2024 Journal

 16 Oct 2024, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task I was up before 7 AM and had prayer.  Michael and Debbie are still sleeping.  I sent an email to Jimmy Morris with items I want to have included in A&M Investment members' meeting on Monday, Nov. 4th.  Debbie went to see Brad Gale, PA for her appointment.  I called Dominion Energy Solutions at 801-610-9779, the crew they sent to the house to insulate it for winter turned the gas off to the hot water heater tank downstairs and we ran out of hot water.  They sent a supervisor an hour or so later and he reset the pilot light and we now have hot water.  I received an email this afternoon that Jimmy received my email and will add the items I sent on the agenda for the A&M members meeting on Nov. 4th in Gainesville, GA.  I read and ate a little lunch before 3 PM.  Later Debbie cooked dinner.  I turned the water off the irrigation system and the water faucets in the front and back outside the house and drained the water lines. My nei

 15 Oct 2024, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task 7:00 AM - Debbkie's weight training 2:10 PM - Dr. Frazili-blood test Debbie 7:30 PM - temple interview at the stake center with President Trey Orsak 7:45 PM - Debbie and I, dinner with Michael, and Alex at Aubergine's Note:  “The spirit of the gospel is optimistic; it trusts in God and looks on the bright side of things. The opposite or pessimistic spirit drags men down and away from God, looks on the dark side, murmurs, complains, and is slow to yield obedience.”  ― Orson F. Whitney.                                              I have been looking for this quote by Orson Whitney for a long time because of the Savior's admonition, "be of good cheer",  John 16:33.  Then in 3 Ne 17, The Savior teaches us how to communicate, "recognize their emotions, explore their story, attend to their deeper needs, and then lift".  Never let a problem to be solved become more important than a person to be loved. Debbie was up

 14 Oct 2024, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task 10:30AM - Dr. Clint Mower DO, Family Practice with Brad Gale PA Up at 7 AM, prayer, showered, dressed, and checked in to my medical appointment at Family Medical online.  Debbie got up before I left and we had prayer together.  I studied scriptures and read.  A little after 10 AM I drove to Family Practice on Main St. and saw Dr. Clint Mower.  He is setting an appointment for a brain CT.  We had a good visit.  I saw the X-rays on my right knee.  There is space between the ball of the knee and the bone it fits into.  I told him I plan to hike to Base Camp at Mt. Everest and don't want to have any problems with my knees.  He is arranging for me to get some PT to strengthen my knees before I leave.  I got home and I had a text from Caecee with Lawn Doctor that he is coming out to spray again for the crab grass.  Later Dominion Energy sent a crew to test the house to be sure it is tight and will not be leaking heat this winter.  They did som

 13 Oct 2024, Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task 8:00 AM - set up chairs in overflow and gym in ward building 9:00 AM - Sacrament meeting 10:30 AM - Church at Abbington Memory Center GET TEMPLE RECOMMEND RENEWED Notes on navel hernia surgery - No Oxycodone or other pain medicine since before surgery on Thursday, Oct. 10th; no bowel movement, constipation for 7 days; started taking Citricel, (two glasses) it did not help, Debbie went to the pharmacy and got some Dulcolax pills, and liquid laxative; I took 3 pills 5 mg each Saturday morning; It did not work and this morning at 2 AM I took 60 ml of Dulcolax liquid and a little after 8 AM constipation gradually started breaking up.  I am still bleeding a little from surgery on Oct 10th and the pain level is still a little high.  I had prayer showered shaved and put a bandaid on navel; had prayer with Debbie.  She attended Fast and Testimony meeting at Lehi 7th Ward.  She came home and picked me up for church and we went to Abbington Memory Cen

 12 Oct 2024, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task 5:30 PM - Lehi 7th Ward Chili Cook Off 2:00 PM - BYU and Arizona Football Game in Provo. Debbie and I slept in.  We had prayer and Debbie went to the drugstore and bought some Dulcolax for constipation relief.   Ryan, Stephanie, and the children spent the night last night and they took Debbie with them to the BYU and Arizona football game.  I stayed in bed and took three Dulcolix pills.  BYU won 41 to 19.  Georgia's football team won over SC, 27 to 25.  I stayed in bed, read, and watched the TV.  Ryan brought Debbie, his mother, home.  Later, Debbie and I had prayer before going to bed.  I did not attend the ward chili cook off this afternoon.

