Peter's Week

Another great week! Work.... is work and that's about all I have to say. So great to have Mother here for a few days. I think she got a little rest but also did a LOT. Attached are pictures of the choir concert at Mountain View on Wednesday (Joe is in the group off to the side that I think were monkeys--singing from a Disney tune). Josh was in the choir as well and they sounded beautiful! Not sure how they memorized and remembered all of those Latin phrases though. Thursday night was band concert at Timp View with Cami and Kayla. The conductor picked songs that really put the tubas through their paces - sounded pretty cool. The most amazing part was at the end of the arrangement from Phantom which was choreographed to the video, it went completely dark for a few seconds and when the lights came up, the entire band had disappeared! They all practiced grabbing their instruments and then holding the shoulder of the person ahead while they charged off stage in the dark together.

As you who were there know, it was another magical day in Raft River for the annual Paula's Pumpkin Party. Perfectly sunny and a great time with wonderful food, conversation, outdoor activities at the river and football! Here's a link to some pictures is here.

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Here's a video version:
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A very special THANKS to Paula for providing us such a feast and festivities on her birthday and to all the Webbs for hosting us!

Love,
Peter

Steven/Shannon 102608

Hi Everyone!
The past couple of weeks have been travel weeks. i spent 2 days in
LA at my quarterly business reviews. The Sun office is in El Segundo
just 3-4 miles south of LA international airport. The weather was
very warm and beautiful although we didn't get outside much. Last
weekend I volunteered at the new Deseret Industries while Shannon
took the boys and Allyse to Idaho. Boo hoo. I really wanted to go
but didn't feel good about leaving without someone to take my place.
Anyway, I was on the unloading area and we were running between 2
lanes, 4-5 cars unloading at a time. By the time my 4 hour shift was
done I was ready for a scooter ride. So I took off for Mountain
green on my new 150cc scooter. At first, i just wanted to see if we
(my scooter and me) could make it to Mtn Green. Then we headed up
over trappers point and down to Pine View. Then I decided to go
around the west side of the lake and over to Eden. What the heck,
why not go to Wolf Creek golf course next to Uncle Phillips. By that
time it was getting dark and the temperature was dropping. I bought
this new helmet with a tinted visor. Whoa, at night you can't see
very well so I had to raise the visor just enough to see the road.
But it whistled like crazy from wind. After some hot chocolate to
warm my tummy I headed down Ogden canyon. As soon as we hit Harrison
blvd the temperature jumped about 10 degrees. After that I cruised
down past McKay Dee hospital and on home. When I got there Spencer
was home from school.
This past week I made a quick trip to Spokane/Moscow/Couer D'Alene. I
tried to call Kendrick's cell but it kept giving me some ladies voice
mail. I was in a hurry to get back for a presentation with Coldwater
Creek so didn't have much time to stop. I took some pictures below
of scenery. Friday night, Jordan and I went with 11 year old scouts
to Crystal Hot springs for a camp out. The water was very hot and we
went down the tube slides which had ice water running in them! I
swear there was ice chunks floating in the pool at the bottom. But
it made the hot pots feel that much better. We got up early and went
to BYU game where we met Shannon and Tyler. it seems like the older
our kids get the more directions everyone goes on weekends. We're
just happy to give em a hug as they rush to and fro. Last night we
stayed at Westgate. It's our week and we're sorry to not be at
Paula's birthday! At least Allyse could represent us. She's a
button. Well, I came down from Westgate to the house this afternoon
and Spencer was just leaving. He was home for his friend's mission
farewell. They're leaving in droves on missions and it's so good to
see the caliber of kids he hangs with. That's all everyone!

Peter's Week

WOW! What a week! Work... pretty neutral but extracurricular activities... AWESOME! Monday night just sort of hung around and got caught up but Tuesday, it was severe clear and we headed out to the Provo airport for the aviation merit badge.  Really cool. We had three little Katana's with pilots waiting and took each of the boys up for an intro ride.  I think they really enjoyed it.  I actually saw a smile on one of the boys' face who always is complaining. 

Then I raced over to the BYU football stadium to catch the Rocky Mountain Band Competition and see Cami and Kayla's band along with Wyatt's.  Here's the video:

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(hit the full screen button to see it better)

Wednesday night, one of the fellows at work that owns a sailboat and wants to sell it, asked me if I wanted to go out with him for the last sail of the season.  Not much wind but beautiful on the lake and very enjoyable.

