The New Year

Well the new year is behind us already and here we are half way through January.  We have been enjoying life even though it has remained quite cold and snow is still on the ground.  We have begun the lighting project in the kitchen and purchased cans for the ceiling (6) and then I took down the old lights.  The ballasts were beginning to degrade and we continually had flickering lights on one of the units.  I then installed all of the under counter lights.  We bought another set to total six sets and I put them on it and we only had one disappointment.  They would operate with a master switch.  So we put them up anyway and got the power supplies all hidden away and they look and work nicely, just have to turn them on individually.

Pam has been working on another quilt for Aunt Win and it will look beautiful when done.  It is for one of Aunt Win's granddaughters.

We have discovered a wonderful cassette and CD book collection at the city library.  We listened to two of the Barroman books (LDS Author) on World War I and World War II.  They were both excellent.  We just finished a book on Harry Truman and it was really good and really opened my eyes to that period of time.  When I was a boy I remember going to the movies on Saturday at the Egyptian Theater in downtown Ogden and during the news reels whenever anything came on about Truman, the audience just booed and booed.  I always thought it was because of the bomb, but in this book I learned it was for firing General MacArthur.  That was pretty awful period in US History, but history has determined that it was a good decision because MacArthur had turned into ego maniac.  Anyway it was a good book.  We are now listening to a book on Benjamin Franklin by David McCullough and his writing is very compelling and enjoyable. 

Yesterday we took a long drive down by Bryce Canyon and listened to the book and watched the scenery go by.  Still a lot of snow and everything is pretty.  I have added a couple of pictures from Kingston Canyon.  Some very interesting rock formations.

 

Today we began ward conferences and I enjoyed being in the Monroe 1st ward.  All the meetings were very good.  Friday evening Pam and I joined in their temple session and it was huge.  Well things are going all right around here.  Pam's Brother printer just seemed to die on her and she is not a happy camper.  Hope everything is well in your homes.