Last night we went to pick David up. It was interesting waiting at the airport. Sharon and I discussed how we were going to pick the young man out. We had never met him nor him us. It was just by picture. We decided I should have gotten dressed up like a limo driver with a sign with his name on it and stood at the entrance. As I said we hadn't met and the only description that Di gave us was "a tall, skinny, goofy looking guy with big ears." We decided to add to that "who was looking lost and confused." When he came through the door of the customs area we knew exactly who he was and it seemed he recognized us too. I'm not to sure how he took the welcome. As I walked up to him I said "David" and he held out his hand to shake. I took it and immediately pull him into a hug and said "I'm Dad and this is Sharon. You can call her Mom." I don't think that was what he was expecting.
On the ride down we had 2 hours to talk and I think we got to know him. And I don't think we chewed on him too hard. He seemed to arrive in Lethbridge in one piece. I'll have to ask Di later. He was as Di had described him over the past few weeks and I think he will survive well in the Hovan family. He may have to get a few final pointers from Jacob and Scott so he is not coming in total unprepared. I took the weekend off so I could spend some time with him and Di and get to know him better and see how they work together.
This morning at 6:30 Di woke me up to help cook breakfast. This after getting home at 2:30 and to bed just after 3. She had cooked some hash browns and was making scrabbled eggs. I was to cook the steaks and would have gladly if we had steaks. My dear little vegetarian had taked out pork chops. So we had bbq'ed pork chops, eggs and hash brown before Sharon went to work. I understand we are dinning at O Sho's tonight and tomorrow we are having a family birthday(Kimmie)/engagement party.
This wolf will say more as the weekend progresses. I now have a date with the weeds in the yard and a sprayer of round-up.
Till later.....
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Monday, August 25, 2008
..... when you're having fun
Been 2 months now and a lot has happened. Things are going well here work wise. In June I was top lease professional company wide. Had a great month in July as well. Did so well that I basically had nothing to do here. Rented them all. The Calgary office was down a couple of people due to illness at the end of the month so they sent me to Calgary to help with the back log there.
August was just as good to me. On Friday the 15th they flew me to Vancouver to help them through a back log as well. Spent the week showing apartments in New Westminster. Had a good time but it was sure a lonely week. Got to meet some of the names that I see in my emails and put faces to them. Arrived home on Friday the 22nd. Spend Saturday getting reacquainted with my lawn mower. Sharon had some tickets to the Lethbridge Exhibition rodeo for Saturday. We went and had a good time. The livestock seemed to win most of the battles as there was a lot of "no times" and "no rides" posted. Afterwards we walked through the grounds and pavilion just to say we had been. Today was the annual Calgary region BBQ. Scott, Kimmie, the kids, Dian, Sharon and I went and had a good time. Makynna found a new friend from Calgary and suprised us all by getting on one of the horses. She rode Peggy and then Sage for over an hour. it wasn't until Kimmie told her that the horse was getting tired (actually it was her and Papa as we led the horses) that she reluctantly got off. We all had a good time.
Tomorrow is supposed to be my day off but I have a few things to get done so I can take Saturday off. Sharon and I are going to go to Calgary on Friday to pick up David while Dian is working. I am taking Saturday off to get to know him a bit if I can pry him away from Di for a few minutes.
Well it is late and bed is calling.
Till next time.
August was just as good to me. On Friday the 15th they flew me to Vancouver to help them through a back log as well. Spent the week showing apartments in New Westminster. Had a good time but it was sure a lonely week. Got to meet some of the names that I see in my emails and put faces to them. Arrived home on Friday the 22nd. Spend Saturday getting reacquainted with my lawn mower. Sharon had some tickets to the Lethbridge Exhibition rodeo for Saturday. We went and had a good time. The livestock seemed to win most of the battles as there was a lot of "no times" and "no rides" posted. Afterwards we walked through the grounds and pavilion just to say we had been. Today was the annual Calgary region BBQ. Scott, Kimmie, the kids, Dian, Sharon and I went and had a good time. Makynna found a new friend from Calgary and suprised us all by getting on one of the horses. She rode Peggy and then Sage for over an hour. it wasn't until Kimmie told her that the horse was getting tired (actually it was her and Papa as we led the horses) that she reluctantly got off. We all had a good time.