That was prelude to the big Utah holiday - UEA.  At 5 a.m. on Thursday, my neighbor, friend and work associate Jim picked me up and I journeyed with him and his kids to Zions where we spent three very full days canyoneering in the slot canyons.  We rented drysuits with special water shoes and had ropes and packs for rappelling into the canyons and swimming in the frigid waters.  Temps were about 50 degrees in the water and no sun so could have been very cold but we made it fine.  Thursday we did Pine Creek which was about 4 hours. Friday we did Das Boot which then goes into the Subway (about 10 hours) and then Saturday did Keyhole twice. All were great canyons and each different.  One cool rappel was 100 feet in open air into a pool of water.  (I'm still working on the video). 

Anyway, home Saturday night and then Sunday picked up Mom from Frank's little birthday party and now she is settled in her room here for a few days (or more I hope).  Great to talk to many of you this weekend and catch up.  Happy Birthday to Frank and Paula and Mignon and Sophie!

UEA

How is everyone doing?  I just read Megan's entry to only find that we missed them at the Hogle Zoo by one day.  We went on Thursday and it was packed, but a very nice day for the Zoo.  Cami went to BYU-Idaho for the weekend with a girlfriend and had a partying time. It sounds like they danced all weekend. She just got back tonight.  The rest of us stayed home and spent the weekend playing with the neighbors and going to local parks. It was a gorgeous weekend. Kayla worked a couple of shifts, opened a checking account and had a pumpkin carving party with friends. She had it at our house, made pumpkin chocolate chip cookies and watched Watcher in the Woods.  We are excited for the Paula's Pumpkin Party this weekend and hope to see everyone there.  Michael will be home Tuesday and will be spending the week and weekend with us.  Cami and Kayla competed at their last home competition and took first place. It hit me the morning of the competition, that this is the last time they will both compete together here at home. It's a little daunting thinking this is Cami's last year of high school.  I was very excited to see Pete, Amy, Shane and their whole family come to see the performance.  It was cold, cold, but I guess everyone survived.  Pete, Paisley and I ran around and found Wyatt.  It was a little hard to pick him out of the group in his uniform. We wanted to invite everyone to Kayla's sixteenth birthday party. It is going to be a semi-formal dance on November 15th which is a Saturday from 7:30-10:00. Place to be announced. 

Frank's Birthday Wish!!

Happy Birthday to You!  (Frank)

 

Happy Birthday to You! (Frank)

 

Happy Birthday Dear Fraaaannnnk!

 

Happy Birthday to You!

 

The Last Of The Season...

Today is beautifully fall.  I wish this had been the weekend of the Pumpkin Party!  But next week will be fun.  Gordon and I discovered a new beach last night.  Actually it was the same beach we visited when Don and Greshen were expecting little Emily.  If the weather permits, we will take everyone to the beach on Saturday for frisbee golf and s'mores. 

 

After church today in choir practice the choir director turned to "O, Home Beloved" in preparation for Jessica's homecoming for mid-December.  The time for her to come home is coming quickly.  There are still places I haven't dusted since she left.  But what an exciting thought that you are coming home Jessica.  I know you will finish well. We're all excited to welcome you home. 

 

How was your week?  Harvest is underway here in Raft River.  Yesterday Larsen, Boston and I drove Doug's truck over to the potato cellar.  Larsen backed the truck up to the piler and one of the workers filled the back of the truck full of brown potatoes straight from the field.  Silage trucks, beet trucks and potato trucks were criss-crossing there at the cellar as they were filling silage bags next to the cellar and the beet field was across the road.  What a blessing to have good workers and good work to do. 

 

Invitations went out for the Pumpkin Party and I hope you received yours.  Larsen has a football game in Gooding at 7 pm that Gordon and Kendrick and anyone else who would like to go.  The departure from Raft River is about 5 pm to 5:15 pm.  We'll have supper ready here for you who are coming Friday night.   The days events will start Saturday about 11 a.m. with races and games.   Lunch will be served between 1 and 2 o'clock.  We'll be making cinammon rolls and enjoy a Pumpkiniata in the afternoon.  If you have any questions give me a call at 208-300-0550.

 

 

 

Things to bring: 

 

Sleeping bags, pillows, pads if needed.

