Change, Change and more Change...

Shag or Berber???

What do you do when your kids move back in with you? You spice things up a bit and get new carpet! Our basement carpet is old (23 years old to be exact) and the bedroom carpets down there-well...even older.  With everything out of the basement, I'm thinking to myself, this would be a good time to get carpet. I approached Chet about it and he said "really? Why don't wait until those kids are out?" (buying himself some time, which by the way he already bought himself time when we added on to our house 12 years ago and he decided to use carpet from a lady in our ward who was getting rid of her 25 year old carpet because "it was still in great shape" when he really didn't want to spend the money on getting carpet) "Now would be the best time" I say- He said, "OK" but then said, "If you're going to do the basement, we really should do the rest of the house, because it looks so bad" I say, "Ok"  A win for me, don't think I would call it a win for Chet, but he's a good sport.  My neighbors across the street who have done carpet for years are installing it and have been able to get me top of line carpet and padding for a killer deal. It's not cheap, but for what I'm getting, what a bargain! Oh-I went with the Berber in my common areas, shag in the bedrooms..

guess there was linoleum on this floor prior to the last carpeting

I'll post pictures next week when they finish, they're working on it as I type.....I can't do anything else.

First Home Game

Rise and shout, the Cougars are out
along the trail to fame and glory.
Rise and shout, our cheers will ring out,
As you unfold your vict'ry story.
On you go to vanquish the foe For Alma Mater's sons and daughters.
As we join in song, in praise of you, our faith is strong.
We'll raise our colors high in the blue
And cheer our Cougars of BYU.

We played and we won..We had a great time with Rachel and Brenden and our friends and fellow season ticket holders, The Terrills. We also got to hang out with The Dodsons. I'm not a huge football fan, but I do enjoy hanging with Chet, Rachel, Brenden and The Terrills. Fun Times!

Since the first game was on 9/11 they put together a beautiful tribute to those who were lost to us on that day. 

Random Thoughts:

• Another change this week was that our stake presidency changed.  They are good men, our stake will continue to be in good hands. Our new presidency is
• Jeff Anderson (President)
• Dave Prows (1st Counselor)
• Craig Smith (2nd Counselor) 
• We had a couple of General Authorities come and speak. Elder Dewsnip and Elder Cardon. Now I don't get into the oohhhs and aahhs of GA's but man, these guys were legit. We had great lessons on the Work of Salvation which is a 5 part process:
• Member Missionary Work
• Retention
• Activation
• Family History/Temple Work
• Sharing the Gospel
• In a nutshell people: We need to do our part in spreading the gospel.  It helps the full-time missionaries not have knock on doors but work with referrals. In Utah, we need to look outside of our neighbors. I love my neighbors so much! They are the best. But you know, we can also be influences for good in our communities, state, nation and world. So get out there and get your discipleship on!