 11 Oct 2024, Friday Ashlyn Grace McAlpin's 17th Birthday Debbie and I are both sore this morning.  Debbie from working out at weight training and me from hernia surgery.  We had prayer and I sent Gracie a happy 17th birthday text.  I ordered a container of earwig bait, Sluggo Plus, from Amazon.  I called the Utah County Election Committee and our ballot for this year's political election will be mailed to us on Oct. 15th.  Debbie went to see Clara play softball.  I went back to my 2022 and 2023 journals looking at the information on supplements I was taking with Dr. David Sinclair of Harvard with the Inside Tracker program, mainly the NMN and Resveratrol supplements.  Basically what I learned was that most types of dementia are not reversible because the brain damage that occurs is permanent.  I guess I just think the Lord and move on making the most out of it.  I talked to Michael and Matthew.  I called and talked to "Dickie" Hoyt Puckett, an old friend on the phone

 10 Oct 2024, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task 6:00 AM - Dr. Reese Davis, hernia Surgery Call 801-768-1699 Dr.Clint Mower for X-ray report on knee My alarm woke me at 4:00 AM.  I had prayer, showered, and started getting ready.  Debbie woke at 4:30 AM and we had prayer. I did not eat anything this morning and Debbie rode with me up to Lone Peak Surgery Center, 96 Kimballs Ln Suite 100, Draper, UT 84020 at 6:00 AM.  I signed in and Debbie signed in as the person driving me home.   We both received instructions and I was checked in.  Debbie left to go to her weight training class at 7 AM.  The  anesthetist  came in and put some pain medicine in the port a nurse put in earlier.  I was rolled down to the operating room and was not aware of anything until I the surgery was over.  I did not recall or know the surgery was over except for a dull pain in my stomach area.  Debbie came in and I got dressed.  The nurse brought a wheelchair in and gave me a ride to my car where Debbie picked me up

 9 Oct 2024, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task 9:40 AM - Dr. Stringham, Dentist permanent crown put a temporary on Sep 23rd., #11 eye tooth at  3098 Executive Pkwy #250, Lehi, UT  5:30 PM - Service project at Saratoga Springs Temple COSTCO  - Ranch dressing Debbie and I were up at about 7 a.m.  We had prayer together and then our personal prayers and read scriptures before starting the day.  My weight this morning was 185 lbs. and my blood glucose sugar reading was 112.  I read and studied scriptures until it was time to to to my appointment.  I Drove up to Dr. Stringham's office and had a crown put on my tooth.  I stopped at Home Depot on the way home and picked up a gallon of Round-Up in a spray container.  I called and checked on Dave and Jennifer Haygood, old friends.  Dave is in an assisted living center for physical therapy.  Jennifer still lives at home and drives to see Dave each day.  I gathered up the weeds and grass Debbie had pulled and put it in the trash to be hauled

 8 Oct 2024, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task 11:45 AM - Clint Mower D.O. appointment for memory, neurologist, and knee  (another appointment 14/Oct/2024, Monday) 2:00 PM - Saratoga Springs proxy endowment session Debbie to contact a gastrologist for an appointment Delta flight 907 from SLC to Atlanta Oct 25 Depart 7:00 AM                   Arrive Atlanta 12:45 PM.  Confirmation Number  GQ68MS  06NOV Wed Dpart10:24 AM ATL Delta Flt 387 Arrive SLC 12:35 PM Note:  The Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded today to John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton for work on machine learning with artificial neural networks. “John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton used tools from physics to construct methods that helped lay the foundation for today’s powerful machine learning,” the Nobel Committee for Physics said. “Machine learning based on artificial neural networks is currently revolutionizing science, engineering and daily life.” Debbie was up early and went to her weight training. I slept in. When I got up,

 7 Oct 2024, Monday Priorit ized Daily Task Cache Traveller 25th Birthday call Regions about duplicate payments to Capital One and Citi Bank (I never had this problem until Regions updated their software for check writing) 11:15 AM Tesla appointment to exchange extension cord for 110 v. charger Talk to Matt and Michael about an email to Jimmy Morris (and other members of A&M)  to send on Oct 26  check if Beneficial Owner Reporting Corporate Transparency Act has been overturned by the courts.                                                                                As of March 2024, a federal court has ruled the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) unconstitutional and permanently enjoined the government from enforcing it against the plaintiffs in the case.  However, the court did not issue a nationwide injunction preventing the law from being enforced against other entities.  The AICPA has also stated that  small businesses should continue to file BOI reports and that they continu

6 Oct 2024,  Sunday Priorit ized Daily Task 9:30 AM - George and Lora's for cinnamon rolls before conference 10 AM and 2 PM - General Conference 1 PM - Sunday dinner at Jeff Nelson's with Beth, Tucker, Maggie, and Andrew Beth, Tucker, Magrew, and Andrew fly back home SNA Airport  Debbie and I were up early, had prayer, showered, and got ready for Conference.  Beth, Tucker, Maggie, and Andrew got up.  Debbie had breakfast for them, which Beth had fixed.  Jeff picked them up and rode to his house where an Uber picked them up and took them to the Sunday morning session of Semiannual General Conference in Salt Lake City.  Jeff's bishop got them tickets.  It is easier to get tickets for conference when you live outside Utah.  I trimmed and cut my fingernails and toenails. They seem to grow fast.  It has been about 5 weeks (Aug. 27th) since I cut them last. Debbie fixed an egg and hashbrowns potato casserole and we took to George and Laura's for brunch while we watched confer

