(written on May 22nd from notes taken previously) Busy, exhausting day on the Hill today, but the day started at my mom's house. After getting up, I listened to a Neal A. Maxwell talk, spent a bit of time working on my electronic file organization efforts, and then tried for a little bit to help … Continue reading 2026-05-12 (Tuesday) — A Little Elbow Grease

There isn't a whole lot to write about today. I didn't get enough sleep, but I'm not too terribly sleep deprived either. Just a little low. Spend some time chatting with the Big Guy. Also spent a fair bit of time this morning going through recovery files, still trying to clean up from that disaster … Continue reading 2026-05-11 (Monday) — Mega Mowing Monday

(written on the 11th [and 20th] from notes taken yesterday) Not much to write about today. I wasn't very good at making it a good Mother's Day for my mom. 😕 I got up, listened to some uplifting music, chatted with the big guy, watched some house framing videos to be better prepared for possible … Continue reading 2026-05-10 (Sunday) — Oh… People I Know 😅

(Written on the 10th, 17th? And 19th) 70 years. We've been looking for 70 years. My granddad, my grandma, my aunt, my adopted aunt, my uncle, my mom, my siblings, and probably many many more. We've all tried to find them. My family's been looking for them since the '50s. And today? Well, I'll get … Continue reading 2026-05-09 (Saturday) — 70 Years of Searching

(written on the 12th from notes taken previously) I don't remember exactly how it came up this morning, but my mom mentioned that when she tries to turn Happy's windshield washer squirters on, nothing happens, So I grabbed my multimeter, and we went out to try and troubleshoot what was going on. Gratefully, the washer … Continue reading 2026-05-08 (Friday) — Amazon Relations

(written on the 12th from notes taken previously) Well, it looks like the tell-tale signs of a cold came through again. My mom has been dealing with allergies, so she was thinking at first that maybe it might be allergies, but nope. Poor little lady down and out today, just wiped out from the cold … Continue reading 2026-05-07 (Thursday) — Merry Christmas and Happy Birthday to Me…. Again! 😆

(written on the 11th from notes taken previously) I was tired this morning, not a lot of sleep. I listened to my uplifting music, worked on my scripture memorizations, and spent some time journaling. I don't remember if I mentioned it or not, but Happy's passenger window switch got knocked down into the center console … Continue reading 2026-05-06 (Wednesday) — Return of the Mobile Mechanic

(written on the 10th from notes taken previously) I spent some time this morning cleaning the leaves out of the basement stairwell of my mom's place. Lots of big trees = lots of leaves, and that leads to a stairwell full of leaves and water in the basement. It also leads to a higher probability … Continue reading 2026-05-05 (Tuesday) — Tractors and Neighbors

(written on the 7th from notes taken previously) I definitely didn't get much sleep last night. 🙃 Probably somewhere around 5 hours ish. I listened to some uplifting music, used the bathroom in the Flying J, bought a danish since I'd used both their parking lot and their bathroom (thanks, y'all 🙏¹), and got back … Continue reading 2026-05-04 (Monday) — Back in a Natural State

(written on the 6th from notes taken previously) Good day today. Back on the road again, but I'll get to that. I was up relatively early, and I spent a little time playing hymns on my guitar. It's Fast Sunday today, but I wasn't quite prepared for it, so I went ahead and drank some … Continue reading 2026-05-03 (Sunday) — 19.95?!?!