We’ve had a lot of deer encounters lately. Yesterday after getting the mail, as we were driving around the block Rachel pointed out to Gehrig where her primary teacher lived. I stopped and said, “whoa!” There was a deer standing on the porch – it looked as if it had just rang the doorbell and was waiting for someone to answer. I thought it was the funniest thing. Again, today, as I was getting the mail, there were two...

I got the remaining parts I’ve been eagerly awaiting to finish building my media center PC. After work we went to the Home Depot so I could get some cables, wall plates, connectors, etc. After we got home, had some ice-cream and put the kids to bed I went to get getting it all set up. I had to get creative on how to split a cable line to run to the office and the family room and fix the mess that was already there. It turned out pretty...

I went into Salt Lake today. I met with Justin for lunch. I am going to help him build a website for his advertising business. In exchange he will be splitting profits that the site generates with me. I think it is going to be a good opportunity. I also had a meeting at work where we discussed the new site that we are going to lauch soon. It was good to get a lot of the details nailed down and get a clearer path of where I am going with this.

Today was a great day. This morning I went up stairs to get a drink or something, I can’t quite remember. I noticed an envelope on the living room floor. It was open, but the letter wasn’t taken out. Either Gracie or Gehrig (I’m guessing Gehrig) had drawn all over the envelope with pencil. I noticed it was from Citi Mortgage – the last owner of our mortgage on our old house. I was surprised to find that it was a check for...

We got a little into debt when we moved in due to the number of fixes and updates. It didn’t seem like a lot, but we have about $2600 on our credit card to pay off now. This morning I got a call from a guy that I have done work for in the past that wants quite a few updates to his site. Also, I’ve been contacted by another friend who wants my help with a project. I think these will be good opportunities to earn some extra money to...

Tonight for family night we talked about the plan of salvation. Rachel borrowed some visual aids from her mom for the lesson. I think Gracie got the basic concept pretty well. She’s starting to understand. Gehrig was a little more distracted. He kept interrupting and asking, “Mom, what happens when we die?” Then he would also bring up this “Our old neighbor died.” (One of our neighbors from our last ward passed away...

Today we spent the majority of the day cleaning and doing projects. I put beadboard around our kitchen island and a couple other spots. We are preparing to dedicate our home tomorrow. Rachel & I started a fast around 1:00 to help us prepare also.