Category: Journal
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End of fall soccer
Today amidst all the work of clearing Alyssa’s room and moving the bunny cages outside again to enjoy whatever is left of fall weather (and with Savannah at a ballroom thing in Idaho) we played our last three soccer games if the season. Ezra scored his first goal of the season and Noah played well…
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We have a winner!
I felt like I hit the jackpot again at work today. During our sprint retrospective when we were talking about what to have for the goal of our next sprint I proposed what I felt was a good first step – defining or process more accurately. Rob Anderson, who I have hardly dealt with (he’s…
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Enoch transition
It seems that over the past few days Enoch has undergone an emotional transition. Every since he overcame his reticence to be baptized he has been more open. I think in deciding that he was willing to be baptized combined with the discovery that we could work through his concerns he had gained an emotional…
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Grandpa dropped by
In church Suzie Driggs, the new primary president, arranged for Enoch and Noah to go to their regular classes while I dealt with a non-compliant Ezra. She also suggested the goal to have those older two back in their regular classes by the end of the year and then I could go as an extra…
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Victory!!
Enoch has been saying for months in the most adamant terms that he will not get baptized. I’ve tried talking to him an by it and encouraging him but he remains steadfast – until tonight. I finally learned why he was refusing (he doesn’t like people looking at him and doesn’t want to go up…
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Go, and sin no more.
The boys were terrible in church so I brought them home and made them sit on the couch. Laura was upset by what I told them but after sitting, and each of them being brought to tears, we started listening to scriptures and discussing them. I think it turned out to be a good primary…
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So much to do
Today was a “go all day” day. Laura and I split soccer games, I went shopping twice (because of a game), cleaned out the garage, and started converting some closet walls (the mobile wall/shelf things I made for the girls when we put them in the basement) into bunny hutches. Similarly, Laura got our room…
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Consider the options
Tonight Laura and I actually discussed radical options to change or situation ranging from new nanny hours (again) to selling the van (replacing it with a minivan) to moving to a new house (in Bountiful, but using our equity to pay off substantial debt). It made for some interesting paths. I worked today in the…
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The operating principle of this household
Today was another case where I keenly felt the operating principle for how our house runs. To put it briefly, other people (Laura, the kids, extended family, DCFS, the schools) complain that things aren’t right here then the complainers stand back and request me to expend more time/money/energy to make the situation better. It’s no…