Since it has been over a month since I have posted anything I thought that I should add a quick update. The only REAL BIG news that has happened since the last post is that my sister and Ben are going to be parents. Their baby is due around the 9th of January. Other then that Summer has definitely arrived here in Southeast Idaho. The average high temperature has been in the high 80's. Personally I wish it would go back to being 60 degrees and rainy.

Morgan has started doing volleyball stuff in preparation for the up coming session. So far she is pretty optimistic about the prospects of her team, but they have only had a couple of open gyms so far.

This past weekend the Crittenden's came up to Stone Reservoir for what has become an annual camp out. I got to go over and visit everyone for a couple of hours last Saturday. It was good to see them and just visit for a while. As usual my cousins seemed to be having a blast water skiing, and wake boarding behind Shawns' boat. They also looked like they were getting plenty of sun. Granny and Gramps even came up for a couple of days.

This is Stone Reservoir, its not very wide but its quite long. The Bright Blue color makes this one of the prettiest reservoirs that I have seen.

Here we all are sitting in the shade of some trees during the hottest part of the day just relaxing and visiting.

Granny enjoyed her time camping, well at least she enjoyed the company.

It has been a couple of weeks since I have posted anything, but in all honesty nothing to exciting has happened. I have been helping my Grandpa Rose put the wheel lines back together, because the wind tore them apart a few weeks ago. I have also been fencing a bit. Morgan is done with club volleyball now. In there last tourneyment her team did really well and ended up winning the Region. She was really excited, the girls even get shirts that say intermountain volleyball region champs. Her team is suppose to be having a BBQ tomorrow but the weather might screw up her plans. It has been so nice up until today and now its 50 and rainny and tomorrow is not suppose to be any better. Maybe they can do it at a church or something.

Reno Trip

Well the trip to Reno was great. I have always liked road trips because I get to see new scenery that I have never seen before. On this road trip I learned that there is whole lot of nothing in Nevada. However I happen to think that wide open space is the most beautiful scenery so this drive was perfect for me. We left Pocatello at 8:30 in the morning and after eight hours of driving arrived in Sparks where we checked in to our motel. After we checked in we went over to the Reno/Sparks convention center where the Volleyball tournament was and checked the team in. The convention center was huge, there was 77 volleyball courts set up inside. I had no idea that there were so many crazy volleyball people in the world. The next day we had to be at the convention center at 7:30 because Morgans team was in the morning session. Her team played three games that day and did not play up to their potential, the team went 1-2. The next day, which was my birthday, her team did much better winning all three games. After her last game on the 26th got over we took a ride down to Carson City, and then over to Lake Tahoe. Lake Tahoe was beautiful, it was a lot bigger than I thought it was going to be, and very clear. On the drive over to Tahoe I noticed what I thought was a strange looking pine tree, but on closer inspection i found out that it was a cell phone tower that had been disguised as a pine tree. You know your in a rich area when they go to all the trouble of hiding cell towers so they don't distract from the natural scenery. The last day we were there Morgans team lost their first game and then they were done. It was kind of frustrating because her team could have done alot better, but they did improve. Going into the tournament they were ranked 53 and they finished 51. It was a fun trip but as always it was nice to get back home.

Here are a few Pictures we took

Well since I posted last I have been pretty busy. This past week I have spent endless hours on a tractor playing farm boy. I actually enjoy doing the tractor work it gives me alot of time to think, and to listen to Rush Limbaugh and Shaun Hannity on talk radio. I also went last thursday to Aberdeen for a job inerview. They call me back the next day and offered me the job, so after I talked to Morgan I decided to take the job. I will be teaching biology, basic Anatomy and Physiology, and maybe Zoology. I wasn't really excited on having three preps, but the periods are only 50 minutes long so planning each lesson wont take as long as it did in Blackfoot were the periods were 70 minutes long. I am excited but also a bit nervous.
This coming weekend Morgan and I are heading to Reno. She has a volleyball tourneyment down there and didn't want to drive all by herself, so I get to go along to. I am kinda looking forward to it because I have never been to the Reno, Tahoe area. It should be fun.

Well this past week I have been going to job fairs and sending in applications for teaching positions. I interviewed for a job in Idaho Falls at a Charter School earlier today. At the charter school I would be teaching sixth, seventh, and eight graders. There are two other jobs that maybe promising. One is in Aberdeen, which is about 40 miles from Pocatello, and the other is at Pocatello High School. The Aberdeen job is also at the high school. So far the Aberdeen School District seems to be the most interested of the two high school positions. I would really like to get the Pocatello job because we would not have to move anywhere, and because Morgan has been coaching the volleyball team there for the past couple of years.
The snow has finally all but melted in the valleys. I even did a little bit of fencing last saturday. It was nice to be outside doing physical labor again, after a long cold winter.

Dads 50th Birthday

This past week was my dads 50th birthday. My mom wanted to through a big party for him but thats really not my dads style, so we had a little get together with my grandparents and my parents friends. I have started to fill out a couple of job applications for the fall. One of the jobs is in Idaho Falls, and the other is in Aberdeen.

Easter as fun we went up over to Morgan, UT to visit my Granny and Gramps last saturday. It was good to see them, it had been a while since I had seen my grandma. On sunday we did the easter thing with the Jones's. Morgans brother Court and his wife and baby came up so the whole family was there.

Below are a few pictures of my Dad in the sleeping bag that Me and Meagan got him for his birthday. Its suppose to be rated to -25 degrees, so he should stay toasty.