The Gum Tree for 2004 August 25

Kristen is just about ready to pop, and therefore, Mom is here to help when the little one comes. I picked her up on Monday at around 2:00 p.m. We then went to Stan Watts sculpture studio to look at some sculptures that the Prestige family from San Antonio had commissioned for a cancer center they are building. At Stan's workshop we also were able to see a few statues and monuments in progress. Stan was working on the Ronald Reagen monument for the Ronald Reagen National Library. He is also working on a Sept 11th monument that will end up being 50 Feet Tall. It is just amazing to me. His bread and butter work is mostly with Latter-day Saint Temples. He showed us some beautiful door handles and plates that he has placed in temples like the Manhattan, Nauvoo, Palmyra, and currently the San Antonio, TX Temple. I will never open a door in the temple again without thinking of Stan Watts. It is interesting to think that the Prophet dedicates his finished work in the temples. We are shifting into high gear as well right now with school right around the corner. I think that I will really enjoy this year of school. I have quite a bit to do, but I will manage well I think. I have also started playing a little bit of Basketball each morning with some friends. There are only 4 of us and we would invite more people if it were not for the fact that all of us are pretty poor in the coordination area. We do well for ourselves playing for an hour each day without being humiliated by somebody that can actually play well. Yesterday I also saw a couple of friends from my freshman Dorm. My old roomate Aaron was with Jen, and we had a nice little reaquaintance.