2024 Journal

 31 Jan 2024, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task Alpha Graphic to print 2023 Journal, drop off thumb drive get a quote for the repair of Michael and Alex's pickup truck rear bumper  Legacy Center - exercise 4:00 pm - Bone density test,  226 N 1100 E, American Fork. 801-855-3841. Phil Davis, Alpha Graphics,    8018972679•Mobile   (801) 653-2428•Home     309 E State St,  American Fork, UT 84003-2556 Up at 6:30 am, had personal prayer, and later when Debbie got up, we had prayer together.  I talked to Phil Davis on the phone.  I dropped the 2023 journal at Alph Graphics in American Fork.  Phil Davis is the owner.  I took Micael's F-150 2018 Ford pickup truck to Dent Master and Cascade Collision Repair to get a quote on repairing the rear bumper.  Dent Master quote was $3,028.50.  Cascade is sending their quote to Michael's email.  I went to the Legacy Center and exercised for about 40 minutes....

 30 Jan 2024, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task Michael and Matthew - Nursing home agreement with Andy Tax covenant with 1/2 of the 60 acres in Haralson County 12:00 Noon - appointment at home in Lehi with Scott Edwards and Eric Pierce,  with Rovin Capital, 2801 Thanksgiving Way, Suite 190, Lehi, UT  Eric is not who I first thought he was, the investment broker who spends every Friday with his father.  He is not; Eric took over Dudley Probert's accounts when he retired.    (Dudley Probert was Amy Truitt Kelly's friend) I got up at 8 a.m. and had prayer, Michale left for the gym before 8:30 am.  Debbie and I had prayer and I worked on spray painting the Govee Rigbic Permanent Outdoor Lights.  At 12 noon I took a break when Eric Pierce and Scott Edwards from Rovin Capital arrived.  They went over some of the things they thought we may be interested in, private equity investment, private real estate, etc.  Micahel came home while they we...

 29 Jan 2024, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Deposit monthly check and pay Royal Carbiabann  for two trips this year 11:00 am - Haircut at Great Clips in Lehi Exercise at Legacy Center Michael and Autumn at the house in Lehi at 2:30 pm 7:41 PM - Pick Debbie up at SLC Airport; she and Karlene return from "SAC" Sacramento, CA to SLC  they fly in on Delta flight 768     I got up at 4:30 a.m., had prayer, dressed, collected all the trash and garbage in the house, and took it out to the street.  I still need help to download my 2023 blogger journal in a format to be printed.  I worked on paying Royal Caribbean Cruise Line for two trips this summer.  I paid the remaining balance for the Rayan Caribbean cruise and Air2Sea on May 5th-12th, 2024 for Madeline, Bella, Maggie, Owen, Debbie, and me, $37.484.01.  I used the Capital One Visa card for $25,000 and my Citi Visa card for $12,484.01.  I still have the cruise on Jewell of the Sea s...

 28 Jan 2024, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task 7:55 am - Debbie picks Cooper up at SLC airport and takes him to pick up a car for Shroder who deals in used cars and drives it back to Twin Falls 8:30 am - set up chairs in the overflow at church 9:00 am - Lehi 7th Ward Sacrament meeting 10:30 am - Knutson has Abbington Memory Center today at 10:30 a.m. 2:30 pm - Debbie and Karlene fly on South West Airlines to Sacramento for a business meeting  Call Beth, Rae Lynn, and Mathew Note: 1 Nephi 19:9 And the world, because of their iniquity, shall judge him to be a thing of naught; wherefore they scourge him, and he suffereth it ; and they smite him, and he suffereth it . Yea, they spit upon him, and he suffereth it , because of his loving kindness and his long-suffering towards the children of men. I was up early, had prayer, showered, and shaved, and when Debbie got up, showered, and got ready we had prayer together.  I studied the scriptures while I waited.  Debbie...

