I'm Back

Guess what I just found on my computer, this site!! Ya, I know. I've been really lazy. Actually got a new computer a few months ago, but haven't taken the time to reinstall some software for the pictures, or whatever. Don't have the time, or don't want to take the time.

So a recap of today, Wednesday, April 28, 2010. It's winter again, or at least tonight. Brrrrr. It will drop down to freezing tomorrow night. And that's why you don't plant your tomatoes until mid May.

Tony has three weeks from today until he enters the MTC. Unbelievable. He's pretty much ready, I think. He doesn't want any hand holding or looking over the shoulders. He talked in his singles branches last Sunday. He was pretty quiet about it and uninvited his family, but I still snuck in the back--hey, we share the same building at the same time. I missed the first part of his talk, but caught the end. He said a couple things that spoke peace to my heart.

Victor is at Mountainview Golf Course tonight, his only shift this week. He finally got his dream job. See, persistence does pay off.

Rafael is w/the Priests. They're running a 5K at the Jordan River Trail. He's the time guy with the drinks. He left with a coat and I think he should have taken hot chocolate.

Jared is home studying.

I should be working. There are actually some jobs, so I'd better be brief and switch back over. My eyes are extremely dry and the contacts are screaming to be taken out. Had presidency meeting this morning and then we took in brunch (rolls, fruit, juice and a blanket) to two sisters who had babies recently.

My neighbors, yes the ones with the dogs that I've wanted to strangle periodically over the years, moved out recently, actually finished Monday and yesterday I saw several men walking around the house inspecting and making notes. My new neighbors? It's got to be a bank foreclosure, so when does a bank send representatives so fast? All day several men have been over cleaning out the house and had a big dumpster filled by noon. I went over in the afternoon to find out the details. Turns out the builder of the house (which was the model home for the neighborhood) and all the homes in Kings Crossing held the contract on that house all these years and it has been a big headache. The builder, who has a reputation for being an honest, hard-working man, has bent over backward trying to help this man retain his home (and has been lied to and cheated). Anyway, Ron (the owner) has had calls in pretty much daily for payments (said at one time Dirk was as much as $15,000 behind. Well, long story short...had to hire an eviction attorney. I was curious, but didn't ask, so was secretly happy when he escorted me into the home as he had a few questions. The house is every bit as bad as I thought it would be. Unbelievable. Imagine what negligent people with five big hunting dogs (initially eight when they moved in) can do to the inside of a house?? Every door casing has had every bit of paint scratched off and the casings so bad that they will have to be replaced. The owner is having a new furnace installed, the swamp taken off, the damage from the leaking swamp repaired. All the carpets will be replaced, walls patched and repainted. Most of the doors had to be thrown out because of holes. I saw dripping water from unfixed leaks, cupboards hanging from hinges. Ron will hire a landscaper to clean up the yard. He'll get in electricians and plumbers....hooray!! Ron said that had a bank owned the house the Smiths would have been gone six or seven years ago. Wish the bank had owned the house.

Jared is practicing the clarinet and I'm headed to take out the contacts and make myselfl a hot chocolate. Bye all.