 

Treats, chips, anything fun you want to share!

 

 

 

 

Ben Cleggers

Hey y'all! It's Megan reporting here for the Benny clan.  I'm reminded to pass on an apology for the absence of reports the past few months- Maybe I should catch you up? As for right now Wyatt is "actively involved" in marching band, maybe a little too much for my taste...  Just kiddin- they're a pretty talented group of kids. This weekend they are heading out to St. George and Las Vegas for a big competition of some sort. As for me, an awesome tennis season just ended; we took 1st in region and 3rd in state.  Lindy is taking singing lessons... and the rest of em' are currently sliding down the stairs on mattresses :)  Hmmmm.  As i sit here trying to think of something interesting to write, I see dad hobbling into the living room to plop down on the couch and prop his swollen leg up on a pillow. Perhaps i could elaborate on that a little? :)  On Thursday, to make a long story shorter, it ended up me and dad on the canal road up above our house.  I was on my mom's bike (pedals and all... whoa...) while he was cruisin around on his 600.  Around six-thirty we agreed to head home for mutual.  When he wasn't there when i got home, i called him. Panting and sounding very out-of-breath, he reported that he had crashed into a 4-foot ditch that he "didn't see"... but assured me that he didn't need help and simply told me to head to mutual. So, tow rope in hand, i drove up to haul him home.  We were quite a sight i'm sure as we plugged down the road- Everything went smoothly at first.  About 1/4 mile away from our house, though, the kill switch started to spark or he was simply fiddling around with something- either way, he reached over with one hand to the other side, putting the handlebars off-balance. The hook that attached the bike to the rope slid from the middle to one side,  turning the front wheel violently and throwing them both to the ground. Trying to catch the fall, dad put his leg out and ended up pulling something (he guesses...) in his knee. Watching all this from my rear-view, i slammed on the brakes and quickly ran to make sure he wasn't bleeding to death (which he wasn't) then got the car and tattered 600 out of the road. Without knowing at the time, a lady in our ward that saw it happen called 911. Dad cringed and limped to the car, then asked to go home so he could "walk it off" in a very manly way (of course).  Once the cripple was dropped off to heal himself, i headed up to mutual once again with Lindy. We turned the corner to pass the place where the little mishap had happened, and found that about 8 ambulances and a few police cars were blocking our way.  I pulled over and was asked repeatedly where my dad was and whether he had been drinking alcohol or not. (apparently that is why a person usually leaves an accident scene) A few of the dispatchers were in our ward and got a kick out of that. I was ordered to bring him back with his drivers license, etc. I ended up dropping him off (as ordered by my dad) and finally getting to the ever-important mutual activity. Woot.  Everything turned out all right, no fees for the ambulances or anything. Dad has been limping around, and even got to ride in a rented wheelchair all day when we visited Hogle Zoo on Friday. Hopefully his "walking it off" technique will do the trick. As for Mom, she wants to put the 600 on the road with a "free" sign attached to it. Not that it is worth anything more... Man, that turned out to be a lot longer than i meant it to be, hopefully it all made sense ;) Have a good day everyone! We'll try to be more diligent in our updates....  Love you all!  The Bens

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Larsen as a Cheerleader!

Larsen as a Cheerleader!

Larsen as a cheerleader at Declo's Powder Puff Football

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Hunter's News

Throw-up Throw-up Throw-up  Well that was our week. Alyssa had is last weekend, I starteded Tuesday and it rapid fired through the whole family all week.  I'm sure this is one time Michael is very gald he isn't around.  Kayla bless her heart had to compete on Tuesday night (after staying home all day to tend Andrew while I recovered).  She threw-up twice that night once in practice and on the bus.  I'm glad people around her helped out and she made it home alright. Cami has been battling a bad sore throat and fever but kept going through it all. The band did great taking first place on their Davis competition and also again on Saturday at the Orem competition.  In the band world I've learned that it's not what place you take but the fact you get out there and put on a show and put so much work into it. The kids all clap for each other and I notice the crowds are good to everyone. They are alot of fun to watch.   Paisley wrote her first English paper this week and I was surprised how literary she is.  Her conclusion was very insightful, well thought out, for someone her age.  I coached her a little bit in her writing. If she can get that process down I think she will be quite good.  Alyssa started violin this week and I think has a knack for it. However, she ended up with an allergic reaction to the varnish on the violin so we put a towel on her kneck when she practices, go figure?!!! Andrew is the comic relief of the family and keeps us smiling all the time.  He wants to be a dump truck for Halloween.  I took him to the dinosaur museum this week and he walked around and said "wow", and "thats cool". I could tell he wasn't very interested, so I drove over to BYU (former Deseret Towers) were a large back hoe was emptying dirt into this huge hole.  He was enthralled.  When I told him it was time to go, he screamed and held onto the security gate till I had to pull him off and put him in the car.  I'm sure the students walking by thought I was torturing him.  Well that's some of our news and hope you are all doing well.

