Wordless Wednesday - The Perfect Gift

Scout and K gave Baby Doll the perfect gift for her 15th birthday yesterday.

Guest Blog: Corn Maze 2025 by the Dog Walker

 This is the moment of truth. Ever since the beginning of October, Mom was hoping that I start putting up the Corn Maze for this year. I was about to do it over the weekend during General Conference, but on Saturday, it was so rainy, that the plan had been delayed. So, I ended up finishing it on Sunday while Princess and the Frog came over with dinner and their kids. They were fun to be around and we had a delicious meal from them called Cheeseburger Casserole. After that, we played games together, like it was the beginning of the holidays.

This will be the first time that we are celebrating the holidays without Dad. We're always going to grieve over Dad's passing, but he wouldn't want us to give up on the things he taught us to do, like putting up lights for the holidays. Anyway, there haven't been much new things to put up this year, other than a couple of blowups that were given to me for my birthday last year. There have been some blowups that we've had for a decade, but they stopped working. It was kind of sad to have to throw them away, because they were beyond repair, but Mom told me that I still have plenty of them to show to every kid throughout our neighborhood. I hope you enjoy the looks of it.

Curly's Longest Game

You all know that Curly is the center for Bingham's football team #63. It is his senior year and it is so fun to watch him take charge in the huddle and be an amazing leader on his team.

So last Friday, they were playing Copper Hills. The score was 20-3 for Bingham as the game rolled into the 4th quarter. It started to drizzle. Before long, there were huge flashes of lightning and the teams were sent to the locker rooms and the fans were asked to leave the metal bleachers. 

I gathered my things and headed for my car. By the time I got there, it was really pouring down. I wondered if they would just call the game since most of it had already been played with a clear winner established. After sitting in my car for about 20 minutes, I glanced at my phone. It was 9:42. I didn't know if Curly had access to his phone, but I fired off a quick text and then I headed for home. 

At 10:30pm, the lightning had subsided for at least 30 minutes and the the teams reemerged and began to warm up. Just as they took the field, another flash sent everyone back to shelter. Finally, at 11:10pm, they  were able to take the field and finish the game. Curly said they walked off the field at 11:55pm with the same victory they would have had if they had called the game with 11 minutes to play. 

I waited up for him, but it was after 1:00am when he came through the door. Maybe we need to reconsider the high school rules for lightning delay. Otherwise, I need to arrange for him to eat and take a nap before the opening kickoff.

Guest Blog: General Conference Weekend by the Dog Walker

Sorry that we haven't been blogging much. We've been really busy with a lot of things. Ever since Dad passed on, we've been trying to get our lives in order and to know what we can do. We even just learned about the passing of the prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Russell M. Nelson pass on as well. We've been watching General Conference and it's the first time that we ever watch the sessions without the General Presidency. We'll probably hear who the new First Presidency will be in the morning and afternoon sessions on Sunday. After dinner, Mom and I watched Armageddon, which I've heard of before, but never seen it until now. It was quite an emotional movie with a scene that I'm pretty sure that Baby Doll couldn't bear at this very moment. While watching that long movie, Mom was snapping green beans and putting them in the jars, while I worked on a birthday gift for Baby Doll. I'm sure Mom will talk about Baby Doll's birthday soon. It's really special for her.