Why I love the Olympics
We’re barely an hour into the 2008 Olympics opening ceremonies. What an amazing spectacular. It’s truly incredible what they’ve put together. I think the Olympics provide us with the perfect opportunity to remember that...
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Funny BYU memory
On my flight last night to St. Louis where I’m attending a business conference, I read BYU Magazine (Summer 2008). First of all, I have to say publicly how much I admire and LOVE...
The stuff Saturday’s are made of
Today was a good day. We attended to the myriad of things that need to happen each week, all the house chores, and then even took the opportunity to use some coupons to eat...
Happy father-in-law day
Each year on July 30 we celebrate father-in-laws. Did you know today is father-in-law day? Our family is fortunate to have family patriarchs on both sides. That means both Vickey and I have a...
Great Harvest pumpkin chocolate chip bread
I’ve blogged about this before: our family has a fetish for Great Harvest products. They’re whole grain goodness is just too irresistible. My cousin, Lisa, recently tried a recipe that comes awfully close to...
Happy birthday Tank
Today’s Tank’s sixth birthday. It’s hard to believe he’s middle-aged. We’ve taken him on runs around the neighborhood and to the park to play fetch several times the past few weeks. He spends more...
When Pete met Vickey
Back in 1997 when I moved to Orem, Utah and purchased a condo I ended up in Vickey’s singles ward. Call it coincidence, fate or stupid luck, that’s how Vickey and I met —...
Tank’s clean BILL of health
Tank is six years old next week on Tuesday. We have received several postcards lately asking us to come in to the vet’s for some updated immunizations. When I took him there Monday, the...
Another chapter closes
We had a very fun birthday week with Dominic. The friends and family that came over Monday night for cake and ice cream and the horseback riding Thursday night were both very memorable and...
Birthday horse ride
For months Dominic has been asking to ride a horse for his birthday. It was pretty much the theme for his gifts this year which included cowboy boots and shirt, toy horses and stables....