Unbelievable...

I sit here at the desk next to the window in the kitchen.  The sight outside is unbelieveable.  The bottom of the slide is covered with snow.  The whole farm is under white  except the corn that stands golden above everything else.  We've had a winter storm that lasted 15 hours and dumped almost 10 inches of snow here in Raft River.  Church for the stake was cancelled but we went ahead and had Sacrament Meeting for our ward.  We busted drifts along the side of the road for several miles going to church.   Ironically, as we approached the church the automatic sprinklers were spraying over the snow as if nothing unusual had happened.  We can say we had autumn, winter and spring all within a 24 hour period of time.  At present the temperatures are up and things are melting  but there are still knee deep drifts around the yard.  

 

Life is going well here in Raft River. I wish my knowledge of computers was a little more up-to-date so that I could submit pictures.  Hopefully I am learning in my Computer 101.

Kendrick is working this semester for his bishop outside of Moscow.  He is up on a great mesa or plateau and it looks out over the the town of Kendrick.  Stuart is working here in the harvest.  It's great to see him pull up each morning from his commute to Pocatello.  It's about as long as Frank's but 90% less traffic.  Larsen has two games left in his season before playoffs start.  Boston's team is still struggling to get on the score board after 4 games.  Grandma Webb is still walking the treadmill, washing dishes, reading her scriptures and resting as much as she can.  We came back from taking her down to her house last weekend and found the front door wide open and Howard the Saint Bernard asleep in her room.  I've been going to classes two days a week and have really enjoyed Consumer Economics, Accounting a writing internship and my hardest class.. computers.  Gordon is scraping the top of some hills off on one of the fields to make more room to plant crops.  He scraped right through most of the storm (you can do anything when there's a football game on the radio!).  Right now though, harvest is at a standstill until everything melts and dries out.  We still have the majority of beets, potatoes and corn left to bring in. 

 

Our little ward had testimony meeting this afternoon and there was a spirit of peace in the midst of all the stock market scare, weather turmoil and economic rollercoaster.  Several ward members told how the Spirit has born witnessto them that "everything will be all right!"  I'm thankful for the gospel and it's direction in these turbulent times. We're excited to see who can come for the Pumpkin Party.I love you all very much and hope things are going well with you.  Love Paula  

 

 

 

 

L

 

 

 

 

 

Sese Veb, Gerb Klientai

Dear Family!

This morning, before coming here to our trusty little internet café, we went and got food for the week.  We are so spoiled…our little grocery store is less than a block away.  So is our internet.  It makes for a more efficient Preparation Day!

I'm so happy you all got to watch conference.  We didn't get to see General Conference, but we did have Zone Conference.  We, like Hayden, will be watching conference this weekend, Saturday and Sunday.  The next weekend will be our Regional Conference, which is again sent from Salt Lake.  Hayden, are you in my region? So then, the weekend after that will be our District Conference, which means all of Lithuania will get together.  Busy!

I took lots of pictures this last week, and I figure they would be more fun than words.  We'll just go through the week.

Last Wednesday: This is me boarding the train to go to Trakai, about 15 minutes after emailing.  The next one is me on the bridge to the castle…it was a wonderfully rainy day.

Sunday:  This advertisement says "The mountains are already waiting for you"…more or less.  Its an add for flights to Sweden.  I miss mountains!

Monday: Zone Conference.  This is all our Sisters here in Lithuania.  I'm standing next to Sister Thomas, my companion.  Some of the girls went crazy and died their hairs.

Tuesday:  This was a scene that is priceless. These three men were translating conference.  They had been working on it for three days.  It just made me so happy to see them all in there.  And the other one is of our English class.  I had to teach Present Perfect last night.  Stress!

Well…I must go.

