David Journal

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  • Surveillance

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    The security cameras I ordered arrived today. Not 15 minutes after I set the one up in the garage I caught footage of Ezra and Noah opening both the fridge and the freezer. We have long known that the boys get into the outside fridge and freezer but it might have been happening much more…

  • Day of rest

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    Church went fairly smoothly today. Afterward we went to visit Mom while dropping off the lawnmower and leaving the trailer for Bill to use in moving. Finally, Isaac and I went to the Alpine Tabernacle for stake general priesthood meeting – which turned out to be just what my soul needed (specifically president Livingston’s talk).…

  • Settling

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    I got a bunch of little things completed today that helped set things in order. I finished securing Coconut’s new enclosure so that she can be confined with more space than her hutch. I moved the trampoline so that it is on a flat plane – no warping the frame. We got the laundry put…

  • Trampoline

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    When Laura asked which trampoline I thought we should buy I chose the one with green pads because I didn’t want one with blue pads like every other trampoline on the planet. Laura let the kids vote and they chose the blue pads. The trampoline arrived today and when I got home the kids were…

  • Wishing for normal

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    I keep trying to get things working smoothly at home. The house hasn’t been clean in at least 3 days – but I keep pushing for the kids to clean. I also started the process of reconfiguring Coconut’s hutch & pen so that she has space to leave the hutch without a chance to escape.…

  • Buy and sell

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    Today Laura bought a new trampoline for the family – a 15-footer like we had back on Lehi which was nicer than the 14-footer we had in Bountiful. She also sold the tall bookcases that don’t really have a place in the new house. End result, a new trampoline nearly paid for. I got the…

  • New arrangements

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    This weekend we’ve reorganized a few things which will hopefully have positive results. We moved Savannah and Alyssa into the room that Ezra and Noah were not really loving in and definitely not caring for. The boys are now officially roomless and sleeping in the family room. Before they officially had a room but were…

  • Momentum

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    I’ve had two very energizing days at work but I realize that it will take focus to keep that energy up and ensure that it brings tangible results. Here at home there is a new feeling as the girls can start to focus on important but pedestrian things like homework and housework.

  • Parenting help

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    My day started with me going to put early so that I could fill the car with gas so that Savannah wouldn’t have to worry about that. See the end if work I walked to the Museum of Natural Curiosity so that the kids could keep playing there longer rather than coming to pick me…

  • Facing reality

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    We told the kids that we would take the family to Disneyland next year if we could stay out of debt after the tax return and bonus came in. We paid off or debts but unfortunately they were $4000 higher than I had seen when I made that promise so our margin for error was…