My First Week as a Doctoral Student...

So I am officially a doctoral student now. Strange... This first week went well. I will be busy, but in very interesting and more fulfilling ways than much of previous schooling has been. I will be working on a research project, coding video, and it sounds like a very interesting process- more on that later. I have also been enjoying my fun little scooter.
Some of you may have heard about the girl, Camille Cleverly, that has been missing since last Thursday. I have volunteered 2 times now to help with the search. Today I was helping search Provo Canyon for several hours. While I was searching, her body was found a few miles from where our search party was at. She apparently fell some 200 feet off of a cliff while hiking a steep trail by Bridal Veil falls. Helping with the search was a sobering and very interesting experience.
I may update later on my progress in the Ph.D. program. If not, then I probably am too busy (which probably will be the case...).

Appalachian State 34 Michigan 32

I normally don't post long video's, but this is well worth the watching. This is a HUGE upset. ASU beats Michigan! Watch and be amazed!

Comic Life

I have a program on my Mac that I just tried out. It is a real easy program for making comics out of your pictures. Here is my first creation. Enjoy!

Krispy Kreme trip

Had to post this...

Today's sunset

Here was today's sunset from our front porch. No Photoshop.

What cuties!

A few weeks ago at the temple

Forgot to post this. Here we are at the temple, in the heat (look at Alex's face) enjoying the summer.

My new scooter

I bought this guy used (2006) for school transportation when I'm not riding the bus. Fun huh? It is a Viva motor sports Phantom (cheap Chinese knock-off on a Vento) 150cc, 80+ MPG, max speed 60mph. And lots of fun!





















































This last pic is of a mini "trunk" that I have attached to the back that came with the scooter.

Ah, summer...

Yes, the lazy days of summer, romping through the orchard, frolicking with the deer. Ahhh....

Traveling with the kids

Here's Jenny and Bobby in the Van






















Not a great shot, but here is Dad and the baby Daniel.





















Here is big Mr. A

Moving in

Yes we're moving in. Here is our living room now that it is finally situated. Enjoy the leather furniture (it all reclines...hehe!). We'll post more pics as we take them.

UTAH OR BUST

Check out the size of that truck!

Well, the big move is here!! We're leaving in the morning for Toledo and then on to Utah. Thanks to everyone who helped us get things together. We'll miss North Carolina VERY much!! And we'll miss all of our friends here. We'll see you Utah people soon!

We missed the baby

since we didn't get a photo of Daniel with the puppy, here's a new photo of our cutie pie. Enjoy.

Rhododendron are in bloom!

Our yard is even more beautiful. This bush is one that Lance transplanted and it is gorgeous! He did such a great job with our landscaping.

Anyone want an adorable puppy?

Lance rescued a puppy today and now we're looking for a home for him. (The dog, not Lance) We would actually LOVE to keep him, but we can't at our rental in Utah. He is sooooooooooo sweet and he's only 7 weeks old. Let us know if anyone is interested or knows someone who is. By the way, he needs all of his shots etc. But you can take care of all that stuff pretty inexpensively at the Humane Society.

We closed!

We are officially renting now!! We closed last Thursday and it's soooo nice to be certain of the sale. We paid off our van and our last credit card. Other than our student loans (which will be deferred during Lance's school) WE'RE DEBT FREE!!! It feels so great! What a blessing.

IT'S A MIRACLE!

My mom went in for surgery today and when the doctor opened her up, nothing. No cancer, no tumor, nothing. He left in the middle of the surgery and went to look at the CAT scan again to make sure he hadn't been mistaken. It still looked like a tumor, and yet there was nothing there. He can't explain it. But I know what happened. It was a miracle!! God does hear and answer prayers. Thank you so much for your prayers. Now we can say lots of prayers of thanksgiving!!!

Here are some family photos from Jenny's b-day

Frank & Melanie came over to celebrate Jenny's big day too. We had a great time.

Not so great news

After battling cancer for 18 months now, my mom found out today that the cancer is back and she has another tumor. She'll be going into surgery as soon as she can get in to have it removed and then she'll have 4 more chemotherapies. Any and all prayers in her behalf are appreciated.
Shiree

There's a new Nance baby in town!! (well, actually she's a Call girl)

Tracy and Ryan had a baby May 31st at 4:41am. She's a beauty (and the inspiration to update our blog). Check out the call family blogspot to see some photos. We're excited to see her soon!

http://callfamily.blogspot.com/