Tomorrow is supposed to be my day off but I have a few things to get done so I can take Saturday off. Sharon and I are going to go to Calgary on Friday to pick up David while Dian is working. I am taking Saturday off to get to know him a bit if I can pry him away from Di for a few minutes.
Well it is late and bed is calling.
Till next time.
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
Been a While
A lot has happened over the past 2 months. Time to get caught up.
June saw me taking a stress test. It discovered 2 things. I have a heart (for all those who think I'm heartless) and I have stress (who da thunk it). There were some things else but the long and short of it was the doc figured my blood pressure with is a bit high but not critical was just high enough to confuse the heart. He put me on a very mild blood pressure medicine to see if the slight drop it would cause would settle things out. In September we see if he was right. Everything else is on a wait and see basis.
End of May I got offered a job as the lease professional (agent) for TransGlobe Property Management Services in Lethbridge. TransGlobe is a large nation wide company that owns and operates appartments across the country. My job is to keep the ones they own in Lethbridge rented. And to top it off I get to do what I do best - talk to people. Most times I get the warm fuzzies because I am helping someone. Over all the people I work with are great and the company seems to be really supportive.
2 weeks ago I went into the office on Monday to hand in some paper work and check on a few things. I went into the office I was using and didn't see my laptop. I had worked late on Saturday and had used the main office for the internet access as I didn't have any yet in mine. I thought I may have left it there. When I asked Vicki who is the office assistant (in reality she runs the place) if she had seen it she said no. We went back into the back office and looked. There was bits of ceiling tile all over the desk and floor. We could not find my laptop, another that had been left there, a digital camera and the cordless phone. Some one had gone into the washroom on the other side of the office wall, climbed up on the toilet, accessed the ceiling, gone through the wall and through the ceiling tile in the office and helped themselves. The police arrived and investigated. No news yet. What should have been a quick hour or so turned into an all day stint.
Last week I got a call from the young man Dian has been dating while she is in Arizona. He asked me for her hand in marriage. I asked if him would take the rest too and he agree. He hadn't asked her yet. She knew something was up and tried to weasel it out of everyone in the family but we managed to keep it a secret. Last night at supper he asked her. She said yes. They are planning a December wedding.
Well lets hope the next posting comes a little quicker. I was rather busy working 2 full time jobs until they could replace me at the Corps. I finally had to write myself out of the schedule.
Until next time.
June saw me taking a stress test. It discovered 2 things. I have a heart (for all those who think I'm heartless) and I have stress (who da thunk it). There were some things else but the long and short of it was the doc figured my blood pressure with is a bit high but not critical was just high enough to confuse the heart. He put me on a very mild blood pressure medicine to see if the slight drop it would cause would settle things out. In September we see if he was right. Everything else is on a wait and see basis.
End of May I got offered a job as the lease professional (agent) for TransGlobe Property Management Services in Lethbridge. TransGlobe is a large nation wide company that owns and operates appartments across the country. My job is to keep the ones they own in Lethbridge rented. And to top it off I get to do what I do best - talk to people. Most times I get the warm fuzzies because I am helping someone. Over all the people I work with are great and the company seems to be really supportive.
2 weeks ago I went into the office on Monday to hand in some paper work and check on a few things. I went into the office I was using and didn't see my laptop. I had worked late on Saturday and had used the main office for the internet access as I didn't have any yet in mine. I thought I may have left it there. When I asked Vicki who is the office assistant (in reality she runs the place) if she had seen it she said no. We went back into the back office and looked. There was bits of ceiling tile all over the desk and floor. We could not find my laptop, another that had been left there, a digital camera and the cordless phone. Some one had gone into the washroom on the other side of the office wall, climbed up on the toilet, accessed the ceiling, gone through the wall and through the ceiling tile in the office and helped themselves. The police arrived and investigated. No news yet. What should have been a quick hour or so turned into an all day stint.
