Another infrequent update.

I'm so busy that I never have time to write on this blog. NOT! Well, I've been laid off since Thanksgiving. I'm slowly going stir-crazy. I do a few things around the house, then play a game on the computer or playstation, then read for hours on end. Financially, I'm going to have to find an interim job for the winter. I'm just waiting till after the new year, since we're going up to the cabin for a week or so for Christmas. I've got to take a test on Monday for a job working for the U.S. Census on a part time basis. Don't know if I'm smart enough to do that, though! I've had a hard time getting in the holiday mood this year. I'm finally there, though, and going to head over to Charlie and Gayle's to wrap presents today so that dad can sneak them up to the cabin for me Saturday night. I recently joined Facebook and and found a lot of old high school and college friends that I've often thought about. It's been great just getting in touch with ones that I haven't talked to for so long. Things are going pretty good. I love spending some time with my girls, and it seems like everyday I'm finding something about KaraDawn that makes me love her just a little bit more. Still trying to kick all my bad habits so that we can get sealed in the temple someday. Maybe I'll try making more New Year's resolutions......again! Anyway, here's wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas, and a great new year!

Been awhile.

It's been awhile since I posted. With the computer crashing, the car and pickup both breaking down, and everything else that could possibly go wrong going completely awry all in a matter of a few weeks, I've been a bit too busy to post. Let's see, I spent 4 weeks working up in Dubois, where the car lost the fuel pump. I then spent a week or two living in the camper up there. Upon returning home, I spent a relaxing 2 weeks making a run up to Jackson twice a day for work. This allowed me time to get the car put back together. 2 weekend ago, I put the lawnmower on the trailer to go to Charlie and Gayle's to mow their lawn. The pickup died on the way. The poor van has now had to tow both the Toyota and the pickup home. It was the fuel pump, and some wiring issues. The next Monday, I was informed that I would be spending the next 3 or 4 weeks living in my camper in Teton National Park. Imagine my joyous rapture!! I spent 6 hours trying to get the pickup fixed before I threw in the towel and borrowed dad's pickup to tow the camper up to Teton Park. The trip up was pretty uneventful. The worst part about where we're working is that there is NO cell phone service where we're at. If we want to call our wives at night, we have to drive our vehicles ten miles down the mountain to get a signal. It was the second night there that I drove down to call KD, and a monsterous 6x6 bull elk ran out right in front of me. I locked up the brakes and managed to slow to a mere 5-10 mph before the corner of dad's pickup hit the monster in rear leg. The elk got knocked over momentarily, then hopped up and ran away. (I hope he had a limp) The pickup's damage was mostly cosmetic as everything still worked. It was still sickening and annoying as I wondered what the heck else could go wrong. Anyway, I got sent home Thursday, as it dumped 2 or 3 inches of snow on us that morning, and the weather report was ugly for the weekend, yet we're supposed to be back up there Sunday night. I finally got the pickup fixed yesterday, and put new (ouch) tires on it. It's been rough for everyone here with me gone, and not making enough money to cover the daily expenses, plus my trips to Teton. Things could always be worse, though. Anyway, everybody is pretty much healthy here. Just trying to prepare ourselves for the weekend storm, and the upcoming winter.

Rough Times

It's been a rough year at HK. I've been getting about 25 to 30 hours of work a week. 40 hours just covers the bills. It seems we're just sinking lower and lower, and getting further and further behind. The calls and threats come in daily. I've thought about finding a different job, but with KD's medicine being about $600 a month if we don't have insurance, I just don't know what to do. Other than that, we're all doing ok. The kids are growing and changing daily, it seems. KaraDawn has spent so much time having fun with them this summer, that sometimes I feel like a third wheel (and a little bit jealous.) Aside from the usual child tantrums, I have such wonderful children and a great wife. I still wonder what I did to deserve the wonderful wife, the beautiful children, the great siblings, and the incredible parents that I was somehow blessed with.

We're all still alive, it's summer, kids and grass are growing, and work sucks. That about covers it.

Anybody there?

I guess nobody reads our blog, since nobody ever leaves a comment. Guess I'll quit wasting time posting here.

Idaho weather

Don't you just love the weather in Idaho. I was thinking about it the other day, and realized that I have seen it snow here every month of the year except August. Maybe I'll see snow in August this year, then I can say I've seen it snow every month of the year. I'm very disgusted with the snow I woke up to on Wednesday morning. We got about 2 inches of the white stuff here. Needless to say, everything in my garden except the onions and peas is now dead, dead, dead. I keep debating whether to re-plant of not, but know that I will in the end. Things are going ok here. The kids are finally getting outside more, and trying to wear out the swingset and trampoline. KaraDawn has tons of fun every day watching 3 or 4 kids of the lady down the street, plus our own. I don't know how she does it. I thought I would be the one too busy to post on the blog within our family, but apparently I'm not.

Third Time

Ok, this is the third time I'm trying to post to the blog. First, my pop up blocker wiped out the long entry I typed after Memorial Day weekend. Then I tried to post a couple of days ago. After typing for about 5 minutes, and clicking on "Publish Post," it came up with a "sorry we can't post to your blog right now error." Lovely. Anyway, not much going on here. The kids are having a blast being able to play outside. We put up the trampoline, and I think it's going to be worn out in about 2 weeks.

Update: Just discovered that there was a draft saved of my previous two attempts, guess I'll be able to post them now? Maybe? I hope?