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Today my dad (Ted) decided to let me post on his blog. So, its exciting!! So, yeah -Bye Angie

The Miracle Bowl

Hail Mary: The Inside Story of BYU's 1980 Miracle Bowl Comeback by Ryan Tibbitts
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Ryan Tibbitts provides us with an inside view of the 1980 Holiday Bowl. He was a player on that team that came from a 20 point deficit to win the game with no time left on the clock. Although I found a few factual inaccuracies, i.e., he says Oklahoma was part of the Southwest Conference when OF was actually a member of the Big 8 Conference. That being said, for anyone who loves BYU football such as me, this is a good read. It is very interesting to read about different points of view of perhaps the greatest BYU bowl win.

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Family Ties

Family Ties: A Mesage for Fathers by L. Tom Perry
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I found this book to be a great guide to fathers.  I found many areas that I could be better as a father.  And I found many areas that I could see my father as having done, and I am trying to do.


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Labor Day 2014

We spent Labor Day with the Browers and Jons up Webb Canyon at the Anderson campground.  Got that?

It was a very fun weekend.  We pulled our trailer to the campground on Thursday evening and came home late afternoon on Monday.  Most of each family were there at one time or another.  Since I had to work on Friday, I was not there during the day, but returned that evening.  On Saturday, Deb went to work while I stayed at the campground.  On Sunday, we went home and showered and then went to Sacrament Meeting in Downey.

We had some delicious meals including tin foil dinners, walking tacos, and dutch oven chicken.  Unfortunately, with my gallbladder situation, the fried chicken did not sit well and I spent most of Sunday evening and Monday morning in the trailer.  I did get to read quite a bit, though.  And luckily it cooled off a bit so it wasn't stifling in the afternoons.  In fact, it was very cold on Sunday night.  I found out on Monday morning that the trailer had a good heater much to the chagrin of Deb!

Orene and Idonna Brower have an incredible family.  For just a moment that weekend, I thought that perhaps it truly was heaven on earth--and I'm sure Mom and Dad were there with the rest of the family.

Path of the Assassin

Path of the Assassin by Brad Thor
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Brad Thor is fast becoming one of my favorite authors.  Path of the Assassin begins where Lions of Lucerne leaves off with Scot Havarth getting involved in another terrorist plot.  He finds an assassin with unique eyes and tries to find the person.  The action is again page-turning.  Now on to Blowback!


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The "Gall" of It!

After about two months of trying to find out why I was sick and tired, I finally got sick and tired of it!  After 6 different doctors and 4 different tests, I have been diagnosed that it is probably my gallbladder.  What it means is a consultation with a surgeon to see if surgery will be performed.  So, I will be seeing the 7th doctor and have a 5th procedure to get me better!

Lake Powell 2014 Edition

We left for Lake Powell on Saturday, July 26.  We left earlier than normal so that we could meet with Kristi, Mike, Amanda, Jacob, Jordan, and Casmine in Provo Canyon at Scott's cabin.  The Wisners had flown out to Provo to be with Jordan and Casmine since Jacob had just returned from his mission in Brazil.  It was great seeing the recently returned missionary and his family.  In addition, Brad & Lorie and their family, Shauna and Scott and Jessie, Sid & Tracy and their family, and Todd and Chelsey and their family were all there.  We had a nice visit.

That evening, we stayed at the Hampton Inn in Orem.  It was a very nice hotel.  Sid's and Todd's families also stayed there.

The next morning we ate the complimentary breakfast and then headed to Lake Powell.  We got there at about 5 pm.  We loaded our supplies onto the houseboat, had supper provided by Kaylee and Michael.  That night we settled into bed with a storm brewing around us.  We could see lightening off in the distance but it passed by us.  The wind blew almost all night.  When the wind stopped, it sprinkled for a while so it made it a little cool to sleep that night.

Early the next morning we left the marina and found a place up Warm Creek Canyon.  With 35 people on board (19 adults, 16 children), it was a little crowded.  However, some set up tents on the beach, so everyone had a place to sleep.

Each family was in charge of a breakfast and a dinner.  We were teamed with Kaylee and Michael so they did the dinner and we did the breakfast.  We had our breakfast on Thursday.  We cooked Sausage and Hash Brown Casseroles prior to leaving and warmed them up in the oven on Thursday morning.  Everyone seemed to enjoy the breakfast.

One day (I believe it was Tuesday--it is easy to lose track of time while on the boat), we went to Face Canyon and went up one of the side canyons.  We went all the way to the end, which was spectacular.  We had to get out of the speed boat and walk the last 100 yards or so because the canyon was so narrow.  The water was only waste deep, and since it was at the end of the canyon, all the crap that is in the reservoir ends up in the end of the canyon.  We had to push away all the dead weeds and wood to make our way up the canyon.

Early Saturday morning we returned to the marina and then loaded up and came home.  On our way home, we stopped at Cove Fort.  While returning home from the Brower Reunion in Saint Johns, Arizona, we stopped in Cove Fort and found out the Saturday we were coming home from Lake Powell was going to be Cove Fort Historic Days.  So, we stopped.  There were many different booths set up showing how the pioneers did various things.  There was also a stage where entertainment was provided.  It was an all-too-brief stop, but we were anxious to get home.

We pulled into Downey just before midnight.  It was a great trip, but it was awesome to be able to sleep in our own beds that night!