Last week I got a call from the young man Dian has been dating while she is in Arizona. He asked me for her hand in marriage. I asked if him would take the rest too and he agree. He hadn't asked her yet. She knew something was up and tried to weasel it out of everyone in the family but we managed to keep it a secret. Last night at supper he asked her. She said yes. They are planning a December wedding.
Well lets hope the next posting comes a little quicker. I was rather busy working 2 full time jobs until they could replace me at the Corps. I finally had to write myself out of the schedule.
Until next time.
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
And The Verdict Is.....
Well we have eliminated a few more things and seem to be coming closer to the answer. The Doc said that my chest x-ray is clear, lunges good. The ultra sound ruled out gall bladder and a couple of other things. The liver is enlarged and seems to be fatty. The tests done for kidneys shows they are working okay. The heart monitor showed that the heart is double beating about 80 times an hour.
The fatty liver has him a little concerned but he feels that if I lose 5 to 10 pounds over the next couple of months it should correct itself. The extra heart beats have him a little more concerned. He said we all do it and it increases as the body ages. They get concerned if it starts to throw about 25 to 30 extra beats an hour. I'm over 2 to 3 times that. He doesn't think it is pre-heart attack yet but is concerned enough that he has ordered a stress test. The soonest it can be done is 3 June.
So I am to lose a little weight and can start doing some walking to start getting back into exercise but not to over do it until the stress test.
So some good news, some answers, and some more questions. Looks like I'm going to be around a while longer.
The fatty liver has him a little concerned but he feels that if I lose 5 to 10 pounds over the next couple of months it should correct itself. The extra heart beats have him a little more concerned. He said we all do it and it increases as the body ages. They get concerned if it starts to throw about 25 to 30 extra beats an hour. I'm over 2 to 3 times that. He doesn't think it is pre-heart attack yet but is concerned enough that he has ordered a stress test. The soonest it can be done is 3 June.
So I am to lose a little weight and can start doing some walking to start getting back into exercise but not to over do it until the stress test.
So some good news, some answers, and some more questions. Looks like I'm going to be around a while longer.
Time Flies...
Its been a while since I was on. A lot has happened since then.
The trip to Salt Lake was great. Jake and I got into the Priesthood session and Di and I went to the Sunday afternoon session.
I am fully installed into the airport. It seems as though I am never there. The 2 days and 2 afternoons with 4 off are great. It was a little hard to get used to the 4:30 am start time for the day shifts but the 14:30 go home time is not to hard to take. And the almost complete lack of stress is wonderful.
This month I went for a chest x-ray and abdominal ultra sound, wore a heart monitor for a day and this afternoon I go to see the doc to go through the results. Earlier this month I finished up with the blood pressure lady and she seem pleased with the results. It seems that on the average it was going down and she didn't think I needed to be medicated. Well not for high blood pressure anyways.
We are planning for a trip to Logan the first weekend in May for Jacob's commissioning and grad. It is good to see him reaching his goals.
Di has left us for the summer. She is in Phoenix, Arizona for the next 4 months working. We miss her already. The house is too quiet and tends to stay clean longer.
Well we will let you know what the Doc say later. Till then.
The trip to Salt Lake was great. Jake and I got into the Priesthood session and Di and I went to the Sunday afternoon session.
I am fully installed into the airport. It seems as though I am never there. The 2 days and 2 afternoons with 4 off are great. It was a little hard to get used to the 4:30 am start time for the day shifts but the 14:30 go home time is not to hard to take. And the almost complete lack of stress is wonderful.
This month I went for a chest x-ray and abdominal ultra sound, wore a heart monitor for a day and this afternoon I go to see the doc to go through the results. Earlier this month I finished up with the blood pressure lady and she seem pleased with the results. It seems that on the average it was going down and she didn't think I needed to be medicated. Well not for high blood pressure anyways.
