Fires and Smore's

Well, Friday night my family and some friends decided to go have some fun. Fun you say? Yes, we went hiking in the BLM (Government Lands) which has jagged rocks and boulders we can climb on. However, there is an area in this ravine we were hiking through that is perfect to have a fire in. It is surrounded by boulders all around that blocks the wind. So we decided to make a fire. Cook foil dinners and hotdogs (for the boys) and have a great time. I should tell you that the foil dinners were delicious and hit the spot.

However, you can't make a fire, have a great dinner and not have ooey gooey smore's. So we cooked smore's, got all messy and had a great time.

The Chocolate Chip Cookie

A chocolate chip cookie. What is better than a hot, soft, and gooey chocolate chip cookie with a tall glass of cold, refreshing milk?

Too some a chocolate chip cookie is just a cookie, but if you look at the cookie you will see small brown chunks inserted in and around the cookie. Life is like this cookie. Sometimes we can see our goals, or trials and can prepare to encounter them. Other times we bite down and even though we don't see the chocolate chunk the trial or success is imminent.

So you are asking yourself, what are you rambling on about this time? Life is short, so the chunks you bite make the best of it and know that eventually a chunk of chocolate may be bitter or it may be sweet but either way the cookie is still very yummy.

A thought for the day.

It is a beautiful day. The sky is blue, the sun is out and it's not cold or snowing. What could be better than that? Okay, sitting on a white sandy beach with a drink in my hand and not a care in the world. And little kids coming up and peddling their braclets, glasses, clothes, and chicklets.

Sorry, had a moment. Life is good. I have a family that loves me, in good health today, a car to drive, a house to keep me warm or cool, and other accessories that some people don't. I am very blessed.

I think we need to take a look back and thank God for the many blessing we do have, and if the things we desire come to pass then we should give thanks as well. Today is going to be a great day.

All of us or at least 99.8% of us worry about how we will pay for the next bill but try even for five minutes to forget about all the negative vibes in this world and be happy for what you have.

WOW - World of Warcraft

Yes, I have dove off into the blissful world of fiction and imagination. Where Orcs, Blood Elfs, Tauren (half human half ox) and the like battle humans for the land, treasure, and complete domination. Now for those of you that are not accustomed to the WOW (World of Warcraft) online game, let me explain.
This online multiplayer game is one of the biggest online games currently on the internet. They have millions of players all throughout the world logging on each day to escape reality and just enjoy the experience.
There are two sides one can choose from to play. The Horde or the Alliance. Most peole would think the Horde are the bad guys because they are the Orcs, Tauren, undead, dark elves, and other beastly characters. Where as the Alliance are human, elves, dwarfs, etc.. Once you select your race you then select your class such as Mage, Hunter, Paladin, Priest, Shaman, Rogue, Warrior to name a few. Each class has different abilities that helps your character advance in this crazy world of mystery. The picture above is one of my characters, Artikan a hunter with his pet/companion lion "Michelle" who assists him in his quests. He is currently leveled at 53 which is not bad but on his way to level 80.
If you would like to know more about WOW go to www.worldofwarcraft.com. If you want to start playing this great game, please let me know so I can sign you up because then you get an added bonus.

Wicked coming to SLC

Yes, as many of you know that Wicked the Broadway phenomia is coming to SLC, Utah this spring and early summer. Today was the first day tickets went on sale. It was maddening trying to get tickets.

I know you are all asking yourselves the question, why was it so MADDENING? Well, we went online to buy the tickets before we actually could and to our surprise we couldn't buy them. So we waited for the clocks to reach 10:00 am and hit the magic link that would take us to our tickets. But to our dismay the internet crashed, and crashed, and crashed again. We continued to re-log onto the site to buy those tickets. Since that wasn't working we started calling on the phone. No answer, crash, no answer, crash again.

