Sunday morning and just sitting here at home for a change (i.e., not at Bishopric meeting, PEC or Ward Council) as the student wards are off for the next couple of weeks. Stuart and Kim stayed the night and had a good visit with them and then Jessica and Clayton just popped in to say hi before they head to Salt Lake to have the family pictures taken. So good to see them!
Not many entries in the last couple of weeks...mainly because Sunday's have been so busy with tithing settlement but things are going well. A highlight was having a brother's lunch at Noodles in Draper last week as Ben came down from Logan, Dan from Fruit Heights, Steve was in the area and Frank and I work there. Attached are a few shots. Just so good to see everyone and grateful that everyone has work and generally all are doing well.
I'm still eating an apple every day from my tree..they keep nice in the crisper and also made some juice that I froze. I've been in pretty good health...thanks maybe to the apples and probably more due to cycle camp and good sleep. I'm getting to where I wake up automatically at 4:30. Workouts are growing in intensity but I'm still enjoying it.
Work is going good. This week we had strategy meetings which are always a mixed bag as you come away with new things to do but missed a couple of days of good production in the process. I had lunch with the two guys that are our account reps for the developers we work with in the Ukraine on Friday. The brought some Ukrainian chocolate from Leviv (the city where they are)--really good chocolate but tasted like they had been made where people smoke!
Yesterday, a friend invited me to a John Schmidt piano concert. I'd heard his work (Ben's kids) but never seen him. It was quite an entertaining show. On the last song, he had the cello player take over the piano while he climbed up a platform, then did a backflip and as he landed, sparks came out of his shoes and the lights went out.
I know they didn't want me to record but hopefully, I'm giving you a preview of what Dad and Mom will do for the Christmas sing-along at Ben's on Sunday next of Dad with his guitar and harmonica and Mom with her tin whistle. I was recording in stealth mode so it's not too clear. They performed for the Hunter's here at home evening and for the Littlefields.
I was going through a box of photos and came across this one of the older kids dressed for Halloween! With Josh, Joe and Spencer now on missions and Zan, Jamie, Hayley and Megan all at college or working....WOW! What a great thing to have those little kids turn into responsible adults!
Well...the home ward asked me to sing in the choir and while there, I got asked to speak at a Court of Honor tonight so I better get ready. Looking forward to hopefully seeing most of you over the holidays! I think Steve & fam are coming to Idaho for New Year's eve but if anyone else wants to use the house during the week, it's open!
Love,
Peter
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