I love you all!

Sese Veb

Peter's Week

Several good days at work this week.  Wednesday was in LA at Marina Del Rey and met with a company that has put together our technology with theirs to stream 120+ operas from the Metropolitan Opera and has done a fantastic job in building the site. ( I sent a test link to Mom and she said she watched the entire 3 hours or La Boheme in HD over that longhaul wireless connection to the ranch -- that's a good test!).  We've also made progress in getting our stuff working with Microsoft's new Silverlight solution which could (hopefully before the execs destroy the company) make us an acquisition target for Microsoft.  Wouldn't be ideal but would be better than trying for "world domination" on our own! For some reason, the thought that we would become part of a well funded organization (and that the value of my shares may actually not be under water at some point) made me happy and motivated for a couple of days.

The weekend? Pretty much torture... I'm not complaining but I do feel my patience is just running very low when it comes to Scouts.  We had a camporee up at Maple Dell (Payson Canyon--the pics are of that).  I didn't dress quite warm enough and was cold the entire time.  I'm thinking I'm just a wimp as it wasn't near as cold as it could have been.  All the boys except two bailed.  All the activities (lashings, mountain man demonstration, axe throwing, archery) were outside and so we basically stood out in the cold from 5 p.m. on Friday til 1 p.m. on Saturday.  In hind sight, one more layer would have been extremely smart.

Came home and took a hot bath until my fingers and toes came back to life and then painted another bedroom.  The color isn't as nice as I thought it would be (a greenish yellow) and it makes the carpet look really bad but the carpet needs to be changed out anyway.  I'm getting better at this painting stuff...got all the bedrooms done and just work on it a little at a time.  Need to do the laundry next, then the other upstairs bathroom, then the hall, then .... the family, living, entry...then the apartment....then restain the fence and the concrete.... boy, these houses are a lot of work!

Pictures: Thomas with his lashings; Jared with archery; me being cold; the mountain man teepee

Shannon/Steven 101008

Hi Everyone!
What a week. Tuesday morning I got a call that this guy who we sell
to at Flying J had passed away of a heart attack! I just had lunch
with him last week. He was 47. I went to his funeral yesterday in
Tremonton (Garland) and it was wonderful to see what a full,
righteous life he lived. (even though he could be a tough negotiator
when we sold him product). Wednesday I drove up to Pocatello and met
with my friends at AMI. I haven't been there in a year because they
were bought by a company in Phoenix. Then my boss told me to start
visiting them again. Dan was gracious enough to let me borrow his
truck so when I came back through Grace we could get some taters.
Kent met me at the welfare farm and we loaded in 35 sacks. it was
good to see him. Then i spent 2 hours talking to mom and dad,
stopped by Ben's for yummy desert and then came home. Thursday,
Lauren (Brett and Jonell) got married and Friday night we went down
to the reception. It was very nice in their back yard but cold.
They had space heaters and tents for visitors to get warm. Just
before that we went and watched Spencer play flag football. It
brought back tons of memories playing on those fields with Jeff Dyer,
Doug Kenley, Alan and Jeff Clegg, etc. I took a picture of Lavell
Edwards stadium just before it got dark while we were watching.
Anyway, as I've watched Spencer get older his walk and run reminded
of someone familiar. It's bothered until last Friday and then it
came to me: Ben. Spencer "saunters" and runs just like Ben!!! Way
cool! Spencer invited Tyler and Jordan to go stay at the dorms
Friday night after they went and saw Kung Fu Panda together. What a
great brother. Saturday we went to the game and BYU won 21-3. It
was a pretty tough game to watch. I shot some pictures from the
stadium. Tyler, Allyse, and Jordan sat in the end-zone tickets while
Shannon and I sat together. Well, we woke up to 3 inches of snow
and I need to go retrieve Tyler and Jordan from the Green's yard.
They got their snowboards out and build a jump, uggh. Sundays are
tough with little boys, right mom and dad?

Pumpkin Party Invitation...

 

 

 

 

You're Especially Invited To Paula's Pumpkin Party

 

 

To Be Held Friday Night and All Day Saturday, October 24 & 25, 2008

 

At Raft River, Idaho

 

Come Bring Your Favorite Treats and Sleeping Bags and Pillows. 

 

We'll Have Games, Races, A Pumpkin Carving Contest

 

Pumpkin Burgers, Chips, Homemade Rootbeer

 

 

 A Pumpkinata!!