 5 Oct 2024, Saturday Priorit ized Daily Task call Regions about duplicate payments to Capital One and Citi Bank (I never had this problem until Regions updated their software for check writing) cut toenails and fingernails Beth, Tucker, Maggie, and Andrew fly into Provo Airport in the evening for Sunday AM Session of General Conference 10:00 AM - 194TH SEMIANNUAL GENERAL CONFERENCE,  Send email to Matt Call Max - will be in GA and ALA, Oct 25 - Nov 6 (Board meeting Nov 4th Gainesville, 11:00 AM) I slept in, and Debbie went early to Clara's softball  games. She got home, we had prayer together and watched the first session of the 194th Semiannual General Conference.  President Henry B. Erying conducted.  President Russell M. Nelson watched it from home.  Elder Neil A. Anderson, second speaker, talked about hope and joy.  He told about his grand son, Tray, who died after a heart transplant. The Young Women's General President spoke next.  David B. Homer quoted Elder  Dieter F. U

 4 Oct 2024, Friday Priorit ized Daily Task 7:30 AM - Matthew departs Provo Airport for home check on U.S. Corporate Transparency Act with Matt McCleary, CPA\ 9:00 AM - Saratoga Springs Temple appointment Brad Gale PA - Moca - MMSE,  Neurologist -                                                                      Knee Compression Sleeve                                                  Clint Mower DO - Oct 8th at 11:45 AM Family Practice (Brad Gale) -  Catchup on paying Tate and his brother, Max for cutting the grass  $70 confirm appointment Lone Peak Surgery, Dr. Reese Davis, Oct 10th 801-233-9300 (Front Desk or History Nurse to help pre-register) 3:30 PM - Sarah with   Dean Ornish,  American physician's program;  9 weeks, 2 times a week for 4 hours, Tues, Thurs or Wed, Fri.  (18 Zoom Meetings) and support group meeting 1 hour each week Tate came with his dad and mowed the grass and Jackson and Cole came  with Tate 7:00 PM -  Temanyaki  Japanese Steakhouse and Sushi Bar, 72 N. 85

 3 Oct 2024, Thursday Priorit ized Daily Task  Stephanie Hobb's 41st Birthday 12:30 PM Noon -  Rodizio Brazilian Grill in American Fork, in Lehi call Tammy at Lone Peak Hospital to pre-register for surgery on Oct 10th Debbie got up at 6 AM but was sick.  She came back to bed.  I had prayer, showered, and shaved.  I got ready and saw Matthew off to the Job Fair at BYU Student Center.  I went to the Saratoga Springs Temple for a proxy endowment session at 9:45 AM. When I got out of the temple, Matthew called; he had left his computer charger at home.  I got home and found Debbie better.  She wanted to go to lunch at Rodizio.  We met Scott, his wife Hanna, and a baby girl,  Eleanor, born around the first of April or the end March. On the way home we called Beth to find out what the children will want to eat.  We stopped at the grocery store and got some fruit, eggos, and white bread for Andrew.  We got home and I tried to pre-register for surgery at Lone Peak Hospital on Oct 10th.  I

 2 Oct 2024, Wednesday Priorit ized Daily Task  Matthew was up early to attend his business meeting.  I saw him off and went back to bed.  Debbie and I got up later, had prayer, she put medicine in my eyes, and went to the dentist.  I rehung a couple of pictures that had fallen off the wall downstairs.  The adhesive velcro material had come loose as it has on other pictures that I have re-hung.  I ordered some more nails to hang pictures from Amazon.  I did some exercising and weight lifting at the Legacy Center and at home on the vibrating machine.  I read and studied scriptures until noon.  Aura notified me of a charge  Frontier Airlines, charge card  •••• 1526 for  $399.00 on  Oct 02.  I tried to call Frontier but could not speak to anyone.  I was able to chat with AI but could not get any information as to who is flying or when.  They wanted a confirmation number which I do not have.  I called CitiBank and canceled the Visa card ending in 1526.  I stopped at Jane and Mark Haws.  Th

 1 Oct 2024, Tuesday Priorit ized Daily Task Hang pictures to stay up in the hall downstairs, 1 1/4 inch nails 9:00 AM - appointment Eye Care Center of Lehi 4:40 PM - Debbie drops Brett Hobbs off at SLC Airport to catch his flight to Clovis, CA Call Nora "Tibler" Husley - born 3 Mar 1937 (twin Sister Flora "Bigler")  Memorial Day Bethel Church, Smithville, AL on Mother's Day             Pleasant Hill Church, 2nd Sunday in August I was up at 7 AM, had prayer, showered, shaved, and called Debbie.  We had prayer; Brett is picking her up and they are coming back, Bretrt to catch a flight home and Debbie here.  Matthew went to his meeting this business this morning.  I went Eye Care Clinic and saw Graceon and Dr. Collin Gray O.D.  Graceon, a young assistant; she checked the pressure on my eyes, my right eye was 9 and my left eye was 14.  I was told by Dr. Gray that my eyes are looking well but wants me to come back on Tuesday, 22nd of Oct.   I got home and called and