We enjoyed a great season of BYU basketball. We were even able to make it to a couple of games, including the MWC tournament. Because of school obligations, Katie got to fly down to Las Vegas to meet up with me, my brother Aaron, and my good friend Rod.
I had been to quite a few Las Vegas Bowls, but this was my first (and last) basketball tourney.
It was a great trip and a special experience to watch Jimmer put up 52 against New Mexico. We had great seats for all the games, and even made it on T.V. Jimmer ended up being drafted number 10 to the Sacramento Kings, so I guess we are Kings fans now (if they end up having an NBA season).
Katie finished another semester of school and is three weeks away from being done with her summer class. She has done very well so far. She had been given a scholarship that was continent on her receiving high grades in her first two semesters. She did just that, and will be the first to ever actually qualify for that particular scholarship. She applied for others for this upcoming school year and received another one for the 2011-2012 school year. She still has two more years to go. She is really enjoying it, especially when she gets to do field works. Seems like most places she goes end up trying to offer her a job when she graduates.
Her calling at church is Young Women’s Camp Director. She has done a good job of planning for that upcoming event while still focusing on school. I am sure she will have a lot to blog about after camp.
I work with the young men at church, and last month was our High Adventure camp out. We didn’t have a lot of options since it was still snowing and so much had not melted off. We took the boys to Island Park and stayed in a cabin. Some of the boys set up a tent, but I stayed in the bed. I think we had a pretty good time. We did a GPS scavenger hunt, some fishing, canoe floats, shooting, and EATING.
The YM President is a master Dutch oven chef, and he took good care of us. We had ribs and pork tenderloin in the smoker, cobbler, and full breakfasts each morning.
We had a pretty good time, but I was thinking that next time we leave the boys home and just us leaders go out. I did catch my first fish out of a canoe (was my first time in a canoe too).
Last year was the remodel and yard clean-up. This year we are in landscaping mode. What started out as a small paver patio project has expanded a little bit. I finally got my pasture fenced in so the goats can roam free.
We put in a few rock gardens, poured a concrete patio, and still have more to go. I really want to get an edge put in around our lilacs and put some more rock down this summer.
It will really clean up the edge of the yard and make mowing a lot easier since we will have straight lines. I also need to get a shed or two built.
I bought a few random shed kits last year and have been keeping them in my buddies shop, it is just hard to find time to get them put together. It wouldn’t be so bad if I didn’t have to figure which parts went to which shed. Maybe by the end of the summer I will have those two projects done.
The Paio will be nice because it is on the east side and in shade by 5 p.m. It will be a good home for the swing that has to be moved every time we mow right now. My buddy Jason helped a lot. His dad let me use this awesome mixer that made it pretty slick.
I put some anchor bolts in the concrete to have soemthing to keep the swing and bbq secure.
We started our Independence day celebrations on the 1st, with BYU Football Independence.
Then yesterday we went for a quick trip down and back to Malad. Katie’s family had a family reunion, and Katie also had a class reunion.
We would have liked to stay longer, but I had to get back for work. I also have to work on the 4th, but hopefully I will get off on time and we will be able to catch a fireworks show.
