Dying???? Hope not!!

I don't think that this blog's dying...I just think that it's gone into hibernation for a little while. I haven't written anything recently because since your mom always calls all you guys and tell you what's going on, I figured that it was pointless to write it down. Guess I should have given some updates...so in spite of the fact that Laurie has mentioned some stuff, I'll give it a shot.

Doug HAS done very well in baseball this year. He was named first team Skyline Conference as a pitcher, and did extremely well the last 4 games of the season. I think for the year he had 8 wins and 3 losses...not too bad for a sophomore. Of course the other 8 kids on the field had little if any to do with the wins...Doug did it all himself. His American Legion has gotten off to a good start also...he pitched in his first Falcon game last night, and did pretty well. He came in in relief in the top of the 5th inning, and only gave up two hits. He struck out 4 batters, walked 2, and didn't bean anyone. He gave up a run on a double, but the kid that scored reached on an error so Doug shouldn't have been given an earned run. As far as his grades go, like Laurie mentioned he got a 4.0, so if he keeps it up for a couple more years should be able to go to just about any college he chooses (I think he's leaning towards OIT so he can play baseball for Tacchini).

Stephanie came home from Boise the middle of May, but has spent all but about 2 hours in her room playing on her computer. She made a trip to Boise last weekend and came back all gung ho to start swimming, so hopefully her pool time will increase so she won't feel like an idiot when she goes back to BSU in August. How about it, Steph? Are you gonna start serious practices?

Donald had his endurance test for the ODF at Miller's Island today. He had to cover 3 miles in 45 minutes while wearing a 46 pound vest, and managed to tear the course up and finish in just over 41 minutes. Way to go Donald! I guess he's managed to suck up enough to the people that hired him that he's being assigned the task of riding around on an engine with Brad Smith looking for stuff to spray water on...sounds pretty cake to me!

Tom is hurt. Sounds like he has a job killing magpies for the Burnhams at $10 a pop, which might help him decide what direction his career should go. If he manages to make some money sniping stuff, who knows where it could take him...Border Patrol? CIA? Blackwater? The skies the limit if you're a good shot...

Don't have any updates on Jeff. How about it Jeff? What's up? Did you put in for any hunts?

Because Laurie has her own blog, and posts more than anyone on this one, there's not much to write about with her family. She and her kids unexpectedly showed up in Klamath for your mom's birthday, which was a really nice surprise.

As far as your mom and I are concerned, there's nothing to write about. We missed out on Olive Garden last night because we had to pick up sleeves for Doug, so the birthday dinner consisted of a hamburger and a couple of hot dogs at the game. I've put in for my share of hunts again, but don't expect to draw anything. I do plan on going to Idaho for 2 weeks in September, but that's a long way off so not worth writing about yet. I'm still hurt, so haven't written anything on my other blog either. All we seem to do is go to games, work, and church.

Speaking of church, testimony meeting the day before yesterday has to rank right up with the one a couple of years ago when that crazy old bat started praying for the fire fighters in the middle of her "testimony." Brent Asay was conducting, so he had the opportunity of sharing his testimony. It was really interesting...he babbled about nothing for about 30 minutes, didn't really mention any gospel principles, but DID manage to take a couple of shots at the government. It did a really good job of setting the tone for the meeting. Of course Asay was followed by another member renowned for giving documentaries...Sister Gritz. By the time she was 5 minutes into her "testimony" I was somewhere in the Frank Church Wilderness, skinning out a massive muley.

I guess it's about time to quit. I think this novel will take more than one page. I'll try to be more diligent with posting on this blog in the future...I don't want to see it die.