brought home, and just relaxed around the house. All this vacationing wears one out.
Well, that's the week. There were a couple of small issues at the cabin. We were able to get through them, and hopefully are a stronger family unit because of them. I'll sign off now.
Friday the 17th was spent with my family, and we went to see Harry Potter (whatever the newest one is - I think Half Blood Prince). We enjoyed the movie, but we didn't feel that it was as good as some of the other ones. It just didn't have the same amount of action that the others did. They seemed to do a pretty good job of following some of the stuff in the book, but there were things missing (of course they can't get it all in there). We also went out to an AT&T store to get new phones for my daughter and my wife. They didn't really do a lot to impress us, so we went to T-Mobile and joined that family for now with a new two year contract. I think it will be better, and bet on it enough to upgrade and pay another $10 per month to have the fav five that they started up. That with the tmobile to tmobile should hold onto a lot of our minutes that we currently use up.
Saturday was spent taking care of a few things around the house and preparing to go to the Scout Camp on Monday morning.
On Sunday the 19th, we did the normal church things, and then I grabbed my son and we went and did our home teaching. It feels good to get that done, but I still struggle trying to get it all done. My son doesn't much like to do it because it is just another meeting to him.
This past Monday started out early. I had to be to the church at 6:00 AM so we could leave. We did finally leave, but it was around 6:45. I had the majority of the Scouts in my vehicle, along with my gear. We headed out for Bear Lake Aquatics Camp. It is about three hours away, and we listened to my Queen CD's on the way there (along with a little bit of Tomita).
Nothing much happened on the trip, but when we got there we found out that the Scoutmasters lounge was not completed after all. So, no flush toilets for us. We checked in, got a tour of the camp and then took the boys for their swim checks. I also did the swim check. After I finished that 75 yards of any stroke I wanted and another 25 on the back, I could tell that I was not in shape. The waves added to my tiredness and I almost fell over walking back to shore. But, I did the swim check and made it through it just fine. We had some lunch and then got all the Scouts to their merit badges. We also set up a little bit more of the camp. We used the excuse of my Cpap machine to get electricity down to us. During the time I was there, a few people asked about it and one of the staff members unplugged us briefly. It was nice to use that cord for the machine, but we were also able to charge up our cell phones and other electronic devices. Of course that first night there was the usual campfire along with its usual silliness.
Tuesday was more of the same. We got the boys to their merit badges and then just did a few things. I got my safety afloat as well as the other water thing you need to have in order for the boys to be able to go out on water adventures with the scouts. It was good to get done. We also did a bit of lounging about and just enjoying the out doors as long as we were in the shade (it was awfully hot). Later that night we went to go rifle shooting. They asked me to come in and be the person they needed who was over 21 so the boys could all shoot. I didn't do much but just sit there (that was good because it was a bit of a hike to get up there). And, just before we did that we helped a truck unload for the new building they have (the one we didn't get to use). That was our service project for the week.
Later on in the evening I helped one of the boys get his report done for his environmental merit badge. That took some doing. Working with ADD isn't always the easiest thing, but we got his report done and it was him that did the research and wrote it with me simply helping him formulate his ideas.
Wednesday I only stayed a little bit after breakfast was over. Originally I planned on staying through lunch time but as I looked around, there wasn't a lot of reason to do so. I had packed up so I simply left. Once again, I cranked up the stereo with some Queen and headed home.
My wife was glad I had left early because there was a little bit of shopping that we needed to have done, so I was able to accomplish some of that. She was busy doing some of the cooking that we needed for our weekend up at our in-laws cabin. My wife was a little bit worried because she hadn't heard from her mom and dad and if they were going up to the cabin, but we finally tracked down some people to let us know that they had headed up. The worry was still there because we had no idea if they had made it.
My main reason for coming home from the Scout Camp was so my wife and I could go to a concert at the Sandy Amphitheater. It was "Arrival: The Music of Abba". I have to say, they did a wonderful job. They are a group that is approved of by the people who created Abba to dress and do an act as if they were Abba. They made no bones about the fact that they weren't, but the sound was just as I remember the original Abba, and they had guest appearances of the drum player of the group Abba. The audience all seemed to have a good time at this concert, and my wife and I thoroughly enjoyed it even though we got there late enough that we had to go up into a neighborhood and park our car because of how full they were. We decided that we had better get there a lot earlier on the 30th when we go see Clint Black because we don't have reserved seating, but rather are on the lawn.
Thursday, my wife had to go cut a few peoples hair, and me and the kids prepared to go up to the cabin. We didn't know if we would go that day or the next (we kind of planned on the next day) but thought it prudent to prepare anyway. My wife came home. She had a few things to do, and then around 5:00 we headed up to the cabin. The traffic wasn't too bad, and we got there in pretty good time. My son just wanted to get up there to shoot his BB gun. He got a little bit of that in, and we went to Dairy Keen to grab some hamburgers. Pam and Anne came up in the meantime, so it was a full house.
Each day that we were up there we slept in till around 9:00. Friday, we didn't really know what to do. Our kids went with Anne and Grandpa to go kayaking on the Jordanelle Resevoir. I started to work on putting a screen in the front door and Pam came and helped me out with that. It has been a long time since that door has had any kind of screen in it. This would help out the air flow through the cabin. It was kind of hot. Once everybody got back to the cabin, we had lunch and dinner, played a few games, shot the BB gun, and then we headed to Charleston for fireworks for the 24th of July. It was a great fireworks display, but we had gotten there early, and there were no public restrooms open. The finale' that they did was one of the best that I have ever seen. There was one part that I thought I may go into epileptic seizures, but it was really good. We were right on top of the fireworks. It was an Ooo Aaa type of evening.
While sleeping Friday evening, a fan fell over and hit some silverware. It sounded like somebody had broken a window. We all woke up. We all (including me) made fun of me because when somebody else would kind of be scared I would tell them to calm down (in a load uncalm sort of voice). My wife was made fun of because she ran for the door (actually to lock it) and we joked about her looking out for herself (she wasn't but it was something to make fun of). Well, we all got back in bed and had a good night despite that.
Saturday, we headed to Heber to pick up some pads for the swamp cooler and to get some supplies for eating. We got all of that taken care of, and after a little while Pam and Anne left to go home. My son and I took care of the pads in the swamp cooler (they had to be cut to size) and then I did some weeding and trimming around the cabin. It was quite hot, and I had to take a shower because of how soaked I was in sweat. We had some dinner, shot the BB gun and watched a movie. That's about it for the day. It was a nice relaxing day.
Sunday, we didn't do much of anything. It was just a day to relax and take it easy. Rod did do a little bit out in his garden with more trimming. The cabin is going to look nice when we are done. We went down to Chicks in Heber City for a meal. That was quite good.
Today, was more of the same. Games, BB gun, eat and relax. We did have to pack up. I did some and then let my son finish it since he is so good at organizing the car. We finally packed up to leave at around 3:00 PM. We had a reasonable trip home. There were only two messages when we got home. One was a reference for one of our daughters friends who wants to move into a rental home in our neighborhood. We are in the ward of the owners, so that is good. It will be fun for our daughter if they can move in there. The house is just around the corner. We kind of cleaned up what we brought home, and just relaxed around the house. All this vacationing wears one out.
Well, that's the week. There were a couple of small issues at the cabin. We were able to get through them, and hopefully are a stronger family unit because of them. I'll sign off now.
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