2006 Week 43
Sunday, October 29th, 2006It’s been over a month since my last post… not doing so well there. So at least for posterity sake, I need to write something…Mostly we’re getting ready for baby #4 to come in a few weeks. Kim and I actually managed to come up with a few options for names, at least options to discuss further. That part doesn’t seem so urgent, but I am anxious to get the house in order. We’ve rearranged a number of rooms, to make space for the crib, etc. It’s all good, stuff that has needed to be done for a long time, but the whole house seems to have been torn apart in the meantime. Kim says I’m nesting.
Yesterday was the last week of soccer for the fall. It was a beautiful fall day, and we enjoyed being outside for much of it. Everyone worked together to clean out the tomato plants and such from the garden — Kim tried hard to keep up with the pruning and harvesting, but she was slowing down over the summer while the tomatoes kept coming. There’s always next year. Then it was off to Halloween parties, oh joy. Darn it, I had to stay home and try to get the house under control.
Last week, the Parkwood Ward got a new bishopric. The bishop is Gary Foster, with Gene Chantry and Brian Mosbrucker as counselors. It’s good to have these changes, because it helps us to appreciate that we are all just stewards in the Lord’s vineyard, called to tend a certain spot of ground for a time. In my current position as ward clerk, I’ve been able to work with the old and new bishoprics, and it’s been good to see how the work carries on, yet differently. I certainly feel the witness of the spirit that these men are needed now.
As an engineer I work with computers all day long, many times all night long, too. They can be frustrating, but it’s usually the people that cause the most problems. People just make things difficult. Seeing how the church rolls on despite of all the people involved, that is definitely a thing of wonder.
Speaking of computers: I’ve been working for several months on a project with a friend from work, something we hope to turn into a business in the not-too-distant future. We’re hoping to provide a internet service that will be a big improvement for sharing and researching geneaology online. Unfortunately there’s nothing to demo or preview quite yet, but we’re working hard to get it there. Hopefully I’ll be able to share more details here in the near future…
No time to put in individual pics, but here’s a few from the past few weeks. Enjoy.