Getting tickets to go to General Conference can be difficult, especially if you live in Utah. When Scott was in a bishopric about 2009, we got 4 tickets so I took up 3 of my older boys (the oldest son was gone on his mission.) I'm really glad we got to go but sadly I can't find the picture of that event. Then 7 or 8 years ago, Scott got 3 tickets and took 2 younger children. With the scarcity of tickets, we decided to try our luck at standby and invited Camille and 2 of our grandchildren to come with us. We picked up our grandchildren at noon on Saturday and headed for a taco place called ROC Taco in downtown SLC which our son had recommended. He works near the downtown area so he frequently eats lunch there. We got some yummy tacos (he recommended the GOAT and the Jimmy Churri tacos) plus Camille got her usual favorite of nachos and ate our lunch. Then when we were finished, we headed out to find a parking spot. We had no idea what we were doing. We picked this place that look...

 I had my birthday recently! So, inspired by my husband, I decided to do a bunch of "58" things. I started off with 58 push-ups. I couldn't do that many in a row but I broke it up into sets of 10 over about 30 minutes. I also did it from my knees but maybe next year, I can do it from my toes. My next activity was going to the temple and doing 5.8 temple ordinances. OK, it was actually 6. You can't exactly perform .8 temple ordinances but 6 seems like a good approximation. I had lunch with Scott and then we hiked 5.8km up Dry Canyon. I wanted to do 5.8 miles but quickly realized that was not going to happen in the time we had. It was a warm afternoon and very sunny so we got pretty hot, but it was enjoyable. That meant I took 2 showers that day which I almost never do. In fact, I can't remember the last time that happened. It seems very inefficient and I'm all about efficiency. It was cool to get this nice view of the Lindon temple. When we got back, Scott work...

Recently I hiked the Timpanogos trail with two of my sons. The trail to the summit from the Timpooneke Trailhead is about 7 miles one way with about 4500 feet elevation gain. I was hoping to also go with my husband but his knee started hurting him the day before so he decided not to go. I met my boys at a parking lot near the mouth of the American Fork Canyon at 6am and we drove up together. Scott and I had reserved a parking spot at the Timpooneke Trailhead a few weeks before ($12) so when we arrived about 6:30, we were happy to be able to drive right in.  We were hiking in the dark for first 20-30 minutes but after that we didn't need our flashlights. It was cooler weather than we've had in a long time so we were happy to have warm jackets. I think temperatures were in the 40's for most of the day. After a mile or so, we saw a moose! We were so close to him, I was a little scared he might charge us so the picture I got was not great. He crossed the trail right after we pa...