We are planning for a trip to Logan the first weekend in May for Jacob's commissioning and grad. It is good to see him reaching his goals.
Di has left us for the summer. She is in Phoenix, Arizona for the next 4 months working. We miss her already. The house is too quiet and tends to stay clean longer.
Well we will let you know what the Doc say later. Till then.
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Off To Mecca
Thursday night after work, Sharon and Di picked me up and we were off to Logan. We have tickets to the AM session of Conference. The older girls are going to the Session and Jacob and I are going to try and get into the Priesthood Session in the evening.
The trip was long and the day was longer. I dozed now and then on the way down and managed to get a bit of a nap in the early afternoon but that was it until I finally couldn't stay awake any longer about 10pm.
When we arrived Friday morning, Daniel came up stairs looked at Sharon and I and said "Where's Auntie Di? I thought she was coming. Oh, hi PaPa and Grama." He turned around and went down stairs until he heard Di come in and then ran back up stairs. Rainey was glad to see us all and gave us a hug and a giggle.
Eliza wanted PaPa and Grandma to pick her up after school on Friday. When the school bus pulled up, she bounded off the bus and jumped into my arms with a big hug and a squeal. Then she went over to Grama and gave her a hug. At least one of my grandchildren loves me.
I am excited about going tonight and looking forward to it. Chrissy, Di, and Sharon headed out early this morning to see if Di could get in the stand-by line early enough to get in to the Conference Center. When they got there the line was all ready several blocks long. Di decided to go to one the over flow areas. They advised that we should get there about 3:30 but not later than 4 if we are to get in tonight.
Got to get going. I am off to buy a couple of pairs of dress pants and a shirt before we go.
Talk to you later.
The trip was long and the day was longer. I dozed now and then on the way down and managed to get a bit of a nap in the early afternoon but that was it until I finally couldn't stay awake any longer about 10pm.
When we arrived Friday morning, Daniel came up stairs looked at Sharon and I and said "Where's Auntie Di? I thought she was coming. Oh, hi PaPa and Grama." He turned around and went down stairs until he heard Di come in and then ran back up stairs. Rainey was glad to see us all and gave us a hug and a giggle.
Eliza wanted PaPa and Grandma to pick her up after school on Friday. When the school bus pulled up, she bounded off the bus and jumped into my arms with a big hug and a squeal. Then she went over to Grama and gave her a hug. At least one of my grandchildren loves me.
I am excited about going tonight and looking forward to it. Chrissy, Di, and Sharon headed out early this morning to see if Di could get in the stand-by line early enough to get in to the Conference Center. When they got there the line was all ready several blocks long. Di decided to go to one the over flow areas. They advised that we should get there about 3:30 but not later than 4 if we are to get in tonight.
Got to get going. I am off to buy a couple of pairs of dress pants and a shirt before we go.
Talk to you later.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Time Flies...
Its been a while and the month is almost gone. Last weekend was hectic and busy and the week that followed was just as busy. I worked every day except Thursday and was asked if I wanted to work it as well. Yesterday I was retraining at the landfill site. It seems that I am going to be working one or two of my days off there for the next little while. I never said life was boring.
The past couple of weeks were good ones. I got to spend some time with the family and friends as well. Sharon and I sat Kynna and Oryn last week and Sharon had the opportunity to do it again this week while Kimmie and I took some junk to the dump. Friday Dave and Wanda Cookson and their two boys, Zack and Josh, came into town for a visit and we all met at Kimmie's for supper. It was good to see them again. The boys are no long kids but young men. After supper we were talking and getting caught up on life. Dave would bark and Kynna would run to the window to see the dog. After about an hour she finally caught on and walked over to Dave and said "Uncle David you drive me bonkers!!" That broke him up. Wanda snagged on to Oryn and wouldn't let her go.
