Corey E.
Becky and Kelly
After being expelled from DHS (nothing that I’m proud of) I attended Union High for the remainder of that year. My parent then moved to
In the spring of ’94 I took a week long vacation to go to Jackson. I just kept driving, following the melting snow, to
I spent the summer of ’00 hiking the
Fortunately, I still get to travel and adventure in the summers. This summer I am ultra running; I have a 100K race in
So that’s me. I looked through the blog and saw the beautiful families you all have made. I never did that, I have somewhat of a make-shift family right now. I’ve got a house mate named Fish and we have two yellow labs between us. Here is a picture of us at Christmas:
For fun the boys just can't get enough of Disneyland. We have annual passes and try to go at least twice a year. I know this isn't an actual picture of Disneyland but I couldn't find any of our Disneyland pictures so I will have to find and post them later. We usually stay a week each time we go and make an effort to get the boys to the beach for a bit of fun in the sun. Robert's favorite ride is, of course, Indiana Jones. Sam's favorite is the Buzz lightyear ride and Todd's favorite is the run away train. I think I just settle for "It's a small world ride" where I can hear that annoying tune in my head for weeks after. Actually I really like the Pirates of the Caribean and screamin myself. Joy really likes splash mountain but it takes her all day to muster up the courage to go on it. As you can tell she's a real daredevil. It's all a great time and we really enjoy the time away.
This is Robert, our oldest, who is now 12 years old going on 18. He is one stubborn kid sometimes, which can be good at times but drives me crazy at others. He loves to build things but has to do it himself. One time when he was 3 years old I was trying to tie his shoes and he kept wanting to try it himself. He finally slapped my hand and said, "I do it myself". The stubborn little turkey figured out how to do it "all by his self". Robert is in the 6th grade this year and does very well. His favorite subjects are math and science. He also loves sports and is very active in them. He plays football in the fall, wrestling in the winter and baseball in the spring. We have also tried to give him some other experiences with 4H and piano lessons. This next year in school he is going to try playing the french horn in band is pretty excited about it. He also has a great hand at pencil drawings. He really is a great kid and has a lot of great friends. I'm really glad to have him.
This is Sam and as you can tell just by his smile, he is a very happy boy. Sam is rarely sad and if he ever is, you know something is really wrong. He brings so much laughter and happiness to our home and we would be very lost without him. Sam is 7 years old and in the 1st grade. He is extemely smart and has an almost photographic memory. He taught himself to read when he was 3 years old and now reads on about a 5th or 6th grade level. He really has the ability to recall things he has only heard once, months down the road. I sure wish I was blessed with that. He loves school and loves his teacher, Mrs. Maungam. She really handles him well, being a busy and active boy who can't sit still for anything. We put him in soccer this year rather than baseball because he is so active. He thought baseball was so boring and would sit out on the bases and pull grass. Sam really is a great boy and is very loving and tender hearted. Of all our boys he is always the first to say sorry or give a hug. We do have to watch him close though because he has no problem walking up to a complete stranger and saying, "Hi, my name is Sam, what's yours?". He loves to talk to people and is not one bit shy about it. We love him and he is our sunshine.
This is Todd who is 5 years old. He will be going to kindergarten this next year and is very excited about it. We kept him home an extra year rather than sending him too early. We felt he just wasn't as ready to go as the other two boys were. He has a June birthday so he will be one of the oldest in his class. Todd is our thinker and comes up with the funniest things you would ever hear. He is a major teaser and torments his brothers to death. If some of you thought I was a nick namer, Baboon Butt and Hippo and Electric Grape Ape, Todd puts me to shame. He has nick names for all of his brothers. Todd is also very smart but thinks about things before he speaks. Sam and Robert are very whitty but Todd really thinks before acting. Todd has a wreslers build with not an ounce of fat on his body. He has the best coordination of all the brothers and shows it gymnastics and tennis. He says he wants to try wrestling this year so we will see how that works out. He also loves basketball too so I may have a fight on my hands, haha. Todd is also a great boy and is very obedient. He is the first to do what you ask him to do and has no problems working in the yard with dad getting dirty and shoveling dirt. he also doesn't give up until the job is done. I can't say the same about the other two. I am sure glad to have Todd. He's a really good boy.
Here is an example of some of the work I do. This is a project I worked on last year and believe it or not it's a space shuttle coming out of the middle of this building. The other unbelievable thing is it's an elementary school. This is one of few NASA authorized space camp facilities throughout the USA and it's in Ogden. If any of you want to see it, it's right on Washington in Ogden, Utah. And, I thought that Trig and Calculas was somewhat a waste of time in highschool. Well, I can attest it's not and I used a lot of it on this project. Along with doing detail drawings for fabricators, I also do a lot of design work like this, and engineering. Anything to do with structural steel, I do it. Projects I work on range from retail and grocery stores to high rise and multi-story office buildings to specialty projects like this one. I have done well over 200 Home Depots and Lowes throughout the county so next time you walk in one, especially in Utah or California, chances are I did it. Yes, you who live in vernal, next time you go to Lowes, think of me. I mostly do work from Hawaii to Texas. I am currenty doing two big projects in both Hawaii and Alaska. I run my own business and it's been very rewarding, although I wish I could work a few less hours.
