Holiday and Homes

This has been a week of adventure. For Martin Luther King Day, myself, Daniel, David and a friend of David's named Matt made a day of fishing on Mantua reservoir. We try to make at least one trip a year to the lake to see how the fishing is fairing. We were not disappointed. The four of us got a total of 25 fish for the day consisting of 1 perch, 9 trout and 15 bluegill. In the past it has been well noted that Matt was the least likely to put the most fish, but in my blog Something fishing is going on! Yes I mentioned the instruction manual Ginny gave Matt. Apparently he has been studying it and now have a eye for the Doink, Doink. He caught 14 of the twenty five. Way to go Matt.

It is always nice to fish this little lake because it is easy to get to (just 4 miles from Brigham City) and you can walk straight out onto the ice and back without the need to make the hike at East Canyon. This year was even better than most years. Because it was a holiday we decided to hit the hot springs on the way home. The girls had gone together at David and Shannon's to watch a movie and then we met them at the hot springs latter in the afternoon. I think everyone enjoyed the warm soak in the mineral waters. This was the first time for Daniel and Katie and their kids to view the hot springs and at first Addie and Xander were not to sure about the water, but within 15 minutes you would have thought the two of them had grown up at the place. Both of them had giant smiles on their face and Xander was so relaxed that he was almost a sleep in grandma's arms. Of course everyone else had a great time also. We spent a couple of hours at relaxing and enjoying one an others company before heading back to David's for dinner. This made for a long day, as us guys left at 6:00 that morning and we did not get home until after 9:30, but it was worth every minute. In fact I believe we will have to do this again next year.

On another note, we have also met with another builder to see what they had to offer. Both of the builders that we have been working with are building in the same subdivision and are offering comparable homes. At this point we are weighing our options and trying to decide which of the builders to use. In addition, the refinance on our existing home has been completed and we are just waiting for the loan to fund.

Hopefully things will come together for us quickly and we will be able to move forward on the new home soon.