The Gum Tree for 2004 August 9

The weekend was an eventful one for us in our humble family. Friday Louise received a call from her sister Geneal who had just come in to Utah from Boston. They are finally finished with Medical school, residency, and fellowships. Her husband Russ is an orthopaedic surgeon and he accepted a job in Murray so it looks as if they are going to settle down there for good. We went up to Russ's fathers house to celebrate Sarah's (our little niece) 7th Birthday. We all went out and took their bloodhound for a little walk after all of the cake and festivities were over. It is nice seeing them again. They are a cute family, and boy am I glad that Louise has some good genes in her because of my scarcity of such things (no offense to family--I am only talking about myself, which I am sure that you all would agree ;). Saturday was also quite a day for me. I was part of a scout day camp activity that took all day. I was the only scout leader from my ward so I stayed to keep down the fort. I did a pretty fun compass class that involves a blanket over the head and an obstacle course. That was pretty fun. I was also a little tired afterwards. Aaron also took the DAT and got a 22, congrats. We all had a barbeque at Dad's house to celebrate. Now I am ready for the rest of the week.