 

Carmel Apples And A BonFire

 

 

We're so excited,

 

We'll Stand On The Porch And Wait For You To Arrive!!!!

 

RSVP

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steven/Shannon 10-06-08

Hi Everyone;
What a fun weekend. Brandon flew in last Tuesday to do some BYU
recruiting for Bain. On Friday night he rode up with Spencer who
brought one of his home evening sisters up for the weekend. i was in
Boise Wed=Fri and got a chance to attend the Boise State game. What
a blast! I got the heater fixed in my Saab so now the mornings
aren't so chili driving to work. Last Saturday Jordan's team went
down in defeat on a rainy cold morning. It's been a fun season.
Both Tyler and Jordan had a pretty good time and now we can move on
to basketball. Saturday, Jordan and I went to the DI to sort clothes
so he could get service hours to earn his merit badge. Allyse has
been playing with her cousin Sarah francis is who visiting from
Texas. Jamie is busy with studies. She and some friends went to
Woods Cross and played lacrosse for a few hours. Today, we all went
down to the Body display where they had taken real human bodies and
petrified them and put it on display. Very fascinating to see how
complex the human system works. Jordan made me watch this animation
of a blood clot and told me to stop eating french fries. Here are
picture captions;

-Clouds above Jordan's practice. And you wonder why I love to attend
practice.
-My friend Grant Loveridge poking his head out from banner.
-Just before the game. Bronco fans know how too tailgate party!!
-Boise State Cheerleaders doing pushups after touchdown
-Just after half time. The place is loud and packed.
-Hard to believe the Merrill Lynch bull is gone...I saw this
reflection out
of our Sun office window in Boise and stopped to reminisce.

Clouds above Jordan's practice. And you wonder why I love to attend
practice.

csirke fogo(chicken grabber)

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From: hayden webb <haydenmikhail@myldsmail.net>
Date: Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 3:07 AM
Subject: csirke fogo(chicken grabber)
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i was thinking about this hungarian word when i read about the skunk in the chicken pen. chicken grabber!  they actually use it to describe someone that picks pockets.  so pretty much like a stealer.  it makes more sense in english if we are talking about are little friend the skunk:)  that little csirke fogo! here i will give you the translation so you can call him that...cheerka fogo(logo with an f in place of the l)

so me and my companion had an interesting experience...almost like the skunk in the chicken pen:)  we had just finished a program and had to hurry back to the branch house(a rented building)where we would have a program.  we were on our bicycles and were hurrying as fast as we could so that we wouldnt be late.  we came up to the front gate which was open at about 7 30 at night...dark by this time.  we notice the gate was open but other people use the same parking spot from surrounding businesses so we just figured there was no problem.  all the lights were off in the building and me and my companion came gliding right up to the doors where we hurridly turned on the outside lights(from outside) and then turned to unlock the door.  i opened the door and noticed that there were some odd pieces of clothing scattered on the floor but didnt think alot about it.  i took about 5 steps into the building after my companion turned on the lights then we heard a loud slam that sounded like it came from both inside and out side of the building.  i hurriedly turned around and me and my companion took a couple steps outside the door to see what we had heard.  my companion saw someone crouch behind a gazibo that is in our courtyard.  we figured that this person made the sound but didnt know why or with what he made the sound...we figured that the person behind the gazibo was someone that we knew trying to scare us. my companion called out to him asking who he was....at this the man stood up...and began saying "i didnt take anything, please, please, i just wanted to sleep!" then he took off across the courtyard in a mad run with some bags on his shoulders.  i had no idea what to do...my little brain was put into slow motion as he ran away from us only 15 feet away!  we then relized that he had been in the branch house and that he most likely had stolen something...at this we took off after him kind of at a half speed...me being a little nervous about him have a weapon or if he really had told the truth and was just sleeping in there(i didnt want to wrestle down a man just for sleep in in our building):). by the time we came around the corner he had already bolted down another street and was out of sight. we ran across the street and into the nearest bar asking the bartender what the police's phone number was...no response...so we asked the someone sitting at the bar..then took off back to the branch house.  i was so confused at the whole thing that i dialed 1007 instead of 107 for the cops number...i was sure that was what i heard...but it didnt work so my companion stopped a lady that was riding by on a bike and we got it right. i hurried and explained the situation to the police and then we waited for the cops to come.  they came with in a few minutes and asked us a few questions then we had to wait for the real investigators.  they came with cameras little marking tablets. measuring tapes, shoe booties, and other "csi" equipment. it was pretty cool to see how they came in and did fingerprint testing and took a bunch of pictures of the broken window and other cool things like that.  it was pretty intense. i have never had to deal with the cops other than being pulled over (on our way to mexico)by 6 cops down in flagstaff arizona for breaking some ice in a parking lot:)  it was kinda nerve racking but we got over it pretty fast.  he didnt get away with anything but he had our little piano packed up and also our dvd player ready to go with a few other odds and ends in a bag.  he left one tool in his flight out to the building..we turned it over to the invesitgators. we figured he had been in the building for about 7 minutes before we came and startled him.  all is well though. the some agents came to our apartment the day after and we looked at a picture of a suspect but we didnt recognize him. the guy that broke in seemed really scared of us so we didnt feel too threatened.  we will see if the cops can find him...time will tell.
so... that was my version of skunk in the chicken pen.

