Over the just concluded holiday weekend, we were expecting two guests at our home — my brother and his wife from Idaho. As evening approached Friday evening, nine more people were added to the guest list — more family. This was all well and good. We enjoy company. Roasted chicken thighs ...

Ready… Set… Celebrate! Sanpete and the rest of the country will be celebrating the 250th anniversary of the birthday of America this weekend. We have a right to be proud along with Lee Greenwood as he sings, “I’m Proud to be an American.” I saw Lee perform when he was in his mid-50s ...

As extended family circles grow, so do the number of social events. It’s fun to attend occasions and renew family ties. A couple of weeks ago, I was at a backyard wedding reception up in the hills above Bountiful. The yard was impressive. It was a terrific place for the event with great ...

I was flipping channels on TV late Saturday morning last weekend. I was eating brunch — a sandwich. It was a fried egg with melted Cheddar cheese in a toasted leftover hamburger bun. (salt, pepper, ketchup and Cholula sauce — if you must know) I don’t think that sandwich is going to ...

Something has stuck with me from a few years ago relative to what a woman said while praying in church. In the prayer, she asked the Lord something like, “Please bless us to be careful in our choice of words, one with another…” I thought it was a good thing to pray for on behalf of the ...

Look! It’s June already! How can this be? That’s a dumb question. January through May has passed, and here we are — like it or not. I’m not sure that I like it. June is all right. But it is my birthday month — not to mention my wife’s birthday month. Adding another candle to the ...

Last Friday night, my wife and I had a “date night.” It doesn’t happen every Friday, but it’s sort of a goal. It was kind of a last-minute decision to grab something to eat and see a movie. The “something to eat” was each of us getting a fish fillet sandwich at “The Golden ...

We just got new flooring installed in our basement. We’ve been happy with our “engineered” wood-like floor in the bathroom. And, we’ve been pleased with the carpeting in the bedrooms and the family room. So… why? — you might ask, did we replace the floor coverings? Two words: ...

I'm sounding the alarm. Mother’s Day is coming up this Sunday. Are you ready? Getting ready means different things to different people. My main warning goes out to sons and daughters. Now that I think about it. That’s everybody. I’ve started my preparations. As with most obligations in ...

   You may or may not know that last week was National Library Week.  This year’s theme for the week was, “Find Your Joy.”  I think that’s a good all-encompassing theme that would work for lots of organizations.    For example:  U.S. Association of Reptile Keepers - “Find ...