Up Up and Away!!!!!!!

After having our house on the market for almost a year and with the opportunity for Bryan and Natalie to get their own home, we have sold our home. It may be a crazy way to do it but it appears that it will work for us. We sold it on a Lease to Purchase. If the prospective buyer execute their option then we will be officially out of the home market. we have chosen to move into a small Condo for a year with the aspiration of looking for property and building our retirement home in 2 or 3 years. Sounds like a plan with a lot of faith.

The biggest stress factor in our lives in downsizing from a 5500 sq ft home to a 1600 sq ft Condo. We have accumulated so much in our 42 years of bliss that it is hard to let goal. I have a lot of reference books that I hardly ever open but when I need something it has been good to have. However with the invention of the Internet almost everything is now online why keep these books. I am getting rid of them except for a couple that seem logical to keep.

The move has been very hard and seems like we make very little progress but with the help of many (Natalie, Bryan, Hallie, Sydney, Luke, Heidi, Don,Kendra, Amy, Lonna, Lisa, Shawna, Adam, Tara, Marilyn, Sharon, Barbara, Laurie, and soon to be some Relief Society Sisters) we could not have done it. (I hope that I did not forget anyone). We should almost be out tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
From K & C to all

... A G R E A T B I G
T H A N K - Y O U
T H A N K - Y O U
T H A N K - Y O U ...

So life goes on and we thank the Lord for our many friends and family. Thanks for your love and support.

Not Lost but alive and kicking

A few years ago, I had a great experience, in fact the family had the same experience; we built a retaining wall. Well with all this rain we (who is 'we' yet to be TBD) get to do it again. The rain caused the base of gravel and dirt to settle and shift; thus getting the wall moving outward until it fell over into my neighbors yard. We are currently moving the blocks out so we can build a better base. Then we will move the blocks back. This is a great way to exercise and lose weight at the same time. I am soooooo exciiiiiiiiited.... Anybody looking for exercise "come on down". We will be out there almost every night and Saturday mornings. Tuesday Night's Trent and I will not be there but you can come if you want too. Have a great Spring and a better Summer.

And the work goes on and on and on

Some days I feel like the Energizer bunny. My work goes on and on and on. This week has been just that. Every time I finish one project I have two more appear on my plate. At this rate I will never catch up and when I retire I will have (100)s of projects left unfinished. As a simple example consider this progression (1 on my plate, complete it and now there is 2, complete one more now there is 3, complete that one and now there is 4, and on and on and on).

For an economy in a very stressful mode because many people are losing their jobs, Campbell seems to be getting busier and busier. For personal reasons this is good but I am left to wonder if this will break down later in the year. I hope not but I do hope that we get back to an even keel with our work load.

Even though the world is worried about jobs and finances and lack of mortgages and limited car loans, I remain the ever present Optimist and know that we will be stronger for having endure such an experience.

Oh Yeah!!!

Mother Nature is just tempting us. The weather has been so balmy these last couple of days that I am itching to get on my bike and ride to work. I know that winter is not over but I am so ready for the warm spring. Oh Yeah, I am ready. Prepare your bikes, oil the chains, put on the glasses and helmets and lets peddle. Saturday mornings are a great time to get in longer rides. Anyone interested in joining me; let me know.

Spring Wishes

I'm counting the days until I can get back on my bike and pedal to work. It has been a long winter but I am ready to exercise and shed a few pounds. My Goal 20 pounds by June first.

Something Special

Yesterday was a pretty neat day. I went to my semi-annual meeting with the Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC) for the USU Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering. We normally meeting during Engineering week which was last week and then in October the Friday of Homecoming Weekend. As part of the February the College of Engineering the University gives out their awards for the year. This year I received the Utah State University - Distinguished Service of the Year for 2008 -2009 from the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE). This was as total surprise. They said I received the honor for everything I have done for the university over the years and also for the Dept of ECE. Over the years I have helped the IEE, the SWE, and the ACM student professional groups. I have provided seminars on how to prepare for a job interview, how to write a resume, participated in several mock interviews, worked with career services, supported Dept of ECE in their ABET Certification, was the chair person for 2 for the IAC, taught classes for the ECE Dept, and many other things. I did this things to help students and was a total surprise when I received this service awards.

A Game for the Ages

After reading every one's latest blog, cookies, pictures, Idiot(s) etc. I thought maybe a comment of the 'Game for the Ages' might warrant some blog time. I thoroughly enjoyed the game yesterday except the wrong team won but still the Steelers and Cardinals played an exciting game. The play up the middle was a classic that put AZ ahead with 2+ minutes left on the clock. I thought the game was over but another angel sitting next to me (he is pretty smart) said ; "I don't think so." Boy was he right. Ben is a tough man to bring down; he must have scrambled out of trouble at least 10 times during the game. AZ just could not get him on the ground; even on the game winning play he was scrambling and then he threw a perfect pass that was caught in the corner of the end-zone, just out of reach of the defenders. These kind of plays late in the game is what makes legends. Kurt did a magnificent job rallying his team and then Ben did what he needed to do to win. Two great quarterbacks leading their teams and neither one needs to hang their head. I love both performances. I loved the game. It was great and for the most part was competed cleanly and fairly. Next time AZ, when they get back to the Super Bowl, they will win. You heard it here first!