other than that it was a pleasant week as the fall is now here!  i love the fall!  just like jessica said...its delicous.  we did have the baptism for little brigi.  it was a really good experience.  we got all of the old men out of the baths and saunas except for the clean up guy that was spraying the whole place down with a hose...he was in a speedo.... and was kind enough to turn off the water and while she was baptized. of course he was curious also so he turned around and watched as well:)  it was really special.  my companion baptized her and i confirmed her and gave her the gift of the holy ghost yesterday in church. that was nerve racking but when it came down to it it wasnt that bad but was actually a really special moment.  it was fun to see how excited she was.  later that day...we talked with some investigators about it and they thought that she wasnt capable of making that decision.  i was on splits with another elder that made the comment to them that of course she doesnt fully understand that she was baptized and now has a guide in life to follow...then followed it up with the fact that we as 20 year old men can not fully compredhend baptism and the atonement and we have been learning this stuff for x amount of years.  Christ invites us to come unto him as a little child and be baptized in his name.  children dont know everything but they are more that willing to do what is right. that is what i saw in this little girl as she was baptized. she  was so delighted and realized that this was something that would help her.  ok i am done rambling...i need to save that for conducting in church:)

we actually just arrived from szolnok this morning,  we did this huge split with an elder from tatabanya that knows a few of the inactives in this city really well. our mission president arranged it so that he could come back and try to spark the light in some of the inactive members down here before he goes home next week.  i hope it helped...we were on splits for almost 3 days....we took a train from bekescsaba to szolnok where we met up with my companion and the other missionary from tatabanya...then jumped back on a train to bekescsaba...i got up at 5 and my companion got up at 3 45 so we are nice and tired:)

we have not had the opportunity to watch conference yet but that is all scheduled to happen this saturday and sunday at the exact same times...just one week later on dvd...in hungarian:)  have a wonderful week everyone...i am still waiting on the package...it might have gotten lost...we will see.  i didnt recieve any update on football from dad...so i hope the boys did good.
next week:)

ok my family...i love you all!
love me

Peter's Week

A very drama filled week at work.... highs and lows... but the net was a neutral score.  Probably like so much of life! The highs are when it looks like we are really going to succeed as a company and will provide a really cool solution to the entire world.  The lows are when we really tick people off because something didn't work the way they had been lead to believe it would.  It's really really low when I have to tell people that it's awesome when I know it has problems.... I'm just not a good salesman! I'm keeping a detailed blog but it has to be private for now as people can get fired for things they say online....maybe someday it will be a book--a good book about how this billion dollar company was created out of chaos!  As was pointed out on the positive side, last year we did our first live event in Hawaii and it was a total disaster.  This month, we have 468 live events on the schedule including all the NFL games, Conference, and others.  So, that's progress. 

Had a short trip home and enjoyed the family and cool fall weather.  Did a little work on the house.  Dan and Ben were there jacking up the one wall that has sagged.  It's coming and mostly left is mud, tape and paint.  We're hoping to get it done soon as the weather is chilling and today the heaters and furnace came on.  I finished up painting the east bedroom in my house...the walls are a green/gray and one south wall is wild manzenitta (dark plum red)... looks good.  This week maybe the west room.

