Homemade Splash Pad

It's been wicked hot here in CdA lately so we decided to be a little inventive in ways to cool off!  Couldn't be simpler really...a tarp and a sprinkler.  Riley loved it!

New Calling

There was a change in the Rolling Hills Ward this morning.  The bishopric was released and a new one called:  Bishop - Matt Skinner, 1 Coun - Devon St. Pierre, 2 Coun - Jeremy Hansen, Exec. Sec. - Kent Zirker, Ward Clerk - Roy Lathen.

My phone has started ringing already.  Hang on, here we go!!!  It looks like a great bishopric and I am looking forward to the new challenge.

"F" Street got its first layer of paving this week.  Hopefully they will finish it this next week.

I am working on a blog to chronicle the family reunion.  When I finish and Mom has proof read I will publish it.  Then we would like you to blog your thoughts or experiences about the reunion and Kimbre will compile it into the 2012 Blog book when she gets there

Mom goes back to her classroom tomorrow to prepare for the next school year.  Wish her luck!!!!

What did you have?

We had coffee cake for breakfast (after first explaining to the kids that there isn't coffee in it...) and I chose the pieces I wanted even if it meant abandoning the orderly row concept.

What did you have?

My week

At work, we are in the process of starting several large driveway projects using brick pavers.  My job this week was to oversee the excavation and installation of new base material and then receive the paver shipments.  The first job was located up in Evergreen and required six semi loads of pavers.  It was going fine, until one driver did not swing wide enough going around a curve.  Here was the result-



The more he moved, the more he slid down the hill.  He ended up blocking the road, so in order to pull him up with the backhoe, we first had to take the tractor down through the trees in the left of the picture.  Think "Man from Snowy River" but with a tractor instead of a horse.  We got him safely pulled back onto the road and up to the job site.

Once the trucks were unloaded, we had to lift the end of the trailer to get them turned around.  Good times!

Brant