New Calling

I got called as the committee chair for the Perfecting the Saints committee in Elder's Quorum today. I got a few ideas from the Pres. but not much. Anybody have any experience with this calling or ideas for how to proceed?

A Slooow Week in Moscow

Sorry, no pictures tonight. We just got back from Richards - it was ice cream cakes for all. We celebrated Matt, Grandpa, and Koper's birthdays. We also had dinner at Seth and Lacey's last night to celebrate Koper's birthday.

It has rained for two weeks and I checked the weather and it looks like rain all this week. Kind of cold and dreary. It has been foggy today too.

Mom has a new idea for Christmas. She is thinking of instead of drawing names and buying a gift that we all do projects of service in our wards or neighborhoods. She's also thinking of having us do a missionary contact with someone and even something to do with the temple. I think I like the presents better. Anyway, she will send out an e-mail soon to get your input. So, for now, I don't think we are going to draw names. Any thoughts or comments?

Things are getting a little busy at work. We start a $40,000 replacement project at Milton-Freewater to install a new sound system. They start tomorrow. We are finishing up an addition of 4000 square feet on the Colfax building. They put the new wood floor down last week. This week they install the new WonDoors, and next week they put new carpet in the whole building. There have been lots of change orders and problems but it is finally coming together. Thursday night I have to give a presentation at Round Table on tracking eagle scout progress. I have been hoping for such an opportunity and it fell into my lap. I have to give a 40 minute presentation. Several weeks ago my boss recommended me to the Director of Temporal Affairs for the North America Northwest Area to be on a 12 man committed to study energy conservation in the meetinghouses. The 12 of us are from the North America Northwest Area and the North America Central Area. I have a conference call on Wednesday to line things up and then a two day session in Salt Lake on December 9th and 10th. They say this is a one year appointment so we'll see what happens. I'll probably drive down and maybe stay with Travis and Kelly one night and then up in Salt Lake for a couple of nights and then head home.

We're having a ward crisis on controlling your children in sacrament, Sunday school, and relief society. Any thoughts or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. We have a growing number of parents that just let their kids run during these meetings and distract the speakers, teachers, and others that are trying to listen.

Just remember, the church is still true.

I am enjoying the Backlund blog.

Halloweenie

It's not Halloween unless you break out the power tools!

Trent now lives in an inner city neighborhood of Denver.

Somehow Jaime talked the kids into going to the movies instead of trick or treating. We spent our evening with Troy and Gabriella.

School Certificates

Raya had to be like the boys and get her picture taken as well. Congrats on your perfect attendance Raya!

Lisa said that Kanyon wouldn't hold still for the picture. We're just lucky to have his whole torso in the frame.

Way to go, Super Reader! Any of you alls with grade school kids heard about the "Magic Treehouse" series. Braxton loves them.

Not much new this week. We had stake conference today. It was a broadcast to stakes in Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. I enjoyed Elder Hales' talk and Elder Eyring's, at least the parts that I heard. Too bad they don't publish these talks.

Take care fam!

Seth and Lacey, how's your dad doing?

K-K-Katie, Beautiful Katie...

Anyone else remember marching around their fourth grade classroom to old WWII era songs such as K-K-Katie and Into the air Junior Birdman (yes Dad I can still make the googles and you can't!)

I'm discovering that there are a TON of blogs out there. With the new Backlund blog, I've found out that the other families all have blogs as well. (Cousin Katie is married to a guy named Tyler and they like to four wheel.) Some are locked and some are open. I can see how housewives could easily make this an all incompassing and addictive hobby. I try to visit a few now and then, but could never keep up with all of them. I did find one site that showed how to change your signature and other cool little tricks. Too much work for me!

Brant