Jones Family Challenge: Black Jack!

Jones Family Challenge: Black Jack!: "Weight Loss One-Ders have 21 points. That includes 16 workout points and the 5 pounds that Adam has lost."

March Madness

This was the month that Jacob reported to the MTC. He left on March 2nd. It is now the ides of March. The anniversary of the assassination of Julius Caesar. We got a letter from Jacob today, and it had pictures. Jake looks very happy. His first letter's first sentence read, "I love the MTC." I did not see that one coming. Actually, I did. I miss my son; it is a bittersweet thing. I miss him, and I'm glad he's gone. I am proud of him. This month also marks the 5th anniversary of the death of my beloved Mama (March 28th). Coincidentally, it marks the 91st anniversary of her birth (March 31st). I miss her, it is also bittersweet. I know where she is. We are looking forward to the birth of our first grandchild. Natalie and Adam are expecting. Natalie is. Adam helped. Good night.

Latest Obsessions, etc. January 14, 2010

I love my BlackBerry. To pieces, I do. I got issued my fourth BlackBerry from the generous City of Irving back in September. The model that I now have is a Blackberry Tour 9630 smart phone - emphasis on smart. It accesses the internet, will download videos, has a 3.2 megapixel camera that will take still pictures and video. You can download songs and it came with a 2 gig media card. I have been having a nifty time deciding which songs to pair up with what callers, and downloading photos to go with my contact list. So I have been researching how to get the most out of this device. So I am all obsessing over that when a sergeant comes in to have me sign a letter that allows him to purchase a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun. So I have a burn to get me a back up/off duty gun. So I have been perusing those sites looking at phones and guns. Tonight was a good night. I made spaghetti with meat (hamburger and Italian sausage) and mushrooms sauce. Served with piping hot garlic bread, made fresh at Tom Thumb and a Caesar Salad. Good night.

Fall Has Fallen All Around

So, it is already the 9th of October?! Tonight was Ward Temple Night. We went, and the other members of our ward that were at the temple were the Colbys and Sister Hartley. I got off a few minutes early and changed into some grubbies to switch out the battery in the Expedition, which by the way, is $18 away from being paid off. I will travel to the CU to transact that biznez tomorrow. Apparently I had purchased the previous battery from the very same auto zone [I have NO recollection of that] so I got the battery for $40 instead of $90. Whoop. Put the battery in, and the plastic handle had to be cut. I got the utility knife and immediately raked my knuckles across a piece of exposed sharp metal. Sweet!! So it has a new battery that should finish out our tour with the car. Stopped at Cinemark on the way home from the temple and got movie popcorn. Not many things better. Got taken on the M&Ms, though. Paid $3.50 for a box that LOOKED big, but contained a much smaller - smaller that what you would buy at a 7-11 - inside the box. Rip Off. What are you gonna do?

On a brighter note. Ever since conference, and after hearing Elder Holland's talk on the Book of Mormon, I have had a burning desire to read it for the umpteenth time. I have been working my way through the Doctrine & Covenants, so it is good to go and read the BOM again. I will still finish D&C also. Well, gotta go to bed!!

Some Days Off...

I took today off originally because I wanted to get out of going to a tabletop emergency exercise in North Irving. Since this Tuesday is our Stake Temple Day, I took Tuesday off. Now, I had to take Monday off and miss the staff meeting. So here I sit at the end of the first of five days off. But Saturday may prove to be my undoing... I had a memorial service scheduled for a member of our ward that passed away in a car wreck. It had to be cancel due to circumstances beyond our control. It would have happened at 11 am tomorrow. Then I have to preside at the Stake Bishops' Welfare Council, which starts at 3, Priesthood Leadership is from 4-5:30, the Adult dinner at 6, and the Adult session starts at 7, and should be over by 8:30-9. I will be able to relax a bit after the first meeting.

My sister Cathy is coming to town tomorrow! I am looking forward to her being here. I wont get to see her much until later tomorrow night. I hope to see the rest of my family as well.

We went to El Chico (EC) earlier today, and I realized that I like EC much better than El Fenix. I always thought it was the other way around, but I had their old fashioned tacos - beef, and this changed my opinion. It was just so DANG good! These are tacos with fried flour tortilla shells, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, cheese, beef and an avacado slice. Of course I put a healthy helping of hot sauce (now known as salsa), and viola! Que bueno! We had fun at dinner texting Porter the Texas pledge of allegience. We figured it would touch a nerve, and it did. Yee haw! After dinner we went to the movies and saw Julie & Julia. It was pretty good. Inspiring actually.

Let there be bowling

In my next life, there will be an alley, some gutters, some pins and a ball. Don't forget the bowling shoes. If I had to bowl in tennis shoes, the universe would begin to unravel... It will have long straight lanes. For straigt is the way and narrow is the gate that leads to salvation.

On the other hand...

Courtney and Jake and Andrew were not that good. We occassionaly got a strike or a spare. Even a blind elephant finds a peanut. Well, at least they look good. The weird deja vu thing about the event, was hearing the music I had heard in that very place thiry years prior. Sweet Home Alabama, Life's Been Good to Me So Far. I felt I had flashed back to the seventies. That would be neat....