27 Jan 2024, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task 10 pm - Help Aaron Spencer, Jana's Xhusband that Debbie ministers to, move out of the basement apartment. , Elder Quorum project Mountain Travel Expo We slept in this morning.  It was after midnight before we got to bed.  I was trying to get my 2023 journal downloaded in a format to print.  I showered, shaved, and Debbie and I had prayer before starting the day.  We signed up to help clean the Saratoga Springs Temple at 9:30 pm to midnight on Feb. 14th, Valentine's Day.  Alex texted me checking to see if I could take her or her Dad, Michael, to the airport at 12:30 pm.  I went over to Aron Spencer's apartment, who lives next door to Derek Soderqtist, Elder Quorum President of Lehi 7th Ward.  To help Aaron move from Jana's basement apartment.  Aaron and Jana were sweethearts from high school and have two teenage sons. Debbie ministers to Jana and her two boys.  Jana had gone to a funeral in St...

 26 Jan 2024, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task Everyone 12:45 pm - Visit Samantha and Jodie Traveller 7:00 pm - Hale Theater in Sandy Pinnacle Chiropractic, Paul Buird and Jeff Gunnell 801-766-4741 located at 2989 E. Main St. Suite A, Lehi, UT 84043 Platinum Dental, Austin Emery D.M.D. - 801-331-8545 located at 785 E. 200 S. Suite #1, Lehi, UT 84043 (Free Whitening) Natural Healing and Massage, 33 N. 470 W., American Fork, UT 84001 Phone 801-228-0066     Pick up some toner and paper for the Cannon printer at the house. I slept well last night, had my personal prayer, and when Debbie woke, we had prayer together.  Debbie is now editing the Thoughts and Quotes of 2023 before the books are printed for the family.  I contacted Inside Tracker by email.  Robert in Customer Service is sending a copy of my blood lab report to Bradford Gale, PA.  Debbie and rode down to Springville below Provo and visited with Sam and the new great-granddaughter, Josie....

 25 Jan 2024, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task Pinnacle Chiropracrtic , Paul Buird and Jeff Gunnell 801-766-4741 located at 2989 E. Main St. Suite A, Lehi, UT 84043 Platinum Dental, Austin Emery D.M.D. - 801-331-8545 located at 785 E. 200 S. Suite #1, Lehi, UT 84043 (Free Whitening) Natural Healing and Massage, 33 N. 470 W., American Fork, UT 84001 phone 801-228-0066         9:45 am - Saratoga Springs Temple endowment session 11:30 am - Saratoga Springs Temple sealing session Purchase printer toner and paper Aura antivirus (clean existing antivirus off Mac Book Air first) Debbie and I had prayer, showered, shaved, and got dressed for the temple.  Debbie made toast with avocado and I had toast with crunchy peanut butter.  We drove to the Saratoga Springs Temple and attended an endowment session and sealing session for family file names.  Afterwards I filled the Subaru with gas; we went by the drycleaners and picked up two suits and droppe...

 24 Jan 2024, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task 10:15 a.m. - Appointment with Brad Gale, P.A. at Family Practice Debbie and I had prayer, I took a quick shower and got ready for my doctor's appointment.  I read and worked on paying bills, etc.  I am fasting this morning before the drawing of blood,  I went to Premier Family Medical at 10:15 a.m.  I saw Brad Gale PA for my annual physical.  He said I was in excellent health and asked if I would send him a copy of my Quest (Inside Tracker) blood lab report.  I asked Inside Tracker to send it to him.  When I got home I tried to call Inside Tracker but no answer.  I tried to request that they send Brad Gale the Lab Report, but it would not accept my request.  I left a message and tried to Chat online but could not send a message for the help I needed.  Michael emailed me a Renewal Express temporary registration for the Land Rover, good to Feb. 23rd.  I printed it and put it in...

