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C. P.

Gettin' Ready

We didn't want Mom and Dad to go through withdrawls and get the shakes without their weekly smore fix while they were here in Colorado, so we made our own "smore still." I got this fireplace from a lady at work. We decided that we should probably give it a test run. Last night we fired it up (ha ha) and it worked pretty well. The kids had fun burning their mallows.

The big news of today is my new church calling. I was released as YM President and put in as Elder's Quorum President. Kind of a sad day. I'll miss working with the boys, after four years with them. I won't know what to do without weekly mutual, campouts, service projects and presidency meetings.

There is a good story that goes along with this new calling. You know that we took our house off the market due to zero showings for the past month. It went from several showings each week, to nothing. Well, it turns out that my Bishop has wanted to call me to this position for a month now, but kept holding off because we were moving. We took our home off the market on a Friday and I was exended this call the next Sunday. If the Lord can dry up the Red Sea, he can dry up home showings and keep you where he wants you.

Have a great week!

Brant

I Spy

Betula papyrifera. Travis, don't give it away.

Highlights of this week:

Tuesday night we had to call 9-1-1 on our neighbor's. We didn't know what the problem was other than some rather loud fighting. I peeked my head out the window to see a total of six squad cars show up. After a few minutes they led one of the brothers away in his boxer shorts and handcuffs. I guess he was drunk and out of control.

Yes, I started my new job on Friday. I got an orientation of the four floors the company occupies. One cube farm looks much like another. I also was introduced to the computer programs I will use and some of the projects I will work on. Corporate types use a lot of acronyms and big words like "leverage" and "capitalize." Lisa wanted me to say that I also came home from work with a Blackberry and my very own ID badge. She laughed at me.

The picture is of me at our stake fair. I got talked into the watermelon eating contest. The elder next to me serves in our ward. He beat me, and all the others, soundly in the contest.