Not much has happened this last week. Both Karen and I have been busy with work. On Tuesday I took the day off to go visit with my old employees and do a Dutch oven lunch for my workers and the bosses. They helped me and the Division of Drinking water out by letting use borrow some equipment and de-root Peoa Pipelines Water spring collection lines. The dinner was as much to say thanks for loaning use the equipment, but also to visit with some old friends. I did some training on the new Ground Water rule with the management and helped them with their new sampling site plan that is required with this new rule. I also cooked a meal for Dynamic Auto, who helped me out of a bind with a car repair.



Wednesday of last week the Ground Water Rule team members had a training session in Richfield. This is number two of many. My part was to talk about significant deficiencies and sanitary surveys. A significant deficiency is any mean by which contamination could get into the water. Sanitary surveys are a tool or program the Division uses to rate each water system in Utah. To make sure they are providing safe clean water to their customers.



Friday I spent the day doing odd jobs around the house and watering the dry spots in our lawn. That night Todd, Elise and I went to Mayfield to help cousin Doug build fence on the mountain for the Gunnison-Mayfield Cattlemans Association. We built 100 feet of drop down fence and cut 25 logs for a pole fence and drug them up to the fence area that needs to be rpaired. The chain gang crew and others will be building this portion of the fence next week. After lucnh we got rained out and headed for home. Two weeks earlier my son Kurtis, his boy Austin (8) and Doug's two boys built a pole fence below the saddleclose to 300 feet in one day. It helped to have most of the poles cut before hand. That is not a bad days work for two old men and three youg men and one child.



When we arrived back in Mayfield we helped mother cut and prune here trees and shrubbery around her house. It is apparant that I need to spend some more time sharpening chain saws and her small electric chain saw. After two weeks of cutting logs on the mountain and woking at mothers house, I need to do some maintneance on the equipment.



Earlier this yearI had started a new diet plan. One not so much for dieting but to help get off of the acid reflex medicne I have been taking for quite a number of years. It is amazing what a little diet or change of eating habits can do for you. I have not had any reflex medicine since February 09 and I feel great. The side benefit to this plan is that I have lost some weight too. I topped out at a whooping 270 lbs. I got a little mad at the cabana boys in Can Caun. I fell asleep on the beach and they thought I was a beached whale and tried to thow me back in, but I am over that now. I am down to 225 lbs. I feel great.



What was funny years ago when the Doctors diagnosed the acid reflux they said I had to give up tomatoes, onions, peppers, garlic horse radish, all spicy foods, especially Italian foods, chocolate and other stuff, and take a pill for the reflux. Well you might as well give up eating. With this new plan you just combine your foods better. I can eat everything and anything, but it has to be in the right order. I do not take any medicines and the side effect is I have lost over 40 lbs in 6 months and I feel great. I will not be mistaken for a beached whale again. Just think what I could have done if I would exercise. Which I do not except for work on the weekends.

Grandpa and Mason watering a dry spot own our lawn. It is amazing how all kids seem to like the water. My two oldest grandsons would fight over who gets to water the flowers. This meant we had to buy more hoses and a spitter so each boy had his own separate hose.

4th of July annual Cabin Trip

July 2-5, 2009
We spent our annual trip to Ken's cabin (my Grandfathers Cabin) during July 4, 2009. We have been doing this for quite a number of years. We take extra time to deep clean the cabin. Probably the best cleaning it get every year.

My grandfather and his brother-in-laws built the origanl cabin in 1935. It is still standing. They built the newer cabin in 1955/56. This is probably my most favorite place to be of anyplace I have been to. I really enjoy spending time at the Cabin.

We had 32 people attending the family outing this year. All of Elayne and Rogers family were here except Jared a Doctor in Texas. Elden and Karen's family had everyone here except Kurtis's wife Rosalie and Mason, and Kyle, Rachael and kids. Of course my mother Rae Lou was there too.

Had a great time. Hat to go home. A shower shore felt good.

Maddison catching a fish at the fish pond. She had just thrown it out and Kurtis was getting Austin's bait on when she said she had a fish on the line. I am not sure who was more excited, Kurtis, Austin or Maddison.Todd and two of his daughters up on the Saddle overlooking the twelve mile canyon. The picture behind the kids is Musinia Peak (Mary's Nipple).

Karen and Elden with some grandkids on top of the Saddle to the North with Mt Baldy in the background.

All of Rae Lou's great grand kids and some grand kids holding the little babies. Picture taken on the Saddle fence by the cattle guard back ground is of twelve mile canyon area.