I personally gave up after 45 minutes of time I will never get back and started to prepare for clients I had to show a couple homes too. However, Michelle and my mom were persistant. Until they were able to get through 3 hours later just to find out they have SOLD OUT.

Good grief. They need a better system of getting tickets then a server that constantly crashes. I mean doesn't the world know by now that it revolves around my family.

Dicken's

Well another year of Dicken's as come and gone. I am as usual late posting to my blog. So I decided to share my wonderous Dicken's experiance via my wife Michelle and friend Chelsi. View these at eiter Michelle's Blog or Chelsi's Blog.

WOW! It's been a long time

To all of my devoted reader's of ....... Here is another rambling of Blake. As you can imagine a lot has happened to me over the last two months so I will fill you in on just things that have happened last week. First, my 3 year old son decided to wander off on his own, got picked up by a total stranger who thought he was lost and took him to a security office where the police were watching him. Of course, the rest of the panic driven family went searching through the neighborhood trying to find our precious child. Until we called the police and they gave us the joyful news that they had our son safe and that he would be returned. YEAH!!!!! We definelty thanked God for watching over our little guy.
Our little guy also had a birthday which was fun to see him blow out the candles and turn the magical three. No more terrible two's we have moved into three.
Another fun story this week is that my other son "the mighty dwarf" plays soccer. And yes I coach the little rascals and to our joy and excitement he scored a goal. Yeah. He did awesome. Of course I don't know if he was excited about scoring the goal or knowing that he was going to McDonald's for dinner.
Well, I am now off to a block halloween party where the kids can feel up on sugar and junk and have fun with the other neighbor kids. It is definetly an event you don't want to miss. Until next time and I hope it doesn't take me two months to post.

July

Wow!! July has flown by and I have been extremely busy. This post may or may not be read by anyone. I guess if I get any comments I will know how many people read it or not.
The first week of July my family and I went camping in Escalante National Forest where we pitched our tent and roughed it. The one down fall is that it rained everyday off and on all day. So when it rained we all gathered under the canopy we rigged over the table and played games with each other.
As soon as we got back into town, Michelle and the boys took off for Salt Lake City to visit a few friends. Michelle had a lot of fun even though her trip was only a couple of days.
And when Michelle pulled into the drive way, I repacked the car for our trip to Lake Powell. We stayed four days at Powell and had a blast skiing, wake boarding, and floating on the water toys. Lake Powell is a very beautiful place and I would highly recommend everyone going at least once or twice in their life time.
When we came back home we were tuckered out. So I had to get back to the grind stone and work. My parents took off up to Idaho for my sister's graduation from college. She know has a bachelors degree and we are very proud of her. So since they were gone I had to stay and manage the business by myself, which wouldn't be so bad but every time I am left alone we get swamped and very busy.
The following week my dad and I went down to Las Vegas for the week to attend a real estate seminar put on by Mike Ferry. Mike is a no nonsense kind of a guy. Either you do it or you don't, so you better do it and if you do then you will make money. Sounds simple enough.
Well, that was last week and this is the final week of July. Michelle and my two oldest boys are traveling to go to Education week in Idaho and the boys will go camping with Granpa Bill. Thus, I have the G man and will be having fun with him and still trying to get some business done during the day.
Next week we will be off to AZ for another family trip. I love being in a business that I can take all this time off and yet still work and make a commission.

Tour de France

The Tour de France is amazing to watch especially once you figure out the secret and strategies the teams use. it is not just skinny men in tight shorts pedaling a bike up a mountain, it is pure strategy and technique to finish the race.

Camping at Escalante

Celebrating the Fourth of July a little differently than most by camping in the middle of no where at 9,000 feet. There were no fireworks or sparklers, just family, aspen trees, dirt, a tent, and a good time. Of course you can't go camping without a little rain.
It actually rained off and on all three days. However, it is what you make of the time that counts. So when it rained we just sat underneath the tarp we setup under the table and played cards, talked, and enjoyed each others company. All in all it was a fun three days.