This morning I had an appointment for an upper endoscopy in Provo. Dr Dickinson performed the procedure. He was the Dr that found the tumor in the ER. He did remember me once I reminded him of that night. Everything seemed to look good, so that was reassuring! I still have friends thinking of me. Yesterday Mike Whitmire called to see how I was doing. This morning I got an email from Tyler Allred asking how I was doing. I’m grateful for...

After dinner the kids went outside to play. Rachel and I went out to check on our new vegetable plants. We ended up playing wiffle ball for about an hour. It is so fun to have a big yard with plenty of room to hit a ball.

It was a busy independance day. I got up early to be at the church at 7 am to help transport and set up chairs in the commoms area and then started to help make pancakes. There were lots of volunteers so I got to eat breakfast with the family, then I relieved Taylor and cooked pancakes. After breakfast we went to the Home Depot and bought some vegetable plants, then took them home to plant in our garden. We don’t have much, but we now have...

After chruch Rachel’s sisters & their families came over to play games and hang out. We played a few board games while the kids played Wii. It was really the first time we have "entertained" in our new house. It was roomy and fun.

I guess you could say my morning started while with a knock at the door. Ken was here bright and early to get started on the door. We got so much done today! Here is what we got done: painted front door, cleaned garage, fixed garage door opener, programmed car garage door opener, tilled garden, sprayed lawn for weeds, sanded entertainment center cabinets, painted cabinets, stripped old paint off of garage door trim, taped & painted trim,...