Another week

Another beautiful week in Utah Valley. Some long standing questions were answered, which just opened the door to more questions.

This picture was taken of Mount Timpanogos from the Y mountain trail head. I find this to be a good spot to go and eat lunch on the days that I have to go into the office, the view of the valley is great and sometimes I take the time to actually hike up the mountain, and as a bonus, the Taco Bell is between my office and the trail.

Our New Year's gift to our children was to take our family to the dentist's office. We found an office that we like in Lehi, Stonehaven Dental. Christy, Kyler, Megan and Aubree were there for their check-ups and cleanings. The office caught the y2k09 bug and none of their computers worked. They were unable to take any x-rays so we have to bring everybody back in 2 weeks. They were still able to bill me for a little over $3000 for the visit. I guess there are some things that can still be done without a computer.

Jake have to have 4 teeth pulled and crowns and spacers put in. This was quite the ordeal for him as the anesthiseologist had to try 3 times to get the I.V. in. He took a little while to recover after the surgey, and was a little wobbly for a few hours, but by the afternoon, he was building snow forts with Max. We walked in thinking the Aubree was getting braces this year and when we walked out, it was Kyler who gets the pleasure.

This week I had the opportunity to work the NBAD-League showcase, the NBA's minor league player's chance to show off their skills to scouts and recruiters from across the nation and around the world. 4 games a day for 4 days. Notice the guy in the green jacket in the background of this pic and this one. The capstone game was between our Utah Flash (the farm team for the Jazz and the Celtics), and the LA Defenders. Ronnie Brewer, Danny Ainge, Scott Layden and Jerry Sloan were there. The coach generally avoids being noticed by entering and exiting the building through the back door, and sitting in the crowd as to not stand out. He was very gracious as kids came up to him and asked for his autograph and picture. Christy and Aubree also were able to talk to him and get their pictures taken with him. He would ask the kids how they were doing in school and was just generally a very classy guy. A little different from the coach seen on the news after a loss.

-Dan