I love my girls and their families. I enjoy and cherish every minute that I can spend with them. If it wasn't for them life would be rather dull and lifeless. As I watch them grow and move on with life I am just amazed at the blessings that the Lord has given me. I have a wife that stands by me and supports me. I don't think she realizes how important to me she really is. My girls have given my some of the best memories I have and are the bright points in my life. And as they continue to add to the clan through friends and families of their own I feel even more blessed. Chrissy, Jacob, and their kids, Eliza, Daniel, and Rainey, are a never ending flow of example and wonder. Eliza with her elan, Daniel with his inquisitiveness, and Rainey with his bubbly personality and read smile. Kimmie and Scott and their two, Makynna and Oryn, are close by and available whenever PaPa needs a hug or someone to love and are ever ready to give. Kynna with her unbounded energy and a mind that is a sponge that soaks up everythink, Oryn who is still new and reminds me that all children are miracles. I get to watch her grow and develop her own personality and am excited all over again ( as I was with the others) to see who she will be come. Dian is just Dian. She is our own little miracle. I still want her to be my baby but she is her own young lady and has come into her own these last couple of years. When she goes to the States this summer to work, I will miss her very much. I cannot wait to meet the young man that will eventually sweep her off her feet. I know he will be a very special person. (Not that my other two sons-in-law aren't, but Chrissy and Kimmie know what I mean.)
The month of April I start the next rounds of tests to try and figure what is happening to this old body of mine. Wednesday I go for a chest x-ray and full torso ultrasound. The middle of the month I get a heart monitor for a day. Hopefully when I see the doc near the end of the month we can eliminate some other things and narrow it down further.
I must close now as work is calling. Till next time.
The past couple of weeks were good ones. I got to spend some time with the family and friends as well. Sharon and I sat Kynna and Oryn last week and Sharon had the opportunity to do it again this week while Kimmie and I took some junk to the dump. Friday Dave and Wanda Cookson and their two boys, Zack and Josh, came into town for a visit and we all met at Kimmie's for supper. It was good to see them again. The boys are no long kids but young men. After supper we were talking and getting caught up on life. Dave would bark and Kynna would run to the window to see the dog. After about an hour she finally caught on and walked over to Dave and said "Uncle David you drive me bonkers!!" That broke him up. Wanda snagged on to Oryn and wouldn't let her go.
I love my girls and their families. I enjoy and cherish every minute that I can spend with them. If it wasn't for them life would be rather dull and lifeless. As I watch them grow and move on with life I am just amazed at the blessings that the Lord has given me. I have a wife that stands by me and supports me. I don't think she realizes how important to me she really is. My girls have given my some of the best memories I have and are the bright points in my life. And as they continue to add to the clan through friends and families of their own I feel even more blessed. Chrissy, Jacob, and their kids, Eliza, Daniel, and Rainey, are a never ending flow of example and wonder. Eliza with her elan, Daniel with his inquisitiveness, and Rainey with his bubbly personality and read smile. Kimmie and Scott and their two, Makynna and Oryn, are close by and available whenever PaPa needs a hug or someone to love and are ever ready to give. Kynna with her unbounded energy and a mind that is a sponge that soaks up everythink, Oryn who is still new and reminds me that all children are miracles. I get to watch her grow and develop her own personality and am excited all over again ( as I was with the others) to see who she will be come. Dian is just Dian. She is our own little miracle. I still want her to be my baby but she is her own young lady and has come into her own these last couple of years. When she goes to the States this summer to work, I will miss her very much. I cannot wait to meet the young man that will eventually sweep her off her feet. I know he will be a very special person. (Not that my other two sons-in-law aren't, but Chrissy and Kimmie know what I mean.)
The month of April I start the next rounds of tests to try and figure what is happening to this old body of mine. Wednesday I go for a chest x-ray and full torso ultrasound. The middle of the month I get a heart monitor for a day. Hopefully when I see the doc near the end of the month we can eliminate some other things and narrow it down further.
I must close now as work is calling. Till next time.
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