Colonoscopy or "Hello, Mr. Hose"

Well, this last week I visited my friendly gastroenterologist for my 2nd colonoscopy (go ahead, I dare you to click on the link). I won't bore you with the details, but the Dr. told me I don't have to go back for 10 years! That is good news.

Parker and Trey

I finally learned how to get photos from my phone to the computer. I don't know if it is the best way but I just email them to myself and then save them. The phone lady at work will probably have a heart attack when she sees the bill but oh well. These photos are of Parker and Trey Dukatz. . Their birthdays are only a few months apart and they are BF in the WWW. They spend so much time together they are practically brothers. Parker is very lucky to have such a good friend at such a young age. By the way, I didn't take these photos with my phone, Dustin sent them to my phone.

La Sal Mountains Again

I think I've mentioned that my work takes me to the La Sal Mountains several times a year. These photos are from a trip this summer to inspect a couple of timber sales that are finishing up. We (SITLA) have an agreement with an excelsior mill in Colorado where we furnish them with at least a million board feet of aspen each year (they pay $10.50/ton). They use the aspen to make excelsior for use in erosion blankets. The harvesting of aspen is more important now because hundreds of acres of trees are dying due to the poplar beetle. If we can harvest it soon enough, the clones will sprout and in a couple of years, a beautiful replacement stand of aspen will be tall enough to escape the jaws of hungry cows, horses, elk, and deer. Click on a photo to get a better view.

Parkie and Nana

Sunday when Dustin and Parker came over, Parker was tired and cranky. He didn't want much to do with anyone. But Nana changed his mood by reading some books with him and then taking him outside to the sand box. This photo shows them in the hammock watching the planes fly over. It seems like they lower their landing gear directly overhead. The photo is blurry because they wouldn't stop swinging.

Sandbox

Another summer project almost finished (a few minor details remain)! A sandbox for Parker. He seemed to have fun in it and, since Daddy threw some sand at him, he promptly threw some sand on Daddy. It's not quite as big as the one we had in West Jordan (remember the "beach") but it'll do for a while.

The End of a Project

After about 5 years, my "brick walkway around the house" project recently came to an end. With the help of Richie and Greg, the last section was completed the first week in July. I'm here to tell you, those railroad ties are heavy!

Parker and the Dirty Dogs

It seems that Boomer and sometimes Sadie escape from the yard about once every couple of months. Two or three weeks ago, they both escaped and we spent the evening looking for them. Around 8 PM, a guy up by the firehouse called and said he had them. Dustin went up and got them and when they got back, the dogs appeared to have spent the day rolling in something unpleasant. Dustin volunteered to give them a bath and, like a real trooper, Parker lent his dad a hand.