Good Morning pictures from Jan 2010.

April 19, 2011

Who most influenced your thinking during your growing up years? Why?

I would say that my mother was probably the most influential with my father a close second and hen my grandparents and relatives. I say my mother though because of one instance that comes to mind quite often through my life. The story goes like this. We had gone from Duchesne to visit mother's sister Zelma in Mapleton. We had a great time and I don't remember what all we had done but there was some small expense involved and mom was not one to leave without paying what she felt was what she owed. Well Ilean and Zelma both had the same parents and so when mom tried to give money to Zelma she would not take it. I don't remember how many times the money went back and forth between them but I remember very well the last one. Since it was obvious that mom wasn't going to give up then Aunt Zelma gave the money to me and told me not to give it back to mom until we had left. So a couple of miles down the road I gave it back and we turned around and went to visit my Aunt Zelma again. I don't remember much after that but mother one that round, I think. Anyway I now accept money or things now and then make it up later you might say, if possible.

April 18,2011 Kade and Brooklyn

Thank You Loren and Rachelle for putting up with us for an entire week. It was so much fun even when we were suppose to be bored weeding the back yard. We loved the aquarium and USS Lexington and our trips to Bishop and Padre Island. It was very difficult to come back (especially after today when I met the load of work they had saved for me at PC). It was so special to be locked in a room with Brooklyn and her books and to just get to hold Kade. Alex is so light, even though he has gained weight I think he actually lost it since he seems so light. (I will say though that it was fun to hold him again last night as well.) Thank You again for the trips and all of the time you spent worrying about what you could do to entertain us. We really aren't too hard to entertain. We love you and were so glad we got to come down even though Marie was so scared to get on those planes. She actually loved sitting by the window and looking out to see the ground so far below us.

Apr 12, 2011 #3 A road trip to Loren's work

Brooklyn is ready for a trip to daddy's work so we can have lunch with him.

We started out across the wide expanse of the Texas countryside.

And kept going across the wide expanse of the Texas countryside.

We got onto the freeway, well 70 mph 2 lane road.

And passed by the sprawling expanse of new buildings, well old buildings.

Then we passed by the tall mountains stretching across the wide expanse.

We passed by the renovation housing projects.

And we saw where they were getting all of their water for the expansion complete with the water storage facilities.

We also passed by the gas station collection systems.

Then we finally reached our destination of Bishop, Texas.

We then returned past all of the business districts.

And more businesses.

Then finally past the Post Office of the Chapman Ranch, Tx, somewhere midway between Bishop, TX and our destination of Corpus Christi, Tx.

Apr 12, 2011 #2 Loren's Home

A very skewed look of the inside from the corner on the south east.

Outside views

Apr 12, 2011