Last Lagoon (This Year)
Lagoon is closing for the season so we went one last time. Halloween is the best time to go.
Lagoon is closing for the season so we went one last time. Halloween is the best time to go.
Some people deserve to live forever yet on this beautiful Autumn day we spent the day with family celebrating a life beautifully lived and saying goodbye to Grami Del. She is in…
I and my daughters and their friends took a trip to Las Vegas to see Harry Styles first concert since the Pandemic started. 1000 miles of driving One visit to Nephi – Brandon…
I’ve worked from home for most of my life. My office is in the basement at the bottom of the stairs. Aubrey’s is next to it on the way to the storage room where I keep my…
Aubrey’s gift to her grandmother’s this year was this drawing:
After a week with the Google tech elite today was a day dedicated to fun, curiosity and fascination. Callie brought Devin down Yesterday so we could spend today experiencing the…
Day 1. The Dam Day. – March 29 Our first day we leave Las Vegas (doesn’t everyone?) and head out to Hoover Dam to take the Dam tour. It’s a really big dam. We pay our dam money…
It’s January. That means a couple of things: I’ll be forgetting to write the correct year for several weeks. I’m older so the forgetting will probably last for more than several…
My mother in law received a Huntsman Award for Excellence in Education this evening – a well deserved honor befitting her work as an educator over the past 16 years. Out of the…
When I was a kid we watched TV on a 20” screen that weighed 600 pounds, output 480i (the antithesis of HD TV) and only provided very fuzzy, analog network channels. Howe we wished…
It’s not often that the stars align and two big events coincide. Today is Father’s day, but it’s also our anniversary. Today is a big deal since it marks 15 years of being married…
We’re driving across the California desert right now. The thermometer says it’s 110 degrees Fahrenheit. Every time we have to stop and get out of the car the kids tell me the heat…
We’re visiting my parents in Idaho for the weekend so that the kids can go to my grandmother’s house to hunt Easter eggs. It’s a long story that involves who can be in town when…
I told Callie today that we deserve parent of the year awards which was especially funny given the state of affairs in our home. I’ve heard that one child isn’t to bad. We’ll…
We’re home from my parents which in a way marks the end of the Christmas celebration for us. Although, I am pushing for a return of the Twelve days of Christmas which doesn’t end…
I made cashew chicken for dinner tonight. It has peas in it. As is typical of any dinner that doesn’t consist of corn dogs or chicken nuggets, Alyssa complained and didn’t eat…
Day one of the annual Ball family trip is now complete. We started the day by taking a long time to pack as usual and yelling at the kids. The first stop was the train museum in…
Today my two year old had this conversation with my wife: Devin: I want juice. Callie: How about milk. Devin: How about juice. Callie: How about milk. Devin: How about juice…
Today is 4/20. That is significant for two reasons. One is that it is my parent’s wedding anniversary. My dad likes to get license plates with significant numbers. For years the…
I’ve been a pallbearer a number of times over the years. It’s an honor that I doubt very many people love since it means someone close to you has passed away. A week ago my Aunt…
I just manged to get the kids in bed. It’s 9:00pm. I started at 6:30. I’m sitting here watching the rain letting my brain idle for a few moments until I get back into write code…
I turned 34 yesterday. I assume you’ll ask why I didn’t write this yesterday and my response is it was my birthday why the hell should I have to do anymore work than just get out…
We took Aubrey, Alyssa and Jenna to the Nutcracker Monday night. It is part of our effort to expose our children to culture. Devin doesn’t like ballet and utterly refused to go…
For 57 years the Ball family has held an annual reunion. This year was the last. Alfred William Ball was my great grandfather. This many years later the family has gotten so large…
These days I only manage to ride motorcycles with my dad, brother and brother-in-law about once a year. This time we made our way to Stoddard Creek. Its about 60 miles north of my…
Day 3. More driving. Always driving. We went to Tower and watched more water fall off rocks. That seems to happen a lot around here. There were a couple of colorful characters…
Sequels are never as good as the original so keep in mind that this one won’t be as good as the last one which wasn’t that great. I met more rangers today. Two of them seemed like…
We went to the happiest place on earth, now we’re off on a family vacation to the stinkiest place on Earth – Yellowstone. Like the Earth’s anus this place belches the nastiest gas…
I wrote this on May 11th but never got around to posting it: We took the kids to Thanksgiving Point yesterday to look at the gardens. They had a great time. Whenever we travel…
My daughters are in kindergarten this year. Today we got our first call from their teacher. Apparently, Aubrey pinched someone. Callie said that Aubrey realized when her teacher…
Tonight was the first time since September that I and Callie have been alone, together, outside of the house. We were able to spend 15 minutes eating a Quiznos sub in a gas…
I am at the FamilySearch conference at BYU today which means that I had to get up at 5:30 this morning which is one my least favorite things in the world. Luckily caffeine is my…
I attended my great uncle Wes’s funeral today. I never like the idea of going to funerals but every time I go I am glad I did. I didn’t spend a lot of time around Uncle Wes…
Weddings suck. Everything about them, surrounding them and having to do with them is really quite inane. Although I am sure I will take a lot of crap for writing this which may or…
Aubrey has been really good lately. Callie told her, “thank you for having such a good attitude.” She replied, “Thanks .., “ then whispered, “whatever that means.”
On the way back from Salt Lake we stopped at Target because we always do – there isn’t one in Logan. Target is a more interesting shopping experience than Walmart. Target has…
My brother and sister in law bought the flower shop in Logan (Utah). It is always scary to start up a new business even when you are buying an existing one. My brother is even…
Aubrey lost a tooth a couple of weeks ago. It was loose. We were eating dinner. She wanted an apple. I gave it to her. She took one bite and disappeared into the bathroom. We…
I grew up in southeast Idaho which is in close proximity to Jackson Hole, Wy and Grand Teton National Park. When I was a kid (I am going bald and my back is causing me problems so…
My wife’s best friend moved to Kentucky a number of years ago because she married a guy from back there. We lamented that they were so far away because they were fun to hang out…
Yesterday, my daughter, out of the blue, told her sunday school teacher, “I’m so bored I could fall asleep.” We told her that she shouldn’t say things like that to her teachers –…
I attended my Uncle David’s funeral yesterday. He hadn’t been doing well for the past few months, but his passing was still a shock. This kind of funeral leaves you with mixed…