 23 Jan 2024, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task 9:45 am Satoraga Springs Temple endowment session (CANCELED) 11:30 am Satoraga Sprints Temple sealing session (CANCELED) Matthew was up early and went to work at his office in Provo.  Debbie was next to get up.  She showered and got most of the bandaids off except for the ones that comes off by themselves.  She is sore from the surgery yesterday.  We had prayer together.  I checked on Bella.  She was still in bed but awake.  Matthew called to check on us.  Debbie made crapes for breakfast.  Debbie went online and canceled our two temple appointments today.  She rescheduled them for Thursday the 25th of January.  Debbie, Bella, and I ate breakfast.  Debbie and I talked to Bella about what she would like to do before she and her Dad fly back home.  She said she would like to go to an obstacle course or trampoline park.  She went back to her bed upstairs and got on ...

22 Jan 2024, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Take trash containers to the street 6:30 AM - Take Michael and Beth to the Provo Airport 9:00 AM - Debbie's appointment for a biopsy 10:00 am - Matthew and Bella left to ski at Park City 11:00 am - Rae Lynn got home from the gym Brody to Chuck-A-Rama Rae Lynn and Brody to pick up snow shoes at Brody's in Provo 3 pm Rae Lynn and Brody to Provo Airport 4 pm Exercise at Legacy Center 4:46 pm - Provo Airport, Depart on Breeze Airline, Matt Bella Rae Lynn and Brody to Orange County Airport (SAN) get stain remover for dress paints Get a registration sticker for Land Rover I was up early, had prayer, got ready, and  Michael drove the Land Rover with me and Beth to the Provo Airport.  He stopped and fille the SUV with gas before we got to the airport.  He and Beth caught their flight back home.  When I got home Rae Lynn took the Land Rover and went to the gym and then to see her friends.  Debbie went to. the doctor for a ...

 21 Jan 2024, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task Mckay Hobbs' 10th Birthday James Leonard McAlpin's 80th Birthday 9 am Lehi 7th Ward's Sacrament Meeting 10:30 am Abbington Memory Service Church services I woke early, had prayer, showered, shaved, got dressed, and at 8 a.m. drove to the church and started setting up chairs for services in the building today.  At 8:30 a.m. a group of Elders came and completed the job while I had a priesthood interview with Cody Leathham to report on Jane and Mark Haws, Glenn and Wendy Smith, Neil and Ann Reay.  I did not have anything to report on Nathan Haws.  Glenn is terminal with cancer but ha and Wendy are still planning to go to Australia and New Zealand.  I drove back home to pick Debbie up.  Matthew, Bella, Michael, Alex, and Rae Lynn all came to church with us today.  After Sacrament Alex came with me and Debbie to Abbington Memory Center to set up for church services.  Michael and the others came back hom...

 20 Jan 2024, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task Health Fair at the Legacy Center today - three booths of interest Pinnacle Chiropracrtic , Paul Buird and Jeff Gunnell 801-766-4741 located at 2989 E. Main St. Suite A, Lehi, UT 84043 Platinum Dental, Austin Emery D.M.D. - 801-331-8545 located at 785 E. 200 S. Suite #1, Lehi, UT 84043 (Free Whitening) Natural Healing and Massage, 33 N. 470 W., American Fork, UT 84001 phone 801-228-0066         Surprise 80th birthday party at Churck-A-Rama         I slept in, had prayer with Debbie and later my personal prayer.  We set up the air-mattress up stairs.  I went to the Legacy center to exercise and jogg.  The center was sponsoring a health fair.  I got a free 5 minute back rub and talked to Paul a Chiropractor who had a booth.  He said he can help my indigestion and trimmer in my left hand.  Sue took a picture of my Humana Gold Medicare Health Insurance....

