Another birthday 22 years ago...

From the words of my father:

It is hard to imagine that Eddie is old enough to be baptized but his
baptism was held this evening. It was necessary to hold a special baptism
for him as Uncle Erv (Ervin Carlsen) died and his funeral was scheduled for
the same Saturday as was the stake baptism in which Eddie was to be baptized.
Eddie is a special young man and we enjoyed a special visit with the Bishop
(Bp. Petersen) where he was instructed and interviewed for his baptism.
Eddie is a pretty smart young man and knew an awfully lot about baptism
before the interview. We had a lot of family present for the baptism and
that made it special, too.
The family met at the stake house on Thursday evening. Mom and Dad were in
attendance as well as D ans S and others. TOC was given the
opportunity of baptizing Eddie and that made it special not only for Eddie but
also for TOC. It was a good missionary experience for him.

From the words of my mom:

I had the day off today. I got a lot of cleaning done and I baked bread and cookies and fixed a nice dinner.
We held a baptism tonight for Eddie. Our regular Stake baptism is on Saturday but we will be in SLC for Uncle Erve’s funeral so D made arrangements with the Bishop to have Eddie baptized tonight.
At 7:00 the bishop made the arrangements. He assigned TOC and Giant to give talks. Eddie had an interview with the Bishop – that took about an hour. Then we met at the Stake House. D had filled the font.
Our family, Uncle B, the Bishop and his two children were the only ones there. D conducted, I played the piano. TNSOG gave the opening prayer. Giant spoke on Baptism, TOC spoke on the Holy Ghost. Then D called on me and Uncle B to bear our testimonies. TOC baptized Eddie. He did the prayer word perfect – just like a pro. It was just beautiful. It was like a special family home evening with our family. I’m so grateful for good boys and a good husband.

I am grateful for my parents who kept journals. It makes me want to be better in doing so, especially when I think of all the memories that go by the way side as we are living our lives.

I am also thankful for my baptism. I am so blessed to be a member of God's church on earth. Far too often I take it for granted.

Am I really THAT old?

Yes, today is the big 30. It didn't really sink in on how old I was until I was playing basketball this fall. Our church team went undefeated and went to regionals where we won our region. We were pretty happy about that. But I looked around our team and slowly did the math. Him? No. Him? Nope? Anyone? Nope. I was the oldest person on our team. Wow. Now that made me feel old.

But we had a cool party on Saturday where we had junk food (hot wings, little smokies in BBQ sauce, chips, dip, home made root beer) and we watched a few movies on our new projector that I got for my birthday. It was really nice.

The Mrs. also got me a really nice present - she framed my degree from the U in a really nice diploma frame. It was awesome. All in all, I have nothing to complain about. Even though I am 30, life cannot get any better.

Almost a year

Has it really been that long? The shop is still open, although it is not being used quite as much as it has been used in the past.

One trip this year has already passed - MMMM v.Spring2007. A good time was had by all, and almost everyone escaped the misery of crashing. One of the leaders of our group, TOG, got injured pretty badly. He took a nose dive right into the rock, cracked his helmet, split his chin and lip, and probably received a concussion.

Miraculously, he was able to drive out to the hospital and get the necessary treatment there in Moab. There were a couple of spiritual experiences that were had by the entire group that made the trip worth while.

Not sure when the next trip will be. We are still hoping for warmer weather where the sun can melt the snow on the neighboring mountain tops. One can only hope.....