Winters comming!

Winter is just around the corner so Jake and I have decided to prepare a garden next year. We are getting excited. Right now it is under construction. This year we made attempts to grow corn, peas, carrots and Melons in the flower beds. The peas and carrots were great, the corn a little slow, but the melons! They are delicious cantelope and I have never had better. Jake keeps saying that I grow such nice melons. I just keep rolling my eyes. Here is the harvest left before the frost.

Lyndzi Also Sings

Yes, it is true. Whenever I am in a slump spiritually I try something new to lift my spirits. This time I joined a choir of 364 women. The name of the choir is We Also Sing and it has been such a boost for me. The choir not only sings with the spirit but it is truly amazing to see what ordinary women can do together with the spirit of the Lord. We have a theme this year in that we shouldn't "drop bad fruit", whether that is by speaking gossip or harsh words. Yelling at our children or spouses, or just removing ourselves from situations that don't build others up. In other words, we are trying to quit being catty women and strive to be more charitable and build strong and healthy relationships by eliminating bad fruit in our own thoughts and actions.

It has been one of the most amazing experiences. If you want to come to our concert, we perform at the Tabernacle at Temples Square on Saturday, Nov. 1st. There are two performances at 5:30 and 7:30 that evening. The show is free, but you do need tickets. You can get them off http://www.lds.org/events/ConcertsNovember2008.pdf

The long awaited Titan

The day finally came when Jake searching night and day for almost two months was over. After lots of low ball offers and comparisons we found our Nissan Titan. Jake even made a list of Dodge, Chevy, Ford, Toyota, and Nissan to see which truck had the most torque, horsepower and space for his buck. We even took a car seat to the dealer to test for kiddy room. (No, we are not expecting, just planning for the future). We had our friends from Chico's Autos looking at auctions and Jake was on KSL every morning and twice at night looking for his Truck. After a long wait we finally found one and Jake just loves it!

Its a case by case basis

Stair "case" that is. I know, you can totally tell who I married. Jake is loving his new job an learning a lot. This month they have started sending him out on his own to jobs throughout the valley. He is currently framing and building a couple staircases for a 10 million dollar home in Park City. Most of the stair cases he does cost more than our home! But we don't care because it means that we are employed. This last week he remodeled a stair case in the 1st counselor to the presiding Bishop's home. His wife came and took lots of pictures and said that they would go down in church history! Jake thought that was pretty cool. The pictures of this house are from Park City. The waterway is goes underneath and between the bridge that separates the home from the master suite. It's pretty fancy!