Britt's Easter Bday Party

Tia was pretty proud of some of the places she hid the eggs. They seemed to have more fun hiding than finding but then they also experienced the problem of having to remember where they hid them which is the hardest part.

Tia did it again with a fantastic cake, a Skittle machine.

We then held a frog jumping contest while waiting to start.

This had to be the winning spot to hide an orange egg.

Alex loved the whistling that Cat was doing for him.

April 27, 2011

What was the dumbest thing you did to impress a girl? Was she actually impressed?

 I cannot remember anything that I ever did to impress a girl although I am sure it had to have happened. I do remember things that I did to be in places where I could be around girls I liked but I cannot remember any stunts that I may have pulled.

April 26, 2011

What was the name of the first girl you liked? Did you ever go on a date with her?

Ione Hooper, Never dated her just secretly liked her when I was in elementary school.

Apr 25, 2011

Did you have a mentor or friend you admired and followed? Is there one person who really changed the course of your life by something that person said or did?

Wow how do you limit your choices to just one person? I have a good friend who always said: “it takes a village to raise a child.”  Well that was certainly the way it was growing up in Duchesne. I had a lot of mentors and friends. Just to list a few : Harold Spencer, Steve Asay, Leland and Carol Wright, Neil Jensen, Ray and Donna Hansen, Lowell and Beverly Caldwell, Jinx Ivie, Mont  Poulson, Milton and Pauline Poulson  Nana (Grandma Poulson), Jack Skewes,  Art and Pauline Taylor, Nadine Wimmer, Glen Stevenson, Trooper Hooper,  Trooper Phil Barney, Doug Horrocks. That is only a drop in the bucket too. There was one who does stand out and of whom I have told the story many times to scouts trying to earn their eagle. Bev Caldwell moved to town when I was a Senior in high school and she was a member of our ward. She was also a professional lifeguard and after graduation she worked with me all summer to teach me to swim and earn my swimming and life saving merit badges. I earned my eagle rank because of her. There were a lot along the way who had helped me but she was there at the point where no one else had been able to help and she cared enough to take the time to do it with me. I had me Eagle Board of Review on Aug 4, 1971 and my Eagle Court of Honor on Aug 13, 1971 and left for college as soon as the program was over. I now help boys who are almost 18 and have not quite gotten over the hump whenever possible because of her. Her influence has reached far beyond the realms of just one scout.

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