The attached picture is one that Ruth Lee Harris had and let us scan it.  Can you guess who it is? It's Dad and Aunt Carlie riding a calf.  The caption on the back said, "This is how Grant gets the cows in.  Taken on the corner." 

Hunter News

Hello everyone!  We wanted to notify the family of the girls up coming Marching Band performance schedule.  Tuesday October 7th Davis High 8:15 pm - Saturday October 11th  Mountain View High 4:15pm- Tuesday October 14th BYU 8:21pm Tickets are $4 for students and $5 for adults.  Family passes are $20.  We'd like to invite anyone to come and maybe we can have a mini family reunion. We'll hopefully we'll see Ben and Janet.  I'm planning on going to each performance so lets keep in contact.  . 

It was a historical week with the Wall Street news and all the questions, anxiety, and what is coming next.  I think conference was one of the most sobering ones that I personally ever remember listening too, but some absolutely beautiful talks about the real meaning of life.

Michael came this weekend and we played as usual and he went to priesthood meeting in Salt Lake with his brothers and Dad.  We gathered with the Hunter family for a spaghetti dinner and visiting. 

Cami and her cousin Haley Hunter spent Friday night with Nan and attended the Saturday session of conference.  Kayla had a crew of cousins come into the Training Table to eat while she was at work on Saturday.  I'm grateful these girls are working hard, stepping up and making responsible choices.  Paisley, Alyssa and I rode our bikes to the store Saturday night to pick up some ice cream for dessert.  We found most of the ice cream melted due to the priesthood brethren who had beat us there, opening the doors, allowing the warm air in.  We saw our former Bishop Winder who is a second cousin to dad.  He always make me smile when I see him because he looks like Dad.  I told him so.  His son Dan was there with him.  I found a front loader at Savers this week and Andrew has spent hours in the dirt.  I finally put it in the bath with him the first night because he wouldn't let it go. We are doing well and hope everyone has a great week. 

Steve & Anna

So we are just sitting here in the TV room and I looked out the window and saw movement.  I peered a little closer to see a large raccoon walking through the backyard, climb up a few of our bricks then turn and climb the tree into the backyard across from us.  It is good to know we still have wildlife in the midst of this city life.  We had a fabulous weekend,  We began by playing doubles for a couple of hours with another couple in beautiful fall weather.  We went to Steve's five year high school reunion.  We got to see some friends we haven't seen for a while.  It was a super small turnout for how large the class was but I think we saw a lot of the people Steve wanted to see.  We went had pizza with some friends and hurried to get caramel apples at gateway.  We are really enjoying fall.  Saturday was General Conference and I really enjoyed the talk by Sister Allred about her missionary service.  I kept thinking about Jessica and how coming home really makes you look back and realize what was really accomplished on the mission. That is personal spiritual growth, incredible experiences of seeing Heavenly Father's hand in so many lives, witnessing the growth and faith in others even if it is in small increments.  Serving a mission is really an incredible experience.    And there were really so many good talks.  We missed Saturday afternoon because I got stuck in Costco and in a fabric store.  I picked up some material to make a few skirts to keep me busy while Steve does homework so I don't bug him.  We really enjoyed the visit from the Webb family as they came to attend conference.  The boys went to Priesthood with Steve, walking to the church in the rain while mom and I walked to the grocery store to get drink mixes.  Sunday was conference, a walk through the cemetery to visit the Greenes and the Bytheways.  It is fun to have so much family near by. ;)  We had a great dinner of pork chops, mashed potatoes from the farm, salad, beans, corn from the farm.  It was a great dinner and we had Matt and Lara and the girls here along with Ashley and Soren (couple friends from the ward).  It was a great weekend. 
The week also turned out a pretty good for the both of us.  Steve did really well on the tests he studied for all week.  He also is progressing in his research.  I am really proud of the work he is doing.  I think he is a great student and does so well at being dedicated to his work.  I am beginning  more of the work that has been assigned to me at the school.  I am over the cheerleaders and the student body officers who are doing a big pep rally at the end of the month.  We are tying to calm down the drama in the cheerleaders and make their systems more organized.  More work to do.  It will work out fine though.  I am also coaching Volleyball so we have tryouts in a few weeks. Then Steve and I are looking forward to our trip to San Fransisco for fall break.  Things are going well for us and we hope they are doing the same for you.  We love you all. 
Steve and Anna