 19 Jan 2024, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task 7:00 pm - Market Street Grill 48 W. Market St., SLC, UT; Isabella "Bella" McAlpin's 11th Birthday  Edit StoryWorth quotes and thoughts 2023 before printing Aura antivirus protection for my Mac computer? I was up at 7 am, had prayer, called and talked to Debbie, and had prayer with her.  Rae Lynn got up and made French toast for everyone for breakfast.  I packed and picked up things to be washed.  Matt's light-colored ski paints I wore to climb the snow pile with Brody and Bella yesterday.  I had to cut the wire ski passes off the zippers of the pants.  We had a birthday party for Bella.  Rae Lynn put two number-one candles on her French toast,  Bella wanted to light the candles; we sang Happy Birthday to her.  Packed the Rand Rover and drove down to Gram's, Brody's friend.  We dropped him off and I drove up to Lehi.  We stopped at Smith's in Heber and I filled the Rand Rover wit...

 18 Jan 2024, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task Park City Ski Resort - ski most of the day with Matthew, Rae Lynn, Bella, and Brody (take pictures) I was up early this morning, had prayer, and later had prayer with Debbie. Jason Plow came by early and plowed out the drive.  We had breakfast at McDonalds and drove up to Park City.  I used Matthew's old skis and boots.  Rae Lynn used her snowboard and rented snow boots.  I bought a ski pass.  One of the latches on my boots was broken but it did not make any difference no better or faster than I ski.  I switched skies and poles this morning.  We got it straightened out before leaving this afternoon.  My skiing days are getting shorter all the time.  Rae Lynn and I started skiing at about 10:00 a.m.  I skied with Matthew, Bella, Rae Lyunn, and Brody until about 2 p.m. when I decided it was time to start down.  Matt helped me get down.  My left leg was not giving me much su...

17 Jan 2024, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task 8:52 pm - Pick up Matthew, Bella, Rae Lynn, and Broady at Provo Airport, they are coming in on Breeze Airlines from SNA pack to spend the night at the cabin in Heber Trek hiking boots for snow and water Josephine Em Traveller (they are going to call her Josie) was born today about 12 noon at Timpanogos Regional Hospital in Orem, Utah County, UT.  She weighed 8 lbs. 4 oz. and was 20 in. long. The mother is Samantha "Sam" Gourley, the father is Tyler, the grandparents are George and Laura Gourley, and the Great-gradndmother is Debbie McAlpin Debbie and I had prayer, showered, and got ready for the day.  I started packing to spend the night at the cabin tonight and skiing tomorrow with Matthew, Bella, Rae Lynn, and Brody.  It snowed last night and is snowing today.  I used the snowblower and shovel to remove the snow from the drive and walk this morning.  Debbie fixed or made brunch; I sent an email to "Sudip", Ni...

 16 Jan 20224, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task 9:45 a.m. - Sataroga Springs Temple endowment session 12:00 noon - Sataroga Springs Temple sealing session 2:00 pm - Michael to Provo Airport for flight back to Orange County Debbie and I had prayer together and I went to the Saratoga Springs Temple and did an endowment and sealing session.  When we got home Michael was back.  He took a shower and got ready.  I took him to the SLC Airport.  When I got home home Debbie had a late breakfast, lunch, and early dinner.  Debbie went shopping today and picked up things for Bella's 11th birthday on Friday, a cake she is making, and a water bottle from Starbucks.  Debbie and I studied and watched some TV before having prayer and going to bed a little after 11 p.m.

 15 Jan 2024, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task    Check on the W ells Fargo payment protection program Call Apple about charges for Killers of the Flower Moon Aura Individual: Best identity theft protection services. Send email to Bojana about information to provide to BYU Sports Dept.  Check with Royal Caribbean about charges for May and June 2024 Pay Capital One and American Express Credit Card statements I slept in, had prayer, got dressed, Michale came up, Debbie had breakfast ready; and after breakfast, Michael went to the cabin; he and Alex are skiing today.  Debbie and I had prayer together.  Debbie and I sent Bojana an email asking her to send us the information BYU Sports Department requested in November and we will hand deliver it.  We also suggested she text and email them.  We told her the squeaky wheel gets the grease.  I called Delta and checked on Debbie and my flight to SLC and from SAN on May 4th and 14th.  I went to ...