birthday

Well we are getting closer to two birthdays in our family. Jordan and Nicole. Jordans is the 29th and Nicoles is the 31st. We are having parties this weekend and then next week Jordan will be going on his first week long camp with the Boy Scouts (exciting). He will be getting home on friday night and then on saturday June 5th, Jordan will be getting ordained a Deacon and Karsten will be getting baptized. What a busy day. Also Jenny's parents will be getting into town on June 4th for the activities on the 5th.

Over this last rain/snow storm. We didn't only get the moisture on the outside of the house, we also had it on the inside as well. Apparently we have a bad spot on the roof, which is allowing the rain to go through the roof and come through the ceiling into the kitchen area. Yea, I got alot of work ahead of me. (what fun)

new toilet

Well we put a toilet in our laundry room. And today I hooked up the water. Wow, that was enjoyable. I had to run it behind the water heater and the furnace. That was fun. I hope that the photos give it justice, on how fun it was to put the water line in.

Old bridge and new bridge

For all of you who remember the tracks out in front of the house, here is a photo of the railroad ties that was left in place at the drive approach of the old bridge. I just remember stories about the railroad tracks, not the rails. I don't even remember the rails there, but they have become exposed and so I had to share the photo. I hope that all those that do remember, has good memories of them.


Here are a few photos of the new bridge as of Friday May 7th. I was in Brigham City working and so I took a little trip up to the hospital and Mom was just released. Dad and Mom was in the car just getting ready to leave to go home. So I went home and waited for them to get home. Carl was out at the corn pit loading feed for the cows, so I visited with him for awhile. When Dad and Mom got home, we visited for awhile, and then I helped Dad cut some wood. Yes, it is cold enough that they are still having a fire in the stove. It's the first part of May, and still cold enough for a fire, that is sad. Anyway, I also took some photos of how the bridge is coming along.













I am pretty sure that they will be getting mud on the deck of the bridge this week. They are coming along really good on the bridge. As you can see, the water has been turned into the canal.






So if anyone wants to jump off the old bridge into the canal, this summer will most likely be the last time that you can do it.

Anniversary

Today was Mom and Dads 49th wedding anniversary. Just in case anyone forgot when their anniversary was. I did not realize that it has been that many years. I think that it is awesome.

mom's in hospital

I happened to be working in Pocatello, Idaho when Dad called me and told me about Mom. I was coming home today, because I was done with the job. So I stopped in and visited with them. Mom is looking good. She is tired and has difficulty breathing. But she is on the mend. They got to the hospital before it was real bad, so that will enable her to get better faster.

Dad is also feeling under the weather. He has that nasty cough that he gets at least once a year. Other than that he is doing pretty good. Still busy doing things around the farm and the house in Logan, and working in the temple.

As all of you know, the date on the bridge is 1970. That makes the bridge 40 yrs. old. It sure has held up well for having alot of farm equipment and milk trucks go over the top of it.



They have the H-Beams in place in preparation for the deck of the bridge to be put into place.








They have backfilled the walls and cleaned out the bottom of the canal, in preparation of the water being turned in for the summer.










Dad was out with me, and I got a photo of him standing by the new bridge.