General Conference Weekend

The past two days have been loaded with activity.

Here is the rundown of the past 48 hours:

Monday morning; kids sleep in, I woke up early to fix the Tiller. After many years of service, the last time I used it, I decided to run the thing without oil... or at least not check that there was any. A tiller without oil in the crankshaft quickly makes awful noises, and soon it was evident that the main bearings were ruined. My plan was to pull the crankshaft and replace the bearings. However, I was able to find a cheap 6.5 HP horizontal engine for under $100 bucks that fit just fine. I think it looks kinda cool.




Lara fixed Bacon and fresh Eggs on toast. there is nothing better. The Kids finally woke up to the smell of bacon and orange juice, and we enjoyed breakfast together.
The first session of General Conference started at 10 am, we realized the Big TV was not hooked up to the antenna so we had to watch the session on my BED! (the TV in our room is hooked up)

Later, we were back outside to work in the yard. Isobell and Elise helped me check on the new chicks. We have 11 right now. (down from 12) There are 3 different breeds; White leghorns, Rhode Island reds/brown, and Multicolored Anconas, which will lay green/blue eggs.



We spent the rest of the day sorta 1/2 listening 1/2 watching the second session of conference, then Ethan and I went to Priesthood session at the Church. After the two of us went to dinner with Bill and His father-in-law Doug, and cousin Chris. We dined at Mi Ranchito. Yum. Slept great with chicken enchilada mole in my tummy.

Sunday we woke up and fixed crepes with whipped cream,strawberries and bananas, and link sausage. None of us will need to eat until Tuesday...but probably will. Hooked the Lap top up to the big TV in the front room and streamed conference. Nice HDMI picture until the WIFI signal glurps and makes President Uchtdorf's face freeze in unnatural positions. New couch works great.



Ivie made us do her sadistic "Boot Camp" consisting of lunges and squats and moves that make my lungs and legs burn and my ego frail. It is a good work out, not pretty, but the laughing is half the work.

The Kids Spent the second session drawing and creating what someone dubbed "Conference Zombies"... voodoo-doll style sock puppets held together with hot glue and yarn. Ivie achieve some sort of record when Aaron proclaimed her puppet "Creepy". When Aaron says your Conference Voodoo Zombie sock puppet is creepy... you've probably overshot creepy and moved into Tim Burton's neighborhood.