Family Service Announcement of a Great Idea

I realize that none of us are big time travelers (at least not yet). But when we do need a hotel room, www.cleanhotels.com seems like a terrific choice. This website lists hotels in your selected area that do not show pornography, including pay-per-view porn. The CleanHotels website has more information about how and why they do this. Rebecca Hagelin of the Heritage Institute also has an article about it with some interesting information.

I recommend we use this service. I am so very grateful that there are people out there using their brains and talents for good.

Computer programmer testifies regarding election fraud

I've been neglectful

I had a goal of updating people more regularly, but I haven't done so well. I wonder how many people are checking the blog frequently, because if it is just not being used much, I might as well send emails. So if you read this, could you comment back to me to let me know who I am reaching?

We are nearly finished putting in our new floor in the kitchen and in the dining room. It looks so much better that i can hardly believe it. We have even hung most of our pictures now too and so it feeling like a nice livable house now. We had a couple of really nice warm days here a few days ago, and now it is freezing again with new snowfall. We are anxiously awaitng some springtime weather. It feels hopeful now, that someday winter will be over. Our next big project will be to paint the outside of the house when we get some steadier warm weather.

In a couple of weeks, Ben will start going to the capsule for three nights at a time. We are a bit confused as to why the Air Force thinks this might be a worthwhile thing to do, but we roll with the punches. Ben is a great and dutiful officer and though he doesn't like to be away from us, he doesn't complain and does a good job.

All the rascally boys are very alive and active. They are super excited about our upcoming vacation in the summer to visit all of you.

I thought you also might enjoy this boxing picture of Batman Dallin.

A visit from porter

it seems a shame we never post to this.....myself included!
anyway, i am compassionate service leader in RS and a lady in my ward ended up in the hospital with vertigo. i went to see her and now she is my new good friend. she was wanting to go to utah for a week or so during conference time, but didn't want to drive the whole way by herself and wondered if porter and i would like to come along. so, as long as her vertigo gets better, porter and i will be leaving on the 23rd to come visit you all....except Krissy.... :( ♥. anyway, hopefully we will get to come. of course, i have only been away from daryl 1 night in our 2 ½ years of marriage....so it won't be the easiest thing i have ever done, but i am so excited to see everyone and to have porter meet you all! ♪♫
oh, speaking of callings.....i was daryl's assistant in primary, but now i am the primary teacher because daryl got released...he is now our ward executive secretary. his dad was made bishop the week before, and his dad's dad is a bishop in salt lake, so we tease him a lot that he is learning the ropes so he can follow in their footsteps.